Todd Gilliland Wins NASCAR’s $1 Million In-Season Challenge at Indianapolis

Todd Gilliland of Front Row Motorsports won NASCAR's inaugural In-Season Challenge and its $1 million prize at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2026, despite finishing 24th in the Brickyard 400. He defeated Team Penske's Ryan Blaney in the championship matchup by finishing two positions ahead of him, with Blaney crossing the line 26th after dealing with mid-race damage. Gilliland had entered the 32-driver bracket tournament as the No. 25 seed and defeated higher-seeded opponents across five weeks to reach the final.