With his first crown jewel victory in the NASCAR Cup Series, Bubba Wallace locked into the 2025 playoffs by winning the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Mobile native Bubba Wallace became the first Black driver to win on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval, surviving a late rain delay, two overtimes, concerns over running out of fuel and a hard-charging Kyle Larson on Sunday in the Brickyard 400.

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace ended his 110-race winless streak with a historic Brickyard 400 victory, narrowly beating Kyle Larson despite fuel concerns in a dramatic finish.

Even before Bubba Wallace climbed into his 23XI Racing Toyota for this year’s Brickyard 400, he said he had a surreal feeling. He hadn’t won a NASCAR Cup race since September 2022, and he’d never won a Crown Jewel event.

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Five cars will drop to the rear of the field before the start of Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET, TNT).

Brickyard 400 viewers will be tuning into pure split-screen racing Sunday. On one side, they’ll monitor Kyle Larson's attempt to defend his Brickyard 400 title and Denny Hamlin going for a career sweep of the Cup's crown jewel races.

This race is one every driver wants on their resume. The Brickyard 400 is considered one of the sport’s crown jewel races, as Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the third-oldest track in the world. The flat, paved straightaways produce lots of speed. The top guys in the field are expected to exceed 200 miles per hour multiple times.