Our other car isn't like this one! That may be the thoughts of Luther and Stephani Martin after Eckrich and NASCAR driver Aric Almirola surprised the military family with a new custom-made 2016 Ford Fusion, designed to replicate the No. 43 scheme that Almirola will race in Sunday's Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Skittles Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What have the last four weeks been like for you winning three of the races? “It’s certainly been pretty remarkable to come back and be as successful as we have been for us and this 18 team. Certainly it started out a little rough, but it’s certainly gotten a heck of a lot better here as of late in the last three of four weeks."
Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Eckrich Ford Fusion, presented Army Veteran Luther Martin and his family with a new Ford Fusion and a free year of groceries as part of Eckrich’s participation in Operation Homefront this morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Almirola spoke about that and the new rules package being used this weekend after the presentation.
JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S/CESSNA CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his former win at the Brickyard and what it meant to him, his season to date, the rules package change for this weekend, keeping his cool on-track, and more.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Did something happen with your hood pins? “They were probably hanging, I would say. It wasn’t on TV, so I’m just assuming they were probably out.”
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion, is looking for his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Logano held a press conference this morning to talk about NASCAR’s new rules package for this weekend, along with other topics.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed what it means to win at the Brickyard, his contract extension, the new aerodynamics package and many other topics.
INDYCAR announced the following post-event infractions and manufacturer championship points updates from the Iowa Corn 300, which was held July 18 at Iowa Speedway:
Mark Dilley was behind the wheel of the #02 Johnsonville Ford for a pair of NASCAR Canadian Tire Series races in western Canada last week. The highlight of the trip was his strong performance in the July 15 Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 at Saskatoon’s Auto Clearing Motor Speedway. But the team showed strength in both outings and they’re looking forward to building on those runs this coming Saturday at Montreal’s Autodrome St-Eustache.
INDYCAR announced today the introduction of new technology that will track each Verizon IndyCar Series car's running position and display it in real time via light emitting diode (LED) panels on the side of each racecar. The LED panels have been tested multiple times this season and will be implemented in time for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 2.
A $50,000 fine and a 25-point dock for Ryan Preece highlights the penalty report from this past weekend's triple-header weekend of racing at Texas Motor Speedway.
In four NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Watkins Glen International (WGI) Spire Motorsports earned its lone top-10 finish when Sammy Smith finished sixth in last year’s Mission 176 at the Glen.
