NCS 24/36 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Verizon 200
Skvelé preteky s poriadne zamotaným a dramtickým koncom ovládol napokon pravidelný jazdec nižšej Xfinity Series.
Prvé preteky NASCAR Cup Series na okruhovej verzii Indianapolis Motor Speedway ponúkli poriadnu drámu. Viacerých jazdcov potrápili obrubníky, cez ktoré tvrdo preleteli a ukončili svoje šance na triumf. Prvé dva segmenty patrili Tylerovi Reddickovi, ktorý sa však v samom závere dostal do incindentu v šiestej zákrute. Preteky na zhruba štyri minúty dokonca zastavila červená vlajka.
V následnom overtime sa rozhodovalo o triumfe. Pri reštarte bol v čele Hamlin, ktorého nechtiac v desiatej zákrute zostrelil Briscoe. Cesta ku výhre sa tak otvorila Allmendingerovi, ktorému stačili iba posledné dve kolá vo vedení. Pre jazdca Kaulig Racing to bol druhý triumf v NCS kariére.
| Pozícia | Jazdec | Značka | Počet kôl | Štartová pozícia | Kolá v čele | Body | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 95 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 95 | 16 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 95 | 4 | 28 | 36 | 2 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 95 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 2 |
| 5 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 95 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 6 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 95 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 7 | Erik Jones | Chevrolet | 95 | 28 | 0 | 37 | 7 |
| 8 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 95 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 95 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 95 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 11 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 95 | 22 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 95 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 95 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 14 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 95 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 95 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 16 | Corey LaJoie | Chevrolet | 95 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| 17 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 95 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 18 | Josh Bilicki | Ford | 95 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 19 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 95 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 95 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 95 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 20 |
| 22 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 95 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 95 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 95 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 5 |
| 25 | Cole Custer | Ford | 94 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 94 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| 27 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 94 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Garrett Smithley | Ford | 94 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 93 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 88 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| 31 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 88 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 17 |
| 32 | James Davison | Chevrolet | 80 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 77 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Joey Logano | Ford | 77 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 77 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 14 |
| 36 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 77 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 77 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Anthony Alfredo | Ford | 68 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Andy Lally | Ford | 55 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 46 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
fotografie: NASCARmedia
