Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts one of NASCAR‘s genuine crown-jewel events this weekend, with the Brickyard 400 headlining a four-series program across two central Indiana venues. The action runs from Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26, with the flagship Cup Series race airing on TNT Sports and HBO Max at 2:00 PM ET Sunday.
This is not a single-race weekend. Fans and bettors get the ARCA Menards Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, and the Cup Series all racing across Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Four series, two tracks, three days – here is everything needed to plan the weekend.
Friday NASCAR Schedule at Indianapolis (July 24)
Friday is a practice and qualifying day, plus two full races. The ARCA Menards Series runs its LiUNA 150 presented by IDEAL Door at 5:30 PM ET on FS1, followed by the Truck Series TSport 200 at 8:00 PM ET, also on FS1. Both races run at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, a 0.686-mile short track with 7.5 degrees of banking in the corners.
- 12:00 PM ET: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Practice – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (NBC Sports App)
- 1:00 PM ET: Cup Series Practice – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (truTV)
- 1:00 PM ET: ARCA Menards Series Practice – Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (No TV)
- 2:00 PM ET: ARCA Menards Series Qualifying – Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (No TV)
- 3:00 PM ET: Craftsman Truck Series Practice – Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (FS1)
- 4:05 PM ET: Truck Series Qualifying – Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (FS1)
- 5:30 PM ET: ARCA LiUNA 150 – Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (FS1)
- 8:00 PM ET: Truck Series TSport 200 – Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (FS1)
The TSport 200 runs 200 laps covering 137.2 miles, with stage breaks at laps 60, 120 and 200. Short-track strategy at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park rewards pit timing and track position aggressively, which opens up live betting windows on every caution cycle.
Saturday NASCAR Schedule at Indianapolis (July 25)
Saturday delivers qualifying for both the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Cup Series, plus the Pennzoil 250 in the afternoon. The O’Reilly Series race runs 100 laps at 250 miles with stages set at laps 30, 60, and 100.
- 12:00 PM ET: O’Reilly Series Qualifying – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (The CW)
- 1:30 PM ET: Cup Series Qualifying – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (truTV / SiriusXM)
- 4:00 PM ET: O’Reilly Series Pennzoil 250 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (The CW / SiriusXM)
Cup Series qualifying at 1:30 PM ET on truTV and SiriusXM sets the grid for Sunday. Starting position matters at a 2.5-mile intermediate track – teams that qualify well gain pit road sequencing advantages that compound through all three stages of the 160-lap race.
Sunday Brickyard 400 Race Info (July 26)
The Brickyard 400 goes green at 2:00 PM ET Sunday on TNT Sports and HBO Max. The race runs 160 laps covering the full 400 miles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with stage breaks at laps 50, 100, and 160. The oval is 2.5 miles of asphalt with nine degrees of banking in the turns and zero banking on both straights.
- 2:00 PM ET: Cup Series Brickyard 400 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (TNT Sports / HBO Max)
The Brickyard 400 debuted on August 6, 1994, and instantly ranked alongside the Daytona 500 in prestige and purse. After a three-year detour onto the road course from 2021 through 2023, NASCAR restored the race to the oval in 2024, and the betting market has responded – odds around organizations with documented IMS oval setups, particularly Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, have tightened significantly. The Athletic’s oral history of the inaugural race frames how deeply the event is embedded in the sport’s identity.
Chevrolet has historically dominated the Brickyard, accounting for more than half of all winners. Bettors tracking manufacturer trends should weight that history heavily at an intermediate-track profile where long-run speed and pit strategy tend to decide the outcome more than raw qualifying pace. Two-tire calls under caution have produced multiple recent winners at this exact track type.
Full Indianapolis Track Specs for NASCAR Weekend
| Track | Length | Type | Banking (Turns) |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2.5 Miles | Intermediate | 9 Degrees |
| Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | 0.686 Miles | Short Track | 7.5 Degrees |
| Series | Laps | Distance | Stage Breaks |
| ARCA LiUNA 150 | 150 | 102.9 Miles | N/A |
| Truck TSport 200 | 200 | 137.2 Miles | 60 / 120 / 200 |
| O’Reilly Pennzoil 250 | 100 | 250 Miles | 30 / 60 / 100 |
| Brickyard 400 | 160 | 400 Miles | 50 / 100 / 160 |
All times listed are Eastern Time. The Cup Series practice session Friday at 1:00 PM ET streams on the truTV, giving bettors a live look at which cars are carrying genuine speed before Saturday qualifying locks in the grid. Watch the long-run pace data out of practice – that is where the Brickyard 400 betting case either gets built or falls apart.
