NASCAR Brickyard 400: Weather forecast for the upcoming race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

NASCAR fans are in for another thrilling weekend of stock car racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the venue hosts the 22nd race of the 2024 season, Brickyard 400, on Sunday, July 21.

This weekend, the 2.5-mile-long rectangular-shaped oval track on the NASCAR schedule will host a NASCAR Cup Series race for the 31st time. A total of 39 Cup Series drivers will compete over 160 laps in Speedway, Indiana, divided into three stages, adding up to 400 miles overall.

---

Weather forecast for 2024 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Here’s the weather forecast for this week’s NASCAR’s three national series events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, according to accuweather.com:

Friday, July 19, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series Practice: High 26°C, Low 16°C, mostly cloudy and 5% chance of rain

Saturday, July 20, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: High 28°C, Low 17°C, partly sunny and nice, and 5% chance of rain

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Brickyard 400: High 29°C, Low 18°C, partly sunny and pleasant, and 30% chance of rain

---

How could weather conditions affect the race?

Weather conditions can impact a race in Speedway, Indiana, in several ways, especially in July or August. The factors that could affect Brickyard 400 are temperature, rain, wind, visibility and humidity.

---

Full entry list for the 2024 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The 2024 iteration of Brickyard 400 is set to feature 39 Cup Series drivers on the grid. The entry list is as follows:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott
10. #10 - Noah Gragson
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #14 - Chase Briscoe
14. #15 - Cody Ware
15. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger (i)
16. #17 - Chris Buescher
17. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
18. #20 - Christopher Bell
19. #21 - Harrison Burton
20. #22 - Joey Logano
21. #23 - Bubba Wallace
22. #24 - William Byron
23. #31 - Daniel Hemric
24. #33 - Ty Dillon (i)
25. #34 - Michael McDowell
26. #38 - Todd Gilliland
27. #41 - Ryan Preece
28. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
29. #43 - Erik Jones
30. #45 - Tyler Reddick
31. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
32. #48 - Alex Bowman
33. #51 - Justin Haley
34. #54 - Ty Gibbs
35. #6 6- B. J. McLeod (i)
36. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
37. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
38. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
39. #99 - Daniel Suárez

---

Catch NASCAR Cup Series action live at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 21 at 2:30 pm ET on NBC Sports and USA Network.