NASCAR at Indianapolis live race updates, results, highlights from the 2020 Brickyard 400

The Brickyard 400 will run Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis without one of NASCAR’s most important elder statesman.

After testing positive for COVID-19, Jimmy Johnson pulled out of the race. He will be replaced by Justin Allgaier.

Elsewhere, though, it should be business as usual as the NASCAR season continues to heat up. Two-time Brickyard winner Kyle Busch will try to bounce back from his DNF at Pocono last weekend, and Denny Hamlin will try to continue his positive momentum.

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NASCAR at Indianapolis live race updates, highlights from the Brickyard 400

5:49 p.m.: Back to yellow. Race will restart soon.

5:40 p.m.: Let’s hope the crew member comes out OK. That was a scary moment.

5:35 p.m.: A big pit road wreck that might have clipped one of Ryan Blaney’s crew members prompts the red flag.

5:32 p.m.: Joey Logano holds the early lead.

5:26 p.m.: Nightmare start for MTJ.

5:24 p.m.: Jimmy Johnson is tuned in from home.

5:20 p.m.: Green flag.

5:08 p.m.: Engines fired.

5 p.m.: The weather is finally cooperating.

4:46 p.m.: Please let this plan go through.

4:29 p.m.: With no lights at the track, NASCAR really shouldn’t have made this a late start. 

4:12 p.m.: Still at least 15 minutes left before things get going.

4 p.m.: Race will be delayed because of lightning. Business as usual this season.

3:52 p.m.: A reminder that it won’t be Jimmy in the 48.

3:40 p.m.: Kurt Busch’s wife, Ashley Busch, had a banner flown over the venue to celebrate Busch’s 700th career start. Alex Bowman, who shares her initials, responded with a joke.

What time does the NASCAR race start today?

The green flag for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis will wave shortly after 4 p.m. ET, assuming there are no rain delays as there have been so often since NASCAR returned to live racing in May.

Sunday’s Brickyard 400 was moved back to 4 p.m. ET rather than 3:30 p.m. ET as originally scheduled. The race is scheduled for 160 laps around the 2.5 mile oval with stage lengths of 50, 50 and 60 laps.

The later start time is notable, because Indianapolis Motor Speedway does not have lights in the event Sunday’s race is delayed by weather.

NASCAR starting lineup at Indianapolis

Here are the results of Thursday’s draw for the starting lineup in the Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

* Allgaier is driving in place of Jimmie Johnson, who tested positive for COVID-19.