SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks and NASCAR props for 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney and William Byron are favorites

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the second consecutive year after a three-season layoff. The green flag drops on the Brickyard 400 at IMS at 2 p.m. ET. Kyle Larson is the defending champion of this event and is one of the top betting favorites to win the race.

The best in the NASCAR Cup Series get set to tackle the oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway once again on Sunday afternoon, as the Brickyard 400 is set to return.

NASCAR rolls into Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400 Cup Series race today, July 27, 2025. Follow along for live race updates from the track.

Five cars will drop to the rear of the field to start Sunday\"s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET, TNT Sports/truTV, HBO Max, IMS Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Denny Hamlin, who was fastest in Saturday\"s practice session,

Chase Briscoe became the first driver to win poles at NASCAR’s first three crown jewel races in one season after posting a fast lap of 183.165 mph to win at his home state Brickyard 400

Brickyard 400 viewers will be tuning into pure split-screen racing Sunday. On one side, they'll monitor whether Kyle Larson can defend his Brickyard 400 title or if Denny Hamlin can charge from the back of the field to become the fifth driver to complete a career sweep of the Cup's four crown jewel races.

With the NASCAR Cup Series points lead, Chase Elliott has Brickyard 400 dreams in sight as he looks to follow in his father's footsteps.