The 2018 Consumers Energy 400 is a

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race held on August 12, 2018 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the D-shaped oval, it is the 23rd race of the

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season.

Report

Background

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on more than approximately south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic

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area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of

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. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of and corner entry speeds are anywhere from after the 2012 repaving of the track.

Entry list

First practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.603 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 35.504 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

*Reed Sorenson practiced and qualified the No. 15 for Ross Chastain who was in Ohio for the Xfinity Series race.

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Erik Jones was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.973 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 36.441 seconds and a speed of .

Race

Stage Results

Stage 1 ''Laps:'' 60 Stage 2 ''Laps:'' 60

Final Stage Results

Stage 3 ''Laps:'' 80

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 9 among different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 8 for 37 * Red flags: 0 * Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes and 51 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and two-time Michigan winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. *. – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

References

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