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CHARLOTTE — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a dozen NASCAR teams to provide 11 years of financial data to the stock car series as part of an ongoing legal fight but sharply limited what they need to share. A day after hearing arguments from both sides, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western […]

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CHARLOTTE — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a dozen NASCAR teams to provide 11 years of financial data to the stock car series as part of an ongoing legal fight but sharply limited what they need to share.

A day after hearing arguments from both sides, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina said the information will “allow NASCAR to have much of the arguably relevant substance of the requested information, while protecting the legitimate interests” of the 12 teams. They had raised concerns that the private financial details could end up being made public and would hurt competitive balance.

Under the decision, the teams must provide top-line data — total revenue, total costs, and net profits and losses — dating to 2014. The teams and NASCAR were ordered to settle on an independent accounting firm to handle the details by Friday, with that work paid for by NASCAR.

Earlier this week, attorneys for 12 of the 15 overall race teams argued against disclosing their financial records to become part of NASCAR’s antitrust lawsuit. They are not parties in the ongoing suit filed by 23XI Racing, which is owned by the NBA Hall Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins.

23XI and Front Row are the only two organizations of the 15 that refused last September to sign take-it-or-leave offers on a new charter agreement. Charters are NASCAR’s version of a franchise model, with each charter guaranteeing entry to the lucrative Cup Series races and a stable revenue stream. Of the 13 teams that signed, only Kaulig Racing has submitted the financial documents NASCAR subpoenaed as part of discovery.

Teams have long argued that NASCAR is not financially viable and they need a greater revenue stream and a more permanent length on the charter agreements, which presently have expiration dates and can be revoked by NASCAR. Two years of negotiations ended last fall with 13 teams signing on and 23IX and FRM instead heading to court.


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Indianapolis Brickyard 400 Fantasy NASCAR Confidence Rankings / Post Practice Predictions

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images On Sunday, NASCAR will be racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400. Indy is a big 2.5-mile flat track where track position and horsepower are king. This race is often run “backwards”, where teams try to pit as few times as possible. I view Pocono to have the […]

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On Sunday, NASCAR will be racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400. Indy is a big 2.5-mile flat track where track position and horsepower are king. This race is often run “backwards”, where teams try to pit as few times as possible. I view Pocono to have the most correlation, so make sure you look back to that race from just a few weeks ago (Pocono 2025 Total Speed Rankings).

On Saturday, NASCAR held a combined 25-minute practice session, so teams had time to make adjustments and tune. Make sure you check out our Indy Practice Notes, Indy 5, 10 and 15 Lap average Speed Cheat Sheet and Indy Practice Speeds and 10-Lap Averages

Here’s the Indy Qualifying Results/ Starting Lineup

Indianapolis Full Field Fantasy NASCAR Rankings

1) Kyle Larson
Start 13th / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – Medium-High
Indy Outlook – Defending Indianapolis Brickyard 400 winner, Kyle Larson will be tough to beat in this crown jewel race. Dover might be a sign the #5 team is getting back to form, and that will be big trouble for the field if that’s the case. In last year’s Brickyard 400, Larson got a late assist in overtime and raced his way to victory lane. In the race, Larson earned the 3rd best Driver Rating, had the 5th best Total Speed Ranking and led 8 laps. During overtime, leader Brad Keselowski ducked down pit road after the “choose cones” and that immediately bumped Larson up to the front row in the inside lane and from there, Larson hit the afterburners. Back in 2019 in Larson’s next most recent race, he finished 2nd in Stage #1, finished 2nd in Stage #2, led 5 laps but then crashed in the last Stage which led to his 33rd. On lap 126 which was shortly before his demise, Larson was running in 7th. At Pocono a few weeks ago, Larson finished 7th and had the 12th best Total Speed Ranking. In practice, Larson said his car was pretty good and his 5-lap average was the 3rd best.
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Further Recommended Reading = Indy Projected Finish Ranges, DraftKings Indy Scoring Projections, FanDuel Indy Scoring Projections, Indy Quick Rankings

2) William Byron
Start 6th / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – Medium-High
Indy Outlook – Look for William Byron to be fast and be a factor at Indy. Indy is a track where the best of the best shine, and I have no doubt Byron is poised to have a great performance, if he can avoid trouble which often hasn’t been far at Indy considering he’s finished 19th or worse in 3 of the last 4. “Performance Wise” over the last three, Byron’s easily been top ten good. Last year, Byron was top ten good but finished an asterisk mark 38th. In the race, Byron finished 4th in Stage #1, was running in 9th on lap 60 (pit strategy during the Stage #1 caution shuffled him back a little) but then on lap 74 while running around 20th, Byron crashed in a multi-car wreck during a restart. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Byron ranked 8th. Back in 2020, Byron led 15 laps, won Stage #1 but then on lap 83 which is a lap he was battling for the very lead, Byron had a flat tire and got into the wall which doomed him to a 27th. In 2019, Byron finished 4th. In practice, Byron had the 2nd best 10-lap average.
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3) Chase Briscoe
Start 1st / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – Medium-High
Indy Outlook –
Pocono winner and polesitter, Chase Briscoe should be high on your radar. Pocono is the best comp track and Briscoe was impressive there en route to victory lane. At “The Tricky Triangle”, Briscoe finished 1st, led 72 laps and had the 3rd best Total Speed Ranking, having ranked #1 in both the 3rd and 4th segments of the race. That very car he won with, the #19 team is bringing it back to the track this weekend. Last year at Indy in his old ride, Chase Briscoe had an afternoon to forget. In the race, Briscoe finished 24th, had the 24th best Total Speed Ranking and had a 17.3 average running position. I’ll note, Briscoe was running in 13th on lap 156 (four laps to go) but then he pitted or something which dropped him back and then in overtime he was collected in a wreck.
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NASCAR Starting Lineup for Sunday: Brickyard 400 Starting Grid, NASCAR Qualifying Results

The NASCAR schedule this weekend has taken us to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the annual Brickyard 400. One of the most distinguished races in Cup Series comes with just five weeks left in the regular season. With the playoffs imminent, the NASCAR starting lineup for the Brickyard 400 and Saturday’s Cup Series qualifying results matter […]

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The NASCAR schedule this weekend has taken us to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the annual Brickyard 400. One of the most distinguished races in Cup Series comes with just five weeks left in the regular season. With the playoffs imminent, the NASCAR starting lineup for the Brickyard 400 and Saturday’s Cup Series qualifying results matter more than ever.

Related: NASCAR predictions for Brickyard 400

Following the NASCAR qualifying results on Saturday afternoon for the Cup Series, let’s dive into the Brickyard 400 starting grid and lineup.

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NASCAR starting lineup: Brickyard 400

  1. Chase Briscoe – 49.136 seconds

  2. Bubba Wallace –49.149 seconds

  3. Erik Jones -49.248 seconds

  4. Tyler Reddick – 49.267 seconds

  5. Ty Gibbs – 49.330 seconds

  6. William Byron – 49.442 seconds

  7. Chris Buescher – 49.447 seconds

  8. Carson Hocevar – 49.495 seconds

  9. AJ Allmendinger – 49.499 seconds

  10. Austin Cindric – 49.586 seconds

  11. Shane van Gisbergen – 49.591 seconds

  12. Kyle Larson – 49.617 seconds

  13. Kyle Busch – 49.595 seconds

  14. Brad Keselowski – 49.629 seconds

  15. Joey Logano – 49.693 seconds

  16. Christopher Bell – 49.795 seconds

  17. Josh Berry – 49.830 seconds

  18. Noah Gragson – 49.894 seconds

  19. Todd Gilliland – 49.941 seconds

  20. Austin Dillon – 49.949 seconds

  1. Alex Bowman – 49.967 seconds

  2. Michael McDowell – 49.974 seconds

  3. Ryan Preece – 49.979 seconds

  4. Ryan Blaney – 49.992 seconds

  5. Riley Herbst – 50.012 seconds

  6. Ty Dillon – 50.051 seconds

  7. Zane Smith – 50.061 seconds

  8. Justin Haley – 50.067 seconds

  9. Cole Custer – 50.088 seconds

  10. Chase Elliott – 50.114 seconds

  11. Daniel Suárez – 50.201 seconds

  12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 50.310 seconds

  13. Ross Chastain – 50.333 seconds

  14. Cody Ware – 50.588 seconds

  15. Jesse Love – 50.801 seconds

  16. John H. Nemechek – 50.989 seconds

  17. Josh Bilicki – 54.565 seconds

  18. Katherine Legge – 56.963 seconds

Related: NASCAR standings before Brickyard 400

Brickyard 400 starting grid

  • Row 1: Chase Briscoe, Bubba Wallace

  • Row 2: Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick

  • Row 3: Ty Gibbs, William Byron

  • Row 4: Chris Buescher, Carson Hocevar

  • Row 5: AJ Allmendinger, Austin Cindric

  • Row 6: Shane van Gisbergen, Kyle Busch

  • Row 7: Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski

  • Row 8: Joey Logano, Christopher Bell

  • Row 9: Josh Berry, Noah Gragson

  • Row 10: Todd Gilliland, Austin Dillon

  • Row 11: Alex Bowman, Michael McDowell

  • Row 12: Ryan Preece, Ryan Blaney

  • Row 13: Riley Herbst, Ty Dillon

  • Row 14: Zane Smith, Justin Haley

  • Row 15: Cole Custer, Chase Elliott

  • Row 16: Daniel Suarez, Ricky Stenhouse Jr

  • Row 17: Ross Chastain, Cody Ware

  • Row 18: Jesse Love, John Hunter Nemechej

  • Row 19: Josh Bilicki, Katherine Legge

Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race on Sunday

Chase Briscoe is on the pole for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday. Bubba Wallace is second in the NASCAR starting grid tomorrow.

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Predicting the Finals for the NASCAR In-Season Challenge!

After weeks of bracket chaos, upsets, and surprises, the in-season challenge comes down to the most unexpected final: Ty Gibbs vs. Ty Dillon. One is the young phenom in top-tier equipment. The other? The journeyman nobody expected to make it past round one. And now, somehow, we’re here. Ty Dillon at the Brickyard? Believe it […]

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After weeks of bracket chaos, upsets, and surprises, the in-season challenge comes down to the most unexpected final: Ty Gibbs vs. Ty Dillon. One is the young phenom in top-tier equipment. The other? The journeyman nobody expected to make it past round one. And now, somehow, we’re here.

  • Ty Dillon at the Brickyard? Believe it or not, it’s one of his best tracks
  • Ty Gibbs has the car, the pace, and the hype—but will that be enough?
  • Dillon has an Xfinity win here, and his worst Cup finish is 21st. Coincidence?
  • Is this the start of a Cinderella story or the final chapter?

It’s the most improbable finale yet. On paper, Gibbs should run away with it. But Dillon’s form in the challenge—and his quiet history at Indy—says don’t count him out. Stranger things have happened in NASCAR. And at this point? Why not Ty Dillon? Let us know who you’ve got in this Ty vs. Ty showdown. Will it be a legacy launch or a legacy upset?

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CHEVROLET NCS AT INDIANAPOLIS: Justin Haley Media Availability Quotes – Speedway Digest

Justin Haley, driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Media Availability Quotes: What does racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway mean to you? “Yeah, this is obviously my home track. Gainbridge has a large presence here, as well. […]

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Justin Haley, driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Media Availability Quotes:

What does racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway mean to you?

“Yeah, this is obviously my home track. Gainbridge has a large presence here, as well. So, yeah, just an important race for our team. Hopefully we unload here fast in practice and can put on a good show. So, yeah, obviously important for me. I grew up racing here — not racing here, but watching a lot of the Indianapolis 500’s. We have a strong relationship with Gainbridge, who’s been one our main sponsors this year. So, yeah, I’m excited to get going here. It’s always good to be home.”

How would you describe the season so far for you and the No. 7 team? What are the boxes you’re trying to check as we get closer to the end of the regular season here?

“I think it’s just been interesting. I mean, that’s really all I can think about when I think about our season. Obviously, I feel like at the start of the season, we were pretty good, and then the car chief and crew chief change happened. We kind of went through a section through May and June where I thought we were pretty decent; had good speed but just caught up in a lot of incidents that kind of tanked us back in the points.

But again, I feel like anytime we got into an incident, it really wasn’t our fault. It was just a bad stretch. So, yeah, we’ve kind of tried to climb back through the metric and have decent days. I feel like we’re coming off two okay finishes right there inside the top-20. I feel like we’ve had good speed, but just trying to find our groove again. Obviously, it’s been a pretty difficult season, in general, with where we are in the points standing and kind of what we’ve gone through. Definitely not what I expected when I started in Daytona, to go through all we’ve been through. But just trying to find a little bit of silver lining and get some good finishes by the end of the year.”

How old were you when you first came to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and what is your first memory of this track?

“Yeah, I’m not sure. I know I skipped school a few times. I was definitely in elementary school. My parents had some friends that still live right here, not but a quarter mile away. We used to stay at their house and used to watch a lot of Indy 500’s — come up here for Carb Day, all the practices and spent a lot of time here watching the INDYCAR’s.

I’m not sure if I ever came to a Brickyard, but yeah, I would say I was pretty young… probably six or seven. I knew it was before I started racing. I started racing when I was nine. So yeah, spent a lot of time here; had a lot of fun with it. I enjoy coming here.”

It’s been a tough season so far. What’s your outlook going forward for the rest of the year and trying to get things back on the right track for yourself and the team?

“Yeah, I mean, I kind of hit on that earlier. It’s just been interesting. I’m not really sure why or how I’ve gotten to this point. But yeah, it was tough, obviously losing what we lost and just trying to find our footing after that.

I feel like we have speed. I feel like there’s been weeks where we show a lot of promise, and a lot of those weeks we got caught up in someone else’s mess. So yeah, we’ve kind of climbed back up the metric. I feel like we’re in a good spot here for qualifying. I feel like the past two weeks, we’ve had decent speed. We had the fastest lap at Sonoma. Unfortunately, it took us a day-in-a-half to get there to be the fastest car. But yeah, it’s been fine. I feel like it’s just been difficult. Not what I expected at all, but just trying to find a little bit of speed and get some finishes.

I’m glad to have (Michael) McDowell on my side. He’s been a big part of this year and helping me. He’s been an awesome teammate. Can’t say enough about Michael and what he’s done for our organization and our team.

So yeah, I feel like we’re okay. We just got to get a little bit better.”

Practice was cancelled yesterday and moved to today. Does that change your approach to practice today with the shortened time and the boxes you check to get ready for tomorrow?

“Yeah, it certainly does. I feel like that’s kind of hurt us, too. I’ve been trying to find a feel that I haven’t quite found yet. We had some packages we wanted to run through yesterday to try to hopefully find that feel and get translation from the simulator. So yeah, we kind of had to go with the package and stick with it today. And tomorrow, obviously with the shortened practices that we normally have, you really can’t do much to it.

I was kind of looking forward to yesterday. I know we brought some extra people to try to run through some more changes on my car and figure out something that I liked. I mean, I’m confident that it’ll be fast. Hopefully I have a good feel for it and we’ll be all right.”

You mentioned that this just hasn’t gone the way that you expected it to go from when you started at Daytona. What have you learned about yourself and the guys who are still around you on the No. 7 team throughout the course of this season? Also, what has Michael done specifically to help you out throughout the course of this season?

“I think Michael (McDowell) is just like a good glue guy, right? Like he just, I feel like, ties up all the loose ends that there might be and just kind of brings everyone together.

So yeah, just having teammates like him. I relate to him a lot like I did AJ (Allmendinger), right? Like just a figure that’s been around and seen it all. He just has a good overview perspective on maybe where your team’s at, where your car’s at or where you’re at as a driver. I’m living in it and trying to do it all, but having a neutral figure like Michael who is just there for your best interest has been a big help.

So yeah, I’m glad he’s taken me under my wing, and obviously I’m fully supportive of him and his team, as well. If it’s at 5 a.m. when we’re hitting pickleballs at his house or if we’re hashing it out in a competition meeting about something, he’s just been a great human being.”

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Connor Zilisch makes it three in a row at IMS

Credit: James Gilbert / Getty Images Connor Zilisch wins his third race in a row, fifth of the season, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a late caution, and this marks JR Motorsports’ 100th team win. Sam Mayer secured his fourth career pole after not running a single lap at last year’s race at IMS, […]

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Connor Zilisch wins his third race in a row, fifth of the season, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a late caution, and this marks JR Motorsports’ 100th team win.

Sam Mayer secured his fourth career pole after not running a single lap at last year’s race at IMS, while rookie Nick Sanchez rolls off alongside him.

Prior to starting, Christian Eckes started smoking out of the dash on the formation and pitted. The No. 16 team was able to fix the issue, and Eckes rejoined where he was originally starting in 15th.

Mayer and Sanchez led the field to green with Sheldon Creed behind his teammate Mayer, and Jesse Love behind Sanchez.

Creed gives a push to Mayer and clears Mayer into the lead. Creed slots into third as Sanchez keeps second.

Logan Bearden slows on the opening lap and goes into the pits.

Justin Allgaier grazed the wall on Lap 2 after being run out of room by Aric Almirola while battling for fifth.

Harrison Burton spins from 19th and brings out the first caution on Lap 3.

Mayer and Sanchez lead the way again on Lap 7, but this time, Creed and Brandon Jones are behind them. Sanchez had a bad restart as Mayer and Creed immediately cleared for the lead into Turn 1. 

Jones fell out of the top five, allowing Almirola, Zilisch and Allgaier to get ahead on Lap 8.

Zilisch passes Almirola for fourth on Lap 13 out of Turn 2, and moves up to third on Lap 14, passing Sanchez in Turn 3.

By Lap 15, Mayer had built a gap of 2.5 seconds to the rest of the field.

Zilisch goes on the inside of Creed on Lap 17 and moves up to second.

Kyle Larson, who started down in 19th, broke into the top 10 on Lap 18.

On Lap 22, Almirola passed Zilisch down the backstretch but still trails Mayer by over 2 seconds.

On Laps 24 and 27, Allgier passed Zilisch and Almirola. Both in Turn 3.

In the last lap of the stage, Allgaier got pretty close to Mayer, but was not able to take the lead.

  1. No. 41 – Sam Mayer (Haas Factory Team)

  2. No. 7 – Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  3. No. 19 – Aric Almirola (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  4. No. 20 – Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  5. No. 88 – Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  6. No. 00 – Sheldon Creed (Haas Factory Team)

  7. No. 2 – Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)

  8. No. 17 – Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports)

  9. No. 54 – Taylor Gray (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  10. No. 1 – Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

After a cycle of pit stops, Almirola, Allgaier and Zilisch are the biggest movers off pit road as Mayer falls three places. Creed also had a slow stop, dropping him out of the top 10. 

Almirola and Allgaier lead the way on Lap 37.

Taylor Gray makes it three wide in turn 2 with Mayer and Sanchez. Gray gets ahead of them as Sanchez gets bumped into the wall by Eckes.

Allgaier and Almirola stayed door to door though Lap 38 before Zilisch got behind Allgaier and helped him into the lead. Zilisch also moved up to second.

Sanchez goes onto pit road as he started smoking on Lap 40.

Eckes starts smoking again on Lap 49, but this time, it was a right front tyre issue. He pits to change both right tyres.

Larson also passed Almirola for third on Lap 50. Larson is still about 2.5 seconds back from Zilisch and Allgaier.

On Lap 52, Zilisch goes underneath Allgaier and passes for the lead entering Turn 3. This makes it 10 consecutive races that Zilisch has led a lap.

On the last lap of the stage, Allgaier battled with Zilisch for the lead and was narrowly able to take it across the line.

  1. No. 7 – Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  2. No. 88 – Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  3. No. 17 – Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports)

  4. No. 19 – Aric Almirola (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  5. No. 54 – Taylor Gray (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  6. No. 20 – Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  7. No. 41 – Sam Mayer (Haas Factory Team)

  8. No. 1 – Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

  9. No. 2 – Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)

  10. No. 18 – William Sawalich (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

After another cycle of pit stops, Allgaier gets off pit road first, followed by Larson and Jones. Almirola and Love have slow stops, and both drop out of the top 10.

Allgaier and Larson led the way on Lap 65, and Jones made it three wide for the lead. Larson comes out on top.

Kvapil goes sideways and hits the wall backward on the restart lap after going three wide with William Sawalich and Leland Honeyman and brings out the caution. Honeyman got loose from the inside and spun Kvapil out.

The restart was delayed due to some raindrops beginning to fall.

Larson and Allgaier led the field back to green on Lap 73. Mayer pushed Larson, but Allgaier was able to sweep for the lead alone. 

Zilisch goes out of line and is able to jump into fourth as Mayer falls back. Zilisch moves up to third on lap 76.

Allgaier is ahead when the fifth caution comes out for rain with 20 laps to go.

Allgaier and Larson take them back racing with 14 laps to go. Zilisch lined up behind Larson on the inside while Jones took the outside behind Allgaier. 

Larson has a slight advantage before Allgaier got slight contact from Larson and the two fell back as Zilsich goes inside to the lead. Jones also got a little loose, allowing for Gray to get up to second. Allgaier pitted to retire the car.

On Lap 90, Austin Hill and Almirola had slight contact. Hill was able to save it for a second before he clipped the back of Almirola, sending him into the wall. Almirola had to retire while Hill pitted.

Hill was penalized for reckless driving and was held for 5 laps.

The race was upgraded to a red flag due to fluid on the track and for weather with 8 laps to go.

About 15 minutes later, the race was back to caution.

With 4 to go and Zilisch on the inside and Gray on the outside, they lead the way back to green.

Gray gets the lead after a big push from Creed and Zilisch slots into second. 

Zilisch goes to the inside of Gray with three to go and Mayer helps Gray on the outside, so Gray stays ahead.

One lap later, Zilisch goes on he inside of Gray again, but Mayer gives the push to Zilisch, getting him up to the lead. 

Connor Zilisch scores his fifth win of the season and JR Motorsports’ 100th win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway!

  1. No. 88 – Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  2. No. 41 – Sam Mayer (Haas Factory Team) [FL]

  3. No. 54 – Taylor Gray (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  4. No. 17 – Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports)

  5. No. 39 – Ryan Sieg (RSS Racing) 

  6. No. 18 – William Sawalich (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  7. No. 8 – Sammy Smith (JR Motorsports)

  8. No. 10 – Daniel Dye (Kaulig Racing)

  9. No. 2 – Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)

  10. No. 26 – Dean Thompson (Sam Hunt Racing)

  11. No. 99 – Matt DiBenedetto (Viking Motorsports)

  12. No. 51 – Jeremy Clements (Jeremy Clements Racing) 

  13. No. 16 – Christian Eckes (Kaulig Racing)

  14. No. 4 – Parker Retzlaff (Alpha Prime Racing) 

  15. No. 27 – Jeb Burton (Jordan Anderson Racing) 

  16. No. 28 – Kyle Sieg (RSS Racing) 

  17. No. 00 – Sheldon Creed (Haas Factory Team)

  18. No. 25 – Harrison Burton (AM Racing) 

  19. No. 91 – Josh Bilicki (DGM Racing x JIM)

  20. No. 44 – Brennen Poole (Alpha Prime Racing)

  21. No. 71 – Ryan Ellis (DGM Racing + JIM)

  22. No. 11 – Josh Williams (Kaulig Racing)

  23. No. 42 – Anthony Alfredo (Young’s Motorsports)

  24. No. 45 – Mason Massey (Alpha Prime Racing) 

  25. No. 14 – Garrett Smithley (SS-Green Light Racing)

  26. No. 70 – Leland Honeyman (Cope Family Racing)

  27. No. 31 – Blaine Perkins (Jordan Anderson Racing)

  28. No. 53 – Joey Gase (Joey Gase Racing)

  29. No. 35 – David Starr (Joey Gase Racing)

  30. No. 1 – Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

  31. No. 74 – Dawson Cram (Mike Harmon Racing) 

  32. No. 20 – Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing) +3 laps

  33. No. 48 – Nick Sanchez (Big Machine Racing) +4 laps

  34. No. 21 –  Austin Hill (Richard Childress Racing) +5 laps

  35. No. 19 – Aric Almirola (Joe Gibbs Racing)  [DNF]

  36. No. 7 – Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)  [DNF]

  37. No. 32 – Katherine Legge (Jordan Anderson Racing) [DNF]

  38. No. 7 – Logan Bearden (SS-Green Light Racing) [DNF]

Next week, NASCAR Xfinity heads to Iowa on Saturday, August 2, at 16:30 EST (21:30 BST). Be there, or be square.



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Richard Childress reacts to Austin Hill penalty, provides fiery response to NASCAR

Tonight’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis is likely going to lead to penalties for Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Hill. It appeared that Hill right rear hooked Aric Almirola and caused both drivers to wreck. Now, RC himself is commenting on the situation. What isn’t going to help Austin Hill is how he reacted […]

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Tonight’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis is likely going to lead to penalties for Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Hill. It appeared that Hill right rear hooked Aric Almirola and caused both drivers to wreck. Now, RC himself is commenting on the situation.

What isn’t going to help Austin Hill is how he reacted on his radio after being held for five laps by NASCAR. Hill went on to finish P34 by the time the race finished, one spot above Almirola.

Richard Childress was asked about the situation. He came off as defensive and stood up for his driver.

“I’ll be in bigger trouble than I already am with NASCAR, period,” Richard Childress said when initially asked about the incident. He then weighed in after being asked if Austin Hill should be suspended.

“Hell no. They didn’t do a damn thing to the 2 car [of Austin Cindric] when they, he wrecked Ty [Dillon] and admitted to it,” Childress said, via Dustin Long of NBC Sports. “Drove him in the right rear and wrecked him at COTA. It’s who you are. We’re a blue-collar team, they give us trouble all the time.”

Richard Childress is always going to stand up for his drivers. That’s just how it is. But Austin Cindric was penalized for his right rear hook on Ty Dillon at COTA. Some felt it wasn’t enough, but he was penalized 50 points and received a fine.

Richard Childress sticking up for Austin Hill

There are serious consequences at stake for Richard Childress and Austin Hill. If NASCAR finds that this right rear hook was intentional, they are going to throw the book at Hill, and they should.

He is a driver who not only has a past of questionable decisions, but one that stood up in front of the entire series and said he was going to be a good example of how to race. Today, he threw that all out the window when he wrecked Almirola.

If NASCAR suspends Hill for a week or two, that’s going to sink his chances of an Xfinity Series championship. It could also be the first time we see a driver in the three national series lose all playoff points for the season. That is the punishment for an unexcused absence from a race, and a suspension via penalty is not a valid excuse.

Richard Childress doesn’t think his driver should be suspended. I get that. But NASCAR is likely going to feel a lot different. Hill has to get his act together. This is not when you need to make these mistakes and poor decisions. All of his hard work could go out the window. Hill has won races, and he has playoff points. A suspension takes all of that away.



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