NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis: Brickyard 400 at a glance

What: 160 laps, or 400 miles.

Where: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mile, flat, paved oval in Indianapolis.

When: 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

TV: NBC Sports Network.

Radio: IMS Radio Network

Last year’s winner: Jeff Gordon.

Also this week: Lilly Diabetes 250, Xfinity Series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC.

Worth mentioning: NASCAR will debut its superspeedway qualifying format this weekend. There will be two rounds of qualifying with drivers each getting one timed lap. The top 12 will advance to the final round and take a second timed lap to determine the pole winner.

Who’s Hot/Who’s Not

HOT

Kyle Busch: He has won three of eight races since his return from injury. That’s championship-caliber material.

Kevin Harvick: Led laps for the first time in four races to end what is hard to even describe as a slump.

Brad Keselowski: He has the speed, just needs to put it all together to pick up more wins.

Denny Hamlin: Bumped his way to victory in the Xfinity Series race at New Hamsphire.

Daniel Suarez: Another top-five and another step closer to Victory Lane.

NOT

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: Had a top-10 run going – one of the few this season – and trouble on his pit stop left him in 17th.

Clint Bowyer: Another bad race and he has dropped out of the top 16 in points and with it, Chase contention.

Chris Buescher: He has been in a bit of a slump lately but remains the Xfinity Series points leader.

Jim Utter

This story was originally published July 23, 2015 at 6:17 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis: Brickyard 400 at a glance."