2018 Brickyard 400
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.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 26 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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The 2018 Brickyard 400 program cover, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the race. | |||
| Date | September 10, 2018 | ||
| 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 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.