NASCAR starting grid, TV schedule and current points ahead of the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Update:Â NASCAR Cup Series race results from Indianapolis
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are racing in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 2.5-mile of Indianapolis Motor Speedway will drop the green flag in the Brickyard 400 on Sunday afternoon.
View the NASCAR starting grid and TV schedule for Indianapolis Motor Speedway below.
Race Purse:
$11,055,250
Stages:
50/100/160
This race is the final race of the In-Season Challenge and only two drivers remain. Ty Dillon and Ty Gibbs will race head-to-head with the highest finisher earning a $1M bonus.
Chase Briscoe will start from the pole position. Denny Hamlin was on pace for the pole when he slammed the wall during NASCAR Cup Series qualifying.
Denny Hamlin crashes during Indianapolis qualifying (Video)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
TV Schedule
The following includes the schedule for the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series:
Saturday
July 26, 2025
4:30pm ET
CW
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Race
NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NXS Race
Sunday
July 27, 2025
2:00pm ET
TNT Sports | HBO Max
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCS Race

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
July 27, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Chase Briscoe
49.136
2. Bubba Wallace
49.149
3. Erik Jones
49.248
4. Tyler Reddick
49.267
5. Ty Gibbs
49.330
6. William Byron
49.442
7. Chris Buescher
49.447
8. Carson Hocevar
49.495
9. AJ Allmendinger
49.499
10. Austin Cindric
49.499
11. Shane van Gisbergen
49.591
12. Kyle Busch
49.595
13. Kyle Larson
49.617
14. Brad Keselowski
49.629
15. Joey Logano
49.693
16. Christopher Bell
49.795
17. Josh Berry
49.830
18. Noah Gragson
49.894
19. Todd Gilliland
49.941
20. Austin Dillon
49.949
21. Alex Bowman
49.967
22. Michael McDowell
49.974
23. Ryan Preece
49.979
24. Ryan Blaney
49.992
25. Riley Herbst
50.012
26. Ty Dillon
50.051
27. Zane Smith
50.061
28. Justin Haley
50.067
29. Cole Custer
50.088
30. Chase Elliott
50.114
31. Daniel Suarez
50.201
32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
50.310
33. Ross Chastain
50.333
34. Cody Warfe
50.588
35. Jesse Love
50.801
36. John Hunter Nemechek
50.989
37. Josh Bilicki
54.565
38. Katherine Legge
56.963
39. Denny Hamlin
No Time

NASCAR Cup Series
Playoff Point Standings
(Before Indianapolis)
Pos | Driver | Wins | Points
1. Denny Hamlin
4 Wins
2. Kyle Larson
3 Wins
3. Christopher Bell
3 Wins
4. Shane van Gisbergen
3 Wins
5. Chase Elliott
1 Win
6. William Byron
1 Win
7. Ryan Blaney
1 Win
8. Chase Briscoe
1 Win
9. Joey Logano
1 Win
10. Ross Chastain
1 Win
11. Austin Cindric
1 Win
12. Josh Berry
1 Win
13. Tyler Reddick
+156
14. Alex Bowman
+63
15. Chris Buescher
+44
16. Bubba Wallace
+16
— Playoff Cutline —
17. Ryan Preece
-16
18. Kyle Busch
-39
19. Ty Gibbs
-52



