Statement from Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles in conjunction with today's 2016 NASCAR schedule announcement that includes the Lilly Diabetes 250 to be held at IMS on Saturday, July 23, and the Crown Royal presents the "Your Hero's Name Here" 400 at the Brickyard on Sunday, July 24:
For fans planning their visits to NASCAR’s Most Competitive track – Talladega Superspeedway – in 2016, the weekend dates for both the spring and fall will have a familiar feel as in recent years.
Watkins Glen International is proud to announce that the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will return to Western New York for the Cheez-It™ 355 on Sunday, August 7, 2016.
Take a look through history and you’ll see that everything has a way of becoming popular again – Star Wars, bell bottoms, muscle cars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, tie-dye, penny loafers. For more than 40 years NASCAR fans packed into Richmond International Raceway for Sunday races, and after almost two decades of hosting all night races, day racing returns to Richmond in April 2016.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett, a championship winning driver and legendary broadcaster, has experienced just about everything in the world of NASCAR.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion – VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW – THAT LAST RESTART YOU CHOSE THE OUTSIDE LANE INSTEAD OF HAVING YOUR TEAMMATE BEHIND YOU. WHY? “The 24 was just so fast. We had seen it in qualifying how fast he was and I saw through the race how he was a great pusher."
Following a wild finish in the CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, four Team Chevy drivers have advanced to the Eliminator round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The 10-race playoff began with nine Chevy SS drivers vying for this season’s championship title. With only five races remaining in the season, four Chevrolet SS drivers are left standing to try to earn Team Chevy’s 31st driver championship.
Greg Biffle once again flexed his fuel saving muscles and almost left Talladega Superspeedway with the win Sunday afternoon. Biffle stayed out while others pitted and had saved enough fuel to make it to the end when a caution came out and an extended cleanup period ensued. Biffle had to relinquish the lead and come down pit road for fuel due to the extra cleanup time. Biffle was able to make up a few positions on the race ending green-white-checkered finish to cross the finish line 20th in the No. 16 Cheez-It Ford.
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 Subway Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Finishing Position: 5th - How do you feel about your performance today? “Just really glad to be through this round. My guys just did an amazing job with the car, with the strategy and really excited to go to Martinsville. It’s fun to still be in it and we’ll just go race hard and have some more fun.”
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones (second) and Christopher Bell (third) delivered podium finishes to lead Toyota in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Darlington Raceway on Saturday evening.
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick was made available to the media on Saturday after winning the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Darlington Raceway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I thought it was really smooth. It looks like Chris is qualified right next to me. I felt like I got all it had. We know the cars are gonna be very difficult to drive and that did not disappoint.”
