IMS president Doug Boles has been encouraged in recent years by attendance at a marquee event, NASCAR's Brickyard 400.

SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks and NASCAR props for 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney and William Byron are favorites

The discourse around the Brickyard 400 this weekend in the NASCAR Cup Series has been around the sections of empty seats at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Is this a cause for concern, though? And what was the actual attendance of the event?

Let's dive into the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of July 27.

NASCAR fans react to Katherine Legge’s career-best Cup finish at Brickyard 400 ahead of Briscoe and van Gisbergen

Five cars will drop to the rear of the field before the start of Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET, TNT).

Brickyard 400 viewers will be tuning into pure split-screen racing Sunday. On one side, they’ll monitor Kyle Larson's attempt to defend his Brickyard 400 title and Denny Hamlin going for a career sweep of the Cup's crown jewel races.

This race is one every driver wants on their resume. The Brickyard 400 is considered one of the sport’s crown jewel races, as Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the third-oldest track in the world. The flat, paved straightaways produce lots of speed. The top guys in the field are expected to exceed 200 miles per hour multiple times.