Starting Order & Pole for 2026 Brickyard 400

After the North Wilkesboro race, the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, for the Brickyard 400. The 22nd race of the season will go live on TNT Sports at 2 pm ET on Sunday, July 26.

The IMS race will be contested on a 2.5-mile-long oval track. Thirty-nine drivers will compete over 160 laps to drive down Victory Lane. FOX Sports motorsports reporter Bob Pockrass shared the starting lineup for the 2026 Brickyard 400.

Who is on pole for 2026 Brickyard 400?

In Saturday’s (July 25) Cup Series qualifying, Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar claimed his second pole of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season with a time of 48.232 seconds and a speed of 186.598 mph. It marked Hocevar’s third pole of his career.

Hocevar is all set to lead the field to the green flag at the start of the 2026 Indianapolis race, and his teammate Daniel Suarez will share the front row with him after a lap of 186.382 mph.

The pair will be followed by Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs, and Denny Hamlin in the top-five. Michael McDowell, Corey Heim, Alex Bowman, A. J. Allmendinger, and the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson completed the top 10.

Bubba Wallace, the defending winner of the event, qualified 29th on Sunday.

2026 Brickyard 400 starting line-up

Below is the complete starting lineup for the 39-car grid at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

1. #77 – Carson Hocevar
2. #7 – Daniel Suárez
3. #45 – Tyler Reddick
4. #54 – Ty Gibbs
5. #11 – Denny Hamlin
6. #71 – Michael McDowell
7. #67 – Corey Heim (i)
8. 348 – Alex Bowman
9. #16 – A. J. Allmendinger
10. #5 – Kyle Larson
11. #19 – Chase Briscoe
12. #41 – Cole Custer
13. #12 – Ryan Blaney
14. #43 – Erik Jones
15. #17 – Chris Buescher
16. #6 – Brad Keselowski
17. #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
18. #35 – Riley Herbst
19. #22 – Joey Logano
20. #3 – Austin Dillon
21. #24 – William Byron
22. #1 – Ross Chastain
23. #20 – Christopher Bell
24. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
25. #97 – Shane van Gisbergen
26. #21 – Josh Berry
27. #9 – Chase Elliott
28. #10 – Ty Dillon
29. #23 – Bubba Wallace
30. #38 – Zane Smith
31. #88 – Connor Zilisch (R)
32. #33 – Austin Hill (i)
33. #4 – Noah Gragson
34. #60 – Ryan Preece
35. #2 – Austin Cindric
36. #34 – Todd Gilliland
37. #51 – Cody Ware
38. #62 – Casey Mears
39. #78 – Daniel Dye (i)

Watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Brickyard 400.

Edited by Yash Soni