​Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.Last updated: Sunday, July 26 at 6:10 p.m. ET.🏁Brickyard 400: Key takeawaysRace winner: Corey Heim won as a massive underdog, earning his second victory in 15 career Cup Series races.Best post-qualifying prediction: Carson Hocevar to win (+1150) — blisteringly fast qualifying run earned him the pole.Best pre-qualifying prediction: Chase Briscoe to win (+1567) — last year’s run was much better than the finish suggests.Best pre-qualifying value: Shane Van Gisbergen to finish Top 10 (+426) — exits strong showing at North Wilkesboro.Best pre-qualifying prop: Austin Cindric to finish Top 10 (+257) — can build on Team Penske momentum.Track: Fuel conservation will be front-of-mind throughout after it effectively decided the 2025 race.Weather: Dry with cloud cover.Brickyard 400 odds: Favorites & full fieldCheck out the full Brickyard 400 qualifying order. Driver NameProbabilityAmericanOddsDenny Hamlin19%+426Kyle Larson15%+567Tyler Reddick13%+669Carson Hocevar8%+1150Ty Gibbs8%+1150William Byron6%+1567Christopher Bell6%+1567Ryan Blaney5%+1900Chase Briscoe5%+1900Bubba Wallace4%+2400Odds as of 7-26. Percentages courtesy of Kalshi.Kalshi is a regulated financial exchange where you trade on real-world event outcomes. Instead of traditional odds, prices are listed as percentages (0-100%), representing the market’s estimated probability of an event occurring.Brickyard 400 predictions (updated Sunday)❌ Outright: Carson Hocevar (+1150)❌ Outright: Chase Briscoe (+1567)❌ Top 10: Austin Cindric (+257)❌ Top 10: Shane Van Gisbergen (+426)❌ Matchup: Ryan Blaney (-213) over Todd GillilandWho’s hot? Who’s not?🔥 Denny Hamlin — has won at three of the last four tracks classified as “intermediate/large oval.”❄️ Michael McDowell — 14 straight races without a Top 10 at an intermediate/large oval track.Track breakdown: What wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?Staying in the preferred racing line saves all kinds of time. Missing your marks on any of the four turns can cost a driver several 10ths of a second during these long laps at IMS.You’ll hear lots of talk about fuel conservation, with drivers occasionally allowing opponents to pass and save gas in the draft, as well as lap time loss from racing outside the preferred line in a two-wide duel.Key stats & driver profiles to targetTop 10 starting positions have accounted for 65.5% of all Brickyard 400 wins.Six of the last eight Brickyard 400s have needed at least one overtime finish.Drivers to watchTy Gibbs leads all active drivers in average starting position here (5.5).Odds movement & market notesCarson Hocevar improved a couple of percentage points, while Bubba Wallace regressed a couple, following qualifying. Hocevar climbed from 11th to fourth in the wagering.Denny Hamlin opened as a solid favorite (+400 vs. +809 for co-second choices Tyler Reddick and Kyle Larson) as he looks for the f