NASCAR By The Numbers - FireKeepers Casino 400

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This weekend, we head to Michigan International Speedway for the FireKeepers Casino 400. The race is Sunday at 3:00 PM ET on Prime. Last season was the first time since 2019 that this race was run in June. Typically, this race is run during August, which means we likely see faster speeds with a little cooler racetrack this weekend. Michigan is a unique 2-mile and is one of the fastest tracks in the Cup Series. Ford has won 9 of the last 11 races here, but Toyota has won the last 2. There have been at least 7 cautions in each of the 4 races here with the Next-Gen car. This is the same left-side tire that they ran at all of the high-speed intermediates this season, but this is a new right-side tire for Michigan. I think Kansas, Texas, Charlotte, and Vegas are the best comps for Michigan. I’ll be using recent high-speed intermediate data, recent speed data, practice, recent Michigan data, and a few other things when building lineups.

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The stages are 45, 75, and 80, which is a total of 200 laps. With 200 laps, we’re looking at 20 laps-led points and 20 laps-completed points on FanDuel. On DraftKings, we’re looking at 50 laps-led points and 90 fastest-lap points.

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The Head of Motorsports at RotoGrinders and the long-time host of the popular Morning Grind podcast, Stephen Young (aka stevietpfl) has been one of the top NASCAR, NFL, NBA, and MLB analysts in the industry since its inception. He has accumulated numerous Live Final seats and is a multiple-time finalist for the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Racing Writer of the Year. Follow Stevie on X – @stevietpfl