According to AccuWeather, there is a very low percentage chance of rain when NASCAR Cup Series qualifying is scheduled to take place on Saturday afternoon for Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
But on top of the fact that the weather in the Midwest is generally unpredictable, there have already been five Cup Series oval qualifying sessions rained out this year, including the one seven days ago at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
So just to be safe, we're going to take a look at the provisional starting lineup for Sunday's 160-lap race if qualifying does indeed get rained out at the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Speedway, Indiana oval.
When qualifying is canceled, the starting lineups are set via the qualifying metric, which is generally used to determine qualifying orders. The qualifying order is simply reversed in the event that qualifying is canceled.
The metric has been much less complicated since the start of the 2025 season, when NASCAR reduced it to just two variables: owner standings and most recent race result.
Here's what Sunday afternoon's Brickyard 400 starting lineup would look like in the off chance that qualifying does get rained out on Saturday.
Full Brickyard 400 starting lineup if NASCAR qualifying is canceled
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
2 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
3 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
4 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
5 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
6 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
7 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
8 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
9 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
10 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
11 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
12 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
13 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
14 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
15 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
16 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
17 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
18 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
19 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
20 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
21 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
22 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
23 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
24 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
25 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
27 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
28 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
29 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
30 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
31 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
33 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
34 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
35 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
36 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
37 | Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota |
38 | B.J. McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
39 | Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet |
TNT's live coverage of the Brickyard 400 is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET from Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 26. Don't miss any of the action from the fifth and final race on this year's NASCAR Cup Series In-Season Challenge schedule!
