Kyle Larson made a late charge to win his first Brickyard 400 - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson made a late charge through the field, managed to get his car refired after a red flag and won the final two restart battles Sunday before coasting to his first Brickyard 400 victory under caution.

Larson took the lead when Brad Keselowski ran out of fuel and pulled off the track just before the second-to-last restart and beat pole winner Tyler Reddick at the end with the yellow flag out.

«Today was definitely meant to be for us with the way the strategy was working out and all that fell into place,» Larson said. «Thankfully, it did. I just can't believe it. It's just surreal to win here.»

Larson won in his first trip back to the speedway since he tried to become the fifth driver to complete 1,100 miles of racing on the same May day, at Indy and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Larson won for the fourth time this season and took the points lead from Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott.

The 31-year-old Californian charged back from 12th over the final 32 laps as many drivers attempted to save fuel in the first Cup race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's historic 2.5-mile oval since 2020, with the last three being run on the facility's 14-turn road course.

Larson has won three of NASCAR's crown jewel races, missing only the Daytona 500. And his return to Indy was every bit as exciting as it was in May.

When Keselowski pulled off the track before taking the green flag with three to go, he ceded the inside lane to Larson, who take advantage of a clean shot to pass Ryan Blaney's second-place car just before a five-car pileup that began when Daniel Hemric and John Henry Nemechek made contact.

The crash brought out the red flag and Larson needed an assist in getting his No. 5 Chevrolet started. Once he