NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) celebrates after winning the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Bubba Wallace holds off Kyle Larson to win wild Brickyard 400

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Jul 27, 2025 6:34 PM ET

With his fuel running low and one of the best race drivers in the world battling him for a victory in one of NASCAR's crown jewel races, Bubba Wallace stood tall.

Wallace appeared to have Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway won with six laps to go, but a caution for rain bunched the field up and made Wallace's fuel situation sketchy.

But on not one, but two restarts, Wallace cleared Larson and saved enough gas to earn the biggest win of his racing career.

The win is the third of Wallace's Cup Series career, his first in a crown jewel race and his first since Kansas in September 2022.

BUBBA WALLACE IS A WINNER AT THE BRICKYARD! pic.twitter.com/5ITVgH9m8f
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 27, 2025

Wallace is also locked into the 2025 Cup Series playoffs and will return to the postseason for the first time since 2023.

"I'm wore out," Wallace told TNT. "Oh my gosh, man. Just so proud of this team. It's been getting old running on the cut line."

Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Preece and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five, with Todd Gilliland, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman and Carson Hocevar completing the top 10.

Other notable finishers include Chase Elliott in 13th, William Byron in 16th, Katherine Legge in 17th, polesitter Chase Briscoe in 18th and Kyle Busch in 25th.

The 23rd race of the 2025 Cup Series season will take place at Iowa Speedway on Aug. 3. The Iowa Corn 350 will go green shortly after 3:30 p.m. ET, with coverage on USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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