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NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis road course: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race

nick gray, nashville tennessean
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The last seven days have been very newsworthy in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Kurt Busch will miss his second consecutive race Sunday at Indianapolis after being held out by doctors after a practice crash last weekend in Pocono. Ty Gibbs will sub in for his second career Cup start.

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified after post-race inspection at Pocono following a 1-2 finish on Sunday, giving Chase Elliott the victory and playoff points. This was the first time NASCAR has taken away a Cup Series victory since 1960.

Michael McDowell and the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team were docked 100 regular season and 100 owner points for illegal modifications on a part supplied by an outside vendor. That knocks McDowell down from 20th place to 26th place in points and makes it more difficult for the 2021 Daytona 500 champion to make the playoffs even with a victory over the next month. The No. 34 team is appealing the penalties.

Also, Kyle Busch still does not have a new contract with Joe Gibbs Racing.

After all that, the playoff picture remains the same. Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. still own a sizeable lead in the wild card race, with the caveat that wins from teams outside the playoff picture can transform the final month of the regular season.

Here's what you need to know about Sunday's race:

NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis road course schedule

Green Flag Time: 1:30 p.m. CT Sunday

Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course (2.439 mile road course) in Speedway, Indiana

Length: 82 laps, 200 miles

Stages: 15 laps, 20 laps, 47 laps

TV coverage: NBC

Radio: IMS Radio Network (102.5-FM in Nashville)

Streaming: NBC Sports app and Peacock (subscription required); TuneIn.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)

Practice and qualifying: 8:30 a.m. CT Saturday practice; 9:30 a.m. Saturday qualifying (all on USA Network)

Xfinity Series this week: Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard (61 laps, 151.2 miles) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday on NBC and IMS Radio Network

Verizon 200 at the Brickyard starting lineup

Row 1

1. Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

2. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

Row 2

3. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

4. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 3

5. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

6. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

Row 4

7. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

8. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 5

9. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

10. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 6

11. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

12. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

Row 7

13. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

14. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 8

15. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

16. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

Row 9

17. Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

18. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 10

19. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

20. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 11

21. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

22. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 12

23. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

24. Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 13

25. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

26. Ty Gibbs, No. 45 23XI Racing Chevrolet

Row 14

27. Joey Hand, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

28. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 15

29. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

30. Ty Dillon, No. 42 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 16

31. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

32. Josh Bilicki, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 17

33. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

34. Loris Hezemans, No. 27 Team Hezeberg Ford

Row 18

35. Erik Jones, No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

36. Daniil Kvyat, No. 26 Team Hezeberg Toyota

Row 19

37. Josh Williams, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford

38. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

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