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Preview · Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Powered By Florida Georgia Line 2019 · Pitwall

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Intermediate2.5 mipaved

Banking · Turns 9° · Back 0° · Front 0°

Speedway, IN

Cup Series · 2019 · RACE 26 · PRE-RACE PREVIEW

Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Powered By Florida Georgia Line

Sun, Sep 8, 20192:00 PM local

S1 50S2 50S3 60160 laps

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Form favourites · top 8

Drivers · 40

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Driver	St	Form index▼	This trackAvg finish	·Wins	·Top 5	·Top 10	·Avg start	·Laps led %	·Rating	·Avg running pos	·Pace rank	·Fire-off rank	·Long-run rank	·vs teammates	·Make wins	SimilarAvg finish	·Pace rank	FormLast 5 avg	·% off best (5)	·Trend	·Avg start	·Consistency	·Comeback	·Stage pts/race	·Closing	·Passes/race	·Quality pass %	·Top-10 laps %	Pit & restartsRestart gain	·Pit avg	·Pit rank	ErrorsPenalties/race	·Errors/race	·DNF %	PlayoffsPoints	·Last visit	·Career here
18Kyle Busch	7	64	8.0¹	0¹	0¹	1¹	1.0¹	16.9%¹	—	10.2¹	—	—	—	+0.3¹	0¹	3.5⁴	—	6.6⁵	—	-5.0⁶	12.1²⁵	6.9²⁵	+5.1²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.52²⁵	87.1²⁵	61.9%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	0.0%²⁵	983¹	2018: P8 from 1 · led 27	1 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 8.0
20Erik Jones	14	63	2.0¹	0¹	1¹	1¹	13.0¹	0.0%¹	—	11.0¹	—	—	—	-7.7¹	0¹	9.8⁴	—	9.4⁵	—	+10.7⁶	15.7²⁵	11.3²⁵	+2.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.80²⁵	84.5²⁵	46.2%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	4.0%²⁵	694¹	2018: P2 from 13	1 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 2.0
11Denny Hamlin	33	63	3.0¹	0¹	1¹	1¹	10.0¹	23.1%¹	—	5.0¹	—	—	—	-6.3¹	0¹	13.0⁴	—	7.2⁵	—	+8.7⁶	9.8²⁵	9.6²⁵	-0.1²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.20²⁵	89.4²⁵	59.5%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	4.0%²⁵	877¹	2018: P3 from 10 · led 37	1 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 3.0
2Brad Keselowski	6	63	1.0¹	1¹	1¹	1¹	6.0¹	5.6%¹	—	9.3¹	—	—	—	-11.0¹	1¹	13.3⁴	—	8.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	10.2²⁵	10.2²⁵	-1.3²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.16²⁵	80.0²⁵	52.2%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	4.0%²⁵	832¹	2018: P1 from 6 · led 9	1 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 1.0
4Kevin Harvick	1	62	4.0¹	0¹	1¹	1¹	2.0¹	13.8%¹	—	10.6¹	—	—	—	-7.3¹	1¹	9.0⁴	—	11.4⁵	—	+10.0⁶	8.1²⁵	11.0²⁵	-3.9²⁵	0.0²⁵	-0.48²⁵	70.5²⁵	64.2%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁵	12.0%²⁵	864¹	2018: P4 from 2 · led 22	1 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 4.0
42Kyle Larson	19	60	14.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	7.0¹	0.0%¹	—	9.3¹	—	—	—	+7.0¹	0¹	14.0⁴	—	4.8⁵	—	-11.7⁶	14.2²⁵	11.5²⁵	-0.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.60²⁵	95.6²⁵	44.1%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.24²⁵	20.0%²⁵	714¹	2018: P14 from 7	1 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 14.0
12Ryan Blaney	9	59	11.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	9.0¹	0.6%¹	—	10.1¹	—	—	—	+4.0¹	1¹	10.0⁴	—	12.4⁵	—	+9.3⁶	13.0²⁵	10.8²⁵	-1.9²⁵	0.0²⁵	-1.20²⁵	85.2²⁵	56.1%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	12.0%²⁵	710¹	2018: P11 from 9 · led 1	1 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 11.0
14Clint Bowyer	3	58	5.0¹	0¹	1¹	1¹	8.0¹	23.1%¹	—	4.2¹	—	—	—	-6.0¹	1¹	11.8⁴	—	16.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	10.9²⁵	12.3²⁵	-5.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	-1.00²⁵	82.8²⁵	55.9%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.28²⁵	24.0%²⁵	625¹	2018: P5 from 8 · led 37	1 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 5.0
1Kurt Busch	8	57	6.0¹	0¹	0¹	1¹	4.0¹	11.9%¹	—	9.3¹	—	—	—	-4.7¹	0¹	16.5⁴	—	15.2⁵	—	-5.3⁶	12.6²⁵	7.6²⁵	+1.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.88²⁵	86.7²⁵	55.6%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	0.0%²⁵	790¹	2018: P6 from 4 · led 19	1 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 6.0
21Paul Menard	2	56	9.0¹	0¹	0¹	1¹	19.0¹	0.0%¹	—	13.5¹	—	—	—	—	1¹	17.0⁴	—	16.6⁵	—	-0.7⁶	15.8²⁵	5.1²⁵	-0.8²⁵	0.0²⁵	-0.96²⁵	95.4²⁵	39.6%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	4.0%²⁵	548¹	2018: P9 from 19	1 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 9.0
6Ryan Newman	22	55	10.0¹	0¹	0¹	1¹	17.0¹	0.0%¹	—	14.1¹	—	—	—	-12.0¹	1¹	15.8⁴	—	17.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	19.8²⁵	6.2²⁵	+5.6²⁵	0.0²⁵	+2.16²⁵	88.7²⁵	33.6%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	0.0%²⁵	617¹	2018: P10 from 17	1 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 10.0
9Chase Elliott	24	55	15.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	11.0¹	0.0%¹	—	8.7¹	—	—	—	-7.7¹	0¹	14.8⁴	—	14.4⁵	—	-11.7⁶	11.4²⁵	11.0²⁵	-2.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	-0.88²⁵	88.2²⁵	55.3%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	16.0%²⁵	780¹	2018: P15 from 11	1 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 15.0
22Joey Logano	4	55	13.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	5.0¹	0.0%¹	—	14.4¹	—	—	—	+7.0¹	1¹	13.8⁴	—	16.6⁵	—	+0.7⁶	9.4²⁵	8.0²⁵	-1.3²⁵	0.0²⁵	-1.08²⁵	89.8²⁵	57.5%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	0.0%²⁵	919¹	2018: P13 from 5	1 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 13.0
24William Byron	29	55	19.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	22.0¹	1.9%¹	—	14.2¹	—	—	—	-2.3¹	0¹	9.3⁴	—	15.0⁵	—	+4.3⁶	11.5²⁵	6.4²⁵	-3.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.36²⁵	87.0²⁵	44.9%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	4.0%²⁵	683¹	2018: P19 from 22 · led 3	1 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 19.0
41Daniel Suarez	20	55	18.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	20.0¹	0.0%¹	—	17.0¹	—	—	—	+13.7¹	1¹	14.5⁴	—	13.0⁵	—	-12.0⁶	14.9²⁵	8.8²⁵	-0.1²⁵	0.0²⁵	-0.16²⁵	98.2²⁵	49.5%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁵	8.0%²⁵	617¹	2018: P18 from 20	1 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 18.0
48Jimmie Johnson	5	52	16.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	14.0¹	0.0%¹	—	15.2¹	—	—	—	-6.3¹	0¹	14.8⁴	—	20.6⁵	—	+1.7⁶	13.8²⁵	9.0²⁵	-2.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.96²⁵	82.4²⁵	55.3%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	0.0%²⁵	599¹	2018: P16 from 14	1 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 16.0
8Daniel Hemric	11	51	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0¹	10.0²	—	23.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	17.9²⁵	9.2²⁵	-4.6²⁵	0.0²⁵	-0.24²⁵	82.7²⁵	23.9%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	12.0%²⁵	370¹	first start here	—
19Martin Truex Jr.	27	50	40.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	3.0¹	0.0%¹	—	33.7¹	—	—	—	—	0¹	13.5⁴	—	7.4⁵	—	+7.0⁶	13.8²⁵	10.0²⁵	+3.2²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.12²⁵	81.4²⁵	54.7%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	8.0%²⁵	862¹	2018: P40 from 3	1 st · 0 W · best P40 · avg 40.0
37Chris Buescher	16	50	25.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	23.0¹	0.0%¹	—	22.5¹	—	—	—	-12.0¹	0¹	21.0⁴	—	14.4⁵	—	-0.3⁶	22.0²⁵	6.6²⁵	+4.9²⁵	0.0²⁵	-1.20²⁵	89.8²⁵	31.1%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁵	8.0%²⁵	531¹	2018: P25 from 23	1 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 25.0
27Ryan Sieg	36	50	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	first start here	—
10Aric Almirola	10	50	23.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	12.0¹	0.0%¹	—	15.6¹	—	—	—	+18.0¹	1¹	13.5⁴	—	20.6⁵	—	+14.7⁶	11.2²⁵	9.0²⁵	-3.6²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.08²⁵	83.8²⁵	55.2%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁵	8.0%²⁵	674¹	2018: P23 from 12	1 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 23.0
88Alex Bowman	13	48	33.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	15.0¹	0.0%¹	—	28.0¹	—	—	—	+16.3¹	0¹	16.3⁴	—	15.4⁵	—	-1.7⁶	13.5²⁵	7.7²⁵	-0.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	-0.52²⁵	89.4²⁵	46.9%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	4.0%²⁵	694¹	2018: P33 from 15	1 st · 0 W · best P33 · avg 33.0
3Austin Dillon	18	48	22.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	18.0¹	0.0%¹	—	16.7¹	—	—	—	+12.0¹	0¹	20.3⁴	—	21.4⁵	—	-8.3⁶	14.8²⁵	9.4²⁵	-6.0²⁵	0.0²⁵	-2.80²⁵	75.7²⁵	37.1%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	12.0%²⁵	454¹	2018: P22 from 18	1 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 22.0
95Matt DiBenedetto	26	47	36.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	31.0¹	0.0%¹	—	31.2¹	—	—	—	—	0¹	24.5⁴	—	10.6⁵	—	+0.7⁶	20.8²⁵	10.0²⁵	+1.6²⁵	0.0²⁵	-1.48²⁵	87.5²⁵	30.9%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	16.0%²⁵	467¹	2018: P36 from 31	1 st · 0 W · best P36 · avg 36.0
34Michael McDowell	21	47	17.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	26.0¹	0.0%¹	—	21.9¹	—	—	—	-7.0¹	1¹	20.5⁴	—	27.6⁵	—	+13.0⁶	22.0²⁵	8.8²⁵	-3.6²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.36²⁵	71.3²⁵	18.8%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.20²⁵	20.0%²⁵	304¹	2018: P17 from 26	1 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 17.0
13Ty Dillon	25	47	21.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	30.0¹	0.0%¹	—	23.5¹	—	—	—	—	0¹	25.8⁴	—	22.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	22.7²⁵	7.6²⁵	+1.5²⁵	0.0²⁵	+1.72²⁵	80.4²⁵	17.5%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁵	0.0%²⁵	417¹	2018: P21 from 30	1 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 21.0
96Parker Kligerman	32	46	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0¹	—	—	28.0⁵	—	+2.3⁶	31.3⁹	5.0⁹	+4.3⁹	0.0⁹	+0.44⁹	97.0⁹	9.9%⁹	—	—	—	—	—	0.11⁹	11.1%⁹	0¹	first start here	—
47Ryan Preece	23	45	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0¹	30.0²	—	24.0⁵	—	-15.7⁶	24.5²⁵	8.7²⁵	+0.8²⁵	0.0²⁵	-1.20²⁵	81.0²⁵	10.1%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	24.0%²⁵	333¹	first start here	—
36Matt Tifft	28	45	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1¹	28.0²	—	25.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	29.1²⁵	5.8²⁵	+2.6²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.20²⁵	59.0²⁵	4.7%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	12.0%²⁵	263¹	first start here	—
52Garrett Smithley	38	44	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1¹	—	—	33.6⁵	—	-1.3⁶	36.5⁶	2.4⁶	+2.5⁶	0.0⁶	+0.17⁶	9.7⁶	0.0%⁶	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	0.0%⁶	0¹	first start here	—
38David Ragan	17	44	24.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	25.0¹	0.0%¹	—	26.5¹	—	—	—	+7.0¹	1¹	25.3⁴	—	27.2⁵	—	-4.7⁶	22.4²⁵	6.3²⁵	-4.0²⁵	0.0²⁵	-0.96²⁵	77.6²⁵	19.8%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.20²⁵	20.0%²⁵	268¹	2018: P24 from 25	1 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 24.0
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	12	42	34.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	16.0¹	0.0%¹	—	19.5¹	—	—	—	+22.0¹	1¹	22.3⁴	—	26.0⁵	—	+7.3⁶	14.5²⁵	9.2²⁵	-6.1²⁵	0.0²⁵	-1.32²⁵	88.0²⁵	45.3%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	16.0%²⁵	483¹	2018: P34 from 16	1 st · 0 W · best P34 · avg 34.0
15Ross Chastain	34	42	26.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	32.0¹	0.0%¹	—	28.1¹	—	—	—	-2.0¹	0¹	29.3⁴	—	28.0⁵	—	+0.3⁶	33.5²⁴	4.9²⁴	+5.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	+1.21²⁴	32.4²⁴	3.5%²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁴	8.3%²⁴	0¹	2018: P26 from 32	1 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 26.0
43Darrell Wallace Jr.	15	40	38.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	28.0¹	0.0%¹	—	33.1¹	—	—	—	—	0¹	28.5⁴	—	23.0⁵	—	-2.3⁶	24.3²⁵	5.8²⁵	-0.7²⁵	0.0²⁵	-0.36²⁵	74.2²⁵	15.9%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁵	8.0%²⁵	317¹	2018: P38 from 28	1 st · 0 W · best P38 · avg 38.0
32Corey Lajoie	30	40	27.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	33.0¹	0.0%¹	—	31.4¹	—	—	—	—	1¹	33.7³	—	28.2⁵	—	-0.7⁶	29.1²⁵	7.7²⁵	+3.3²⁵	0.0²⁵	+0.80²⁵	47.6²⁵	4.4%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.16²⁵	12.0%²⁵	280¹	2018: P27 from 33	1 st · 0 W · best P27 · avg 27.0
53Josh Bilicki	39	40	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1¹	35.0¹	—	33.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	33.4⁵	1.3⁵	-0.2⁵	0.0⁵	-1.00⁵	25.4⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	40.0%⁵	0¹	first start here	—
00Landon Cassill	31	40	31.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	34.0¹	0.0%¹	—	30.1¹	—	—	—	—	0¹	31.0⁴	—	27.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	30.9²⁵	5.2²⁵	+1.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	+1.12²⁵	30.7²⁵	3.8%²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁵	8.0%²⁵	0¹	2018: P31 from 34	1 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 31.0
54JJ Yeley	40	40	29.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	35.0¹	0.0%¹	—	32.3¹	—	—	—	—	1¹	31.3³	—	28.8⁵	—	-10.7⁶	36.2⁵	10.1⁵	+7.4⁵	0.0⁵	+3.40⁵	8.6⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	20.0%⁵	38¹	2018: P29 from 35	1 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 29.0
77Reed Sorenson	37	38	28.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	38.0¹	0.0%¹	—	31.4¹	—	—	—	+2.0¹	0¹	30.7³	—	32.8⁵	—	+4.0⁶	35.9¹⁵	5.1¹⁵	+3.7¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	+0.07¹⁵	13.9¹⁵	0.0%¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	20.0%¹⁵	75¹	2018: P28 from 38	1 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 28.0
51BJ McLeod	35	36	30.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	40.0¹	0.0%¹	—	33.5¹	—	—	—	-9.0¹	1¹	36.5²	—	33.6⁵	—	+1.3⁶	34.5¹³	5.4¹³	+1.7¹³	0.0¹³	+1.79¹⁴	16.3¹⁴	1.8%¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	0.08¹³	30.8%¹³	0¹	2018: P30 from 40	1 st · 0 W · best P30 · avg 30.0