# 2024 Brickyard 400

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. 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

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.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Josh Berry (R) | 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 | Noah Gragson | 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 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | 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 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | 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 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 66 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Power Source | Ford |
| 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## 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).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 49.293 | 182.582 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 49.470 | 181.928 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.570 | 181.561 |
| Official 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).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 49.278 | 49.469 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.535 | 49.504 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.334 | 49.504 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.786 | 49.957 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.552 | 49.642 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.549 | 49.988 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 49.709 | 50.042 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 49.549 | 50.308 |
| 9 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 49.690 | 51.766 |
| 10 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 49.828 | 50.431 |
| 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.748 | — |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 49.925 | — |
| 13 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.785 | — |
| 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.979 | — |
| 15 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49.822 | — |
| 16 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 50.015 | — |
| 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 49.836 | — |
| 18 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.067 | — |
| 19 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.868 | — |
| 20 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 50.074 | — |
| 21 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 49.956 | — |
| 22 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.092 | — |
| 23 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 49.993 | — |
| 24 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 50.103 | — |
| 25 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 50.233 | — |
| 26 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 50.252 | — |
| 27 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.290 | — |
| 28 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 50.287 | — |
| 29 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 50.331 | — |
| 30 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.434 | — |
| 31 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 50.360 | — |
| 32 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50.458 | — |
| 33 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 50.435 | — |
| 34 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.466 | — |
| 35 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 50.702 | — |
| 36 | 15 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 50.923 | — |
| 37 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 50.969 | — |
| 38 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 55.869 | — |
| 39 | 66 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Power Source | Ford | 53.012 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

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

Stage One Laps: 50
| Pos | No | 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 | No | 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.
Stage Three Laps: 60
| Pos | Grid | No | 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)

## Media
### 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. 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.
NBC :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | 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 are from IMS.
PRN/IMS Radio :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Jaynes Announcer: Jeff Hammond | Turn 1: Nick Yeoman Turn 2: Michael Young Turn 3: Doug Turnbull Turn 4: Chris Denari | Rob Blackman Brett McMillan Rich Nye Leslie Gudel |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 749 |
| 1 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 739 (–10) |
| | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 734 (–15) |
| | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 706 (–43) |
| 2 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 676 (–73) |
| 1 | 6 | William Byron | 654 (–95) |
| 1 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 653 (–96) |
| | 8 | Christopher Bell | 651 (–98) |
| | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 615 (–134) |
| | 10 | Alex Bowman | 606 (–143) |
| | 11 | Ty Gibbs | 587 (–162) |
| | 12 | Chris Buescher | 562 (–187) |
| | 13 | Ross Chastain | 552 (–197) |
| 1 | 14 | Bubba Wallace | 545 (–204) |
| 1 | 15 | Joey Logano | 525 (–224) |
| | 16 | Chase Briscoe | 469 (–280) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 799 |
| 2 | Toyota | 786 (–13) |
| 3 | Ford | 770 (–29) |