Entry List

The official 2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

Sunday, August 13th, 2023

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Speedway, IN

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
  • Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Daniel Suarez
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No. 99 - Freeway.com Chevrolet
  • Owner: Justin Marks
  • Crew Chief: Travis Mack
  • Daniel Suarez won the Pole Award for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard with a lap of 87.968 seconds, 99.814 mph.
  • This is his third pole in 239 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and ninth top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2023 and his second in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Chase Elliott (third) posted his third top-10 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his seventh in 17 races this season.
  • Ty Gibbs (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, August 13th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Michael McDowell grabs NASCAR Cup Playoff spot with win at Indy Road Course

Running a race he knew he could win, Michael McDowell held off Chase Elliott in Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard a grabbed a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

The driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford led 54 of 82 laps at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in a race that featured just one caution and ran under the green flag for the final 77 laps.

"My family comes to the races we think we can win," said McDowell, who shared hugs with his wife and children after climbing from his car. "We thought we could win this one."

McDowell’s second career victory was a convincing one. He passed pole winner Daniel Suárez for the lead after a restart on Lap 6 and held it until he brought the No. 34 Mustang to pit road on Lap 17 for a green-flag stop.

After pitting for a second time on Lap 49, McDowell regained the top spot when Bubba Wallace pitted on Lap 53 and held it the rest of the way. Over the last 29 laps, Elliott—needing a victory to advance to the Playoffs—narrowed McDowell’s four-second margin to .937 seconds at the finish, but that was as close as the 2020 series champion could get.

"I was really trying to pace myself," McDowell said. "I figured there would be a late-race caution, and I didn’t want to burn my stuff up. I was just trying to maintain that gap.

"Then when I got into traffic, (Elliott) started closing, I had to push it, but I just can’t believe it."

McDowell now has victories at Daytona (the 2021 Daytona 500) and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, arguably the two most iconic venues in the sport. He put a Ford in Victory Lane at a road course for the first time since Ryan Blaney won the inaugural race at the Charlotte Roval in 2018.

"Winning the Daytona 500 was one of the coolest moments you could ever have," said McDowell, one of the most accomplished road racers in the Cup Series. "But going to Victory Lane without your family, that was tough.

"So we cherry-pick. We come to the races we think we can win… Just so proud… You know, I thought we could point our way in (to the Playoffs), but after the car that we had yesterday in practice, I thought, man, we’ve got a good shot at winning if we could just get track position and maintain it."

That’s exactly what McDowell did. After Suarez beat McDowell of pit road on Lap 17, McDowell chased the No. 99 Chevrolet until they caught the cars of Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski at the end of Stage 2 on lap 35.

Hamlin and Keselowski were on older tires, and McDowell surged past Keselowski and Suárez through the Turn 12 and 13 complex. When Hamlin and Keselowski finally came to pit road on Lap 36, McDowell was back in the lead.

Much of the race was a three-way battle between McDowell, Elliott and Suárez, but Suárez lost valuable time when his left front tire landed on an air gun hose during the Lap 49 stop. The snafu cost Suárez six seconds and a chance to win.

"We win and we lose as a team, and that’s all I can say," said Suárez, who salvaged a third-place finish. "The guys brought a very fast race car. I felt that maybe we were one adjustment behind in the first run with the back of the car, but then we made it a little bit better.

"But I felt like I was always one step behind the No. 9 and the No. 34, and then at the end, I felt that when my car came alive again, we had that issue.

"Just a little bit heartbreaking, but that’s part of the sport. All we can do is continue to push, continue to build race cars like this, and I’ll keep on winning races."

Elliott was gracious in his praise for McDowell, and he identified where his No. 9 Chevrolet needed to be stronger.

"Just to be a little better through the back half (of the course) over there and get off of (Turn) 14 a little better just to have myself in a better spot getting into (Turn) 1.

"Just really appreciate the effort, man. Our Napa Chevy was really good, really good. Just needed just a little bit more and came up a bit short. But congrats to Michael, man. He did a good job. Ran a great race and stayed mistake-free, and that’s what you’ve got to do to win."

Tyler Reddick finished fourth, followed by Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell. Shane van Gisbergen, who won the Chicago Street Race in July was 10th in his second NASCAR Cup start.

McDowell’s win reduces the number of available Playoff spots to three. Keselowski and Kevin Harvick are comfortably situated on points—barring more different winners at Watkins Glen and Daytona—but Wallace’s hold on the final spot was reduced from 58 points pre-race to 28 over Suarez.

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 82
  • Margin of Victory: 0.937 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 9 Minutes 59 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 92.319
  • Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,804 (35.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
  • Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
  • Race Winner: Michael McDowell
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No. 34 - Horizon Hobby Ford
  • Owner: Bob Jenkins
  • Crew Chief: Travis Peterson
  • Michael McDowell won the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, his second victory in 453 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Chase Elliott (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Daniel Suarez (third) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Ty Gibbs (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 60 points over Denny Hamlin.
Tyler Reddick celebrates with his son
Indianapolis, Indiana - July 31, 2022 : Tyler Reddick, driver of the #8 3CHI Chevrolet, celebrates with his son, Beau after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
16
Los Gatos, CA
Dec 16, 1981
41
Chevrolet
TBA
2
51
Northport, NY
Feb 11, 1975
48
Ford
Camping World
3
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
39
Ford
Ford
4
6
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
39
Ford
Socios.com
5
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
42
Toyota
Yahoo!
6
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
33
Ford
Shell Pennzoil
7
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 8, 1975
47
Ford
Mobil 1
8
8
Las Vegas, NV
May 2, 1985
38
Chevrolet
3CHI
9
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
43
Toyota
Auto-Owners Insurance
10
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
38
Ford
Horizon Hobby
11
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
33
Chevrolet
TBA
12
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 2, 1987
35
Chevrolet
Kroger/Frosted Flakes
13
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
31
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
14
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
30
Chevrolet
Ally
15
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
29
Ford
Menards\Atlas
16
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
31
Chevrolet
Gainbridge
17
77
Lewisville, NC
Feb 27, 1992
31
Chevrolet
Raze Tea
18
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
27
Chevrolet
NAPA Auto Parts
19
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
30
Ford
Castrol Edge
20
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
27
Chevrolet
Allegiant
21
41
Berlin, CT
Oct 25, 1990
32
Ford
Purdue University
22
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 7, 1992
31
Chevrolet
Freeway.com
23
1
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Worldwide Express
24
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 8, 1993
29
Toyota
MoneyLion
25
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
25
Chevrolet
RaptorTough.com
26
78
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 3, 1995
28
Chevrolet
Zeigler Auto Group
27
45
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
27
Toyota
SiriusXM Radio
28
31
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
24
Chevrolet
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
29
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
28
Toyota
Rheem / PSC Industries - Johns Manville
30
2
Columbus, OH
Sep 2, 1998
24
Ford
Discount Tire
31
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
28
Ford
HighPoint.com
32
21
Huntersville, NC
Oct 9, 2000
22
Ford
DEX Imaging
33
54
Charlotte, NC
Oct 4, 2002
20
Toyota
Monster Energy
34
38
Sherrills Ford, NC
May 15, 2000
23
Ford
gener8tor Skills
35
42
Neuwied, West Germany
Oct 31, 1983
39
Chevrolet
Sunseeker Resort
36
15
Frome, Somerset, England
Jan 19, 1990
33
Ford
Mobil 1
37
91
Aucklund, New Zealand
May 9, 1989
34
Chevrolet
Enhance Health
38
67
Amagaski, Japan
Sep 13, 1986
36
Toyota
Toyota Genuine Parts
39
33
Perth, Western Australia
Nov 1, 1997
25
Chevrolet
TBA