NASCAR Predictions for Brickyard 400, Starting Lineup at Indianapolis

The NASCAR Brickyard 400 gets started on Sunday, July 26, at 2:00 p.m. ET at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on TNT.

Sunday’s race features 160 laps spanning 400 miles at this intermediate track. Today marks the final race of the In-Season Challenge, which started four weeks ago. Ryan Blaney and Todd Gilliland go head-to-head, with the driver finishing higher being awarded a $1 million prize.

Joey Logano is coming off a win last week at North Wilkesboro, as he looks to redeem himself after crashing at Indianapolis last season. 

Below, we'll break down our NASCAR Brickyard 400 predictions and pick to win for Sunday’s race, including top driver picks for PrizePicks.

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NASCAR Brickyard 400 Winner, Top 10 Predictions for Indianapolis – Sunday, July 26

Bubba Wallace came out on top at the 2025 edition of the Brickyard 400, grabbing his third career victory. Wallace has finished in the Top 10 in the past four races at this track.

Denny Hamlin remains atop the NASCAR points standings coming off a second-place finish at North Wilkesboro last Sunday. Hamlin seeks his first win at Indianapolis in 18 tries as he placed third here last July.

The watch for Kyle Larson’s first win since May 2025 continues at Indianapolis, where he won in 2024 and placed second behind Wallace last year.

Gilliand could steal that $1 million prize from Blaney if history repeats itself at this track. In the last two years, Gilliand finished second each time at Indianapolis, marking two of his four Top 10 finishes in the past 36 races.

Last year, Blaney finished seventh at Indianapolis but has placed in the Top 7 three times in seven races at this track.

The favorite to win the Brickyard 400 is Denny Hamlin, entering Sunday's race (2:00 p.m. ET), according to PrizePicks Team Picks.

Hamlin currently has a 4.54x payout ($100 pays out $454) if he wins, while several other drivers, including Larson, are right behind him at a 5.55x payout to win at Indianapolis, according to PrizePicks.

Payout multipliers listed below (like 2x) indicate real-money earnings if your NASCAR predictions are correct; for example, 2x on a $100 entry pays $200 if correct on PrizePicks Team Picks — available in 36 states, including Indiana. “Yes” payouts represent a specific outcome occurring, whereas "No" payouts indicate the opposite.

NASCAR Brickyard 400 Winner Payouts on PrizePicks

Here are the payouts for drivers to win the NASCAR Brickyard 400 Winner from Indianapolis Motor Speedway on PrizePicks. Make your Brickyard 400 pick on 'Yes' or 'No' to a driver to win.

NASCAR Starting Lineup for Brickyard 400: Hocevar Earns Pole Position

The NASCAR Brickyard 400 qualifying took place on Saturday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carson Hocevar sits on the pole for the second time this season. He won the pole at Texas on May 3 and finished seventh, as he seeks his first win since April 26 at Talladega.  

In his first two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Hocevar placed 12th in 2024 and 10th in 2025. However, he started 30th in 2024 and eighth last season but finished seventh in each of the first two stages in 2025. 

Daniel Suarez starts second today at a track he has not seen much success at. Suarez owns a pair of Top 10 finishes in six career races at Indianapolis, but he has never started higher than 15th.

Here is the full NASCAR Brickyard 400 starting lineup at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Sunday’s race at 2:00 p.m. ET on TNT. 

Row 1: Carson Hocevar / Daniel Suarez

Row 2: Tyler Reddick / Ty Gibbs

Row 3: Denny Hamlin / Michael McDowell

Row 4: Corey Heim / Alex Bowman

Row 5: AJ Allmendinger / Kyle Larson

Row 6: Chase Briscoe / Cole Custer

Row 7: Ryan Blaney / Erik Jones

Row 8: Chris Buescher / Brad Keselowski

Row 9: John H. Nemechek / Riley Herbst

Row 10: Joey Logano / Austin Dillon

Row 11: William Byron / Ross Chastain

Row 12: Christopher Bell / Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

Row 13: Shane van Gisbergen / Josh Berry

Row 14: Chase Elliott / Ty Dillon

Row 15: Bubba Wallace / Zane Smith

Row 16: Connor Zilisch / Austin Hill

Row 17: Noah Gragson / Ryan Preece

Row 18: Austin Cindric / Todd Gilliand

Row 19: Cody Ware / Casey Mears

Row 20: Daniel Dye

NASCAR Brickyard 400 Predictions, Driver Picks for Indianapolis

Here are three of the top Brickyard 400 picks to target in the NASCAR race from Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Top PrizePicks NASCAR picks are headlined by three drivers: Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs, and Chase Briscoe.

Tyler Reddick – 5.5 Finishing Position

Tyler Reddick to Finish Top 10 in Brickyard 400 via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.66x | No 2.08x

• Reddick looks to bust out of his slump, finishing 25th or lower four times over his last five races.
• After picking up his fifth win on April 19, Reddick placed in the Top 10 in six of the past 12 races.
• Reddick finished second at Indianapolis in 2024 but crashed out last year to place 29th.
• He posted four Top 5 finishes this season at similar intermediate tracks, including his last victory at Kansas in mid-April.

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Ty Gibbs – 6.5 Finishing Position

Ty Gibbs to Finish Top 10 in Brickyard 400 via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.66x | No 1.96x

• Gibbs has yet to produce a Top 20 finish in two races at Indianapolis, closing 23rd in 2024 and 21st last July.
• He has compiled four consecutive Top 8 finishes overall, including consecutive fourth-place finishes at Atlanta and North Wilkesboro.
• Gibbs has placed in the Top 6 11 times this season — the same amount as Hamlin and Reddick.
• In eight races at intermediate tracks in 2026, Gibbs owns a pair of Top 6 finishes at Charlotte (6th) and Las Vegas (5th).

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Chase Briscoe – 8.5 Finishing Position

Chase Briscoe to Finish Top 10 in Brickyard 400 via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.81x | No 1.92x

• Briscoe has been heating up recently, posting a trio of Top 3 finishes over the last four races. 
• He picked up his first win since last October in his triumph at Chicagoland on July 5. 
• Last season, Briscoe captured the pole at Indianapolis and won the opening stage but finished 18th.
• In his last 12 events at intermediate tracks, Briscoe owns seven Top 8 finishes, including a pair of third-place finishes at Nashville and Kansas.

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Indianapolis is usually a special stop on the NASCAR circuit, especially with $1 million on the line for Blaney or Gilliand to capture the In-Season Challenge. Will we see a seventh different driver win for a seventh straight race this afternoon in the Hoosier State?

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