NASCAR Live Race Updates: Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis
Welcome to the Racing America On SI Live Race Updates page for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Be sure to refresh this post throughout Sunday's event as the Live Race Updates story will be updated regularly with the biggest moments from the 400-mile race around the 2.5-mile famed rectangular track, including lead changes, crash replays, the winner of the race, finishing results, and In-Season Tournament updates.
- Final Stage Updates
- Stage 2 Updates
- Stage 1 Updates
- Pre-Race Updates
- Ty Gibbs vs Ty Dillon for In-Season Tournament Crown
Final Stage Updates
Lap 168: Bubba Wallace Wins the Brickyard 400!
Bubba Wallace has enough fuel in the tank to get to the finish of the Brickyard 400 and the 23XI Racing driver has done it! He holds off Kyle Larson to win the crown jewel event by 0.222 seconds. William Byron ran out of fuel.
Brickyard 400 Race Results:
Fin | Car | Driver | Laps | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 168 | -- |
2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 168 | 0.222 |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 168 | 1.254 |
4 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 168 | 2.978 |
5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 168 | 3.866 |
6 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 168 | 4.501 |
7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 168 | 4.771 |
8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 168 | 4.862 |
9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 168 | 4.923 |
10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 168 | 5.404 |
Lap 165: Back to Green!
Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, and William Byron, who are all iffy on fuel, lead the field back to green on Lap 165 as we begin the second Overtime attempt. Through Turns 1 and 2, everyone seems to still be under power, and Wallace leads Larson.
Lap 162: Caution!
We're going to Overtime restart No. 2 as Zane Smith got turned on the backstretch. Tyler Reddick had nowhere to go and plowed into Smith's spinning No. 38 car.
There's trouble down the backstretch! Several cars are involved. pic.twitter.com/5OjtMvzLH6
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 27, 2025
Lap 161: Back to Green!
We're back to green, and Bubba Wallace leads the field into Turn 1 from the inside line, while Kyle Larson is alongside in the outside line. Wallace and Larson remained side-by-side through turn 1, but Wallace prevailed with the lead.
Lap 158: Tyler Reddick among Those That Pit
Tyler Reddick, who was running sixth, opted to pit under caution before the Overtime restart. Reddick is close on fuel if we get more than one Overtime finish attempt, so, he and his team opted to get some additional fuel, which could result in good things if things get chaotic.
5:26 PM ET: Brickyard 400 Back to Yellow Flag
The red flag has been lifted as track drying is near complete in Turn 1. The yellow flag has been re-displayed, and we are heading into Overtime.
Bubba Wallace leads over Kyle Larson, William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Josh Berry, Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell, Chris Buescher, and Carson Hocevar.
5:15 PM ET: Air Tundras Join Jet Driers
The Air Tundras have gone onto the track and are assisting the jet driers in drying out Turn 1 of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NASCAR estimates 10 to 15 minutes until the turn is dried up.
5:07 PM ET: Track Drying Equipment on track
Jet driers are on track in Turn 1 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway attempting to dry the track for a resumption of the Brickyard 400, which was red flagged with four laps remaining.
Lap 157: Red Flag for Rain
The cars are being brought down pit road and will be parked. The race will go under the red flag with four laps to go.
Lap 156: Rain Picking Up in Turn 1
It looks like the Brickyard 400 will go into Overtime. There are reports that rain could be getting more prominent in Turn 1. Bubba Wallace continues to lead over Kyle Larson, William Byron, and Denny Hamlin.
Lap 154: Caution
Rain has brought out the caution in the Brickyard 400 with just six laps to go. Bubba Wallace is leading over Kyle Larson and had a comfortable lead. But now, if this race restarts, Wallace, who is on two tires, is at a major disadvantage.
Lap 147: Briscoe Reports Vibration
Chase Briscoe is reporting a vibration in the right rear of his No. 19 race car. We have seen several flat right rear tires throughout this race. Briscoe sits seventh with 13 laps to go.
Lap 143: Larson to P2
Kyle Larson has worked around Tyler Reddick for the runner-up spot, and he is looking to catch Bubba Wallace for the race lead. Wallace leads by nearly 6 seconds.
Lap 142: Blaney Pits; Wallace to the Lead
Ryan Blaney has relinquished the lead of the race to Bubba Wallace as he has hit pit road on Lap 142. Katherine Legge has also pitted from third.
The top-10 as they run:
1. Bubba Wallace
2. Tyler Reddick
3. Kyle Larson
4. Josh Berry
5. William Byron
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Chase Briscoe
8. Christopher Bell
9. Chris Buescher
10. Carson Hocevar
Lap 138: Bubba Wallace to P2
Bubba Wallace has gotten around Katherine Legge, who has still not pitted, for the runner-up spot in the Brickyard 400. Ryan Blaney continues to lead, but will likely need a pitstop for fuel.
Lap 136: Haley and Keselowski Pit
Ryan Blaney has inherited the race lead as Justin Haley and Brad Keselowski have hit pit road. Blaney leads Katherine Legge, and Todd Gilliland. None of those drivers have pitted, which means if they all have to make another pit stop (they should), Bubba Wallace would cycle out as the race leader.
Lap 132: Logano Suffers Flat Right Rear Tire!
Oh no! It looked like Joey Logano would be the guy that would cycle out as the race leader, but he has suffered a flat right rear tire, and he now looks to be out of the picture as far as a win in the Brickyard 400 is concerned. Logano has gotten his car back to pit road, but that will be a costly issue.
Lap 122: Logano Cycles Ahead of Other Leaders on Green Flag Pit Sequence
Joey Logano and the No. 22 Team Penske team have cycled ahead of other leaders Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, and William Byron during this green flag pit sequence. Justin Haley is leading this race as we continue to wait for the pit sequence to fully cycle out. Logano sits sixth.
Lap 106: Back to Green!
Kyle Larson leads the field to the green flag to kick off the final stage of the Brickyard 400. Denny Hamlin lines up alongside, and they both nearly crash in Turn 1 as Larson slipped up. Larson has full possession of the lead over Hamlin and Byron now.
Lap 101: Ryan Blaney Pits Under Closed Pit Road
Pit road was closed following the conclusion of Stage 2, but Ryan Blaney feared he would run out of fuel if he didn't pit on Lap 101, so, the driver of the No. 12 Ford hit pit road. Blaney, who won Stage 2, will now drop to the tail end of the field on the upcoming restart.
Austin Cindric has received the free pass and is back on the lead lap.
PENALTY: Ryan Blaney pitted while pit road was closed.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 27, 2025
He will restart at the tail end of the longest line. pic.twitter.com/Dus4oiwMSA
Stage 2 Updates
Lap 100: Ryan Blaney Wins Stage 2
Ryan Blaney was able to hold off Kyle Larson to take the Stage 2 win in Sunday's Brickyard 400.
Stage 2 Results:
Fin | Car | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | 1 |
2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 9 | -- |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | -- |
4 | 24 | William Byron | 7 | -- |
5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | -- |
6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 5 | -- |
7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 4 | -- |
8 | 22 | Joey Logano | 3 | -- |
9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 2 | -- |
10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | -- |
Lap 98: Larson and Hamlin Up to P2 and P3
Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin snaked around Brad Keselowski, who has now fallen to fifth. Larson runs second, and is trying to pressure Blaney for the lead, Hamlin, who started last, is in third.
Lap 97: Back to Green!
Ryan Blaney is the new race leader, and he leads the field to green on Lap 97, Brad Keselowski is alongside. Four laps left in Stage 2!
Lap 90: Caution!
Erik Jones has pounded the outside wall in Turn 3. He has a massive amount of damage, and will likely be done for the day.
Rough break for Erik Jones, who had the wheel fly away from his right front tire. He blasted the outside wall. Had been having a good weekend. pic.twitter.com/Jze61aBgPr
— Toby Christie (@Toby_Christie) July 27, 2025
Lap 88: Bubba Wallace Pits; Briscoe Cycles to the Lead
While there are a ton of different pit strategies, Chase Briscoe has cycled back out to the race lead as Bubba Wallace pitted on lap 88.
Lap 84: Leader Austin Cindric Has Flat Right Rear Tire!
Oh my! Austin Cindric and his No. 2 team had the perfect pit strategy, but a flat right rear tire while he was leading will likely end Cindric's bid to win the Brickyard 400. Cindric is attempting to limp to pit road.
Bubba Wallace is the new leader of the race.
Problems for the race leader! pic.twitter.com/dRa2raruH9
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 27, 2025
Lap 78: Custer Has a Flat Tire
Cole Custer is on the access road, and it looks like he has a tire going down, or some other issue that is causing smoke to come out of the right rear wheel area of his No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford.
William Byron chooses to pit in case the caution flies, which it did not.
Lap 66: Cindric Back to the Lead
As expected, Alex Bowman has gone to pit road, and Austin Cindric is back to the lead in this race. The pit strategy that was employed by the Team Penske cars seems to be a really good one right this moment. William Byron sits second while Carson Hocevar is in third.
Lap 64: Preece Relinquishes Lead
Ryan Preece has pitted from the lead on Lap 64, which has handed the lead of the race to Alex Bowman, who will also need to pit soon.
Lap 55: Back to Green!
Ryan Preece leads the field into Turn 1 as the green flag is out. Alex Bowman, who started alongside in the outside lane, is looking to take the lead, but he can't hold on alongside Preece in Turns 1 and 2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. looked like he got slammed into the wall, and is crawling down the frontstretch.
A lot of cars received front end damage in the stack up including Ty Dillon, AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Suarez, and Riley Herbst.
Lap 52: Hocevar Wins Race Off Pit Road; Seven Cars Stay Out
Ryan Preece will lead the Brickyard 400 when the race goes back green to kick off Stage 2, as he was part of the seven cars that stayed on track during the stage break caution. Preece was joined in the strategy by Alex Bowman, Justin Haley, Austin Cindric, Josh Berry, Joey Logano, and Erik Jones.
Of the cars that pitted, Carson Hocevar utilized a two-tire call to win the race off pit road.
Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, Chris Buescher, and Ty Gibbs all followed Hocevar off pit road with four tire stops.
Stage 1 Updates
Lap 50: Chase Briscoe Wins Stage 1 From Pole
Chase Briscoe held off Bubba Wallace by 0.223 seconds to score the Stage 1 win in the Brickyard 400.
Chase Briscoe wins stage one of the #Brickyard400 in Indy! #NASCAR
— B/R Racing (@br_racing) July 27, 2025
Watch on TNT and TruTV, and stream on HBO Max 📺 pic.twitter.com/ZEJvOuv0xQ
Stage 1 Results:
Fin | Car | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 10 | 1 |
2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 9 | -- |
3 | 24 | William Byron | 8 | -- |
4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 7 | -- |
5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 6 | -- |
6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 5 | -- |
7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 4 | -- |
8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 3 | -- |
9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 2 | -- |
10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 1 | -- |
Lap 47: Erik Jones Jumps Onto Penske Strategy, Stays on Lead Lap
Erik Jones opted to swap strategy to get into the strategy that the Penske cars are on as he pitted on Lap 47. Jones, who was running top-five, was able to hold onto the lead lap, and looks like he'll be in a good spot when the Stage ends on Lap 50.
Lap 41: Cindric Pits; Briscoe Back to the Lead
Austin Cindric and his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano have pitted from the top-two spots, which has handed the lead back to Chase Briscoe. We have split strategies in this race, it'll be interesting to see which one plays out as the winning strategy.
Lap 30: Cindric Leads By Nearly 2 Seconds
Austin Cindric has built a lead up of almost 2 seconds over his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano, who also stayed out under the first caution of the race. Chase Briscoe has moved up to the third spot, and sits over 3 seconds behind race leader Cindric.
Lap 26: McDowell Suffers Flat Tire
Michael McDowell is limping around the track with a flat right front tire. No caution, and it appears he will make it back to pit road.
Lap 23: Back to Green!
Austin Cindric and a few others stayed on track while the majority of the field hit pit road under the caution for Ross Chastain's crash. This allowed the first lead change of the day.
Lap 17: Caution!
Ross Chastain made a move to block Michael McDowell heading into Turn 3 on Lap 17, and McDowell wasn't expecting Chastain to brake as heavily as he did entering the turn. McDowell made contact with Chastain, which sent Chastain spinning and crashing into the outside wall.
While he hadn't been having a great weekend, any hope Ross Chastain had of turning it around for a solid finish in the #Brickyard400 is done after this crash on Lap 17. pic.twitter.com/G2M7P7hct8
— Toby Christie (@Toby_Christie) July 27, 2025
Lap 14: Reddick Slowly Reeling Briscoe In
Chase Briscoe's lead has dropped to 0.339 seconds as it appears Tyler Reddick is mounting a challenge to the leader. If Reddick can get by Briscoe, it will mark the first lead change of the 2025 Brickyard 400. But catching him is one thing, passing is another.
Lap 10: Reddick to P2
Tyler Reddick has moved past his 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace for the second position. He now sits 0.473 seconds behind race leader Chase Briscoe, who has led every lap from the pole.
Lap 4: Hamlin Up Nine Spots
Denny Hamlin has begun the climb from the rear of the field. Hamlin, who started 39th after crashing in Saturday's qualifying session, has climbed to the 30th position on Lap 4 in his backup No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE.
2:10 PM ET: Green Flag!
Chase Briscoe leads the field to the green flag from the pole. Its an odd deshoveled looking start, but Briscoe is out front. Bubba Wallace slots in P2 behind him.
Time to settle it on the bricks!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 27, 2025
The #Brickyard400 is green! pic.twitter.com/Zdr75JwjS9
Pre-Race Updates
Pace Laps Are Underway
Chase Briscoe has led the field onto the track following the command to start engines. Pace laps are underway for Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.
With weather in the area, the start of the race has been bumped up to 2:10 PM ET.
Five Cars To Drop to the Rear Prior to Green Flag
NASCAR has confirmed that five cars will have to drop to the rear of the field prior to the green flag in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Denny Hamlin, who was already slated to start last due to a qualifying crash, will drop to the rear after his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team went to a backup car.
Additionally, Michael McDowell (qualified 22nd), John Hunter Nemechek (36th), Zane Smith (27th), and Jesse Love (35th) will all drop to the rear due to unapproved adjustments to their cars following Saturday's qualifying session.
NASCAR Reveals Brickyard 400 Pre-Race Festivities Schedule
- 1:00 PM ET: Drivers Meeting
- 1:25 PM ET: Driver Introductions
- 2:00 PM ET: Invocation
- 2:01 PM ET: National Anthem
- 2:08 PM ET: Command to Start Engines
- 2:20 PM ET: Green Flag
Brickyard 400 Pre-Race Info
The Brickyard 400 will be televised on TNT, the final of five NASCAR Cup Series races to be covered by the cable television channel this season. The TNT Sports race broadcast will begin at 2:00 PM ET, and the race can also be streamed live on the HBO Max streaming service.
The IMS Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide the radio broadcast of Sunday's race. For subscribers of the HBO Max streaming service, NASCAR Driver Cam, which streams live in-car camera footage from every car in the field, will be available for today's race.
The overall race purse, which teams will fight for their portion of in Sunday's race, is a total of $11,055,250.
The race distance is 160 laps around the 2.5-mile rectangular oval, which equates to a 400-mile race distance.
The Brickyard 400 will be broken up into three Stages. Stage 1 will end at the conclusion of Lap 50. Stage 2 will end at the conclusion of Lap 100. And the race is scheduled to finish at the end of Lap 160, barring an Overtime finish.
The winner of Stages 1 and 2 will be awarded one Playoff Point, and the overall race winner will be awarded five Playoff Points. The Playoff Points will be added to the reseeded point totals if the drivers make it into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, and will be carried through each round of the Playoffs.
Kyle Larson is the defending winner of this event.
Chase Briscoe Looks to Accomplish Childhood Dream From Pole Position in Brickyard 400
Chase Briscoe, who grew up within earshot of the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, has always dreamt of capturing a win around the famed oval track. After Saturday's qualifying session, where Briscoe secured his fifth pole position of the season, it looks like he'll have his best shot to date at accomplishing his childhood dream in Sunday's race.
Briscoe turned a 49.136-second (183.165 mph) lap time around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which allowed him to secure the pole position over 23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace by a thin margin of 0.013 seconds.
Brickyard 400 Starting Lineup
Pos | Car | Driver | Lap time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 49.136 | -- |
2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 49.149 | 0.013 |
3 | 43 | Erik Jones | 49.248 | 0.112 |
4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 49.267 | 0.131 |
5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 49.330 | 0.194 |
6 | 24 | William Byron | 49.442 | 0.306 |
7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 49.447 | 0.311 |
8 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 49.495 | 0.359 |
9 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 49.499 | 0.363 |
10 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 49.586 | 0.450 |
Click here for the complete Brickyard 400 starting lineup.
Qualifying Wreck Dampens Hamlin's Shot at Crown Jewel Sweep
If Denny Hamlin is going to become the fifth driver in NASCAR history to sweep all four NASCAR Cup Series Crown Jewel events (Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400, and Southern 500), by scoring a win in Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, he's going to have a lot of work in front of him following a qualifying crash on Saturday.
Hamlin got tight on the exit of Turn 2, pounded the outside wall, spun to the inside of the track, where he went head-first into the inside SAFER Barrier. As a result of the catastrophic damage, Joe Gibbs Racing had to have all hands on deck in order to prepare a backup car for Hamlin.
That’s two HUGE impacts for @DennyHamlin, who was tracking to secure the pole for the #Brickyard400.
— Joseph Srigley (@joe_srigley) July 26, 2025
The No. 11 will start from the rear of the field tomorrow at IMS.pic.twitter.com/yeAjHW9dnW
Now, Hamlin will start from the 39th and final spot on the grid. The furthest a race winner has ever started in the Brickyard 400 was Jeff Gordon, who started 27th in the 2001 edition of this race.
“I’ll just have to do the best that I can,” Hamlin said. “There’s nothing I can do to change the outcome for tomorrow, just give it the best I can, try to get all the points I can. The stage points will probably be a near impossibility from where we’re starting, we just got to try to get the best finish we can.”
Read More About Hamlin's Qualifying Crash, here.
Ty Gibbs vs Ty Dillon for In-Season Tournament Crown
No. 6 seed Ty Gibbs and No. 32 seed Ty Dillon have survived the gauntlet that was the NASCAR In-Season Challenge, and the two Ty's find themselves squaring off in Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the $1 million in-season tournament prize.
Earlier this week, NASCAR finally announced that the prize will be paid to the winning driver's team, and not directly to the driver, as it was believed would be the case until this week.
Still, Gibbs and Dillon will be up on the wheel attempting to nab their cut of the $1 million.
Gibbs will roll from the fifth starting spot in Sunday's crown jewel event, while Dillon will start from the 26th position. But don't write off Dillon just yet. The Kaulig Racing driver has had a magical march through the tournament bracket despite coming into the whole contest as the 32nd and final seed.
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