2025 Brickyard 400
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 22 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 27, 2025 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.02 km) | ||
| Distance | 168 laps, 420 mi (672 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 124.598 miles per hour (200.521 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 49.136 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 40 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Time | 49.741 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | IMS Radio | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman | ||
| Turn announcers | Alex Hayden (Turn 1), Michael Young (Turn 2), Pat Patterson (Turn 3), and Chris Wilner (Turn 4) | ||
The 2025 Brickyard 400 presented by PPG was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 27, 2025, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 168 laps, extended from 160 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval, it was the 22nd race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the fifth and final race of the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge.
Bubba Wallace won the race, his first win since the 2022 Hollywood Casino 400. Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and Denny Hamlin finished 3rd. Ryan Preece and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five, and Todd Gilliland, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman, and Carson Hocevar rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile-long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
The track also holds races on its infield road course, formerly the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, from 2021 to 2023 and currently the Sonsio Grand Prix.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 49.440 seconds and a speed of 182.038 mph (292.962 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.440 | 182.038 |
| 2 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 49.510 | 181.781 |
| 3 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 49.640 | 181.305 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.136 and a speed of 183.165 mph (294.775 km/h).[8]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage 1
Everyone played nice on the first trip into turn 1 as Chase Briscoe drove off into the lead and most of the rest of the field fell into line on the preferred groove at the bottom of the track. Passing is a challenge, Denny Hamlin only advanced six positions in the first 15 laps after starting at the rear of the field in a back-up car.
The first incident of the afternoon featured Ross Chastain checking up, to hard on the brakes, after a block was thrown by Michael McDowell. Chastain spun and hit the outside wall in turn three with severe damage to the right rear of his race car. He drove the car back to pit road but his crew directed him to go behind the wall.
When the pits opened most of the field came to pit road for new right side Goodyear tires. The Ford Mustangs of Austin Cindric, Joey Logano, and Josh Berry stayed out to improve their track position.
On the restart the front of the field reshuffled as drivers were more inclined to go two wide for a couple of laps. Cindric took the lead, Logano dropped in behind his teammate, Briscoe moved up to third, Bubba Wallace ran fourth, and Berry slipped to the fifth spot. By lap 32, Hamlin was up to the 24th position.
As the laps in Stage One wound down, several drivers opted to come to pit road before it was closed with two laps to go. Briscoe stayed on the track to grab the Stage win and the bonus playoff point that goes with it. Hamlin finished the Stage in 18th.
Stage 2
Carson Hocevar was the first driver off pit road, but he only took two tires, everyone else took four. Briscoe followed. They lined up behind Ryan Preece, Alex Bowman, Justin Haley, Cindric, Berry, Logano, and Erik Jones. All who pitted early to improve track position.
Preece and Bowman lined up and drive away. Three and four wide racing developed quickly on the straightaways closing down to two-wide in the corners. With position battles settled the long line of cars developed as individual battles settled into one position at a time contests.
Drivers were warned that weather was present in the area and conditions were good for pop-up showers to develop. However, radar showed everything current was passing below the Speedway. At 80 laps the race becomes official and crews were already planning pit strategies for the possibility of rain around the end of the Stage.
Bowman, Preece, and Haley pitted early as soon as the fuel window for 50 laps opened.
More drivers pitted around the 80 lap mark. On lap 83, the leader Austin Cindric, shredded a right rear tires and had to limp all the way around the track to get to pit road. That incident raised concern among crew chiefs and led to more teams calling their drivers to pit road. Cindric lost almost two laps in the process of getting fresh rubber.
Out front, Wallace, Briscoe, Jones, Tyler Reddick and Ryan Blaney were the top five. On lap 88, Erik Jones pitted and his crew failed to get the right front wheel tight. Upon returning to the track, the wheel came loose and lodged between the hub and right front fender, causing Jones to veer into the outside wall bringing out the caution.
A number of drivers were a lap down and had to rely on the “wave around” to get back on the lead lap. Including Ty Dillon who was now a lap behind his In-Season Challenge competitor, Ty Gibbs.
Blaney and Brad Keselowski sat on the front row for the restart. Teammates Byron and Bowman follow as the race goes back to green with five laps to go in the stage. Denny Hamlin restarted in the sixth position.
Blaney pulled away, but was a mad scramble behind him. Kyle Larson moved to second with Hamlin in third as they come to the green and white checkered flag.
Final stage
Larson, Hamlin, Byron, Hocevar, and Logano line up at the front for the restart. Nobody in the top five jump out of line into turn run. Behind them, three wide racing is back on. 24 cars remain on the lead lap as the race to the finish begins in earnest.
Josh Berry was the first to pit with 44 laps to go, taking right side tires with a full tank of fuel. Logano followed a lap later, with Byron another lap after that. With the leaders employing this early pit strategy, many will follow. While some drivers may choose to gamble hoping for multiple cautions or praying for rain.
Joey Logano had a right rear tire go down with 23 laps to go, forcing him to pit road. To make matters worse his car lost power trying to exit his pit stall.
Ryan Blaney and Katherine Legge were the last two drivers to employ the long run strategy as they remained on the track with 20 laps to go.
The Finish
With 15 laps to go, all the pit stops had cycled through and Bubba Wallace had migrated to the lead. Larson, Reddick, Byron and Hamlin were the top five. If Wallace can hold on it will jumble the playoff standings entering another winner into those locked into the post season.
Wallace holds a 4.5-second lead over Larson with 10 laps to go. Reddick is another 4-seconds back in third.
William Byron passed Reddick with eight laps to go, but trailed the leader by 10 seconds.
With six laps to go, a lone cloud began to sprinkle rain drops in turn one. If NASCAR brings out the red flag and the race extends into overtime several cars will be in danger of running out of fuel. Including the leader, Bubba Wallace.
With four laps remaining, the pace car led the field down pit road, and the red flag sent the race into overtime. This marks the sixth time in the last eight races that an event has extended into overtime. Prior to the stoppage, Wallace was in a position to secure the victory within an estimated five minutes. Following the restart, any driver currently in the top 15 positions has an opportunity to win. Based on recent trends, there is a strong possibility that multiple overtime attempts will be required to conclude the event.
When the red flag was lifted, the highest running driver to hit pit road was Tyler Reddick from the seventh position. He almost had to come in as he was complaining of a vibration.
Coming to the choose cone the lineup could be very interesting. Wallace(1st) would like his team owner Hamlin(4th) to line up behind him. That may happen if Byron(3rd) choose to help his teammate Larson (2nd). Josh Berry on fifth is the longshot in the first overtime.
Wallace, Byron and Hamlin choose the lower lane. Larson, Berry, and Briscoe take the high side of the track.
Wallace holds off Larson through the first two turns and onto the backstretch. The field negotiates the turns as well. Down the back straight Christopher Bell clipped the car of Zane Smith spinning the Ford around. None of the leaders pit under caution and the top four coming to the choose cone are the same.
Briscoe falls out of line and has to pit for fuel. Inside to outside are Wallace, Byron, and Hamlin down low. Larson, Berry, and Hocevar on the top side.
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 50
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 50
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 60
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 168 | 50 |
| 2 | 13 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 47 |
| 3 | 39 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 168 | 43 |
| 4 | 23 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 168 | 33 |
| 5 | 14 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 168 | 38 |
| 6 | 19 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 168 | 31 |
| 7 | 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 168 | 40 |
| 8 | 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 168 | 29 |
| 9 | 21 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 33 |
| 10 | 8 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 35 |
| 11 | 28 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 26 |
| 12 | 36 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 168 | 25 |
| 13 | 30 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 24 |
| 14 | 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 168 | 31 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 168 | 22 |
| 16 | 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 36 |
| 17 | 38 | 78 | Katherine Legge | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 20 |
| 18 | 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 168 | 29 |
| 19 | 11 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 18 |
| 20 | 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 168 | 17 |
| 21 | 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 168 | 16 |
| 22 | 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 168 | 15 |
| 23 | 9 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 15 |
| 24 | 35 | 62 | Jesse Love (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | 17 |
| 26 | 25 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 166 | 11 |
| 27 | 31 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 10 |
| 28 | 26 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 9 |
| 29 | 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 163 | 15 |
| 30 | 22 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 7 |
| 31 | 27 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 161 | 6 |
| 32 | 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 8 |
| 33 | 18 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 153 | 4 |
| 34 | 37 | 66 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Garage 66 | Ford | 125 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 2 |
| 36 | 3 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 89 | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 58 | 1 |
| 38 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 3 |
| 39 | 33 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 15 among 10 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 6 for 28
- Red flags: 1 for 18 minutes and 12 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 22 minutes and 15 seconds
- Average speed: 124.598 miles per hour (200.521 km/h)
Media
Television
TNT covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Marty Snider, Danielle Trotta, Alan Cavanna, and Mamba Smith handled pit road for the television side.
| TNT | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | Marty Snider Danielle Trotta Alan Cavanna Mamba Smith |
Radio
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. For the first time, members of the Motor Racing Network were part of the network crew, along with IMS Radio and Performance Racing Network personnel.
| IMS Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Brad Gillie Announcer: Nick Yeoman | Turn 1: Alex Hayden Turn 2: Michael Young Turn 3: Pat Patterson Turn 4: Chris Wilner | Brett McMillan Rich Nye Jason Toy |
Standings after the race
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NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket
| Atlanta | Chicago | Sonoma | Dover | Indianapolis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #11 Denny Hamlin | 31st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | #6 Keselowski | 37th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | #8 Kyle Busch | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | #6 Brad Keselowski | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | #48 Bowman | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | #48 Alex Bowman | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #22 Joey Logano | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | #48 Bowman | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | #23 Wallace | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | #23 Bubba Wallace | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | #99 Daniel Suárez | 34th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #42 Nemechek | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #42 John Hunter Nemechek | 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | #21 Josh Berry | 32nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #42 Nemechek | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #9 Elliott | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #9 Chase Elliott | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | #3 Austin Dillon | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #42 Nemechek | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #43 Jones | 29th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | #1 Ross Chastain | 33rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #43 Erik Jones | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #43 Jones | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | #47 Stenhouse Jr. | 31st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #20 Christopher Bell | 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Gibbs | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #19 Chase Briscoe | 35th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | #4 Noah Gragson | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | #4 Gragson | 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #60 Preece | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #60 Ryan Preece | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | #24 William Byron | 37th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #60 Preece | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #45 Reddick | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | #12 Ryan Blaney | 40th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | #77 Carson Hocevar | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | #77 Hocevar | 35th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #45 Reddick | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #5 Kyle Larson | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #45 Tyler Reddick | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #45 Reddick | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Gibbs | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | #71 Michael McDowell | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | #16 A. J. Allmendinger | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | #16 Allmendinger | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Gibbs | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Ty Gibbs | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | #7 Justin Haley | 23rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Gibbs | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #38 Smith | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #38 Zane Smith | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | #2 Austin Cindric | 38th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #38 Smith | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #17 Buescher | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #17 Chris Buescher | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | #34 Todd Gilliland | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ↑ "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR. August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Brickyard 400 Results". Racing-Reference. July 27, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 27, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Pagoda History". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ↑ DeGroot, Nick (July 26, 2025). "Chase Briscoe earns Brickyard 400 pole as Denny Hamlin wrecks hard". Motorsport.com. Speedway, Indiana: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 26, 2025.