Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
This will be the first official qualifying and race weekend in the Cup Series for Daniil Kvyat and also for Ty Gibbs. Gibbs made his Cup Series debut at Pocono following a medical disqualification of Kurt Busch, who remains under suspension by NASCAR as a result of concussion protocol following his Q2 crash at Pocono the previous week. Kvyat marked the first time a driver who was declared an Authorised Neutral Athlete was entered in a Cup race.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produce the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations. The lead announcers and two pit reporters were PRN staff, while the turns announcers and two pit reporters were from IMS.
^Kurt Busch was medically disqualified (concussion) July 24 from the M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 after a qualifying crash in Q2 and after evaluation, it was announced on July 27, 2022 that his medical suspension will continue to Indianapolis.
^ abChastain (crossing the finish line second) and Austin Dillon received 30-second penalties for using an access road next to the turn 1 as a shortcut.[11]
^Daniil Kvyat is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
