How IndyCar, NASCAR Xfinity races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway break down

The IndyCar Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday, July 30, 2022, on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. NASCAR Cup takes to the track on Sunday, July 31.

IndyCar is scheduled to race 85 laps on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile track at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Felix Rosenqvist earned pole position, while series points leader Marcus Ericsson failed to post a speed and will start last in the 25-car field. Will Power won the race in 2021 and Colton Herta won on this track in May.

The Xfinity race is scheduled for 62 laps with a 3:30 p.m. ET start on NBC. A.J. Allmendinger, who won the 2021 Cup race here, earned pole position. Austin Cindric won the 2021 race.

We'll keep up with both races, so please be sure to refresh.

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A.J. Allmendinger wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

A.J. Allmendinger likes this track.

The 40-year-old who won the 2021 NASCAR Cup race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course takes another checkered flag in the 2022 Xfinity race.

Allmendinger, who started from the pole position and led 42 laps, earns his third Xfinity win this year, beating Alex Bowman to the finish line by 2+ seconds. His other wins in 2022 came on road courses (Austin, Portland).

Ty Gibbs, who finishes 10th, has four Xfinity wins in 2022, while Noah Gragson (11th) and Justin Allgaier (4th) have three each.

Allmendinger has a mid-pack starting spot for Sunday's 82-lap Cup race.

NASCAR Xfinity race

Lap 52: A.J. Allmendinger leads Alex Bowman by 2+ seconds with 10 laps remaining. Ross Chastain is 3rd.

Lap 45 restart: A.J. Allmedinger gets the edge on Alex Bowman.

Lap 40, second stage: Josh Berry leads with Alex Labbe in second, 6+ seconds behind.

Lap 29 restart: A.J. Allmendinger retakes the lead heading into Turn 1. Alex Bowman is 2nd.

Lap 27: Caution for debris on track.

Lap 25, restart for second stage: Ty Gibbs doesn't make it through Turn 1 after contact with Josh Berry. Justin Allgaier leads Alex Bowman. Riley Herbst gets sent off track by Berry later on the lap.

Lap 20, first stage: Noah Gragson wins the stage and Myatt Snider is 2nd.

Lap 14: First caution as Parker Kligerman slides into Ryan Ellis and both go off track in Turn 7.

Lap 10: A.J. Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs and Alex Bowman are the top 3.

Pole-sitter A.J. Allmendinger keeps his lead over Ty Gibbs on Lap 1.

Alexander Rossi wins IndyCar race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Alexander Rossi earns his first IndyCar Series win in three years by taking the Gallagher Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

Rossi, in his final season with Andretti Autosport, earns his 8th IndyCar victory but his first since 2019 at Road America. Rossi will head to Arrow McLaren SP in 2023.

Rossi, who won the 2016 Indianapolis 500 as an IndyCar rookie, leads 44 laps and wins by 3+ seconds after starting on the outside of the front row.

"It's a relief, man," Rossi said in pit lane after a long sigh. "Finally, something came my way."

Rookie Christian Lundgaard finishes as runner-up, by far his best in IndyCar. His other top-10s came at Toronto (8th), the GMR Grand Prix at Indy (9th) and Mid-Ohio (10th). It's the best finish for a Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing car in 2022.

"It sure feels like a birthday present," said Lundgaard, who turned 21 years old last weekend.

Will Power finishes 3rd and takes over the series points lead. Marcus Ericsson is in 2nd, 9 points behind.

"That was the goal from the beginning, to play the long game," Power said of the season-long race.

Colton Herta, who started 9th, suffered a mechanical issue with the lead and finished 24th. The biggest positive movers are Scott McLaughlin (15th to 4th) and Ericsson (25th to 11th). Pole-sitter Felix Rosenqvist finishes 9th.

IndyCar results at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

1. (2) Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Honda, 85 laps, Running.

2. (6) Christian Lundgaard, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

3. (4) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 85, Running.

4. (15) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara-Chevrolet, 85, Running.

5. (5) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 85, Running.

6. (8) Rinus VeeKay, Dallara-Chevrolet, 85, Running.

7. (17) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

8. (20) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

9. (1) Felix Rosenqvist, Dallara-Chevrolet, 85, Running.

10. (7) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

11. (25) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

12. (3) Pato O'Ward, Dallara-Chevrolet, 85, Running.

13. (11) David Malukas, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

14. (19) Callum Ilott, Dallara-Chevrolet, 85, Running.

15. (18) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

16. (22) Romain Grosjean, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

17. (10) Conor Daly, Dallara-Chevrolet, 85, Running.

18. (14) Devlin DeFrancesco, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

19. (16) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

20. (13) Jack Harvey, Dallara-Honda, 85, Running.

21. (24) Dalton Kellett, Dallara-Chevrolet, 84, Running.

22. (23) Jimmie Johnson, Dallara-Honda, 84, Running.

23. (21) Kyle Kirkwood, Dallara-Chevrolet, 84, Running.

24. (9) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, 42, Did not finish.

25. (12) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Honda, 34, Did not finish.

Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 114.481 mph.

Time of Race: 01:48:39.1825.

Margin of Victory: 3.5441 seconds.

Cautions: 2 for 5 laps.

Lead Changes: 5 among 5 drivers.

Lap Leaders: Rosenqvist 1-7, Herta 8-13, McLaughlin 14-23, Power 24-30, Herta 31-41, Rossi 42.

IndyCar Series 2022 points standings

(driver and points; 4 races remain)

IndyCar race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Lap 82: Conor Daly is penalized for blocking and is ordered to give up a position.

Lap 70: Alexander Rossi leads Christian Lundgaard by 3+ seconds. Will Power is 11 seconds behind Rossi, with Team Penske teammates Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden completing the top 5.

Lap 61: Alexander Rossi and Christian Lundgaard pit. Rossi keeps the the lead but Lundgaard is less than 3 seconds behind.

Lap 60: Will Power comes in first among the leaders for his final pit stop.

Lap 53: Alexander Rossi leads Christian Lundgaard by 4 seconds, with Will Power 11 seconds behind the leader.

Meanwhile, Conor Daly isn't happy with Devlin DeFrancesco.

Lap 50: Helio Castroneves is sent to the back of the field for avoidable contact with Kyle Kirkwood, who spun. Alexander Rossi leads, with Christian Lundgaard 2nd and Will Power 3rd.

Lap 43: Colton Herta has a mechanical issue and is stopping on pit lane. He hit a curb hard shortly before slowing.

Restart on Lap 40: It's Colton Herta, Alexander Rossi and Christian Lundgaard at the front. Jimmie Johnson, who started 23rd, is 5th but on a different pit strategy. Scott McLaughlin (6th) and Marcus Ericsson (16th) are +9 in positions, Conor Daly (20th) is -10.

Lap 36: Simon Pagenaud runs out of fuel on track. It's a rush for the leaders in the pits as a caution flag flies. Colton Herta comes out with the lead, with Josef Newgarden 2nd and Alexander Rossi 3rd.

Lap 29: Will Power leads Colton Herta by 4 seconds. Pato O'Ward is 3rd, with Alexander Rossi and Christian Lundgaard rounding out the top 5. Series points lead Marcus Ericsson is 17th.

Lap 24: Scott McLaughlin, Marcus Ericsson and Jimmie Johnson head to pits. Will Power, the five-time winner on this course, assumes the lead.

Lap 14: Leaders pit to take on alternate red tires. Scott McLaughlin, who started 15th and was on a different pit strategy, assumes the lead. Marcus Ericsson, the series points leader who started last, is 2nd. However, he will soon pit for alternate red tires.

Lap 11: Several drivers pit and move to alternate red tires in hopes of finding more speed. It's Herta, Rossi and Christian Lundgaard at the front.

Lap 8: Colton Herta overtakes Felix Rosenqvist for the lead. Alexander Rossi also gets by Rosenqvist.

Lap 5 restart: Josef Newgarden is penalized 2 positions for ignoring the track boundaries on Turn 6. He'll be 5th. Colton Herta, who started 9th, gets around Alexander Rossi for 2nd place.

Lap 3: Dalton Kellett spins and stalls in Turn 7. Caution. Devlin DeFrancesco has moved up to 7th after starting 14th.

Lap 1: Pato O'Ward, who started third stalls exiting Turn 1 after being clipped from behind as Will Power and Colton Herta squeezed into a tight space. Felix Rosenqvist keeps the lead and Alexander Rossi stays second. Josef Newgarden moves up from 5th to 3rd.

NASCAR Cup qualifying

Tyler Reddick, a winner on the road course at Elkhart Lake, Wis., earlier this month, earns the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Cup race, clocking a lap of 1 minute, 28.354 seconds. Joining him on the front row is Austin Cindric, who won the 2022 Daytona 500 and the Xfinity race on the IMS road course in 2021. Chase Briscoe of Mitchell, Indiana, earned the No. 3 starting spot.

NASCAR Cup race starting lineup

1. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 99.378 mph.

2. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 99.095.

3. (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 98.962.

4. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 98.721.

5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 98.476.

6. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 98.444.

7. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 98.330.

8. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 98.226.

9. (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 98.004.

10. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 97.429.

11. (99) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 98.449.

12. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 98.440.

13. (21) Harrison Burton, Ford, 98.418.

14. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 98.410.

15. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 98.405.

16. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, 98.345.

17. (31) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 98.341.

18. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 98.336.

19. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 98.291.

20. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 98.250.

21. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 98.230.

22. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 98.224.

23. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 98.098.

24. (41) Cole Custer, Ford, 97.990.

25. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 97.989.

26. (45) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 97.938.

27. (15) Joey Hand, Ford, 97.930.

28. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 97.555.

29. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 97.494.

30. (42) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 97.348.

31. (7) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, 96.878.

32. (77) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 96.447.

33. (51) Cody Ware, Ford, 96.159.

34. (27) Loris Hezemans, Ford, 95.966.

35. (43) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 95.956.

36. (26) Daniil Kvyat, Toyota, 95.499.

37. (78) Josh Williams, Ford, 93.321.

38. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 84.970.a

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IndyCar starting grid

(starting position, car number, driver, chassis/engine/tire, lap time, speed; D-Dallara, C-Chevrolet, F-Firestone)

1. (7) Felix Rosenqvist, D/C/F, 01:10.2265 (125.030 mph)

2. (27) Alexander Rossi, D/H/F, 01:10.5030 (124.539)

3. (5) Pato O'Ward, D/C/F, 01:10.6092 (124.352)

4. (12) Will Power, D/C/F, 01:10.6224 (124.329)

5. (2) Josef Newgarden, D/C/F, 01:10.6968 (124.198)

6. (30) Christian Lundgaard, D/H/F, 01:10.7280 (124.143)

7. (10) Alex Palou, D/H/F, 01:10.2074 (125.064)

8. (21) Rinus VeeKay, D/C/F, 01:10.3100 (124.881)

9. (26) Colton Herta, D/H/F, 01:10.3532 (124.805)

10. (20) Conor Daly, D/C/F, 01:10.5135 (124.521)

11. (18) David Malukas, D/H/F, 01:10.5636 (124.432)

12. (60) Simon Pagenaud, D/H/F, 01:10.7624 (124.083)

13. (45) Jack Harvey, D/H/F, 01:10.8564 (123.918)

14. (29) Devlin DeFrancesco, D/H/F, 01:10.7073 (124.180)

15. (3) Scott McLaughlin, D/C/F, 01:10.9067 (123.830)

16. (06) Helio Castroneves, D/H/F, 01:10.7560 (124.094)

17. (15) Graham Rahal, D/H/F, 01:10.9093 (123.826)

18. (51) Takuma Sato, D/H/F, 01:10.8276 (123.969)

19. (77) Callum Ilott, D/C/F, 01:11.1195 (123.460)

20. (9) Scott Dixon, D/H/F, 01:10.8938 (123.853)

21. (14) Kyle Kirkwood, D/C/F, 01:11.2156 (123.293)

22. (28) Romain Grosjean, D/H/F, 01:11.0244 (123.625)

23. (48) Jimmie Johnson, D/H/F, 01:11.7710 (122.339)

24. (4) Dalton Kellett, D/C/F, 01:12.0060 (121.940)

25. (8) Marcus Ericsson, D/H/F, No Time (No Speed)

NASCAR Xfinity starting lineup

(position, car number, driver, engine, speed)

1. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 97.834 mph.

2. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 97.732.

3. (98) Riley Herbst, Ford, 97.478.

4. (17) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 97.333.

5. (1) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 97.121.

6. (07) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 96.899.

7. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 96.631.

8. (8) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 96.465.

9. (21) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 96.290.

10. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 96.149.

11. (10) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 96.611.

12. (45) Sage Karam, Chevrolet, 96.595.

13. (18) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 96.591.

14. (36) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 96.553.

15. (2) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 96.271.

16. (11) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 96.233.

17. (02) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 96.141.

18. (92) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 96.086.

19. (88) Miguel Paludo, Chevrolet, 95.982.

20. (68) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 95.944.

21. (27) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 95.763.

22. (08) Andy Lally, Ford, 95.609.

23. (91) Preston Pardus, Chevrolet, 95.559.

24. (48) Kaz Grala, Chevrolet, 95.470.

25. (31) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 95.350.

26. (23) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 95.312.

27. (6) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 95.270.

28. (34) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 95.157.

29. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 95.150.

30. (26) Santino Ferrucci, Toyota, 94.876.

31. (39) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 94.851.

32. (5) Scott Heckert, Chevrolet, 94.834.

33. (44) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 94.807.

34. (4) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 94.380.

35. (38) Patrick Gallagher, Ford, 94.094.

36. (19) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 93.020.

37. (35) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, .000.

38. (47) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 92.909.

Failed to Qualify

39. (66) JJ Yeley, Ford, 93.568.

40. (78) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 94.742.

41. (13) Brad Perez, Toyota, 94.416.

42. (90) Mason Filippi, Chevrolet, .000.

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