2018 Brickyard 400

2018 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 26 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2018 Brickyard 400 program cover, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the race.
Date	September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance	160 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed	128.629 miles per hour (207.008 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	N/A
Most laps led
Driver	Clint Bowyer Denny Hamlin	Stewart-Haas Racing Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	37
Winner
No. 2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Turn 2), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 3), Jeff Burton (Turn 4)
Radio in the United States
Radio	IndyCar Radio Network
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice, Pat Patterson and Jeff Hammond
Turn Announcers	Mark Jaynes (1), Nick Yeoman (2), Jake Query (3) and Chris Denari (4)

The 2018 Brickyard 400, branded as Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 10, 2018 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It is the 25th running of the Brickyard 400. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway, it was the 26th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and the final race of the regular season before the playoffs.

The race was notable for being the first time in NASCAR's modern era (since 1973) that all track activity prior to the race was cancelled by rain and for the race itself to be delayed to Monday, where it was won by Brad Keselowski's Team Penske Ford.

First points race without Kasey Kahne since the 2003 Ford 400.