Noah Gragson survives Indy chaos for a top-10 finish

NASCAR.com's Alex Weaver recaps Noah Gragson's top-10 run in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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00:00Here with Noah Gregson who celebrated a birthday at the start of this week and is ending it with a top ten in Indianapolis

00:05How'd you score a top ten here at the end of all this chaos? Yeah, it was crazy drew

00:09But I can stir for my crew chief

00:11He got an incredible race and got some stage points there in the first stage said I'll come home in the top ten

00:17With just a ton of guys right now and feel there at the end and I thought it was gonna be a Nashville 2.0

00:22It's restart after restart, but I want to say big congratulations to my buddy Riley

00:27it's been a big weekend for for Riley and he won the Xfinity race, but on an absolute show and

00:33It's pretty cool. So learning off of

00:36Learning off of him and what they were able to do yesterday and then learning on the fly today

00:40it it was a really challenging to pass but

00:43Strategy came involved there at the end and it made some some hay there on the restarts and got herself in position

00:49So super thankful for this Bass Pro Shop team. We got two weeks off. So

00:54I'm excited for that and then we're back to Richmond. We'll be back to trying to haul ass again

01:00What do you think of these cars on the oval the return of the oval? Yeah, it's it's really fun

01:04I they we could pass a little bit better than I thought after practice after practice

01:09I like there's no way we're gonna be able to pass but you know with guys their balance them getting tight

01:16and

01:17You know losing the bottom of the racetrack you can cut underneath them on exit and get big massive runs

01:22It actually made a really fun race and thank you do

01:27Roger Penske

01:28Doug for all they do with this racetrack Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It's so special to be able to race here as a privilege. So

01:36Love it. Keep us back on the oval. We want to be back on the oval if you're listening. Mr

01:40Penske and Doug Bowles, please keep us here. It's fun two weeks to celebrate the birthday. Go have some fun

01:46Oh, I'm gonna tear it up