Some drivers − together with ‘s and pole sitter − had been after operating the at on Sunday.
Followers had been additionally upset after drafting and passing in had been nearly non-existent, which led to a less-than-exciting race within the opinion of many spectators.
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This is what NASCAR drivers and followers are saying:
NASCAR driver Joey Logano on NASCAR Subsequent Gen vehicles in Indianapolis Brickyard 400 at IMS
Logano after the Brickyard 400, asking: “What’s going to it take to see a green-flag go for the lead right here within the Subsequent Gen automotive?”
Logano was very blunt.
“In all probability an Xfinity automotive … or no matter they’re known as now,” Logano advised Gluck. “This issues … we will not do it. We will not get shut sufficient to make a transfer. You get caught. A number of groove monitor is important. This one does not have that.
“It is endlessly going to be a Crown Jewel in my thoughts. It is endlessly a particular race, and one thing you all the time wish to say you’ve gotten a shot at successful. It hurts when you do not do it. I can inform you that a lot.”
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NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar on NASCAR Subsequent Gen vehicles in Indianapolis Brickyard 400 at IMS
Hocevar additionally had some ideas for Gluck when requested the identical query.
“I feel we have to decelerate. We had been so quick within the nook,” Hocevar mentioned. “I do not know what’s.
“I imply, I felt like there have been instances the place I might get a extremely large run on anyone, and simply the straightaway shouldn’t be lengthy sufficient to trump pushing them out, or the shortage of air I’ve. Even when I dive out, the stall once I get out and drag … both we’d like extra draft, or we have to decelerate far more within the nook, or have each.
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“I simply suppose it is the second I acquired clear air, I went a second quicker. I acquired by and was immediately a second quicker, however I wasn’t actually quick on the finish of the race.”
NASCAR followers on NASCAR Subsequent Gen vehicles in Indianapolis Brickyard 400 at IMS
This is a take a look at what NASCAR followers are saying on X:
NASCAR in Indianapolis: Who gained the 2026 Brickyard 400 at IMS yesterday?
held off to win the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67) celebrates Sunday, July 26, 2026, after successful the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67) celebrates Sunday, July 26, 2026, after successful the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67) celebrates Sunday, July 26, 2026, after successful the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67) crosses the Yard of Bricks on Sunday, July 26, 2026, to win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Denny Hamlin (11), entrance middle, leaves his pit field forward of NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67), left, Sunday, July 26, 2026 through the NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67) watches {qualifications} on pit street on Saturday, July 25, 2026, throughout qualifying for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67) makes a pit cease Sunday, July 26, 2026, through the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Denny Hamlin (11), proper, works to remain forward of NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67), left, as they go away pit street Sunday, July 26, 2026 through the NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67) makes a pit cease Sunday, July 26, 2026, through the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Corey Heim wins NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Collection driver Corey Heim (67) leans in opposition to his automotive Saturday, July 25, 2026, throughout qualifying for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
(Grace Hollars/IndyStar)NASCAR In Indianapolis: Carson Hocevar flips hen at Brickyard 400 winner Corey Heim at 180 mph
Some aptitude from the Heim and Hocevar rivalry was evident throughout Stage 2 of .
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“He is No. 1,” Hocevar advised with fun. “He gained. It is tremendous. Folks don’t love one another. We race actually exhausting. He does an excellent job with (his automotive). I look ahead to being in entrance of him and possibly holding him up.”
Heim’s response?
“He misplaced and I gained,” Heim mentioned earlier than including, “You guys spend loads of time speaking a few man who completed ninth.”
What was NASCAR Brickyard 400 attendance at IMS in Indianapolis?
Indianapolis Motor Speedway president talked about in a driver assembly forward of the Brickyard 400 that there could be “roughly 70,000” folks attending the race, in accordance with .
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