Regardless of a pair of extra time restarts with Kyle Larson to his exterior, Bubba Wallace put collectively two unimaginable restarts to win the Brickyard 400 and snap a 100-race winless streak.
Listed here are three takeaways from the Brickyard 400:
Wallace wins first crown jewel race in double-overtime end
Wallace entered the race on the playoff bubble and confronted a rain delay and fuel-mileage issues within the closing laps, however was to not be denied in an exhilarating end on the “Brickyard.” The 23XI Racing driver acquired away from Larson and held on to win by 0.222 seconds for his third profession victory.
The 2025 season has been inconsistent for Wallace with six DNFs and 4 finishes exterior the highest 20 within the final 5 races. Sunday’s win not solely locks Wallace into the playoffs, however takes some weight off his shoulders and provides him some much-needed momentum with solely 4 races remaining earlier than the postseason begins.
Ty Gibbs claims inaugural In-Season Problem
A Twenty first-place end is nothing flashy, nevertheless it was all that Gibbs wanted to finish Ty Dillon’s Cinderella run within the head-to-head match, in the end having to accept twenty eighth. Gibbs turns into the first In-Season Problem champion, taking residence the trophy and $1M prize.
Whereas Dillon received over a whole lot of the fan base together with his underdog run the final 5 weeks, Gibbs has been as stable as any driver over the summer season months. He had three straight top-10s getting into Indianapolis and now has an In-Season Problem title in his possession, solely including to the current string of optimistic outcomes.
Tire points show pricey for Workforce Penske
Workforce Penske teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano elected to remain on monitor after Ross Chastain’s spin on Lap 17. That technique appeared to be figuring out nicely till Cindric had a flat proper rear tire on the frontstretch whereas main on Lap 84.
