Carson Hocevar won the Pole Award for the Brickyard 400 presented by PPG with a lap of 48232 seconds, 186598 mph
This is his third pole in 103 NASCAR Cup Series races
This is his second pole and 11th top-10 start in 2026
This is his first pole in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Daniel Suarez (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2026 and his first in seven races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Tyler Reddick (third) posted his third top-10 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway It is his 15th in 22 races this season
Connor Zilisch (31st) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Drivers Entered: 39
Laps Scheduled: 160
Margin of Victory: 0.287 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 8 Minutes 21 Seconds
Average Speed: 127.422
Cautions: 5 for 27 laps
Lead Changes: 15
Green Flag Passes: 2,361 (17.8 passes per green flag lap)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Brickyard 400 presented by PPG
Race Winner: Corey Heim
Age: 24
Team : No 67 - Field & Stream Toyota
Owner: Michael Jordan
Crew Chief: Robert Barker
Corey Heim won the Brickyard 400 presented by PPG, his second victory in 15 Cup Series races
This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in 2026
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Christopher Bell (second) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2026
Joey Logano (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Connor Zilisch (34th) was the highest finishing rookie
Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 84 points over Tyler Reddick
Homestead, Florida -
November 19, 2017 :
A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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