Qualifying Results : Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Brickyard 400
Indianapolis Motor Speedway , Indianapolis, IN
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- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Brickyard 400 presented by PPG
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Carson Hocevar
- Age: 23
- Team : No 77 - Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet
- Owner: Jeff Dickerson
- Crew Chief: Lucas Lambert
- 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
Qualifying Round 1
Round 1 of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying splits drivers into two groups, with the fastest five from each advancing to the pole round. This initial round is critical as it determines the drivers competing for the top 10 starting positions.