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.

eight:45 p.m.: Time beyond regulation.

eight:38 p.m.: Here’s where we will stand when we return to environmentally friendly.

eight:33 p.m.: Caution for Hamlin! His tire gave out just 7 laps from victory.

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.

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.

eight:10 p.m.: Alex Bowman crashes.

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.

7:36 p.m.: Harvick wins Stage two.

7:22 p.m.: Harvick swoops into the guide with a daring shift and Blaney crashes powering him.

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.

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.

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.

5:forty nine p.m.: Back to yellow. Race will restart before long.

5:forty p.m.: Let us hope the crew member comes out Alright. That was a scary instant.

5:35 p.m.: A major pit road wreck that might have clipped one of Ryan Blaney’s crew associates prompts the red flag.

5:32 p.m.: Joey Logano holds the early guide.

5:26 p.m.: Nightmare commence for MTJ.

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.

four:29 p.m.: With no lights at the observe, NASCAR genuinely should not have produced this a late commence. 

four:12 p.m.: Nonetheless at the very least 15 minutes left before factors get going.

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.