Overview
- The Brickyard 400 is scheduled for Sunday, July 26, as a 160‑lap, 400‑mile race with stage breaks at laps 50, 100 and 160 and a roughly 2 p.m. ET broadcast start on TNT and truTV.
- Denny Hamlin enters the weekend as the Cup points leader and a pre‑race favorite while still seeking his first Brickyard victory after three career third‑place finishes.
- The In‑Season Challenge final between Ryan Blaney and Todd Gilliland is confirmed to be decided during the Cup race, with a $1 million prize on the line.
- The official Cup entry list shows 39 cars, including three open teams (No. 62 Beard Motorsports with Casey Mears, No. 67 23XI with Corey Heim, and No. 78 Live Fast with Daniel Dye), while the Truck and ARCA fields at nearby Lucas Oil IRP are full and creating qualifying pressure.
- Toyota’s strong season form — winners of 12 of 21 points races this year — makes the manufacturer a central contender at the Brickyard, and live in‑car streams will be available on HBO Max alongside radio coverage on IMS Radio Network and SiriusXM.