NASCAR FireKeepers Casino 400 Postponed: New race time, leader, and more

The 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway has been postponed to Monday, August 19, due to rain. The start of the NASCAR Cup Series race was delayed more than two hours on Sunday, August 18, and 51 of the 200 laps were completed when the wet weather struck Michigan again.

With rain causing multiple delays, NASCAR officials decided to postpone the remaining action of the Michigan race to 11 a.m. ET on Monday. Live action can be enjoyed on USA Network, NBC Sports App, MRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott was leading the race when inclement weather halted the race on Lap 51. At the time the race was called, Martin Truex Jr. was in second place, with Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman, and Tyler Reddick rounding off the top five.

Denny Hamlin, who started from pole, had spun on Lap 39, bringing out the caution. However, he recovered and was listed as 17th in the 36-car field.

Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney grabbed the lead on a restart and held it in a three-lap shootout to win Stage 1 of the FireKeepers Casino 400.

Monday's weather forecast in Michigan predicts partly cloudy skies with a high of 67 degrees and a two percent chance of rain at the start of the FireKeepers Casino 400, according to Weather Underground.

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Complete leaderboard of FireKeepers Casino 400 before inclement weather halted the race.

Here is the starting order for the postponed 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan:

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