NASCAR at Indianapolis live updates: Kevin Harvick wins Brickyard in overtime

Editor note: Read NASCAR reporter Alex Andrejev’s takeaways from Kevin Harvick’s Indy victory here.

The NASCAR Cup Series hits The Brickyard for the Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 race Sunday, and for the first time in a long time, rain is not expected. Instead, lightning is the element foiling an on-time start for the 160-lap race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Multiple lightning strikes were reported within eight miles of the track prior to the event’s original 4 p.m. start time.

As Cup drivers remain waiting for the call at the speedway, one big name is missing from the lineup. Seven-time Cup Series champion and four-time Indianapolis race winner Jimmie Johnson will not be competing this weekend after testing positive for COVID-19.

NASCAR and Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports team announced Friday that the No. 48 driver tested positive for coronavirus, and in accordance with CDC guidelines, Johnson must be symptom free and have two negative coronavirus tests at least a day apart, as well as be cleared by his physician, before he is able to return to competition.

Instead, full-time Xfinity driver Justin Allgaier will replace Johnson for Sunday’s race. Allgaier, who competes for JR Motorsports, was named the designated “relief” driver for Hendrick in case a driver tested positive for the virus. The 34-year-old got the call this weekend for his chance to kiss the bricks.

Follow along here for lap-by-lap updates from the Brickyard 400 (officially the Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400). Refresh this page for the latest updates. Full results will be published here shortly after the race.

NASCAR Brickyard 400 results

8:45 p.m.: CHECKERED FLAG, Kevin Harvick wins

Kevin Harvick is the winner of this year’s Brickyard 400. It’s his second victory in as many weeks. We’ll post full results here shortly.

8:34 p.m.: Denny Hamlin crashes with 7 laps to go

Denny Hamlin had a half-second lead over Kevin Harvick with seven laps to go when he got loose and crashed into the wall in Turn 1. He climbed out of his car, which was briefly ablaze, under his own power, but will fall short of his first win at Indianapolis.

Kevin Harvick will be the new leader, followed by Matt Kenseth.

8:27 p.m.: NASCAR rookie watch

With 15 laps to go, Cole Custer is leading the rookies and is sitting in fourth place (1.45 seconds behind leader Denny Hamlin). Behind him, Christopher Bell is sixth and Tyler Reddick is 14th.

8:10 p.m.: Alex Bowman into the wall

First caution of Stage 3 comes at lap 134 of 160. Alex Bowman hit the wall hard coming around Turn 1, and apepared to blow a tire. He’s OK, but his car -- especially the right side -- is in rough shape. That’s the eighth caution of the day.

Matt Kenseth led at the time of the caution, but he was yet to pit. When we come out of the caution, it should be Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick back leading the race. Christopher Bell, a rookie from Oklahoma, is in third.

8 p.m.: Harvick, Hamlin battling lap traffic

Last weekend at Pocono, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin each got a win and a second-place finish in the Saturday/Sunday doubleheader. At Indy today, it’s the two of them again battling at the front of the pack, constantly weaving around lap traffic to try to get an edge. Harvick leads, and Hamlin is a split second behind.

Only 40 laps to go, and third-place Chase Elliott is more than 4 seconds behind.

7:36 p.m., Lap 100: HARVICK WINS STAGE 2

The race goes back to green with under 10 laps left in the second stage. The field fans to three-wide off the restart and Elliott moves low inside behind Harvick in first place. The stage ends with Harvick in first and Elliott in second, followed by Hamlin, DiBenedetto, A. Dillion, Kenseth, Ky. Busch, Ku. Busch, Bell and Bowyer in the top-10 for points. The finishing order is important for the restart in the final stage.

7:24 p.m., Lap 88: AND ANOTHER CAUTION!

This time for Blaney, who gets loose off a push from Bell from behind, and hits the outside wall. Blaney then pits his No. 12 car to check damage. The leaders - A. Dillon, Harvick and Hamlin - run three-wide out front and Harvick emerges in the top spot by driving low past Dillon and Hamlin running side-by-side - just before the sixth caution is called.

7:15 p.m., Lap 83: QUICK CAUTION FOR BYRON

The race barely goes green before race leader Byron blows a left-front tire and falls back. Tire issues have become a theme of the race after Jones’ crash. “It’s kind of the story of our season,” Jones says on NBC after being released from the Care Center.

7:08 p.m., Lap 80: RACE HALFWAY UNDER CAUTION

The race reaches the halfway point and is official if more lightning or any rain appears. The first half of the race took roughly an hour and 40 minutes to complete, so if the second-half of the race follows at the same pace, it should be completed before the sun sets. There are no lights at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and sun sets near the track just after 9 p.m. Byron, A. Dillon and Hamlin lead. Followed by Ku. Busch, Elliott, Harvick, Ky. Busch and DiBenedetto.

6:56 p.m., Lap 74: CAUTION FOR JONES

Erik Jones slams into the outside wall rounding Turn 3 due to an apparent right front tire failure. A caution is called as Jones’ No. 20 car is engulfed in flames and smoke. Jones gets out of his car and says he’s alright, but he’s out of breath on the driver radio due to the impact. Just before the caution comes out, Hamlin moves past DiBenedetto into second place.

6:41 p.m., Lap 61: BACK TO GREEN, ELLIOTT LEADS

Elliott takes the lead off the restart on Lap 56 to kick off Stage 2. DiBenedetto runs up to second place, followed by Hamlin, Harvick and Ky. Busch. Daniel Suárez’s No. 96 car appears to be smoking in the back of the field, and race leader Elliott reports on the radio that it smells like burning in his car. Cup Series rookie Christopher Bell moves into eighth place. Newman heads to the garage. Stage 2 ends on Lap 100.

6:33 p.m., Lap 50: BYRON GETS STAGE 1 WIN

Byron keeps his lead off the restart, followed by Jones, then Austin Dillon. Chase Elliott takes a position from Harvick, passing him coming into the final stage lap. The rest of the top-10 is rounded out by Hamlin, DiBenedetto, Ky. Busch, Keselowski and Bowyer, who all get stage points. NASCAR announces that the No. 12 crew member struck in the leg earlier during the crash on pit road has been transported to the hospital for further evaluation.

6:23 p.m., Lap 44: RESTART SHAKE UP

With four laps left in the first stage, the green flag comes back out. William Byron, Erik Jones, Austin Dillon, Ross Chastain and Ty Dillon all stay out during the caution and restart in the top-five. Then it’s previous leader Harvick, followed by Elliott, McDowell, Ky. Busch Keselowski and Hamlin.

6:16 p.m., Lap 41: CAUTION FOR NEWMAN

The yellow flag comes out for Ryan Newman, whose No. 6 car has a right flat tire. With 10 laps to go in Stage 1, the running order is still Harvick, Logano, Hamlin, Keselowski and Elliott in the top-five. It’ll be a sprint to the stage finish off the restart.

6:09 p.m., Lap 33: LOGANO/HAMLIN BATTLE FOR P2

Almirola reports vibration running in the top-five and pits under green, dropping to the bottom half of the order with under 20 laps left in the first stage. Harvick, Logano and Hamlin run in the top three, with Harvick nearly four seconds ahead of Logano and Hamlin fighting for second place position. Logano maintains a slight lead.

6 p.m., Lap 20: HARVICK TO P1, OTHERS OUT

Harvick takes the lead from Logano in second as the race goes green. Aric Almirola runs in third. Meanwhile, cars involved in the crash on pit road are still feeling out their equipment. Truex Jr. is out of his car and is done for the day. Preece and LaJoie are also out. Allgaier’s No. 48 car is smoking heavily and taped in the front, and crew chief Cliff Daniels tells Allgaier on the radio that it’s over. “That thing is just killed,” Daniels says, and Allgaier heads to pit road.

Stenhouse Jr. and Poole are also unable to meet the minimum speed after the crash and are told by NASCAR to head to the garage.

5:50 p.m., Lap 16: YELLOW FLAG

Teams assess damage when the yellow flag comes out and pit road re-opens. LaJoie’s No. 32 car has been taken to the garage, as other teams involved in the wreck check their cars. In addition to Allgaier, Truex, Blaney and LaJoie, those drivers include Buescher, Preece, Poole and Stenhouse Jr.

5:39 p.m., Lap 16: CHAOS ON PIT ROAD, RED FLAG

A wreck occurs on pit road as those in the back pit during the competition caution. Drivers involved include Allgaier, LaJoie and Truex, among others. One of Blaney’s crew members, rear tire changer Zach Price, gets his leg caught in between cars and he is shown on camera crawling off the grid. An ambulance then arrives beside the No. 12 car and the crew member is shown on NBC being carried away on a stretcher smiling and giving a thumbs up. The No. 12 crew chief tells driver Blaney not to worry and that the injury “could’ve been a lot worse.”

5:31 p.m., Lap 12: HARVICK GETS STRATEGIC

Kevin Harvick (running ninth previously) pulls onto pit road before the competition caution and takes four new tires, but he in not allowed to add fuel, and the No. 4 driver immediately cuts his engine. He re-emerges on the track and quickly leads the pack.

5:26 p.m., Lap 11: PROBLEMS FOR TRUEX

Problems arise early for Martin Treuex Jr. The spotter for the No. 19 first indicates on the radio that it’s difficult to see parts of the track from his position. Then, Truex Jr. says he has an “error” message on his engine control unit. He started in sixth position, and has dropped to 28th in 11 laps. The team will need to check the car during the upcoming competition caution.

5:17 p.m.: GREEN FLAG!

The race goes green after roughly an hour-long delay for lightning. Joey Logano is starting on the pole via random draw, along with Kurt Busch in the front row. It is Busch’s 700th career race. Earlier in the afternoon, Busch’s wife, Ashley, hired a plane to fly over the track with a banner reading “Congrats on 700 starts KB1.”

There will be a competition caution on Lap 12.

5:01 p.m.: PRE-RACE CEREMONIES

Without any further lightning strike sightings, pre-race ceremonies, including the invocation and national anthem, commence live at the track. Storms have cleared out of the area, according to track weather analysts, and the race is ready to go green.

4:54 p.m.: NEW START TIME GIVEN

NASCAR provides a schedule update, saying that without any more lightning sightings, it will aim to begin pre-race ceremonies at 5 p.m, deliver the command at 5:07 p.m. and have the green flag wave at 5:19 p.m. Drivers have been called to their cars.

4:29 p.m.: RACE WILL NOT START ON TIME

NASCAR says that two more lightning strikes were reported in the area and that the hold will be extended to 4:54 p.m. The temperature remains hot at 93 degrees with low wind around the track. Race weather analysts say that the storm cell is weakening and should pass through quickly.

3:57 p.m.: MORE LIGHTNING. RACE STILL ON HOLD.

Another lightning strike within eight miles of the track is reported and the hold will continue for at least another half hour, meaning the race will not start on time. The stages end on Laps 50, 100 and 160. There will be a competition caution on Lap 12.

3:33 p.m.: LIGHTNING DELAY

NASCAR announces that the race is on hold for lightning in the area. If no more strikes occur within an eight-mile radius, however, that should not impact the race start time since pre-race ceremonies are scheduled for 4 p.m. with the green flag set for 4:24 p.m. NASCAR says that if another strike does not occur, it will give the “all clear” notice at approximately 3:54 p.m.

There is currently a 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

3 p.m.: ALLGAIER REPLACING JOHNSON

Prior to Sunday’s race, Hendrick Motorsports announces that Justin Allgaier will fill in for Johnson in the No. 48 Chevrolet. Allgaier will drop to the rear at the start due to the driver change (Johnson was previously slated to start fourth via random draw). NASCAR has also granted Johnson a waiver, meaning he is still eligible to compete for a spot in the playoffs although he will miss at least one race. Johnson will not receive points for the races he misses.

Allgaier has 11 wins in the Xfinity Series and has made 76 starts in the Cup Series, but he has not raced in a Cup car since 2016.

Timmy Hill will also drop to the rear on pace laps after his No. 66 failed pre-race inspection twice. Joey Logano is starting on the pole.

What channel is the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race on?

• Race: Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400

• Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

• Distance: 160-lap, 400-mile race

• When: 4 p.m.

• TV: NBC/NBC Sports App

• Radio: IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Starting order for Brickyard 400

1. Joey Logano 22

2. Kurt Busch 1

3. Alex Bowman 88

4. Jimmie Johnson 48*

5. Aric Almirola 10

6. Denny Hamlin 11

7. Kyle Busch 18

8. Martin Truex Jr. 19

9. Brad Keselowski 2

10. Chase Elliott 9

11. Kevin Harvick 4

12. Ryan Blaney 12

13. Tyler Reddick 8

14. Ryan Newman 6

15. Matt DiBenedetto 21

16. Austin Dillon 3

17. Bubba Wallace 43

18. William Byron 24

19. John Hunter Nemechek 38

20. Chris Buescher 17

21. Matt Kenseth 42

22. Clint Bowyer 14

23. Erik Jones 20

24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47

25. Joey Gase 51

26. Brennan Poole 15

27. Michael McDowell 34

28. Garrett Smithley 53

29. Ty Dillon 13

30. Cole Custer 41

31. Corey LaJoie 32

32. Ross Chastain 77

33. Quin Houff 00

34. JJ Yeley 27

35. Christopher Bell 95

36. Ryan Preece 37

37. Daniel Suarez 96

38. Timmy Hill 66*

39. Josh Bilicki 7

40. BJ McLeod 78

*Driver change = Justin Allgaier replacing Jimmie Johnson