The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series hits Michigan International Speedway this weekend, and it all starts with practice and qualifying today, Saturday, June 6th.

NASCAR has confirmed that single-car qualifying procedures will be in place at the track for today's session, with the Cup Series drivers having one opportunity to stake their claim for pole ahead of Sunday's race.

Last year at Michigan, that honor went to Chase Briscoe, who topped the session on that occasion ahead of the likes of Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and William Byron.

When it came to Sunday's race, Hamlin emerged as the star on top, beating Chris Buescher and Ty Gibbs to the black and white checkered flag.

With that said, let's get into the important timing and TV details below!

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What time is NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Michigan today?

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying from Michigan International Speedway takes place today, Saturday, June 6th, at 6:10 p.m. ET.

This follows practice slightly earlier in the evening, which is set to start at 5 p.m. ET.

Here are the start times converted to your local time zones.

NASCAR Cup Series Michigan qualifying schedule
City (Time Zone) Qualifying Start Time
Charlotte, NC (ET)6:10 P.M.
New York, NY (ET)6:10 P.M.
Columbia, SC (ET)6:10 P.M.
Charleston, WV (ET)6:10 P.M.
Augusta, ME (ET)6:10 P.M.
Chicago, IL (CT)5:10 P.M.
Pierre, SD (CT)5:10 P.M.
Nashville, TN (CT)5:10 P.M.
Des Moines, IA (CT)5:10 P.M.
Montgomery, AL (CT)5:10 P.M.
Denver, CO (MT)4:10 P.M.
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)4:10 P.M.
Albuquerque, NM (MT)4:10 P.M.
El Paso, TX (MT)4:10 P.M.
Los Angeles, CA (PT)3:10 P.M.
Las Vegas, NV (PT)3:10 P.M.
Seattle, WA (PT)3:10 P.M.
Portland, OR (PT)3:10 P.M.
San Francisco, CA (PT)3:10 P.M.

What TV channel is NASCAR Cup Series Michigan qualifying on today?

Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying action from Michigan will not be broadcast live on traditional TV. Instead, it will be shown live on Prime Video.

You can download the Prime Video app on your handheld device from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Amazon App Store.

You can also download the app on your TV on devices such as the following:

  • Roku
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • VIZIO Smart TV
  • LG TV
  • Chromecast
  • Android TV
  • Apple TV
  • Samsung Smart TV

Today's qualifying session will also be broadcast live on the radio, with MRN and SiriusXM having the call.

Live stream options

The best live stream option for today's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Michigan is Prime Video.

For the first half of the season through San Diego (June 21), Prime Video is set to air all Cup Series practice and qualifying, with the exception of the Clash, Daytona 500, and All-Star Race.

Qualifying Order

Here is the full list of Cup Series drivers set to take part in this weekend's event at Michigan, listed in the order in which they will qualify on Saturday.

Cup Series Qualifying Order for Michigan
Qualifying Order Driver Car No.
1JJ Yeley44
2Connor Zilisch88
3Ross Chastain1
4Alex Bowman48
5Josh Berry21
6AJ Allmendinger16
7Ryan Preece60
8Brad Keselowski6
9Austin Hill133
10Bubba Wallace23
11Cody Ware51
12John Hunter Nemechek42
13Cole Custer41
14William Byron24
15Austin Cindric2
16Chris Buescher17
17Todd Gilliland34
18Noah Gragson4
19Riley Herbst35
20Austin Dillon3
21Ty Dillon10
22Kyle Larson5
23Daniel Suárez7
24Michael McDowell71
25Joey Logano22
26Erik Jones43
27Zane Smith38
28Ty Gibbs54
29Ricky Stenhouse Jr.47
30Carson Hocevar77
31Shane van Gisbergen97
32Ryan Blaney12
33Chase Briscoe19
34Chase Elliott9
35Tyler Reddick45
36Christopher Bell20
37Denny Hamlin11

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