Overview
- Corey Heim captured the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis on July 26 by holding off Christopher Bell and Joey Logano after leading a race-high 58 laps.
- Heim gained the lead off pit road by taking two tires during a lap-115 debris caution and then defended the top spot through the final restarts.
- 23XI confirmed Heim will move into a full-time role in 2027, and his second Cup victory this season came while he ran a part-time schedule in 2026.
- Todd Gilliland finished ahead of Ryan Blaney to claim the $1 million In-Season Challenge prize after Blaney spun late in the race.
- The race reinforced complaints about the Next Gen car's dirty-air effect that limits passing, made pit calls and restart pushes decisive, and left teams to regroup during the upcoming off-week before Iowa on August 9.