Rain washes away qualifying, Denny Hamlin on pole at Michigan

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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Poor weather interrupted NASCAR Cup Series practice and forced a cancellation of qualifying on Saturday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole position for Sunday's Firekeepers Casino 400 (2:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) based on a metric analyzed by NASCAR factoring in t