NASCAR Brickyard 400 live updates: Leaderboard, highlights from Indianapolis

Only three active Cup Series drivers have won the Brickyard 400, with Kyle Busch winning back-to-back in 2015 and 2016, Brad Keselowski taking the checkered flag in 2018, and Kyle Larson kissing the bricks last year.

Busch will be among the winless drivers hoping to use his experience in the Brickyard to capture his first victory of the 2025 season. Another driver who has high hopes for a great day in Indianapolis is Bubba Wallace, who has two top-five and three top-10 finishes in four Cup races on the IMS oval and would be the 16th and final driver to make the playoffs if the regular season ended today.

Tyler Reddick (45) and Denny Hamlin (11) lead the field around the first turn after taking the green flag for the 2024 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

With just five races remaining before the 10-race playoffs begin, can a winless driver catapult himself into the Top 16? USA TODAY Sports will have full coverage of Sunday’s Brickyard 400. Follow along for the latest updates.

NASCAR at Indianapolis: Brickyard 400 start time, TV, streaming

• Date: Sunday, July 27
• Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Start time: 2 p.m. ET
• TV: TNT with an altcast on truTV
• Live stream: WatchTNT, Max and Sling TV

Who is on the pole for the NASCAR Brickyard 400?

Chase Briscoe will start on the pole at his hometown track after the Indiana native topped Saturday's qualifying. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver lead a parade of Toyota drivers as the manufacturer swept the top five qualifying spots. Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing will start alongside Briscoe on the front row. Erik Jones and Tyler Reddick will line up on the second row, followed by Ty Gibbs and Chevrolet driver William Byron on Row No. 3.

Weather report for NASCAR Brickyard 400

It's a cloudy but warm day in Speedway, Indiana for today's Cup Series race. Accuweather forecasts predict temperatures will stay in the mid- to high-80s with humidity around 70%. There's at least a 30% chance of rain for much of the afternoon with the highest chances clearing out before green flag racing.

What is the lineup for the Brickyard 400?

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota
2. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
3. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota
4. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
5. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
6. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
7. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford
8. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
9. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
10. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford
11. (88) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
12. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
13. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
14. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
15. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
16. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
17. (21) Josh Berry, Ford
18. (4) Noah Gragson, Ford
19. (34) Todd Gilliland, Ford
20. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
21. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
22. (71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
23. (60) Ryan Preece, Ford
24. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
25. (35) Riley Herbst, Toyota
26. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
27. (38) Zane Smith, Ford
28. (7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet
29. (41) Cole Custer, Ford
30. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
31. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
32. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
33. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
34. (51) Cody Ware, Ford
35. (62) Jesse Love, Chevrolet
36. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
37. (66) Josh Bilicki, Ford
38. (78) Katherine Legge, Chevrolet
39. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota

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.

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

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.

When was the first NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

NASCAR has raced at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1994 when Indiana native Jeff Gordon won the inaugural Brickyard 400. The Cup Series raced on the IMS oval every year from 1994 through 2020. Beginning in 2021, the series used the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for three years before switching back to the oval in 2024.

Which NASCAR driver has won the Brickyard 400 the most?

Indiana native Jeff Gordon is the king of the Brickyard, winning the race at his hometown track five times in his Hall of Fame career (1194, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2014). His former Hendrick Motorsport teammate Jimmie Johnson ranks second for Brickyard 400 wins. The Hall of Famer and seven-time Cup Series champion won the Brickyard 400 in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2012.

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