Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan in June 2026

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The NASCAR Cup Series competed at Michigan International Speedway, and it was a chaotic event. Tyler Reddick and several others suffered damage on a restart, resulting in a DNF. Meanwhile, Chase Elliott lost the No. 9 car, putting Christopher Bell, who suffered wrist and ankle injuries, into the wall. At the end of the day, it was a special moment for a Joe Gibbs Racing driver.

Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan, earning their third victory of the 2026 Cup Series season. Hamlin tied Kyle Busch with 63 Cup Series wins, and honored the late great driver with a flag that had a font from the No. 8 and No. 11 cars.

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It was a special moment for Hamlin after Busch died at 41 years old on May 21 before the 2026 Coca-Cola 600. Hamlin won by 11 seconds, the largest margin of victory on an oval in the NextGen oval. However, Hamlin's post-race celebration stole the spotlight, as NASCAR continues to mourn the passing of Busch.

NASCAR results: Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway (June 2026)

  1. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
  2. No. 43 Erik Jones
  3. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
  4. No. 5 Kyle Larson
  5. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
  6. No. 7 Daniel Suarez
  7. No. 22 Joey Logano
  8. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
  9. No. 17 Chris Buescher
  10. No. 19 Chase Briscoe
  11. No. 2 Austin Cindric
  12. No. 41 Cole Custer
  13. No. 35 Riley Herbst
  14. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
  15. No. 21 Josh Berry
  16. No. 1 Ross Chastain
  17. No. 16 AJ Allmendinger
  18. No. 24 William Byron
  19. No. 48 Alex Bowman
  20. No. 33 Austin Hill
  21. No. 44 JJ Yeley
  22. No. 34 Todd Gilliland
  23. No. 51 Cody Ware
  24. No. 10 Ty Dillon
  25. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
  26. No. 71 Michael McDowell
  27. No. 4 Noah Gragson
  28. No. 60 Ryan Preece
  29. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  30. No. 97 Shane Van Gisbergen
  31. No. 20 Christopher Bell
  32. No. 9 Chase Elliott
  33. No. 38 Zane Smith
  34. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
  35. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
  36. No. 3 Austin Dillon
  37. No. 88 Connor Zilisch

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