Winners: Denny Hamlin (Cup); Stewart Friesen (Trucks) plus Brenden Queen (ARCA)
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| Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics |
NASCAR Cup
Denny Hamlin Manages Michigan Mileage, Seals Third Cup Series Win of Season
Denny Hamlin landed his third victory of the NASCAR Cup Series season, coming out ahead in a fuel-mileage contest Sunday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway.
Hamlin led just five of the 200 laps in Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400, guiding the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to a 1.099-second margin of victory. His third win at the 2-mile Michigan track was the 57th of his Cup Series career.
Chris Buescher placed second in the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford. Ty Gibbs wound up third with Bubba Wallace fourth and Kyle Larson completing the top five.
You nailed that note, @dennyhamlin. 🎤 pic.twitter.com/sDVUzFzTnj
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 8, 2025
Pole: Chase Briscoe
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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 3:00 pm ET for the Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
NASCAR Xfinity
Xfinity Series Did Not Race This Weekend.
NEXT WEEK!
— The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) June 4, 2025
The @NASCAR_Xfinity Series travels south of the border to Mexico City for the first time in 17 years 🇲🇽
Saturday, June 14 at 4 pm ET on The CW! pic.twitter.com/Ki4vHg1cD0
Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 4:30 pm ET for the The Chilango 150 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
NASCAR Trucks
Stewart Friesen Snaps 72-Race Winless Streak in Truck Series at Michigan
Stewart Friesen hoisted his first trophy of the season in Saturday afternoon’s triple overtime DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 at Michigan International Speedway — a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series vrace that didn’t want to end, ultimately featuring 14 extra laps.
The victory snapped a 72-race winless streak for the Canadian driver Friesen, who had not been among the race’s front-runners all day but was where he needed to be when it counted, collecting his first trophy since 2022 at Texas Motor Speedway. His No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota beat Grant Enfinger’s Chevrolet by 0.111 seconds.
With most drivers opting for the outside row for lane choice on the final restart, Friesen moved up and took the inside position on the front row alongside Enfinger. The two of them dueled it out over the next two overtime laps to settle the trophy. Neither had a win this season coming into the race.
“I don’t know what to say, thank you to Chris, Halmar and all these sponsors and all these race fans, I know there’s a lot of Canadians and a lot of Americans,” Friesen said as the crowd began a huge roar of approval for the 41-year-old Ontario native as he celebrated his fourth career win.
With @StewartFriesen's return to Victory Lane today, he has snapped a 72-race winless streak! pic.twitter.com/NMtzMrBsk5
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) June 7, 2025
Pole: Luke Fenhaus
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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Friday, June 20, 2025 at 5:00 pm ET for the MillerTech Battery 200 at Pocono Raceway.
ARCA
Brenden Queen Fends Off Corey Heim for 3rd ARCA Menards Series Victory of 2025
Earning another ARCA Menards Series checkered flag on Friday evening required Brenden Queen to put on a defensive clinic.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Corey Heim, a late addition to Friday’s race, was a constant presence in Queen’s rearview mirror during the closing stages of the Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway. The only things Queen could do were break the draft and dump as much dirty air on Heim’s front bumper as he could.
Queen withstood Heim’s spirited charge to claim his third ARCA Menards Series victory across seven career starts. The final laps featured plenty of stress and included contact with Gio Ruggiero on the final restart, but the always jovial Queen was elated to celebrate a win in his first trip to Michigan.
“I have so much respect for [Heim] and Gio [Ruggiero],” Queen said. ‘What happened with me and Gio going into [turn] three [on the last restart], I’m not sure if I turned in early. If it was my fault, I’m sorry. We were racing for the win there.”
“I knew I was going to have to hold off Heim Time there, but it’s Bean Nation time tonight!”
Very special to get our third win of the season at @MISpeedway.
— Brenden Queen (@03Butterbean) June 7, 2025
Just shows how hard this @RacePRG team works back at the shop week after week. https://t.co/Ru0VmDUA8A
Pole: Brenden Queen*
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Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 7 pm EST for the Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway.
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