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Corey Heim Led More Laps Than Anyone and Won the Brickyard 400. He Scored Zero Points.
The defending Truck Series champion took his second Cup win in eight starts, on the eighth race of the 12-date development schedule 23XI announced for him in February. His Cup driver points total after 22 races is zero.
Carson Kvapil Was Tied for the Most Runner-Ups Without a Win. Indianapolis Fixed That.
Kvapil came into Indianapolis tied for the most runner-up finishes without a win in series history. He led the last 22 laps to end that, and JR Motorsports finished 1-2-3-4 behind him to reach a mark that had stood since 2010.
Carson Kvapil Has Five Runner-Up Finishes and No Wins. Indianapolis Has Never Been Kind to That.
Kvapil is tied for the most second-place finishes without a victory in series history, and he has done it in 63 starts. Brent Crews has been passed for the lead late at four tracks this season.
AJ Allmendinger's Two Indianapolis Wins Came on a Course NASCAR No Longer Uses
He won his first Cup race at the Speedway and an O'Reilly Series race there a year later, both on the infield road course NASCAR abandoned after 2023. Sunday he runs the oval, 98 points outside the Chase.
Cup Drivers Are Back in The CW's O'Reilly Series Booth
The CW is running its Cup-driver guest-analyst rotation again for six O'Reilly Series races. Denny Hamlin opens at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Connor Zilisch — the 10-win standout from The CW's inaugural season — gets Nashville. Ross Chastain at Pocono, AJ Allmendinger at Sonoma, Kyle Busch at EchoPark, Bubba Wallace at Indianapolis.
Connor Zilisch Has the Best Résumé in NASCAR. He's Also 33rd in Points.
Karting world champion at eleven. Daytona and Sebring winner at seventeen. Eleven Xfinity wins before turning twenty. Connor Zilisch has the most complete résumé in NASCAR — and he's learning what Cup racing costs.