"That place is so much fun at times, but just the prestige of it is what makes you walk into that racetrack every time," Allmendinger said. "I don’t care what you’re racing. I’ve been fortunate enough to race the Indy 500, I've raced the Brickyard 400 and did a Sports Car race there. It really doesn’t matter what you’re in. When you walk into that place, a different feeling comes over you."
“Racing at Indy is always a special feeling. There is so much history at this track and it really is pretty cool to get to compete here. I’m looking forward to seeing what will happen this weekend.
“It’s pretty cool to get to race at Indianapolis. I’m really looking forward to seeing what we’ll have this weekend with our Ford Mustang. Hopefully come Sunday we will get to kiss some bricks and go to victory lane.”
This will be Almirola's fifth start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His best finish of 17th place came in the 2013 season. Almirola was on track to have a strong finish in last year's race, but contact with another competitor ruined his day. He has a best-starting position of fourth place in 2012.
NASCAR makes its annual trip to 'The Brickyard' at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, a track that Brian Scott has found success in the XFINITY Series. After a frustrating finish from bad luck at New Hampshire, Scott is ready for the season to turn around at one of motorsports most iconic tracks.
Bobby Pierce returns to the site of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut for the Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby in MB Motorsports' No. 63 Premier Waste Services / GottaRace.com Chevy Silverado.
Eldora's qualifying and race formats differ from the knockout qualifying seen weekly in the NASCAR Camping World Truck series. Below is a guide to how it works.
Ryan Reed has competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) twice in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. In his 2014 rookie season, Reed finished 20th after starting 13th and suffering a mechanical issue near the end of the race. In this race last year, Reed finished 20th after starting 22nd.
Richard Childress Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... In 61 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has posted two pole awards (Kevin Harvick in 2003 and Jeff Burton in 2006), three wins (Dale Earnhardt in 1995, Harvick in 2003 and Paul Menard in 2011), 11 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes. RCR Chevrolets have also been atop the leaderboard for a total of 268 laps and with the exception of one, each entry has been running at the finish of every event at the Brickyard, dating back to the inaugural race in 1994.
Shawn Langdon finished off an impressive weekend with a victory on Monday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, defeating Tony Stewart in the final round of the prestigious 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
Carson Brown (No. 28 Klean Freak Chevrolet) dominated the ARCA Menards Series Audubon Park 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds to score his second series victory of the season.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team earned their sixth consecutive top-10 finish with a seventh-place result in Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
