Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) venceu neste domingo (08/09) a Brickyard 400, no Indianápolis Motor Speeday, 26ª etapa da Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Foi a terceira vitória de Harvick no ano. Joey Logano (Team Penske Ford) e Darrell Wallace Jr. (Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet) completaram os três primeiros.
Pole-position Harvick liderou 119, das 160 voltas. Recebendo a bandeira quadriculada com 6s118 de vantagem sobre Logano. Wallace foi o terceiro.
William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) terminou em quarto, seguido por Clint Bowyer (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford).
Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), Ryan Blaney (Team Penske Ford), Ryan Newman (Roush Fenway Racing Ford), Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) e Paul Menard (Wood Brothers Racing Ford) fecharam os dez primeiros.
Logano venceu o primeiro estágio. E Harvick o segundo.
Com os resultados foram definidos os 16 classificados para os Playoffs:
1. Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18
2. Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11
3. Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19
4. Joey Logano, Team Penske No. 22
5. Brad Keselowski, Team Penske No. 2
6. Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4
7. Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports No. 9
8. Kurt Busch, Chip Ganassi Racing No. 1
9. Kyle Larson, Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42
10. Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports No. 88
11. Erik Jones, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20
12. Ryan Blaney, Team Penske No. 12
13. William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports No. 24
14. Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 10
15. Clint Bowyer, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14
16. Ryan Newman, Roush Fenway Racing No. 6
Entre os que ficaram for a dos Playoffs, está o heptacampeão Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet), que pela primeira vez não avançou para a disputa do tÁtulo, desde a implementação do sistema em 2004 (inicialmente com Chase).
Johnson se envolveu em um múltiplo acidente no estágio final, iniciado com um toque com Kurt Busch (Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet).
Kyle Busch ficou com o tÁtulo simbólico da temporada regular.
Os Playoffs, com o Round of 16, começam no dia 15 de setembro, no Las Vegas Motor Spedway.
Final:
1 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160
2 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 160
3 Darrell Wallace Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 160
4 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160
5 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160
6 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160
7 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 160
8 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 160
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160
10 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 160
11 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160
12 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 160
14 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160
15 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 160
16 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 160
17 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 160
18 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 160
19 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 160
20 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 160
21 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160
22 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 160
23 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160
24 Ryan Sieg (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 157
25 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 157
26 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 157
27 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 156
28 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 156
29 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 155
30 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 155
31 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 153
32 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 147 5
33 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 129
34 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109
35 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 105
36 Parker Kilgerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 104
37 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 87
38 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 48
39 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48
40 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 40