Brickyard 400

Jul 26Indianapolis Motor Speedway160 Laps

RACE RECAP

Corey Heim used the outside lane on the final restart to seize control of the Brickyard 400, then kept Christopher Bell behind him through the closing run. Heim beat Bell by 0.287 seconds for his second Cup Series victory in his 15th start.

The decisive restart came on Lap 127 with Denny Hamlin lined up inside Heim. Joey Logano pushed Heim clear into Turn 1, Hamlin slipped to fifth, and Heim controlled the final 34 laps. Heim led a race-high 58 laps, while Bell, Logano, Chase Briscoe and Hamlin completed the top five.

Ty Gibbs won Stage 1 and Ross Chastain won Stage 2. Kyle Larson's race ended after a tire failure sent him into the wall on Lap 45, and a nine-car crash on Lap 120 eliminated Ryan Blaney from contention. Todd Gilliland finished 24th but advanced over Blaney in the In-Season Challenge final.

BY THE NUMBERS

Lead Changes

Leaders

5/27

Cautions / Laps

DNFs

.287

Margin of Victory

127.422

Avg MPH

3:08:21

Race Time

Stage Winners

S1Ty Gibbs

S2Ross Chastain

Caution Breakdown

1L46–494L#5 incident turn 3LD #3

2L52–554LStage 1 ConclusionLD #10

3L97–1048LNo. 78 incident turn 3 / Stage 2 ConclusionLD #4

4L115–1195LDebrisLD #62

5L121–1266L#1, 12, 16, 33, 35, 38, 42, 62, 88 incident turn 3LD #51

KEY TAKEAWAYS

01Heim led a race-high 58 laps and beat Bell by 0.287 seconds after controlling the final 34-lap run.

02Logano's push sent Heim clear on the last restart, while Hamlin fell from the inside of the front row to fifth.

03Gibbs won Stage 1 and Chastain won Stage 2 in a race with 15 lead changes among 11 drivers.

04Gilliland finished 24th and won the In-Season Challenge after Blaney was collected in the Lap 120 crash.

05Heim, Gibbs, Carson Hocevar, Ryan Preece and Josh Berry formed the highest-scoring FantasyJolt lineup.

VALUE PICKS

7.0

pts/$

Cole Custer$4

P13

6.07

pts/$

Corey Heim$11

P1S1:P2S2:P5Led:58FL

5.67

pts/$

Michael McDowell$6

P18S1:P3S2:P8

5.01

pts/$

Josh Berry$7

P7Led:1

4.76

pts/$

Ryan Preece$8

P8S2:P7Led:1

BUSTS

0.1

pts/$

Kyle Larson$15

P39

0.31

pts/$

Chase Elliott$13

P37

1.00

pts/$

Bubba Wallace$13

P28

1.07

pts/$

Ryan Blaney$14

P26

1.45

pts/$

Erik Jones$11

P27S2:P9

PERFECT LINEUP

Optimal 5-driver roster for this race

Salary

$50/50

Avg Finish

P7.4

Total Points

379.78

Group	Driver	Salary	Finish	Led	Bonus	Pts
A	Corey Heim	$11	1	58	+15 S1:9 S2:6	133.60 2 × 66.80
B	Ty Gibbs	$12	12	46	+18 S1:10 S2:8	90.30 1.75 × 51.60
C	Carson Hocevar	$12	9	31	+12 S1:7 S2:5	72.15 1.5 × 48.10
D	Ryan Preece	$8	8	1	+4 S2:4	47.63 1.25 × 38.10
E	Josh Berry	$7	7	1	0	35.10 1 × 35.10