Jeff Gordon, who spent his formative years in Pittsboro, Indiana, will make his final start at his “hometown track” in Sunday’s Crown Royal presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Back Home Again in Indiana...The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) this weekend for the 20th event of the 2015 season. Michael Annett will make his second career Cup Series start at the 2.5-mile facility this Sunday.
Roush Fenway Racing heads to the most famous speedway in the world this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) returns to the hallowed ground of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A Roush Fenway Ford has recorded 16 top-five finishes at the 2.5-mile oval since the NSCS began racing there in 1994.
New Hampshire Recap: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) hosted race No. 19 of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season. For the first time in several weeks rain did not have a dominate effect on racing action. Jamie McMurray and the McDonald’s/Cessna team looked to cap-off a strong weekend with a top-10 finish, but a late-race mechanical issue dropped the team from contention and ultimately finished with a 26th-place result.
This Week's No. 28 JGL Racing Toyota at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: J.J. Yeley will pilot Chassis No. 235 in the Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This will be the third time Yeley has raced this chassis this year. Yeley last raced this chassis back in May at Iowa Speedway where he was collected in an accident. The JGL Racing team has made the necessary repairs and its ready for its return to action.
JUST THE FACTS: Sunday's race will be Moffitt's first Sprint Cup start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... Moffitt earned his second straight Sunoco Rookie of the Race award last week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway ... The CSX colors return to the No. 34 Ford for the Brickyard race, promoting the "Play It Safe" railroad safety message.
HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi announced today a partnership with Dixie Chopper and Big Machine Records for the NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) on Saturday, July 25 at 3:30 p.m. EDT on NBC. Both companies will be on board the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Kyle Larson.
BUSCH BATTLING BACK: Camry driver Kyle Busch recorded his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory in the last four races with a win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday. After going a lap down early in the event, Busch battled back and led 96 laps (of 301) to take the checkered flag. With his victory, the Toyota driver now sits just 58 points shy of 30th place in the NSCS point standings, where he must reach to compete for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship in seven more races. Busch missed the first 11 events of the NSCS season while recovery from injuries sustained in an accident during a NASCAR XFINTY Series (NXS) race in February and returned to competition in May.
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.
