2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

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	Daniel Suárez	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)

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.

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.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.

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]

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.

Stage One Laps: 15

Stage Two Laps: 20

Stage Three Laps: 47

• 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)

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.

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.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 830 2 Denny Hamlin 770 (–60) 3 William Byron 726 (–104) 4 Christopher Bell 709 (–121) 1 5 Kyle Larson 698 (–132) 1 6 Kevin Harvick 677 (–153) 7 Ross Chastain 676 (–154) 8 Brad Keselowski 675 (–155) 1 9 Ryan Blaney 666 (–164) 1 10 Chris Buescher 665 (–165) 2 11 Kyle Busch 660 (–170) 1 12 Tyler Reddick 653 (–177) 1 13 Joey Logano 639 (–191) 14 Bubba Wallace 560 (–270) 2 15 Michael McDowell 542 (–288) 1 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 542 (–288) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 887 2 Toyota 832 (–55) 3 Ford 824 (–63) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.