
For the first time since 2020, NASCAR will compete on the historic 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after having spent the past three seasons running on the road course configuration.
McDowell was last year’s race winner, and his impressive victory locked him and his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford team into the playoffs just the second time in his career. He out-dueled Chase Elliott down the stretch to gain the win as the race ended on a grueling 77-lap green flag run.