# 2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

The 2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on August 13, 2023, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the 3rd running of the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on the road course, and the 30th edition of NASCAR at the speedway. Contested over 82 laps on the 2.439-mile (3.925 km) road course, it was the 24th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

## Report
### Background

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.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Brodie Kostecki | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Mike Rockenfeller | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Andy Lally | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 67 | Kamui Kobayashi (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 91 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:29.127 seconds and a speed of 98.516 mph (158.546 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:29.127 | 98.516 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:29.199 | 98.436 |
| 3 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:29.229 | 98.403 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Daniel Suárez scored the pole for the race with a time 1:27.968 of and a speed of 99.814 mph (160.635 km/h). William Byron was not able to participate in qualifying after failing inspection three times. First-time Cup Series competitor Brodie Kostecki qualified 11th, but had to start at the rear of the field after switching to a backup car.

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1:28.386 | 1:27.968 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:28.050 | 1:28.113 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:28.388 | 1:28.335 |
| 4 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:27.909 | 1:28.434 |
| 5 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:28.482 | 1:28.496 |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:27.941 | 1:28.499 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:28.474 | 1:28.516 |
| 8 | 91 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1:28.404 | 1:28.544 |
| 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:27.957 | 1:28.606 |
| 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:27.962 | 1:28.606 |
| 11 | 33 | Brodie Kostecki | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:28.495 | — |
| 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:28.533 | — |
| 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:28.539 | — |
| 14 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:28.656 | — |
| 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:28.669 | — |
| 16 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1:28.764 | — |
| 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 1:28.839 | — |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1:28.855 | — |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:28.924 | — |
| 20 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:28.939 | — |
| 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1:28.947 | — |
| 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 1:28.953 | — |
| 23 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:28.962 | — |
| 24 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:28.996 | — |
| 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:29.005 | — |
| 26 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.065 | — |
| 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.068 | — |
| 28 | 67 | Kamui Kobayashi | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:29.077 | — |
| 29 | 51 | Andy Lally | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 1:29.119 | — |
| 30 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:29.203 | — |
| 31 | 15 | Jenson Button | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 1:29.269 | — |
| 32 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:29.400 | — |
| 33 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:29.537 | — |
| 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.694 | — |
| 35 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:29.762 | — |
| 36 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 1:29.789 | — |
| 37 | 42 | Mike Rockenfeller | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 1:29.819 | — |
| 38 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:29.820 | — |
| DSQ | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | DSQ | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 15
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 91 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 47
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 4 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 82 | 59 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 49 |
| 3 | 1 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 51 |
| 4 | 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 82 | 44 |
| 5 | 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 38 |
| 6 | 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 82 | 33 |
| 7 | 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 82 | 31 |
| 8 | 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 36 |
| 9 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 82 | 32 |
| 10 | 8 | 91 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 82 | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 82 | 25 |
| 13 | 16 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 82 | 24 |
| 14 | 39 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 23 |
| 15 | 20 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 82 | 22 |
| 16 | 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 21 |
| 17 | 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 82 | 19 |
| 19 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 82 | 28 |
| 20 | 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 82 | 24 |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 82 | 16 |
| 22 | 11 | 33 | Brodie Kostecki | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 15 |
| 23 | 38 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 82 | 14 |
| 24 | 37 | 42 | Mike Rockenfeller | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 81 | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | 12 |
| 26 | 26 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | 11 |
| 27 | 35 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 15 | Jenson Button | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 81 | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | 51 | Andy Lally | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 81 | 7 |
| 31 | 30 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 81 | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 67 | Kamui Kobayashi (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 81 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 81 | 3 |
| 35 | 36 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 81 | 2 |
| 36 | 5 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 11 |
| 37 | 23 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 80 | 1 |
| 38 | 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 1 |
| 39 | 33 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 79 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 10 among 7 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 1 for 3 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 58 seconds
* Average speed: 96.329 miles per hour (155.026 km/h)

## Media
### Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBC :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Kim Coon Marty Snider |

### 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 were from IMS.
PRN/IMS Radio :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Jaynes Announcer: Jeff Hammond | Turns 1–4: Nick Yeoman Turns 5–9: Jake Query Turns 10–11: Michael Young Turns 12–14: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Ryan Myrehn Leslie Gudel |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 830 |
| | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 770 (–60) |
| | 3 | William Byron | 726 (–104) |
| | 4 | Christopher Bell | 709 (–121) |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 698 (–132) |
| 1 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 677 (–153) |
| | 7 | Ross Chastain | 676 (–154) |
| | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 675 (–155) |
| 1 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 666 (–164) |
| 1 | 10 | Chris Buescher | 665 (–165) |
| 2 | 11 | Kyle Busch | 660 (–170) |
| 1 | 12 | Tyler Reddick | 653 (–177) |
| 1 | 13 | Joey Logano | 639 (–191) |
| | 14 | Bubba Wallace | 560 (–270) |
| 2 | 15 | Michael McDowell | 542 (–288) |
| 1 | 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 542 (–288) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 887 |
| 2 | Toyota | 832 (–55) |
| 3 | Ford | 824 (–63) |