Kevin Harvick started the day by winning the pole position during the morning qualifying session and ended it with the largest margin of victory in the 26 years of the Brickyard 400.

Team owner Roger Penske, who has the most Indianapolis 500 wins among owners, had not won NASCAR's race at the Brickyard before Monday.

Sunday's race spanned six hours, with a rain delay and a record 14 cautions.

Temperatures are expected to top 90 degrees Friday and Saturday. Sunday's forecast is for a high of 89.

It will serve as the final regular season race on the NASCAR schedule.

He led a race-record 149 of the 170 laps and beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth to the finish line by 2.126 seconds.

Gordon retired as a NASCAR driver at the end of last season, and he's been working as a broadcaster this season.

Gordon retired at the end of last season, but will return this weekend to fill in for Earnhardt, who is recovering from a concussion.

Kyle Busch won his first Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, continuing a dominant run that has included four wins in the last five races -- including three straight.