The cruises on June 7.
Final week, the Toyotas dominated the day at Nashville with by way of a three-way battle between he and teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe.
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Six of the 9 full-time Toyota drivers are inside the highest 16 going into the fifteenth race of the season this weekend.
Toyota has additionally received the final two races at Michigan (Tyler Reddick in 2024, Hamlin final 12 months).
Listed here are The Tennessean’s skilled picks for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Sequence race at Michigan:
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NASCAR Nashville race finest pictures from Cracker Barrel 400 together with Denny Hamlin
Darkish clouds are seen on the horizon earlier than the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Sunday, Might 31, 2026.
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NASCAR Nashville race finest pictures from Cracker Barrel 400 together with Denny Hamlin
Darkish clouds are seen on the horizon earlier than the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Sunday, Might 31, 2026.
(ANDREW NELLES / THE TENNESSEAN)NASCAR predictions for Michigan Cup Sequence race: Here is who wins the FireKeepers On line casino 400Mike Organ’s decide: Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Bell took final week’s runner-up end at Nashville exhausting. He felt like he had the perfect automobile and did not execute within the closing laps towards his teammates for the win. He can nonetheless glean momentum with back-to-back P2 finishes and can lastly break by means of for his first win in 2026 at Michigan.
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Nick Grey’s decide: Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Elliott’s total report at Michigan is not nice, particularly within the Subsequent Gen automobile. However he has led laps the final two seasons there, and I’ve a sense the type of the No. 9 this season suits this monitor.
Tom Kreager’s decide: Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Hamlin is in a grove proper now. Mix that with Toyotas having a pace benefit over Ford and Chevy and you need to assume, at a monitor like Michigan, the winner is driving a Toyota.
