SportsLine's model has simulated the 2025 NASCAR Michigan race 10,000 times and released its auto racing best bets

That is a sizeable increase from last year's Michigan race that featured a purse of $7,902,750. The total amount is the same as the Nashville race one week ago and similar to other events at tracks like Talladega, Texas and Kansas, which all had a purse just above $11,000,000.

NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan on June 8. See the starting lineup here.

Frankie Muniz (33) leads a group of cars during a restart for the Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions and Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 7, 2025. After nine cautions and three overtimes, Stewart Friesen (52) finished first. Ayrton Breckenridge | MLive.com

Carson Hocevar grew up 80 miles west of Michigan International Speedway, where he attended his first race at the age of 5.

Stellantis, parent company of Dodge and Ram, officially unveiled the return of the Ram 1500 and the Hemi early Thursday. But the bigger surprise may have been what appeared in the background of a promotional video—what looks like a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entry bearing the Ram name.