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. It was the 3rd running of the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on the road course, and the 30th edition of NASCAR at the speedway. Contested over 82 laps on the 2.439-mile (3.925 km) road course, it was the 24th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 24 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date August 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
2.439 mi (3.925 km)
Distance 82 laps, 199.998 mi (321.85 km)
Average speed 96.329 miles per hour (155.026 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Trackhouse Racing
Time 1:27.968
Most laps led
Driver Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports
Laps 54
Winner
No. 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
IMS Radio
Booth Announcers Doug Rice, Mark Jaynes and Jeff Hammond
Turn Announcers Nick Yeoman (Turns 1–4), Pat Patterson (Turns 5–9), Michael Young (Turns 10–11) and Pat Patterson (Turns 12–14)

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Background

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

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 six miles (10 km) 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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
No. 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 Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Michael McDowell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:29.127 seconds and a speed of 98.516 mph (158.546 km/h).[10]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
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 98.403
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Daniel Suárez scored the pole for the race with a time 1:27.968 of and a speed of 99.814 mph (160.635 km/h).[11] 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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
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
DSQ 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DSQ
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 15

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 10
2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 9
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 7
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 91 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 0
10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 20

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 9
3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 8
4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 4
8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

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Stage Three Laps: 47

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 4 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 82 59
2 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 82 49
3 1 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 82 51
4 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 82 44
5 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 82 38
6 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 82 33
7 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 31
8 6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 82 36
9 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 32
10 8 91 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 82 0
11 17 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 82 26
12 10 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 25
13 16 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 82 24
14 39 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 82 23
15 20 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 82 22
16 27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 82 21
17 21 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 82 20
18 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 82 19
19 25 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82 28
20 22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 82 24
21 24 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 82 16
22 11 33 Brodie Kostecki Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 82 15
23 38 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 82 14
24 37 42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 81 13
25 34 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 81 12
26 26 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 81 11
27 35 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 81 10
28 31 15 Jenson Button Rick Ware Racing Ford 81 9
29 14 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 81 8
30 29 51 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford 81 7
31 30 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 81 6
32 32 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 81 0
33 28 67 Kamui Kobayashi (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 81 0
34 18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 81 3
35 36 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 81 2
36 5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 11
37 23 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 80 1
38 15 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 80 1
39 33 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 79 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • 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: 96.329 miles per hour (155.026 km/h)

Media

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Television

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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.

NBC
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Kim Coon
Marty Snider

Radio

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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 Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Jaynes
Announcer: Jeff Hammond
Turns 1–4: Nick Yeoman
Turns 5–9: Jake Query
Turns 10–11: Michael Young
Turns 12–14: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Ryan Myrehn
Leslie Gudel

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (August 12, 2023). "Michael McDowell leads NASCAR Cup practice at Indy RC". Motorsport.com. Speedway, Indiana: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (August 12, 2023). "Daniel Suarez beats Reddick for Cup pole at Indy RC". Motorsport.com. Speedway, Indiana: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 12, 2023.


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