Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 8, 2023) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in Indianapolis, Indiana, going into the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on Sunday, August 13 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, IMS, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
| 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Playoff Outlook Following Race No. 23 | |||||||
| Rank | Drivers | Points | Starts | Wins | Stages | Playoff Pts | Points From Cutoff |
| 1 | William Byron | 703 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 22 | In On Wins |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 799 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 20 | |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 649 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 742 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 662 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | Chris Buescher | 639 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 677 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 656 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 642 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 636 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 11 | Tyler Reddick | 609 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 12 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 530 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | Kevin Harvick | 663 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 180 |
| 14 | Brad Keselowski | 651 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 168 |
| 15 | Bubba Wallace | 541 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 16 | Ty Gibbs # | 486 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Michael McDowell | 483 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 18 | Daniel Suarez | 481 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| 19 | AJ Allmendinger | 462 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24 |
| 20 | Alex Bowman | 442 | *20 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -44 |
| 21 | Austin Cindric | 433 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -53 |
| 22 | Chase Elliott | 431 | *16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -55 |
| 23 | Justin Haley | 414 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -72 |
| 24 | Aric Almirola | 405 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -81 |
| 25 | Ryan Preece | 397 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -89 |
| 26 | Corey LaJoie | 379 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -107 |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 378 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -108 |
| 28 | Erik Jones | 365 | 23 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -121 |
| 29 | Austin Dillon | 341 | 23 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -145 |
| 30 | Harrison Burton | 323 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -163 |
| 31 | Chase Briscoe | 289 | 23 | 0 | 0 | -25 | -197 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 220 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -266 |
| Note: Must compete in every race of the season to be eligible for the Playoffs or be granted a waiver by NASCAR (*). | |||||||
INDIANAPOLIS ROAD COURSE-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
(Driver stats in the below section are from 2021-Present)
AJ Allmendinger (No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet)
- One win, one top five, two top 10s
- Average Finish of 4.000, series-best
- Average Running Position of 11.308, fifth-best
- Driver Rating of 100.2, third-best
- 5 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-best
- 122 Laps in the Top 15 (67.4%), seventh-most
- 64 Quality Passes, third-most
Christopher Bell (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
- One top 15
- Average Finish of 24.000, 22nd-best
- Average Running Position of 13.636, ninth-best
- Driver Rating of 94.0, seventh-best
- 5 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-best
- 108 Laps in the Top 15 (59.7%), ninth-most
- 46 Quality Passes, 12th-most
Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)
- One top five, one top 10
- Average Finish of 14.000, 10th-best
- Average Running Position of 8.857, second-best
- Driver Rating of 97.6, fourth-best
- 3 Fastest Laps Run, 15th-best
- 161 Laps in the Top 15 (89.0%), series-most
- 60 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Kyle Busch (No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)
- One top 15
- Average Finish of 15.500, 11th-best
- Average Running Position of 11.961, seventh-best
- Driver Rating of 87.0, 10th-best
- 2 Fastest Laps Run, 16th-best
- 134 Laps in the Top 15 (74.0%), fourth-most
- 76 Quality Passes, series-most
William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- one pole
- Average Finish of 32.000, 31st-best
- Average Running Position of 10.329, fourth-best
- Driver Rating of 95.9, fifth-best
- 6 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
- 145 Laps in the Top 15 (80.1%), third-most
- 59 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Austin Cindric (No. 2 Team Penske Ford)
- One top five, two top 10s
- Average Finish of 5.500, second-best
- Average Running Position of 15.140, 13th-best
- Driver Rating of 87.7, ninth-best
- 4 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-best
- 102 Laps in the Top 15 (56.4%), 13th-most
- 47 Quality Passes, 10th-most
Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- One top five, one top 10
- Average Finish of 10.000, fourth-best
- Average Running Position of 7.911, series-best
- Driver Rating of 103.6, second-best
- 7 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
- 154 Laps in the Top 15 (85.1%), second-most
- 75 Quality Passes, second-most
Todd Gilliland (No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford)
- One top five, one top 10
- Average Finish of 4.000, only one start
- Average Running Position of 13.826, 10th-best
- Driver Rating of 89.6, eighth-best
- Zero Fastest Laps Run
- 52 Laps in the Top 15 (60.5%), 21st-most
- 27 Quality Passes, 22nd-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
- One top 20
- Average Finish of 18.500, 15th-best
- Average Running Position of 13.166, eighth-best
- Driver Rating of 82.9, 13th-best
- 8 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
- 127 Laps in the Top 15 (70.2%), sixth-most
- 50 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- One top five, one top 10
- Average Finish of 19.000, 16th-best
- Average Running Position of 16.966, 18th-best
- Driver Rating of 95.0, sixth-best
- 22 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
- 104 Laps in the Top 15 (57.5%), 10th-most
- 41 Quality Passes, 14th-most
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)
- One top 10
- Average Finish of 20.000, 18th-best
- Average Running Position of 14.882, 12th-best
- Driver Rating of 85.4, 12th-best
- 1 Fastest Laps Run, 19th-best
- 95 Laps in the Top 15 (52.5%), 17th-most
- 47 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Michael McDowell (No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford)
- One top 10
- Average Finish of 19.000, 17th-best
- Average Running Position of 14.030, 11th-best
- Driver Rating of 86.2, 11th-best
- 2 Fastest Laps Run, 17th-best
- 101 Laps in the Top 15 (55.8%), 14th-most
- 48 Quality Passes, ninth-most
Tyler Reddick (No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)
- One win, one top five, one top 10; one pole
- Average Finish of 11.000, fifth-best
- Average Running Position of 9.748, third-best
- Driver Rating of 110.7, series-best
- 19 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
- 129 Laps in the Top 15 (71.3%), fifth-most
- 56 Quality Passes, seventh-most
NASCAR Cup Series 2023 Top 16 in the Driver Standings at Indianapolis RC
| Rank | Driver | Races | Poles | Wins | Top Fives | Top 10s | DNFs | Average Finish | Driver Rating | |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 78.2 | |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 82.9 | |
| 3 | William Byron | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32.0 | 95.9 | |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 94.0 | |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.5 | 57.4 | |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 | 95.0 | |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 72.3 | |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 56.9 | |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 87.0 | |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 97.6 | |
| 11 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 69.1 | |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 85.4 | |
| 13 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 110.7 | |
| 14 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 73.9 | |
| 15 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 61.5 | |
| 16 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 60.0 |
* – Based on series races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course (2021-2022).
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
Track Data
Season Race #: 24 of 36 (08-13-23)
Track Size: 2.439-miles
The Purse: $9,158,803
Track Type: Asphalt Paved Road Course
Number of Turns: 14
Race Length: 82 laps / 199.998 miles
Stage 1 Length: 15 laps
Stage 2 Length: 20 laps
Final Stage Length: 47 laps
Qualifying & Race Records
Track Qualifying Record:
William Byron, Chevrolet, 100.044 mph, 87.765 secs., August 15, 2021
2022 Qualifying:
Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 99.378 mph, 88.354 secs., July 30, 2022
Track Race Record:
Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 78.511 mph, (02:40:18), July 31, 2022
2022 Race:
Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 78.511 mph, (02:40:18), July 31, 2022
HISTORY
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) has existed since 1909, and is the original “Speedway”, the first racing facility to incorporate the word into its name.
- With a permanent seating capacity for more than 250,000-plus people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000, it is the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility in history.
- The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course was completed in 2000 and it incorporates part of the oval. The original length upon completion measured 2.605-miles.
- In 2008, and again in 2014, the road course layout was modified to improve competition. This weekend’s event will compete on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile paved version of the road course.
- The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval) was August 6, 1994. Hendrick Motorsport’s driver Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) won the race.
- The first NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course was on August 15, 2021, and the event was won by Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger.
- This weekend’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard will be the third NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course (2021-2023).
STARTS
- A total of 48 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
- A total of 30 of the 48 drivers have competed in more than one NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis R.C.
POLES
- Hendrick Motorsport’s driver William Byron won the inaugural Busch Light Pole at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course with a speed of 100.044 mph (87.765 secs.).
- Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick won the Busch Light Pole for the 2022 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course race with a speed of 99.378 mph (88.354 secs.).
- Youngest series pole winner at Indianapolis RC: William Byron (08/15/2021) 23 years, 7 months, 17 days.
- Oldest series pole winner at Indianapolis RC: Tyler Reddick (07/30/2022) 26 years, 6 months, 19 days.
- Two organizations have won at least one pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Hendrick Motorsports (2021) and Richard Childress Racing (2022).
- Chevrolet is the only manufacturer to win a pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course (2021, 2022).
WINS
- Two drivers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, and both are active this weekend – A.J. Allmendinger (2021) and Tyler Reddick (2022).
- Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger won the first NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on August 15, 2021 with an average speed of 69.117 mph, and did it in 3 hours, 20 minutes, and 59 seconds. He won the race by .929-second margin of victory over second-place Ryan Blaney.
- At the time driving for Richard Childress Racing, Tyler Reddick, won the second NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on July 31, 2022 with an average speed of 78.511 mph, and did it in 2 hours, 40 minutes, and 18 seconds. He won the race by a 1.065 second margin of victory over second-place Austin Cindric.
- Youngest series race winner at Indianapolis RC: Tyler Reddick (07/31/2022) 26 years, 6 months, 20 days.
- Oldest series race winner at Indianapolis RC: A.J. Allmendinger (08/15/2021) 39 years, 7 months, 30 days.
- The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at that Indianapolis Road Course was won from the eighth starting position by A.J. Allmendinger driving a Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
- Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series race at that Indianapolis Road Course was won from the pole or first starting position by Tyler Reddick driving a Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
- Two organizations have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Kaulig Racing with driver A.J. Allmendinger in 2021 and Richard Childress Racing with driver Tyler Reddick in 2022.
- Chevrolet is the first and only manufacturer to win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in the NASCAR Cup Series with victories in 2021 and 2022.
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
Runner-Up Finishes:
- Two drivers have finished runner-up in the two NASCAR Cup Series races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
- Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney finished runner-up in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on August 15, 2021.
- Team Penske’s Austin Cindric finished runner-up in last season’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on July 31, 2022.
Top-Five Finishes:
- A total of 10 different drivers have finished in the top-five in the two NASCAR Cup Series races at the Indianapolis Road Course:
o 2021 Race: 1. A.J. Allmendinger, 2. Ryan Blaney, 3. Kyle Larson, 4. Chase Elliott, 5. Matt DiBenedetto
o 2022 Race: 1. Tyler Reddick, 2. Austin Cindric, 3. Harrison Burton, 4. Todd Gilliland, 5. Bubba Wallace
Top-10 Finishes:
- A total of 18 different drivers have finished in the top-10 in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course:
o 2021 Race: 1. A.J. Allmendinger, 2. Ryan Blaney, 3. Kyle Larson, 4. Chase Elliott, 5. Matt DiBenedetto, 6. Kurt Busch, 7. Erik Jones, 8. Justin Haley, 9. Austin Cindric, 10. Ryan Newman
o 2022 Race: 1. Tyler Reddick, 2. Austin Cindric, 3. Harrison Burton, 4. Todd Gilliland, 5. Bubba Wallace 6. Joey Logano, 7. A.J. Allmendinger, 8. Michael McDowell, 9. Cole Custer, 10. Chris Buescher
LAP LEADERS
- A total of 15 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
NASCAR Cup Series Lap Leaders at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
| Rank | All-Time Lap Leaders | Laps Led | Laps Completed | % Led |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 44 | 181 | 24.31% |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 28 | 152 | 18.42% |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 27 | 181 | 14.92% |
| 4 | Chase Briscoe | 17 | 180 | 9.44% |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 17 | 163 | 10.43% |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 17 | 181 | 9.39% |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 14 | 181 | 7.73% |
| 8 | AJ Allmendinger | 5 | 181 | 2.76% |
| 9 | Todd Gilliland | 4 | 86 | 4.65% |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 181 | 1.10% |
| 11 | Joey Hand | 2 | 85 | 2.35% |
| 12 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 173 | 0.58% |
| 13 | Matt DiBenedetto | 1 | 95 | 1.05% |
| 14 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 174 | 0.57% |
| 15 | William Byron | 1 | 156 | 0.64% |
- Tyler Reddick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at the Indianapolis Road Course with 44 laps led – 24.31% of his laps completed.
- The most laps led by the winner of a NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course is 38 laps led of the scheduled 86 laps (44.1%) on July 31, 2022 by driver Tyler Reddick. He started the race from the pole.
- The fewest laps led by the winner of a NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course is two laps led of the scheduled 95 laps (2.1%) on August 15, 2021 by driver A.J. Allmendinger. He started the race in eighth starting position.
- The most laps led by a driver that did not win a NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course is 28 of the scheduled 95 laps (29.4%) on August 15, 2021 by Hendrick Motorsport’s driver Kyle Larson. He started from the fourth starting position and finished third.
TRACK & EVENT SPECIFIC STATS
- The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on August 15, 2021 was won by Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger with a .929-second Margin of Victory over Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney in second.
- Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on July 31, 2022 was won by Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick with a 1.065-seconds Margin of Victory over Team Penske’s Austin Cindric in second.
- One of the two NASCAR Cup Series races at the Indianapolis Road Course ended in NASCAR Overtime.
o 2021 – Ran the scheduled distance
o 2022 – Scheduled for 82 laps but the actual distance was 86 laps due to Overtime
- NASCAR Qualifying at the Indianapolis Road Course has never been cancelled.
- The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course produced 13 lead changes among 11 different leaders.
- Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course produced nine lead changes among seven different leaders.
- The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course produced 22 green flag passes for the lead.
- Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course produced 13 green flag passes for the lead.
- The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course produced six cautions for 25 laps.
- Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course produced five cautions for 15 laps.
- The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course had 24 of the 40 drivers finish on the lead lap.
- Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Road Course had 28 of the 38 drivers finish on the lead lap.
NASCAR IN INDIANAPOLIS
- There has been a total of 90 NASCAR national series races among five tracks held in the state of Indiana.
| Track Name | City | Cup | Xfinity | Truck | Combined | First Year |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway | 27 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1994 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2020 |
| Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Indianapolis | 0 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 1982 |
| Funks Speedway | Winchester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1950 |
| Playland Park Speedway | South Bend | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1952 |
| Totals | 31 | 41 | 18 | 90 |
- The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Indiana was at Funks Speedway in Winchester, Indiana on October 15, 1950. The race was won by Lloyd Moore in a Mercury.
INDIANA DRIVERS IN NASCAR
- A total of 88 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Indiana.
- Of the 88 Indiana NASCAR drivers, 12 of them have won at least one NASCAR national series race.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart (Columbus) leads all drivers from Indiana in wins with 62 NASCAR national series wins (49 Cup, 11 Xfinity and two Truck).
NASCAR National Series Winners From Indiana
| Driver | Cup | Xfinity | Truck | Combined |
| Tony Stewart | 49 | 11 | 2 | 62 |
| Ryan Newman | 18 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| Darel Dieringer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Charlie Glotzbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Andretti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Balmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Briscoe | 1 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| Larry Frank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Haley | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Dick Passwater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Raines | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Kenny Irwin Jr | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 85 | 33 | 14 | 132 |
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