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NASCAR at Michigan: Start time, lineup, TV/radio schedule and more

Jeff Gluck   | Paste BN Sports

BROOKLYN, Mich. — It's NASCAR race day at Michigan International Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for today's Pure Michigan 400.

START TIME: Olympic gold medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White will instruct drivers to start their engines shortly after 1 p.m. Eastern time today, followed by the green flag at 1:16 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 1:16 p.m.

RACE DISTANCE: The Pure Michigan 400 is 200 laps around the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway for a total of 400 miles. Pretty simple math this week.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: ESPN will broadcast today's race and has a pre-race show beginning at noon ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will call the race on the radio.

WEATHER: The National Weather Service is calling for mostly cloudy skies today with a high near 78 degrees. There is a 30% chance of thunderstorms.

LAST TIME: In June, Jimmie Johnson finally broke through for his first career victory at Michigan. And one year ago, Joey Logano made the winning pass for the lead when Mark Martin ran out of fuel with four laps to go.

STARTING LINEUP: For the second straight week, Jeff Gordon will start on the pole position. He also won the pole at Watkins Glen International.

Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan:

  1. Jeff Gordon
  2. Joey Logano
  3. Carl Edwards
  4. Brian Vickers
  5. Brad Keselowski
  6. Kevin Harvick
  7. Paul Menard
  8. Austin Dillon
  9. Jamie McMurray
  10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  11. Greg Biffle
  12. Ryan Newman
  13. Kyle Larson
  14. Danica Patrick
  15. Kasey Kahne
  16. Kurt Busch
  17. Justin Allgaier
  18. Matt Kenseth
  19. Clint Bowyer
  20. Marcos Ambrose
  21. Denny Hamlin
  22. AJ Allmendinger
  23. Aric Almirola
  24. Kyle Busch
  25. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  26. Casey Mears
  27. Jeff Burton
  28. Ryan Blaney
  29. David Gilliland
  30. Jimmie Johnson
  31. Ryan Truex (will be replaced by JJ Yeley)
  32. Alex Bowman
  33. Josh Wise
  34. David Ragan
  35. Michael Annett
  36. Cole Whitt
  37. Dave Blaney
  38. Travis Kvapil
  39. Matt Crafton
  40. Reed Sorenson
  41. Alex Kennedy
  42. Joe Nemechek
  43. Landon Cassill

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