NASCAR Green Flag Time Today: When will the 2025 Michigan International Speedway Cup Series race kick off?

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season has arrived at Michigan International Speedway for the FireKeepers Casino 400. Thirty-six drivers will contest the season’s 15th race for the 200 laps at the two-mile-long D-shaped oval track.

Last year, 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick took the checkered flag at the Michigan International Speedway after beating William Byron.

The #45 Toyota driver will look to win back-to-back FireKeepers Casino 400s and will start from the 12th position for Sunday’s (June 8) main event.

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What is the green flag time for the NASCAR race today?

The green flag for the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan will wave at 2:19 p.m. ET on Sunday.

The FireKeepers Casino 400's live action can be viewed on Prime Video, while radio coverage will be available at MRN and SiriusXM Radio in the United States.

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Chase Briscoe is on the pole for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Nashville

Chase Briscoe, the driver of the #19 JGR Toyota, took the early upper hand by winning the pole to lead the field to the green flag for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400. He scored the pole with a time of 36.826 and a speed of 195.514 mph during Saturday’s (June 7) Cup Series qualifying session.

Richard Childress Racing veteran Kyle Busch will start alongside Briscoe on the front row on Sunday. Meanwhile, William Byron and Denny Hamlin will start from the second row.

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NASCAR FireKeepers Casino 400 starting lineup:

Here’s the NASCAR Cup Series Michigan International Speedway race lineup:

1. #19 - Chase Briscoe
2. #8 - Kyle Busch
3. #11 - Denny Hamlin
4. #24 - William Byron
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #17 - Chris Buescher
7. #21 - Josh Berry
8. #54 - Ty Gibbs
9. #23 - Bubba Wallace
10. #38 - Zane Smith
11. #2 - Austin Cindric
12. #45 - Tyler Reddick
13. #12 - Ryan Blaney
14. #77 - Carson Hocevar
15. #22 - Joey Logano
16. #48 - Alex Bowman
17. #9 - Chase Elliott
18. #10 - Ty Dillon
19. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
20. #1 - Ross Chastain
21. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
22. #43 - Erik Jones
23. #60 - Ryan Preece
24. #41 - Cole Custer
25. #20 - Christopher Bell
26. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen (R)
27. #6 - Brad Keselowski
28. #3 - Austin Dillon
29. #4 - Noah Gragson
30. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
31. #7 - Justin Haley
32. #71 - Michael McDowell
33. #34 - Todd Gilliland
34. #35 - Riley Herbst (R)
35. #99 - Daniel Suárez
36. #51 - Cody Ware

Fans can watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Michigan International Speedway for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 live on Prime.