NASCAR: Bubba Wallace will be the first black driver to win Brickyard 400

Bubba Wallace crossed the finish line first at the Brickyard 400, and he made the NASCAR story in the process.

Wallace became the first black driver to ever won on Indianapoli’s Motor Speedway’s historic oval course.

It was also not an easy race for Wallace as he fought through a rain delay, two overtime and the biggest concern by possibly running out of fuel towards the end with Kyle Larson right on his tail.

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However, Wallace came out triumphantly and won his first race since 2022.

“Incredible,” Wallace told his team over their radio waves after passing the routed flag.

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With six laps that passed, Larson had cut his hole down from Wallace to just three seconds when a yellow precaution came out due to rain. Then a crash happened when the drivers came back on the field, which forced another overtime period.

Wallace’s team was worried that he could run out of gas due to the extra laps, but the risk was run, and paid for Wallace, which was able to survive the wave of Larson.

The NASCAR CUP series runs Bubba Wallace (23) celebrates Sunday 27 July 2025, after winning Brickyard 400 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (IMagn)

The researched flag was taken by Wallace by a 0.222 second margin to snap his 110-race Winless Streak.

Larson sought to be the fourth driver who was a back-to-back winner of the brick. Instead, Wallace won for the first time on one of the four crowned jewels in Nascar.

Bubba Wallace kisses the trophy after winning a NASCAR CUP SERIES AUTO RACE on Indianapoli’s Motor Speedway, Sunday 27th July 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

The victory also ensures Wallace a place in the Cup Series playoffs, with four events left until the 16-driver field is locked inside the 10-race postal season.