Motor car race
The 2024 Brickyard 400 presented by PPG was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 21, 2024, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana . Contested over 167 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 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the 31st running of NASCAR at Indianapolis, and first oval race here since 2020 .[ 10] Kyle Larson won the race. Tyler Reddick finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Christopher Bell and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top five, and Todd Gilliland , Austin Cindric , Daniel Suárez , Noah Gragson , and Chase Elliott rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Indianapolis Motor Speedway , the track where the race was held.
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.
This was the first NASCAR race on the oval layout since 2020, as the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard was held on the GP layout from 2021 to 2023.
Following this race, NASCAR took a 2 week break, due to NBC's coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 49.293 seconds and a speed of 182.582 mph (293.837 km/h).[ 11]
Practice results
Qualifying
Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.469 and a speed of 181.932 mph (292.791 km/h).[ 12]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 50
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
6
6
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
5
7
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 50
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
10
2
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
6
6
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
5
7
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
On the overtime restart, leader Brad Keselowski ran out of fuel and had to pit road. As a result, Ryan Blaney (now designated as the restart's control car) and Kyle Larson led the overtime restart. On the restart, Larson immediately outpaced Blaney to the lead; although NASCAR ruled Larson did not jump the restart, allegations continued to propel that Larson did so. Further restart controversy continued when race officials did not throw a caution for Ryan Preece 's stalled car following another overtime restart.[ 13]
Stage Three
Laps: 60
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
5
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
49
2
1
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
167
46
3
7
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
167
49
4
18
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
167
35
5
17
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
167
42
6
24
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
167
31
7
38
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
167
30
8
25
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
167
29
9
21
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
167
29
10
3
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
37
11
9
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
167
32
12
30
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
25
13
11
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
167
24
14
19
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
23
15
28
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
167
22
16
8
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
167
26
17
27
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
20
18
36
15
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
167
19
19
22
33
Ty Dillon (i)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
167
0
20
35
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
167
17
21
26
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
167
16
22
23
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
167
15
23
6
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
167
17
24
20
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
167
14
25
34
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
166
12
26
31
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
165
11
27
14
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
165
13
28
29
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
165
9
29
10
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
161
14
30
32
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
161
7
31
13
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
161
10
32
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
161
23
33
33
84
Jimmie Johnson
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
110
4
34
12
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
109
3
35
37
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
104
2
36
16
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
74
1
37
15
16
A. J. Allmendinger (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
74
0
38
4
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
73
8
39
39
66
B. J. McLeod (i)
Power Source
Ford
15
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 18 among 13 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 10 for 32
Red flags: 1 for 17 minutes and 8 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes, and 9 seconds
Average speed: 119.77 miles per hour (192.75 km/h)
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. The first few laps of the race was switched to USA due to the withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 US presidential election but returned to NBC.[ 14] Rick Allen , Jeff Burton , and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns , Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produce the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations. The lead announcers and two pit reporters were PRN staff, while the turns announcers and two pit reporters are from IMS.
PRN /IMS Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark JaynesAnnouncer: Jeff Hammond
Turn 1: Nick Yeoman Turn 2: Michael Young Turn 3: Doug TurnbullTurn 4: Chris Denari
Rob Blackman Brett McMillan Rich Nye Leslie Gudel
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
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