Winners and losers from NASCAR's dramatic weekend at Indianapolis

NASCAR’s annual go to to the hallowed grounds of IMS didn’t disappoint. On Saturday, JR Motorsports earned a really particular victory, regardless of Justin Allgaier’s heartbreaking loss, and Austin Hill is probably going going to face the wrath of NASCAR officers for some reckless driving.

On Sunday, technique was the secret within the Brickyard 400, nevertheless it nonetheless got here right down to double time beyond regulation as Bubba Wallace defeated Kyle Larson and claimed the largest victory of his NASCAR profession. He’s now locked into the playoffs, and almost everybody within the storage appeared enthusiastic about it. Ty Gibbs additionally received the $1 million in-season problem, defeating Ty Dillon within the finals.

As NASCAR strikes on from Indianapolis, here is a take a look at the largest winners and losers from the Brickyard…

WINNER: Bubba Wallace for silencing the doubters

Watch: Bubba Wallace overcome with emotion after Brickyard 400 victory

Even after qualifying on the entrance row, few had been Wallace as a real menace for the win. And but, his crew performed the technique completely to place him able to win certainly one of NASCAR’s crown jewel occasions. He needed to battle for it as effectively with the race ending in double time beyond regulation and defending Brickyard 400 winner Kyle Larson proper subsequent to him. However Wallace held on, snapping a 100-race winless streak and taking the now-charterless 23XI Racing crew to Victory Lane for the primary time this 12 months.

LOSER: Penske for dropping out on Brickyard glory as a result of tire points

Joey Logano, Crew Penske Ford

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Penske hasn’t had nice luck at IMS this 12 months, in each IndyCar and NASCAR. They appeared sturdy on Sunday, however Austin Cindric fell out of competition after reducing a tire whereas main the race. Afterward, Joey Logano was in management and appeared like he was about to win earlier than the identical right-rear tire subject derailed his day. It was a disappointing ending for Penske on the observe he owns, however one that would have probably been averted with some less-aggressive air pressures.

WINNER: RFK for securing a double high 5 out of nowhere

Ryan Preece, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

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Within the chaos of the end, one crew that made essentially the most of it was RFK Racing. Each Ryan Preece and Brad Keselowski appeared close to the entrance on the very finish, and Chris Buescher was proper with them earlier than a mistake on the ultimate restart. It is the primary time RFK has gotten two automobiles inside the highest 5 in the identical race this 12 months, and with Wallace’s victory, it is now a factors battle between RFK teammates for the ultimate spot contained in the playoffs.

LOSER: Legacy Motor Membership for a promising weekend that fell aside

Erik Jones, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota

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Legacy Motor Membership introduced spectacular velocity to IMS, topping the charts in apply and qualifying on the second row. Nevertheless, the execution wasn’t there for LMC. After John Hunter Nemechek contacted the wall whereas on a pole-contending lap, he needed to battle his method from the rear of the sphere and in the end completed twelfth. Erik Jones did begin up entrance, however a crash as a result of a free wheel ended his day early.

WINNER: Katherine Legge for outperforming her gear (once more)

Katherine Legge, Chevrolet

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Regardless of a rocky begin to her NASCAR profession, Legge has proven unbelievable enchancment, and is now outperforming her gear. The IndyCar and IMSA veteran now has two high 20 finishes within the No. 78 Reside Quick Motorsports Chevrolet, together with a career-best end of seventeenth within the Brickyard 400. That’s now the crew’s finest ever end on a non-drafting observe.

LOSER: Ross Chastain for persevering with his summer season hunch

Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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Since profitable the Coke 600 in an unbelievable last-to-first drive, Chastain’s summer season has been removed from nice. Previously 5 races, he has had three DNFs as a result of crashes, together with the final two races. He has fallen outdoors the highest ten in factors, and the most recent incident is maybe essentially the most annoying for the No. 1 crew. Chastain certified thirty third and whereas saving gas within the mid-30s, he obtained hit from behind simply 17 laps within the race. Chastain slammed the wall, ending his day and leaving IMS with only one level. With the playoffs quickly approaching, Trackhouse must get the ship righted and quick.

WINNER: Dale Jr. for getting a milestone win as a crew proprietor

Connor Zilisch, JR Motorsports Chevrolet, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Seeking to the Xfinity Sequence, it was a bittersweet consequence for JR Motorsports. Justin Allgaier, who’s accountable for 25 of the crew’s wins, was wanting sturdy to get the crew’s one hundredth victory. Sadly, contact from Kyle Larson robbed him of that likelihood, however the younger phenom Connor Zilisch jumped in to choose up the torch. At simply 19 years previous, he went on to gather the checkered flag for JRM in his third consecutive win this 12 months.

LOSER: Austin Hill for letting issues spiral uncontrolled

It is a story that dominated the weekend at Indianapolis earlier than Wallace’s beautiful victory within the Brickyard 400. Austin Hill obtained moved out of the best way within the battle for fourth throughout Saturday’s Xfinity race. He pulled off a powerful save, however he then appeared to abruptly flip to the left, deliberately wrecking Aric Almirola head-on into the surface wall. It was a harmful transfer that resulted in a five-lap penalty for Hill. To make issues worse, he began hurling expletives at NASCAR officers over the radio whereas denying any wrongdoing. The incident might end in a suspension for the RCR driver, who as soon as claimed he may very well be a task mannequin for the youthful drivers arising by way of the ranks.