The 2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on August 13, 2023, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 82 laps on the road course, it was the 24th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
This was the final Cup Series race held on Indianapolis' Infield Road Course, as the Brickyard 400 would return in 2024.
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Background
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Jenson Button Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 33 Brodie Kostecki Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 67 Kamui Kobayashi (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 91 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Michael McDowell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:29.127 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:29.127 98.516 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:29.199 98.436 3 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:29.229 98.403Official practice results
Qualifying Daniel Suárez scored the pole for the race with a time 1:27.968 of and a speed of . William Byron was not able to participate in qualifying after failing inspection three times. First-time Cup Series competitor Brodie Kostecki qualified 11th, but had to start at the rear of the field after switching to a backup car.
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:28.386 1:27.968 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1:28.050 1:28.113 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:28.388 1:28.335 4 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:27.909 1:28.434 5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:28.482 1:28.496 6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:27.941 1:28.499 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:28.474 1:28.516 8 91 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:28.404 1:28.544 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:27.957 1:28.606 10 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:27.962 1:28.606 11 33 Brodie Kostecki Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:28.495 — 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:28.533 — 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:28.539 — 14 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:28.656 — 15 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:28.669 — 16 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:28.764 — 17 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:28.839 — 18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:28.855 — 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:28.924 — 20 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:28.939 — 21 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:28.947 — 22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:28.953 — 23 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:28.962 — 24 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:28.996 — 25 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:29.005 — 26 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:29.065 — 27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:29.068 — 28 67 Kamui Kobayashi 23XI Racing Toyota 1:29.077 — 29 51 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:29.119 — 30 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:29.203 — 31 15 Jenson Button Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:29.269 — 32 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 1:29.400 — 33 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:29.537 — 34 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:29.694 — 35 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:29.762 — 36 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1:29.789 — 37 42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1:29.819 — 38 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:29.820 — 39 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 00.000 — Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 15
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 102 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 93 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 75 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 91 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 010 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 20
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 93 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 84 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 75 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 48 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 47
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 4 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 82 592 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 82 493 1 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 82 514 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 82 445 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 82 386 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 82 337 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 318 6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 82 369 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 3210 8 91 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 82 011 17 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 82 2612 10 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 2513 16 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 82 2414 39 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 82 2315 20 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 82 2216 27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 82 2117 21 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 82 2018 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 82 1919 25 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 2820 22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 82 2421 24 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 82 1622 11 33 Brodie Kostecki Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 82 1523 38 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 82 1424 37 42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 81 1325 34 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 81 1226 26 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 81 1127 35 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 81 1028 31 15 Jenson Button Rick Ware Racing Ford 81 929 14 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 81 830 29 51 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford 81 731 30 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 81 632 32 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 81 033 28 67 Kamui Kobayashi (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 81 034 18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 81 335 36 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 81 236 5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 1137 23 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 80 138 15 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 80 139 33 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 79 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 10 among 7 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 1 for 3 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 58 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty Snider
Radio Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produce the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations. The lead announcers and two pit reporters were PRN staff, while the turns announcers and two pit reporters were from IMS.
PRN/IMS RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark JaynesAnnouncer: Jeff Hammond Turns 1–4: Nick YeomanTurns 5–9: Jake QueryTurns 10–11: Michael YoungTurns 12–14: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanRyan MyrehnLeslie Gudel
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 830 2 Denny Hamlin 770 (–60) 3 William Byron 726 (–104) 4 Christopher Bell 709 (–121) 1 5 Kyle Larson 698 (–132) 1 6 Kevin Harvick 677 (–153) 7 Ross Chastain 676 (–154) 8 Brad Keselowski 675 (–155) 1 9 Ryan Blaney 666 (–164) 1 10 Chris Buescher 665 (–165) 2 11 Kyle Busch 660 (–170) 1 12 Tyler Reddick 653 (–177) 1 13 Joey Logano 639 (–191) 14 Bubba Wallace 560 (–270) 2 15 Michael McDowell 542 (–288) 1 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 542 (–288)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 887 2 Toyota 832 (–55) 3 Ford 824 (–63)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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