In Saturday's Brickyard 400 qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Spire Motorsports' Carson Hocevar took the pole position for Sunday's 160-lap NASCAR Cup Series race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Speedway, Indiana oval by recording a top lap speed of 186.598 miles per hour behind the wheel of his No. 77 Chevrolet.
Teammate Daniel Suarez, whom he beat to the top spot by 0.056 seconds, it set to start beside him on the front row behind the wheel of his No. 7 Chevrolet.
Although Indianapolis is a 2.5-mile oval, it is not considered a superspeedway since it is not classified as a drafting track, so Saturday's session consisted of only a single round of qualifying, whereas qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, and EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta Motor Speedway) includes two.
Here's a look at the full starting lineup for Sunday's crown jewel race at Indianapolis. Note that pre-race penalties are not factored into the chart below.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Indianapolis
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
2 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
4 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
5 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
6 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
7 | Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota |
8 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
9 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
10 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
11 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
12 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
13 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
14 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
15 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
16 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
17 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
18 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
19 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
20 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
21 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
22 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
23 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
25 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
27 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
28 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
29 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
30 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
31 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
32 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
33 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
34 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
35 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
36 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
37 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
38 | Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet |
39 | Daniel Dye, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
TNT's live coverage of the Brickyard 400 is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET this afternoon. Don't miss any of the action from Indianapolis Motor Speedway as TNT wraps up its portion of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series broadcast schedule!
