Denny Hamlin snags Busch Light pole at Michigan, 50th of career

The last driver to make a qualifying run around Michigan International Speedway on Saturday evening, Denny Hamlin claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday‘s FireKeepers Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET, Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) — dashing Michigan native Carson Hocevar‘s hopes for home-state glory in the final minutes of the session.Hamlin‘s lap of 195.117 mph in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota bettered Hocevar‘s run in the No. 77 Spire Mo