The Brickyard 400 presented by PPG is an annual 400 lap NASCAR Cup Series race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. The race began in 1994, Jeff Gordon was the inaugural winner of the Brickyard 400.
Ever since the inaugural running of the event in 1994, the race has been heralded by NASCAR fans as one of the "crown jewel" events of the season, due to the history of IMS. Many companies co-sponsored the event, such as Allstate and Big Machine Records.
However, the legacy of the event was tainted in the 2008 running of the Brickyard 400, in which many drivers suffered from tire failures throughout the day to the point where NASCAR was forced to throw cautions every 10 laps. Since then, attendance for the race had declined significantly and many fans grew resentment over the race. After 2020, the Brickyard 400 was held on the road course of Indianapolis and the race was renamed to the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. The first 2 Cup races on the Indy road course were extremely chaotic, and fans were split as to whether they liked it or not. After 2023, the race was held on the oval once again and was renamed back to the Brickyard 400.
Past winners[]
| Year | Date | Car. No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
| Oval, 2.5 miles | ||||||||||
| 1994 | August 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:01:51 | 131.932 | Report |
| 1995 | August 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:34:38 | 155.218 | Report |
| 1996 | August 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:52:02 | 139.508 | Report |
| 1997 | August 2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:03:28 | 130.828 | Report |
| 1998 | August 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:09:19 | 126.77 | Report |
| 1999 | August 7 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:41:57 | 148.288 | Report |
| August 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:33:56 | 155.918 | Report | |
| 2001 | August 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:03:30 | 130.79 | Report |
| 2002 | August 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:11:57 | 125.033 | Report | |
| 2003 | August 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:58:22 | 134.548 | Report |
| 2004 | August 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 161* | 402.5 (647.76) | 3:29:56 | 115.037 | Report | |
| 2005 | August 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:22:03 | 118.782 | Report |
| 2006 | August 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:54:57 | 137.182 | Report |
| 2007 | July 29 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:24:28 | 117.379 | Report |
| 2008 | July 27 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:28:29 | 115.117 | Report |
| July 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:44:31 | 145.882 | Report | |
| 2010 | July 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:56:24 | 136.054 | Report |
| 2011 | July 31 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:52:18 | 140.766 | Report |
| 2012 | July 29 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:54:19 | 137.68 | Report |
| 2013 | July 28 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:36:22 | 153.485 | Report |
| 2014 | July 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 2:39:41 | 150.297 | Report |
| 2015 | July 26 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 164* | 410 (659.831) | 3:06:51 | 131.656 | Report |
| 2016 | July 24 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 170* | 425 (683.971) | 3:17:46 | 128.94 | Report |
| 2017 | July 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167* | 417.5 (671.901) | 3:39:00 | 114.384 | Report |
| 2018 | September 10* | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:06:35 | 128.629 | Report | |
| 2019 | September 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 400 (643.737) | 3:20:06 | 119.443 | Report |
| 2020 | July 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 161* | 402.5 (647.760) | 3:16:05 | 123.162 | Report |
| Road Course, 2.439 miles | ||||||||||
| 2021 | August 15 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 95* | 231.705 (372.875) | 3:20:59 | 69.171 | Report |
| 2022 | July 31 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 86* | 209.754 (337.55) | 2:40:18 | 75.511 | Report |
| 2023 | August 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 82 | 199.998 (321.866) | 2:09:59 | 92.319 | Report |
| Oval, 2.5 miles | ||||||||||
| 2024 | July 21 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167* | 417.5 (671.901) | 3:29:09 | 119.770 | Report |