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Bubba Wallace Secures Brickyard 400 Victory, Becomes First Black Winner at IMS

His fuel-saving runs in a rain-delayed, double-overtime finish locked him into the NASCAR playoffs.

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Credit: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JULY 27: During the NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
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Photo by Adam Lovelace for SpeedwayMedia.com.

Overview

  • He edged defending champion Kyle Larson by 0.222 seconds in two overtime restarts to take the checkered flag in the No. 23 Toyota.
  • The win snapped his 100-race drought dating to 2022 and guaranteed a berth in the Cup Series playoffs.
  • A late yellow flag for rain with six laps remaining triggered an 18-minute red flag and two green-white-checkered restarts.
  • Ty Gibbs claimed the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge title and its $1 million prize by finishing ahead of Ty Dillon in the final bracket race.
  • Competitors from across the field staged an unprecedented cool-down lap salute, surrounding Wallace in a rare display of unity.