A spot of rain fueled by a sweltering afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway gave Kyle Larson a second wind to potentially capture back-to-back Brickyard 400 victories. Before the precipitation caution on Lap 156,

The race got underway with Indiana native Chase Briscoe leading the race. In the early running, Ross Chastain slammed the wall after getting hit by Michael McDowell. Chastain's race was over, leaving him with a 39th-place finish and back-to-back DNFs.