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.
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 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.

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  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Brickyard 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.