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Brickyard 400 returns, ‘Crown Jewel race’ says driver Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski discusses returning to the Brickyard 400 and what it means to drivers.
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NASCAR returns to the famed oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday after taking a three-year detour to race the IMS road course from 2021 through 2023.
The NASCAR Cup Series first raced at the legendary speedway in 1994 when Jeff Gordon won the first Brickyard 400. Since Gordon’s victory, the Brickyard has been the playground of NASCAR champions. Of the 27 races that have been held on the IMS oval, only five have by won by drivers who did win a Cup Series title at some point in their career.
Will a champion once again kiss the bricks in Indy? Follow along as USA TODAY Sports provides all the latest news, updates, highlights and results from Sunday’s race.
What time does the NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis start?
The Brickyard 400 starts at 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
What TV channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis on?
The Brickyard 400 is being broadcast nationally by NBC.
Will there be a live stream of the NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis?
The Brickyard 400 can be live streamed on the NBCSports website and the NBC Sports app. The race is also available to stream on Fubo.
The Brickyard 400 is 160 laps around the 2.5-mile track for a total of 400 miles. The race will feature three segments (laps per stage) – Stage 1: 50 laps; Stage 2: 50 laps; Stage 3: 60 laps.
According to AccuWeather, there will be periods of clouds and sunshine around Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday; a nice afternoon for the race. High temperature will be around 83 degrees.
Tyler Reddick will start on the pole for the Brickyard 400 after the 23XI Racing driver qualified first on Saturday. Reddick earned his second pole of the season and the eighth of his Cup Series career. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin, who qualified second, will also start on the front row.
(Car number in parentheses)
- 1. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
- 2. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
- 3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
- 4. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
- 5. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
- 6. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
- 7. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
- 8. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford
- 9. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
- 10. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
- 11. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
- 12. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
- 13. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
- 14. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
- 15. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
- 16. (21) Harrison Burton, Ford
- 17. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
- 18. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
- 19. (7) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet
- 20. (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford
- 21. (10) Noah Gragson, Ford
- 22. (33) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
- 23. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford
- 24. (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford
- 25. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
- 26. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
- 27. (71) Zane Smith, Chevrolet
- 28. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
- 29. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota
- 30. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
- 31. (41) Ryan Preece, Ford
- 32. (31) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet
- 33. (84) Jimmie Johnson, Toyota
- 34. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
- 35. (51) Justin Haley, Ford
- 36. (15) Cody Ware, Ford
- 37. (4) Josh Berry, Ford
- 38. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford
- 39. (66) BJ McLeod, Ford
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