Brickyard 400: Start time, lineup and TV/radio schedule

INDIANAPOLIS — It's NASCAR race day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for today's Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard.

START TIME: Mari Hulman George, chairman of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will give the traditional command to fire engines at 1:10 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, followed by the green flag at 1:22 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 1:22.

RACE DISTANCE: The Samuel Deeds 400 (formerly the Brickyard 400) is a 160-lap race around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a total of 400 miles.

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NATIONAL ANTHEM: Cassadee Pope, winner of The Voice, will sing the national anthem today. Pope, a NASCAR fan, sat on Kyle Larson's pit box during Saturday's Nationwide race.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: ESPN takes over NASCAR TV coverage for the rest of the season beginning today. The radio broadcast can be found on the IMS Radio Network.

PHOTOS: 19 years of Brickyard champions

WEATHER: Shockingly mild for July in Indiana. Instead of a hot, muggy day, temperatures are expected to be in the low 70s for Sunday's race. It could be the coolest Brickyard ever.

LAST TIME: Who else? Jimmie Johnson won his fourth Brickyard 400, tying an all-time record for most wins on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. He and Jeff Gordon both have four NASCAR wins at Indy; A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears have four Indianapolis 500 wins.

JOHNSON: Remains strong favorite at Brickyard

STARTING LINEUP: Ryan Newman won the pole on Saturday — his 50th career pole position — and knocked Johnson from the top spot as the last car to go out.

Here's the starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis:

1. Ryan Newman
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Carl Edwards
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Tony Stewart
6. Kurt Busch
7. Kasey Kahne
8. Juan Pablo Montoya
9. Jeff Gordon
10. Marcos Ambrose
11. Joey Logano
12. Brad Keselowski
13. Matt Kenseth
14. AJ Allmendinger
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
16. Jeff Burton
17. Clint Bowyer
18. Jamie McMurray
19. Kyle Busch
20. Austin Dillon
21. Aric Almirola
22. Travis Kvapil
23. Paul Menard
24. Kevin Harvick
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
26. Mark Martin
27. Greg Biffle
28. Trevor Bayne
29. Landon Cassill
30. Casey Mears
31. David Reutimann
32. Josh Wise
33. Danica Patrick
34. Bobby Labonte
35. Michael McDowell
36. David Ragan
37. David Stremme
38. Martin Truex Jr.
39. JJ Yeley
40. Joe Nemechek
41. Dave Blaney
42. David Gilliland
43. Timmy Hill