After a pair of road-course races to open July, NASCAR got back to business as usual at Dover Motor Speedway last weekend. The Monster Mile provided some thrilling action as Denny Hamlin held off a charging Chase Briscoe in overtime to secure the win following a rain delay.
Chase Elliott led much of the race after starting on pole and battled back from contact to finish sixth by the checkered flag. In doing so, he took the championship lead from Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron. He leads Byron by 16 points with just five races to go until the Cup Series playoffs begin.
Hamlin’s win pushes him to four on the season, more than any other driver.
Dover also determined the final two drivers left in NASCAR’s in-season challenge. Ty Dillon’s 20th-place finish happened just one place ahead of John Hunter Nemechek, giving him the win in the top half of the draw. Dillon entered the challenge as the lowest seed in the bracket. He’ll face Ty Gibbs in the final matchup after the Joe Gibbs Racing driver finished fifth in Dover.
Indianapolis is one of the longest tracks on the calendar with relatively low banking compared to other ovals in the Cup Series. It’ll be a challenge for drivers across the grid. Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 27:
What time does the NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis start?
The Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 27, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.
What TV channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis on?
The Brickyard 400 will be broadcast on TNT with an altcast on truTV. It’s the fifth of five races to be broadcast on the network. Pre-race coverage will start at 1 p.m. ET.
Will there be a live stream of the NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis?
Yes, the Brickyard 400 will be streamed on WatchTNT, Max and Sling TV.
Stream the Brickyard 400 on Sling
How many laps is the NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis?
The Brickyard 400 is 160 laps around the 2.5-mile track for a total of 400 miles. The race will have three segments (laps per stage) — Stage 1: 50 laps; Stage 2: 50 laps; Stage 3: 60 laps.
Who won the NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis last year?
It took multiple overtimes, but Kyle Larson won the Brickyard 400 over Tyler Reddick last year. Two months after he failed to complete NASCAR-IndyCar double duty by attempting to race both the Coca-Cola 600 and Indy 500, Larson made it through a final yellow flag for a Ryan Preece crash to secure the win. A stellar fuel strategy made the difference on the day for the former Cup Series champion. Reddick, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top five.
NASCAR In-Season Challenge final round matchup
It took over a month but we’re down to the final round of NASCAR’s inaugural in-season challenge. Thirty-two Cup Series competitors entered the tournament starting at Atlanta, and the field was subsequently cut down to 16 for Chicago, eight for Sonoma and four for Dover.
Our final two challengers share a goal and a first name. No. 32 seed Ty Dillon won the top half of the draw and No. 6 seed Ty Gibbs made it through the bottom half of the draw to contend for the $1 million prize.
Final round matchup
No. 6 Ty Gibbs vs. No. 32 Ty Dillon
What is the lineup for the Brickyard 400?
(Car number in parentheses)
(19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota
(23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
(43) Erik Jones, Toyota
(45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
(54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
(24) William Byron, Chevrolet
(17) Chris Buescher, Ford
(77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
(16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
(2) Austin Cindric, Ford
(88) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
(8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
(5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
(6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
(22) Joey Logano, Ford
(20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
(21) Josh Berry, Ford
(4) Noah Gragson, Ford
(34) Todd Gilliland, Ford
(3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
(48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
(71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
(60) Ryan Preece, Ford
(12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
(35) Riley Herbst, Toyota
(10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
(38) Zane Smith, Ford
(7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet
(41) Cole Custer, Ford
(9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
(99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
(47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
(1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
(51) Cody Ware, Ford
(62) Jesse Love, Chevrolet
(42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
(66) Josh Bilicki, Ford
(78) Katherine Legge, Chevrolet
(11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
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