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NASCAR Indianapolis Weekend: Heim, Kvapil win

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NASCAR Indianapolis Weekend: O'Reilly Series & Brickyard 400 Heim, Kvapil win

Practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24 saw Ross Chastain quickest (53.517 s), while Sheldon Creed secured pole for post the Pennzoil 250. fastest lap (53.517 s). In the O'Reilly O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race, Series, rookie Carson Kvapil captured earned his first win, career victory in the Pennzoil 250, leading the final 23 laps and edging teammate Justin Allgaier by 0.643 seconds. The victory win completed a historic JR Motorsports 1‑2‑3‑4 sweep, the first top‑four finish by a single team in series history, and moved Kvapil to second in the regular‑season standings, 265 points behind points leader Allgaier. Dale Earnhardt Jr. praised Kvapil as Kvapil, calling him “like a son,” and post‑race inspection confirmed son.” In the result; Jesse Love and Brandon Jones were penalised for loose lug nuts. Later, part‑time NASCAR Cup Series, part‑time driver Corey Heim earned captured his second career Cup win at the Brickyard 400, leading 58 laps and passing teammate‑owner Denny Hamlin on the final restart and holding to hold off Christopher Bell to finish by 0.287 seconds ahead. seconds. At 24, Heim became the youngest Brickyard winner since Jeff Gordon in 1994 and the first part‑time driver to win claim multiple Cup races victories in a season since 1987, achieving the feat in just his 15th Cup start. season. Both races featured notable incidents: Kyle Larson suffered a tire‑failure crash during the Brickyard 400, and Todd Gilliland secured the $1 million In‑Season Challenge prize. The events reinforced underscored Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s standing status as a marquee NASCAR venue. venue for NASCAR.

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  1. 2026-07-27 00:06 UTC NASCAR Indianapolis Weekend: Heim, Kvapil win
  2. 2026-07-26 23:46 UTC NASCAR Indianapolis Weekend: O'Reilly Series & Brickyard 400
  3. 2026-07-26 22:38 UTC NASCAR Indianapolis Weekend: O'Reilly Series & Brickyard 400
  4. 2026-07-26 20:53 UTC NASCAR O'Reilly Series Indianapolis race
  5. 2026-07-26 15:21 UTC NASCAR O'Reilly Series Indianapolis race
  6. 2026-07-26 03:49 UTC NASCAR O'Reilly Series Indianapolis race
  7. 2026-07-25 23:42 UTC NASCAR O'Reilly Series Indianapolis race

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