NASCAR at Indianapolis results: Kevin Harvick wins Brickyard 400 after Denny Hamlin crash
Kevin Harvick claimed his 2nd straight Brickyard four hundred on Sunday with a masterful effort and hard work at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Right after trading daring passes with Denny Hamlin all over the opposition, it appeared Harvick would tumble brief. But Hamlin wrecked 7 laps before the finish, permitting Harvick to cruise to victory.
Matt Kenseth, who arrived out of retirement in the center of the time, concluded 2nd and experienced a serious shot at an upset for the duration of an extra time restart. Aric Almirola concluded third and rookie Cole Custer landed in fourth.
Tire difficulties was the theme of the afternoon, with Alex Bowman and William Byron also dropping their treads.
Sporting News tracked live race updates and lap-by-lap highlights from Sunday’s NASCAR race at the Brickyard. Stick to underneath for finish final results from Indianapolis.
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Results from Brickyard four hundred
Pos. | Driver |
1 | Kevin Harvick |
two | Matt Kenseth |
three | Aric Almirola |
four | Brad Keselowski |
5 | Cole Custer |
6 | Kyle Busch |
7 | Michael McDowell |
eight | Tyler Reddick |
nine | Bubba Wallace |
10 | Joey Logano |
11 | Chase Elliott |
12 | Christopher Bell |
thirteen | Kurt Busch |
14 | Ty Dillon |
15 | Clint Bowyer |
sixteen | John Hunter Nemechek |
seventeen | Ross Chastain |
18 | Austin Dillon |
19 | Matt DiBenedetto |
twenty | Daniel Suarez |
Leaders: 9
Guide alterations: 11
Cautions: 9
NASCAR at Indianapolis highlights from the Brickyard four hundred
eight:forty six p.m.: Kevin Harvick wins the Brickyard four hundred.
Harvick Kenseth Almirola Keselowski Custer top-5.
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 6, 2020
eight:45 p.m.: Time beyond regulation.
eight:38 p.m.: Here’s where we will stand when we return to environmentally friendly.
Beneath caution, 5 laps to go … Harvick Kenseth Almirola Custer Bell Keselowski ADillon DiBenedetto KyBusch McDowell Wallace. Elliott Reddick Bowyer Logano Nemechek Chastain TDillon
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 6, 2020
eight:33 p.m.: Caution for Hamlin! His tire gave out just 7 laps from victory.
HOLY CRAP! Denny Hamlin blows a tire and hits the wall when foremost at the Brickyard!
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 6, 2020
eight:31 p.m.: Buckle up.
eight:29 p.m.: Matt Kenseth is shaping up to be the darkish horse down the stretch here if Harvick and Hamlin falter. He is been managing near the top for a when and is in third now.
eight:twenty p.m.: Just around twenty laps to go.
Restart with 22 to go: Hamlin, Harvick, Bell, Kenseth, A. Dillon, Custer, Keselowski, Almirola, DiBenedetto, McDowell, Elliott, Chastain, Kyle Busch, Wallace, T. Dillon, Reddick, Bowyer, Logano, JHN, Suarez, Kurt Busch (top twenty) | #NASCAR
— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) July 6, 2020
Harvick is explained to to thrust Hamlin as difficult as he can — that Hamlin’s tires have been showing cords.
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 6, 2020
eight:seventeen p.m.: Elliott experienced presently pitted but goes in again underneath caution. Unclear why he did that, as it’ll thrust him back again in the field.
Certainly, Hamlin and Harvick stayed out. So they will restart 1-two. Right after them, it’s Bell-Kenseth-ADillon-Custer-Keselowski-Almirola-DiBenedetto-McDowell. Then Elliott is P11.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 6, 2020
eight:10 p.m.: Alex Bowman crashes.
Alex Bowman with a major hit in Convert 1 from a blown right front tire. Lap 133 | #NASCAR
— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) July 6, 2020
eight:07 p.m.: Both Hamlin and Harvick have pitted. They have thirty laps to discover an edge. Many others this kind of as Clint Bowyer and Chase Elliott, meanwhile, will appear to steal a shock get around the veteran favorites.
eight p.m.: There are forty laps remaining. Top three: Harvick, Hamlin, Elliott.
7:forty nine p.m.: This is turning into quite the fight in between Hamlin and Harvick.
Hamlin, working with a thrust from Christopher Bell, goes three-extensive to take the guide. But then Harvick aspect-drafts him and goes back again about on the outdoors.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 5, 2020
7:36 p.m.: Harvick wins Stage two.
Stage two: Harvick, Elliott, Hamlin, DiBenedetto, A. Dillon, Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Bell, Bowyer (top 10), Almirola, T. Dillon, Custer, Keselowski, Reddick (top 15), McDowell, JHN, Logano, Wallace, Suarez (top twenty) | #NASCAR
— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) July 5, 2020
7:22 p.m.: Harvick swoops into the guide with a daring shift and Blaney crashes powering him.
What a Go by Harvick! Holy cow…and caution! Blaney!
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 5, 2020
7:sixteen p.m.: Austin Dillon moves to initially after Byron’s mishap.
7:14 p.m.: Byron, who experienced been possessing a excellent afternoon, blows a tire.
7:08 p.m.: We are now halfway by the 160 laps of the Brickyard four hundred, that means this race is formal. Byron holds the guide.
6:56 p.m.: Caution. Erik Jones crashes.
Erik Jones into the wall.
Clint Bowyer on the radio: “That’s the toughest I’ve ever observed any person hit the wall!”#NASCAR #Brickyard400
— Dave Furst (@DaveFurst) July 5, 2020
Jones said he was all right. And is out of the auto.
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 5, 2020
6:fifty p.m.: Newman is performed for the working day.
6:45 p.m.: Chase Elliott takes the guide.
6:thirty p.m.: William Byron wins Stage 1.
Caution out for the finish of phase 1.
Byron wins it. Then Jones ADillon Elliott Harvick Hamlin DiBenedetto Hamlin KyBusch Keselowski Bowyer.— Jayski.com (@jayski) July 5, 2020
6:26 p.m.: The environmentally friendly flag waves with four a lot more laps left in Stage 1.
6:14 p.m.: Caution. Ryan Newman results in being the newest to wreck in this wild Stage 1.
5:55 p.m.: We are environmentally friendly. Truex Jr. will never be section of the motion, even though.
We’re back again environmentally friendly on lap twenty and it is without having Martin Truex Jr., who is performed for the working day | #NASCAR
— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) July 5, 2020
5:forty nine p.m.: Back to yellow. Race will restart before long.
Formally included in the crash on pit road
Martin Truex Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Chris Buescher, Ryan Preece, Ricky Stenhouse, Justin Allgaier, Brennan Poole
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverAW) July 5, 2020
5:forty p.m.: Let us hope the crew member comes out Alright. That was a scary instant.
Red flag at Indianapolis after that pit road wreck. Ambulance has arrived to are inclined to the No. 12 crew member.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 5, 2020
Crewman loaded into the ambulance. Gave a “thumbs up” to the other guys.
Phew.
— Dave Furst (@DaveFurst) July 5, 2020
5:35 p.m.: A major pit road wreck that might have clipped one of Ryan Blaney’s crew associates prompts the red flag.
Oh crap. I hope that crew member on the 12 team is Alright. Appears to be like like he received his leg jammed in between vehicles.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 5, 2020
And we have a pile up on pit road with LaJoie, Stenhouse, Allgier, Preece appeared to be included | #NASCAR
— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) July 5, 2020
5:32 p.m.: Joey Logano holds the early guide.
5:26 p.m.: Nightmare commence for MTJ.
Martin Truex Jr. says he has an mistake concept on his motor command unit.
— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) July 5, 2020
5:24 p.m.: Jimmie Johnson is tuned in from household.
5:20 p.m.: Green flag.
5:08 p.m.: Engines fired.
5 p.m.: The weather is finally cooperating.
four:forty six p.m.: You should let this approach go by.
NASCAR strategies on possessing prerace ceremonies start out at 5pm ET.
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 5, 2020
Assuming there are no a lot more weather delays, here is the up to date minute by minute:
Motorists to vehicles: four:fifty two p.m.
Anthem Package: 5 p.m.
Command: 5:07 p.m.
Green Flag: 5:19 p.m.— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverAW) July 5, 2020
four:29 p.m.: With no lights at the observe, NASCAR genuinely should not have produced this a late commence.
#NASCAR says they’ve experienced two a lot more strikes in the eight-mile radius of @IMS
Hold off continues
— Dustin Extended (@dustinlong) July 5, 2020
four:12 p.m.: Nonetheless at the very least 15 minutes left before factors get going.
NASCAR sent out the 2nd lightning maintain detect at three:57 p.m. ET, which means it would be at the very least four:27 ET before the shelter request is lifted. Certainly, commence of the race will be delayed. Really like these late afternoon begins.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 5, 2020
four p.m.: Race will be delayed for the reason that of lightning. Business as regular this time.
three:fifty two p.m.: A reminder that it will never be Jimmy in the forty eight.
three:forty p.m.: Kurt Busch’s wife, Ashley Busch, experienced a banner flown around the venue to rejoice Busch’s 700th job commence. Alex Bowman, who shares her initials, responded with a joke.
What time does the NASCAR race commence now?
The environmentally friendly flag for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Collection race at Indianapolis will wave soon after 4 p.m. ET, assuming there are no rain delays as there have been so often because NASCAR returned to stay racing in Might.
Sunday’s Brickyard four hundred was moved back again to four p.m. ET somewhat than three:thirty p.m. ET as initially scheduled. The race is scheduled for 160 laps about the two.5 mile oval with phase lengths of fifty, fifty and sixty laps.
The later commence time is notable, for the reason that Indianapolis Motor Speedway does not have lights in the occasion Sunday’s race is delayed by weather.
NASCAR commencing lineup at Indianapolis
Right here are the results of Thursday’s draw for the commencing lineup in the Massive Machine Hand Sanitizer four hundred Driven by Massive Machine Documents at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
Pos. | Driver | Auto No. | Team |
1 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
two | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
three | Alex Bowman | 88 | Hendrick Motorsports |
four | Justin Allgaier* | forty eight | Hendrick Motorsports |
5 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
6 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
7 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
eight | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
nine | Brad Keselowski | two | Team Penske |
10 | Chase Elliott | nine | Hendrick Motorsports |
11 | Kevin Harvick | four | Stewart-Haas Racing |
12 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
thirteen | Tyler Reddick | eight | Richard Childress Racing |
14 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
15 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wooden Brothers Racing |
sixteen | Austin Dillon | three | Richard Childress Racing |
seventeen | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
18 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
19 | John Hunter Nemechek | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
twenty | Chris Buescher | seventeen | Roush Fenway Racing |
21 | Matt Kenseth | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
22 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
23 | Erik Jones | twenty | Joe Gibbs Racing |
24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
twenty five | Joey Gase | 51 | Petty Ware Racing |
26 | Brennan Poole | 15 | Top quality Motorsports |
27 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
28 | Garrett Smithley | fifty three | Rick Ware Racing |
29 | Ty Dillon | thirteen | Germain Racing |
thirty | Cole Custer | forty one | Stewart-Haas Racing |
31 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Go Fas Racing |
32 | Ross Chastain | seventy seven | Spire Motorsports |
33 | Quin Houff | 00 | StarCom Racing |
34 | JJ Yeley | 27 | Rick Ware Racing |
35 | Christopher Bell | ninety five | Leavine Spouse and children Racing |
36 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
37 | Daniel Suarez | ninety six | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
38 | Timmy Hill | 66 | Motorsports Business Management |
39 | Johs Bilicki | 7 | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
forty | BJ McLeod | seventy eight | BJ McLeod Motorsports |
* Allgaier is driving in location of Jimmie Johnson, who examined optimistic for COVID-19.