It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.Ĭonstructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. Report Background Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race will be held. 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.įirst points race without Kasey Kahne since the 2003 Ford 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. It is the 25th running of the 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 Septemat Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.

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