NASCAR starting grid, TV schedule and race info for Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway is set to host the Brickyard 400 on the famed 2.5-mile track. The starting lineup for Sunday’s race has been set following Saturday’s qualifying session.
View the NASCAR lineup and TV schedule for Indianapolis below.
Carson Hocevar will start the Brickyard 400 from the pole position. His laptime in qualifying was a 48.232 with an average speed of 186.598mph.
Race Purse:
$11,233,037
Stages:
50/100/160
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
TV Schedule
What channel is the NASCAR race on?
Sunday
July 26, 2026
2:00pm ET
TNT Sports | HBO Max
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
July 26, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Carson Hocevar
48.232
2. Daniel Suarez
48.288
3. Tyler Reddick
48.367
4. Ty Gibbs
48.396
5. Denny Hamlin
48.430
6. Michael McDowell
48.449
7. Corey Heim
48.529
8. Alex Bowman
48.552
9. AJ Allmendinger
48.558
10. Kyle Larson
48.566
11. Chase Briscoe
48.578
12. Cole Custer
48.579
13. Ryan Blaney
48.597
14. Erik Jones
48.633
15. Chris Buescher
48.651
16. Brad Keselowski
48.676
17. John Hunter Nemechek
48.681
18. Riley Herbst
48.706
19. Joey Logano
48.728
20. Austin Dillon
48.728
21. William Byron
48.761
22. Ross Chastain
48.770
23. Christopher Bell
48.837
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
48.848
25. Shane van Gisbergen
48.850
26. Josh Berry
48.879
27. Chase Elliott
48.943
28. Ty Dillon
48.948
29. Bubba Wallace
48.950
30. Zane Smith
49.048
31. Connor Zilisch
49.145
32. Austin Hill
49.158
33. Noah Gragson
49.183
34. Ryan Preece
49.238
35. Austin Cindric
49.254
36. Todd Gilliland
49.326
37. Cody Ware
49.431
38. Casey Mears
50.133
39. Danial Dye
50.290
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NASCAR Cup Series
Points
Note: Points ahead of Indianapolis
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Denny Hamlin
842
2. Tyler Reddick
-68
3. Ryan Blaney
-87
4. Ty Gibbs
-134
5. Chase Elliott
-208
6. Kyle Larson
-226
7. Carson Hocevar
-244
8. Chase Briscoe
-255
9. Chris Buescher
-257
10. Christopher Bell
-268
11. Daniel Suarez
-284
12. William Byron
-296
13. Bubba Wallace
-311
14. Shane van Gisbergen
-326
15. Joey Logano
-331
16. Austin Cindric
-347
— Playoff Cutline —
17. Erik Jones
-33
18. Ryan Preece
-48
19. Brad Keselowski
-58
20. Michael McDowell
-83
