AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo was LIVE at Michigan International Speedway for the Pure Michigan 400. When all was said and done, Kyle Larson took the checkered flag at the 47th annual race. He beat Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski to the finish line by 1.478 seconds at the 2-mile, oval-shaped track in the Irish Hills. It was first Sprint Cup series win after 99 attempts. This year’s Pure Michigan 400 was a relatively clean race with very few incidents. The race lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes and 29 seconds long. There were 20 lead changes among 13 drivers. The average speed was 162.742 mph during the race.
The Pure Michigan 400 is underway…
No. 83 Matt DiBenedetto getting his car serviced
Cars passing the start-finish line
Matt Kenseth in the No. 20 Dollar General Toyota
Trevor Bayne in the No. 6 Ford
Kyle Larson in the No. 42 Target Chevy
David Ragan in the Dr. Pepper Toyota
Alex Bowman in the No. 88 Chevy
The caution flag is out!
KODAK Digital Still Camera
Cars lining up double file
Kyle Larson does a burnout
Race winner Larson dances on top of his car
He grabbed the checkered flag
Cars heading back to the garage
No. 7 Regan Smith
Ryan Blaney finished in 4th place
Kyle Larson celebrating in victory lane
Cars headed back into their trailers
2nd place finisher Chase Elliott
Brad Keselowski ended up 3rd
2nd and 3rd place finishers addressing the media
Jim Campbell with Chevrolet Racing
The Michigan Heritage Trophy is presented to the winning car’s manufacturer
