Kyle Larson kisses the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Only two months after competing in the Indianapolis 500, Kyle Larson returned to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon to claim the trophy in one of the NASCAR Cup Series’ crown jewel events, the 30th Anniversary Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG – holding off the field in a dramatic double overtime finish. Larson led only eight of the race’s 167 laps in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet – seven of them coming in the overtime periods when he needed them most – ultimately holding off the race polesitter, 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick and Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney on the white flag lap. A caution came out moments later to officially end the race after Ryan Preece’s Ford spun and became stalled on track.[Read More]
#5-Kyle Larson won the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The win is his 4th win of the year, 1st at Indianapolis and 27th career win.
Pole winner #45-Tyler Reddick finished 2nd followed by #12-Ryan Blaney, #20-Christopher Bell, #23-Bubba Wallace, #38-Todd Gilliland, #2-Austin Cindric, #99-Daniel Suarez, #10-Noah Gragson, and #9-Chase Elliott.
The race finished after two overtime attempts. #6-Keselowski led late in the race but ran out of fuel on the first Overtime restart. #5-Larson was lined up in the second row and took the lead before the caution came out setting up the second overtime attempt. He help off #45-Tyler Reddick until the caution came back out on the final lap, after an accident by #41-Preece. They race ended under caution.
Stage 1 was won by #11-Denny Hamlin. Stage 2 was won by #23-Bubba Wallace.
There were 18 lead changes among 13 drivers and 10 cautions for 32 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 1119.77mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Indianapolis:
Kyle Larson won the Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG, his 27th victory in 352 Cup Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Tyler Reddick (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2024.
Ryan Blaney (third) posted his second top-10 finish in seven races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Carson Hocevar (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 10 points over Chase Elliott.
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Indianapolis:
Race 22 of 26 in the regular season
(4 races remaining in the regular season)
1) #5-Kyle Larson [4 wins], 749 [points leader]
2) #11-Denny Hamlin [3 wins], 706
3) #24-William Byron [3 wins], 654
4) #20-Christopher Bell [3 wins], 651
5) #12-Ryan Blaney [2 wins], 676
6) #9-Chase Elliott [1 win], 739
7) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 734
8) #6-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 615
9) #48-Alex Bowman [1 win], 606
10) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 525
11) #99-Daniel Suarez [1 win], 460
12) #2-Austin Cindric [1 win], 438
13) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 653, +112 ahead of 17th
14) #54-Ty Gibbs, 587, +46 ahead of 17th
15) #17-Chris Buescher, 562, +21 ahead of 17th
16) #1-Ross Chastain, 552, +7 ahead of 17th
Below the cutoff:
17) #23-Bubba Wallace, 545, -7 behind 16th
18) #14-Chase Briscoe, 469, -83 behind 16th
19) #8-Kyle Busch, 440, -112 behind 16th
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Caution is out on the final lap for #41-Preece stopped on the backstretch. #5-Larson wins over #45-Reddick, and #12-Blaney.
White flag for #5-Larson. #45-Reddick to second.
Lap 166 – Green for the second Overtime attempt.
Lap 165 – Green flag next time by: #5-Larson #12-Blaney, #45-Reddick, #38-Gilliland, #20-Bell, #23-Wallace, #20-Bell, #2-Cindric, #99-Suarez, #41-PReece, and #9-Elliott the top 10.
Lap 164 – Pit road is open but everyone stays out.
6:11pm/et – Engines have been re-fired and the race is back to yellow.
Under red: At the time of caution it was: #5-Larson #12-Blaney, #45-Reddick, #38-Gilliland, #20-Bell, #23-Wallace
5:55pm/et – NBC says the race will move to USA at the top of the hour.
Lap 162 – #6-Keselowski runs out of gas on the restart and #5-Larson takes the lead, but the caution is back out due to a wreck in turn one involving #42-Nemechek, #11-Hamlin, #14-Briscoe, #31-Hemric, and #48-Bowman. NASCAR will red flag the race for track cleanup.
Lap 162 – Green for the first Overtime attempt. Top 10: #6-Keselowski, #12-Blaney, #5-Larson, #45-Reddick, #20-Bell, #38-Gilliland, #2-Cindric, #23-Wallace, #41-Preece, #99-Suarez.
Lap 160 – Cars pitting include #71-Smith, #11-Hamlin, #14-Briscoe, #3-Dillon and #1-Chastain.
Lap 159 – Caution is out! #8-Busch into the outside wall in turn 3.
Lap 157 – Four laps remaining. No change up front.
Lap 155 – #6-Keselowski, #12-Blaney, #5-Larson up front. Fourth place #71-Smith is 2 seconds back.
Lap 153 – #5-Larson to third. #31-Hemric pits.
Lap 152 – 9 laps remaining. #6-Keselowski staying out and will stretch fuel as long as he can. #12-Blaney still second. #31-Hemric remains 3rd but is not expected to have enough fuel. #5-Larson remains fourth.
Lap 150 – #5-Larson is up to fourth place.
Lap 148 – 13 laps remaining. #6-Keselowski leads #12-Blaney, #71-Smith, #31-Hemric and #11-Hamlin. #5-Larson up to sixth. #12-Blaney, #71-Smith, and #11-Hamlin will be close on fuel.
Lap 144 – #5-Larson is up to 8th and good on fuel.
Lap 141 – 20 to go: #6-Keselowski, #12-Blaney, #71-Smith, #31-Hemric, #11-Hamlin, #20-Bell, #38-Gililand, #8-Busch, #2-Cindric, #5-Larson the top 10.
Lap 138 – #6-Keselowski still leads but will need to pit. #12-Blaney still second but he will need to save fuel. Then #17-Smith, #31-Hemric, #11-Hamlin.
Lap 130 – Green flag with 31 laps remaining. Top 10: #6-Keselowski, #12-Blaney, #31-Hemric, #71-Smith, #11-Hamlin, #38-Gilliland, #20-Bell, #23-Wallace, #8-Busch, #41-Preece. #6-Keselowski and #31-Hemric cannot make it to the end on fuel.
Lap 128 – #10-Gragson and #10-Hocevar pit. #6-Keselowski becomes the leader
Lap 126 – #54-Gibbs on pit road with an engine issue.
Lap 125 – Caution is out. #19-Truex into the wall in turn 3. #9-Elliott was on pit road as the caution came out. #10-Gragson currently the leader.
Lap 124 – #5-Larson pits and hands the lead to #9-Elliott.
Lap 123 – #1-Chastain now pits from the lead. #5-Larson to the lead.
Lap 122 – #42-Nemechek and #48-Bowman pit. This should be everyone’s final pit stop of the day.
Lap 116 – #1-Chastain to the lead.
Lap 115 – Green flag with #42-Nemechek, #1-Chastain, #48-Bowman, #51-Haley, #5-Larson the top 5. 46 laps remaining.
Lap 112 – Pit road is open A mix of strategies. 12 drivers pit including #11-Hamlin, #14-Briscoe, and #47-Stenhouse. The rest stay out.
Lap 110 – Caution in turn 1 for #22-Logano and #84-Johnson. #12-Blaney also involved but continues.
Lap 110 – Green flag back out. #11-Hamlin leads #47-Stenhouse with 51 laps remaining.
Lap 106 – Caution out in turn 4 for #19-Truex and #4-Berry. #19-Truex got into the outside wall after contact with #5-Larson. #4-Berry got turned into the wall. He is done for the day.
Lap 104 – Back to green for the start of the final stage. #11-Hamlin leads #42-Nemechek, #47-Stenhouse, #19-Truex, #14-Briscoes, #1-Chastain, #48-Bowman, #5-Larson, #99-Suarez, and #51-Haley.
Computer/server issue caused the loss of all updates through the end of the second stage.
2:36pm/et – Green flag at Indianapolis for the Brickyard 400.
2:19pm/et – Engines fired.
2:11pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
There is no rain in the forecast for the speedway. Just partly sunny and a high of 83.
The scheduled green flag today is 2:31pm/et.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #2-Austin Cindric (unapproved adjustments), #19-Martin Truex, Jr (pre-race inspection failure)
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #45-Tyler Reddick chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #11-Denny Hamlin took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Indianapolis Pit Stall page.
#45-Tyler Reddick won the Busch pole for the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a speed of 181.932mph for his 2nd pole of the year, 1st on the Indianapolis oval and 7th of his career.
#11-Denny Hamlin will start second followed by #9-Chase Elliott, #5-Kyle Larson, #12-Ryan Blaney, #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #24-William Byron, #54-Ty Gibbs, #34-Michael McDowell, and #42-John Hunter Nemechek.
See the complete qualifying results and the Brickyard 400 Starting Lineup.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Tyler Reddick won the Pole Award for the Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG with a lap of 49.469 seconds, 181.932 mph.
This is his eighth pole in 168 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 14th top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2024 and his eighth in 16 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Chase Elliott (third) posted his second top-10 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 13th in 22 races this season.
Zane Smith (27th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
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Qualifying Order
Practice for the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is over. The results:
#45-Tyler Reddick 182.581
#12-Ryan Blaney 181.928
#11-Denny Hamlin 181.561
#20-Christopher Bell 181.371
#48-Alex Bowman 180.929
Slowest: #33-Ty Dillon 176.879mph. #66-B.J. McLeod did not complete a lap.
Most laps run: #9-Chase Elliott, 36 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 24 drivers): #45-Tyler Reddick, 179.151mph
Notes: #43-Erik Jones spun at the end of practice, but did not hit anything. Qualifying is Saturday at 1:05pm/et on the NBC Sports App.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Brickyard 400 Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is posted, 39 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some notable entries: #15-Cody Ware, #16-A.J. Allmendinger, #33-Ty Dillon, #66-B.J. McLeod, #84-Jimmie Johnson.
See the full entry list on the Brickyard 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Race rules and information:
