“I’m the only NASCAR driver in the Cup Series that’s from in that still lives in IN, and I’m proud of where I was born”. He is the race’s defending champion.
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As searing temperatures inside the cars routinely topped 110 degrees, Busch kept his cool.
“We had shots at winning the past two races at Kentucky and New Hampshire, but a (pit-road passing) penalty that I questioned spoiled our chancein Kentucky and a broken shifter was the culprit in New Hampshire”.
The five-time victor of the Brickyard 400 said the request was a surprise, but the decision to race wasn’t hard. Teammate Kurt Busch ($9,400) has 18 Top 10s in 22 starts this season, posting an Average Finish of 9.1 which is better than everyone on the board. Carpentier steered down the track, pinching Busch’s Toyota on the apron.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: The Roush Fenway Racing driver is losing ground in the Chase picture and will have to overcome his past Indianapolis struggles to right the ship this weekend.
“I didn’t think he was going to go in there, but it was my bad”.
“The crew did a great job getting the vehicle better from yesterday (Friday)”, he said.
Before Tony Stewart arrives at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday to prepare for his final NASCAR race at the fabled track, he will make a stop at Eldora Speedway for Wednesday night’s Camping World Truck Series race.
The top-three qualifying effort extends a Stewart hot streak which has seen him record top-10 finishes in four of his last five starts. “I am coming on Saturday, ‘” Gordon said. Economically it makes sense for us, it makes sense for this community and it makes sense for NASCAR.
Foyt won the Indianapolis 500 four times. This is a race track that will always be special in my mind.
It was announced this week that Jeff Gordon will come out of retirement to fill in for Dale Earnhardt Jr.in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He will start 21st.
A prominent motorsports journalist says the Crown Royal 400 at the Brickyard continues to be a “tough sell” for NASCAR, but isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Rosberg posted a time of 1 minute, 19.965 seconds according to provisional results, 0.143 seconds faster than Hamilton, who barely made it to the last of the three qualifying session, finishing 10th in session two.
(Stewart) “I’ve got a plan on how I’m going to approach the weekend and I’m just going to stick to that plan and you know, go about our work”. It wasn’t like that in the first round. “I felt like my lap was pretty good, so hats off to him [Busch]”. “I mean the least he could have done is, he broke my back, the least he could have done is drive for me”. “I feel real good about where we are at as a team, and the balance of the vehicle in race trim to be able to move up through the field”. “I look forward to the challenge tomorrow”. Busch also won the pole for the Lilly Diabetes 250.
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The Sprint Cup Series season rolls on this weekend with a visit to one of auto racing’s most notable tracks.
