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Brickyard 400 live blog: Be ready to beat the heat

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The green flag for the 23rd Brickyard 400 is set to fall at 3:19 p.m. If you're looking for a favorite, Kyle Busch is the man to beat.

His recent history suggests no one can touch him: He's the defending race champ and finished second in 2014 and '12. He also has won the Xfinity Series race here three of the past four years.

Indiana race fans have a couple of rooting interests:

Tony Stewart, who will start third, is a Columbus, Indiana, native and two-time race champ in his last Brickyard 400.