Qualifying for the final race of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series regular season, the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, has been canceled.
As has been the case many times so far in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season, rain has affected the weekend schedule. However, the effects of rain on this weekend’s race schedule appear like they will end up being some of the most dramatic effects of the year.
Qualifying for the 26th and final race of the Cup Series regular season, the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, more commonly known as the Brickyard 400, has been canceled. It was initially scheduled to get underway at 6:15 p.m. ET this evening.
This means that that the 40 drivers who are set to compete in the 160-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in Speedway, Indiana will line up by the owner points of the cars that they are driving.
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When these 40 drivers line up to take the green flag, whenever that may be, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch is set to start from the pole position in his #18 Toyota. He is set to start alongside Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick in second place in his #4 Ford.
The highest starting Chevrolet is set to be Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson. He is set to start the race in seventh place in his #42 Chevrolet.
Here is the full starting lineup for the 2018 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
| Starting Lineup |
| 1st – Kyle Busch |
| 2nd – Kevin Harvick |
| 3rd – Martin Truex Jr. |
| 4th – Kurt Busch |
| 5th – Joey Logano |
| 6th – Brad Keselowski |
| 7th – Kyle Larson |
| 8th – Clint Bowyer |
| 9th – Ryan Blaney |
| 10th – Denny Hamlin |
| 11th – Chase Elliott |
| 12th – Aric Almirola |
| 13th – Erik Jones |
| 14th – Jimmie Johnson |
| 15th – Alex Bowman |
| 16th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 17th – Ryan Newman |
| 18th – Austin Dillon |
| 19th – Paul Menard |
| 20th – Daniel Suarez |
| 21st – Jamie McMurray |
| 22nd – William Byron |
| 23rd – Chris Buescher |
| 24th – A.J. Allmendinger |
| 25th – David Ragan |
| 26th – Michael McDowell |
| 27th – Regan Smith |
| 28th – Darrell Wallace Jr. |
| 29th – Matt Kenseth |
| 30th – Ty Dillon |
| 31st – Matt DiBenedetto |
| 32nd – Ross Chastain |
| 33rd – Corey Lajoie |
| 34th – Landon Cassill |
| 35th – J.J. Yeley |
| 36th – David Starr |
| 37th – Jeffrey Earnhardt |
| 38th – Reed Sorenson |
| 39th – Timmy Hill |
| 40th – B.J. McLeod |
Be sure to stay tuned for more updates regarding when the anticipated start time of the 2018 Brickyard 400 will be. With this race being the final race before the 10-race NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin, there is a lot on the line for a lot of drivers, so be sure to tune in to the race when it eventually gets underway.