<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - One key method NASCAR is using to grow their fan base"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">We've reached the end of July and the homestretch of the NASCAR regular season. Only five races remain before the 10-race, Cup Series playoffs begin, and 14 drivers have already won a race, leaving only two postseason berths for winless drivers as the bubble gets smaller and smaller.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Sunday's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway offers an opportunity for the winner to kiss the famous bricks but also a chance for a road course ace to steal a victory. Cup drivers will hit the IMS road course for just the second time in series history, and <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/nascar/2021/08/15/aj-allmendinger-wins-nascar-cup-brickyard-ims-road-course/8145087002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">last year's event produced plenty of chaos</a> before one such ace — AJ Allmendinger, a full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series driver — claimed the win in double overtime.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/nascar/2022/07/27/kurt-busch-miss-indianapolis-road-course-race-not-cleared-doctors/10169507002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Kurt Busch will miss his second consecutive race</a> while he recovers from a crash during qualifying at Pocono Raceway last weekend. Ty Gibbs will once again fill in for the 2004 Cup champion in the No. 45 Toyota.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Here is all the information you need to get ready for Sunday's Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:419px" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/07/30/USAT/d2dd3bbe-bd3b-4908-984f-95e4d4192c7f-allmendinger.jpg?width=660&height=419&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-gl-srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/07/30/USAT/d2dd3bbe-bd3b-4908-984f-95e4d4192c7f-allmendinger.jpg?width=1320&height=838&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="AJ Allmendinger (16) celebrates after winning the 2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">PLAYOFFS:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/nascar/2022/07/29/nascar-playoffs-scenario-unusual-if-more-than-16-drivers-qualify/10182815002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:6|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Here's the unusual scenario if more than 16 drivers have wins</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">IMS:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/motorsports/2022/07/30/nascar-indycar-doubleheader-doug-boles-indianapolis-motor-speedway/10189238002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:7|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Committed to IndyCar-NASCAR doubleheader, road course for Cup race</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>NEWSLETTER:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/sports/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Sign up now to get daily sports updates sent to your inbox</a></p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt">What time does the NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis start?</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The Verizon 200 at the Brickyard starts at 2:30 p.m. ET on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.</p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt">What TV channel is the Cup race at Indianapolis on?</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">NBC is...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2022/07/31/indianapolis-cup-race-start-time-tv-live-stream-lineup/10194136002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
