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2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

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.

Report

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.

Practice

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:29.127 seconds and a speed of .

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

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 15

Stage Two Laps: 20

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 47

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.

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.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
  • <small>Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.</small>
  • <small><span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#FFDEAD; background:#FFDEAD;">.</span>&nbsp;– Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.</small>

References