23XI star Bubba Wallace survived a late fuel scare to take a dramatic overtime victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, breaking a 100-race winless streak in the process.
With five laps to go in the Brickyard 400, Wallace looked like he was heading for a relatively comfortable win after some excellent driving throughout the race. However, the weather intervened, with the red flag eventually coming out due to rain and the race subsequently going to overtime.
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Running light on fuel, the No. 23 was deemed to have enough gas to get through one restart, not two, and after surviving a charge from Kyle Larson when the lights went green, the job looked done, before another caution was thrown.
During that caution, Wallace was told by his crew chief that he needed to pit for fuel, but then, ahead of the restart, was told to stay out, with the 23 team instead opting to gamble.
That gamble certainly paid off, with Wallace once again able to hold Larson off in the closing stages and make it to the black and white checkered flag without running out of fuel, taking a hard-earned victory and locking himself into the 2025 playoffs after weeks and weeks of nervously looking over his shoulder at the cut line.
Larson came home second in the No. 5, just 0.222 seconds behind Wallace, with Denny Hamlin finishing third overall, a remarkable comeback considering he started the race at the rear of the field in a backup car.
With that said, let’s take a look at the full race and stage results below!
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NASCAR Cup Series: Who won the Indianapolis race today?
| Pos |
Driver (Car No.) |
Team |
| 1 | Bubba Wallace (23) | 23XI Racing Toyota |
| 2 | Kyle Larson (5) | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin (11) | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 4 | Ryan Preece (60) | RFK Racing Ford |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski (6) | RFK Racing Ford |
| 6 | Todd Gilliland (34) | Front Row Motorsports Ford |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney (12) | Team Penske Ford |
| 8 | Christopher Bell (20) | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 9 | Alex Bowman (48) | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 10 | Carson Hocevar (77) | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 11 | Justin Haley (7) | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 12 | John H. Nemechek (42) | Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
| 13 | Chase Elliott (9) | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 14 | Chris Buescher (17) | RFK Racing Ford |
| 15 | Austin Cindric (2) | Team Penske Ford |
| 16 | William Byron (24) | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 17 | Katherine Legge (78) | Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 18 | Chase Briscoe (19) | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 19 | Shane van Gisbergen (88) | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
| 20 | Cole Custer (41) | Haas Factory Team Ford |
| 21 | Ty Gibbs (54) | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 22 | Josh Berry (21) | Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
| 23 | AJ Allmendinger (16) | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
| 24 | Jesse Love (62) | Beard Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 25 | Kyle Busch (8) | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
| 26 | Riley Herbst (35) | 23XI Racing Toyota |
| 27 | Daniel Suárez (99) | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
| 28 | Ty Dillon (10) | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick (45) | 23XI Racing Toyota |
| 30 | Michael McDowell (71) | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 31 | Zane Smith (38) | Front Row Motorsports Ford |
| 32 | Joey Logano (22) | Team Penske Ford |
| 33 | Noah Gragson (4) | Front Row Motorsports Ford |
| 34 | Josh Bilicki (66) | Garage 66 Ford |
| 35 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 36 | Erik Jones (43) | Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
| 37 | Cody Ware (51) | Rick Ware Racing Ford |
| 38 | Austin Dillon (3) | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
| 39 | Ross Chastain (1) | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
FASTEST LAP: Denny Hamlin, No. 11, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (49.74secs)
NASCAR Cup Series: Indianapolis Stage 2 results
| Pos |
Driver (Car No.) |
Team |
| 1 |
Ryan Blaney (12) |
Team Penske Ford |
| 2 |
Kyle Larson (5) |
Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 3 |
Denny Hamlin (11) |
Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 4 |
William Byron (24) |
Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 5 |
Brad Keselowski (6) |
RFK Racing Ford |
| 6 |
Alex Bowman (48) |
Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 7 |
Carson Hocevar (77) |
Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 8 |
Joey Logano (22) |
Team Penske Ford |
| 9 |
Chris Buescher (17) |
RFK Racing Ford |
| 10 |
Bubba Wallace (23) |
23XI Racing Toyota |
NASCAR Cup Series: Indianapolis Stage 1 results
| Pos |
Driver (Car No.) |
Team |
| 1 |
Chase Briscoe (19) |
Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 2 |
Bubba Wallace (23) |
23XI Racing Toyota |
| 3 |
William Byron (24) |
Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 4 |
Tyler Reddick (45) |
23XI Racing Toyota |
| 5 |
Chris Buescher (17) |
RFK Racing Ford |
| 6 |
Kyle Busch (8) |
Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
| 7 |
Carson Hocevar (77) |
Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 8 |
Kyle Larson (5) |
Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 9 |
Austin Dillon (3) |
Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
| 10 |
AJ Allmendinger (16) |
Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
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