2024 Brickyard 400
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 22 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 21, 2024 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
| Distance | 167 laps, 417.5 mi (668 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 119.77 miles per hour (192.75 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | 23XI Racing | ||
| Time | 49.469 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | |
| Laps | 41 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC/USA | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2.1 (3.63 million) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN/IMS Radio | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Jaynes and Jeff Hammond | ||
| Turn Announcers | Nick Yeoman (Turn 1), Michael Young (Turn 2), Pat Patterson (Turn 3) and Chris Denari (Turn 4) | ||
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
[edit]Background
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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
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Race
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage results
[edit]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
[edit]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 | 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Television
[edit]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.
| 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
[edit]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
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References
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- ^ Taranto, Steven (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Brickyard 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway returning to oval layout for NASCAR in 2024". September 28, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (July 19, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Indianapolis: Tyler Reddick leads Brickyard 400 practice". Motorsport.com. Speedway, Indiana: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (July 20, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Indianapolis: Reddick beats Elliott for Brickyard 400 pole". Motorsport.com. Speedway, Indiana: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Pugilese, Vito; Folsom, Chase (July 25, 2024). "2-Headed Monster: Did NASCAR Make the Right Calls in the Brickyard 400?". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Smedley, Kyle (July 21, 2024). "Brickyard 400 moves from NBC to USA Network due to Joe Biden dropping out of race news". Yahoo. IndyStar. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
