Native Hoosier and veteran Chevrolet driver, Jeff Gordon proudly holds the honor as the all-time winner at the 2.5-mile track. Gordon has ‘kissed the bricks’ five times in his illustrious NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career.
Country music sensation Kellie Pickler will sing the national anthem during pre-race ceremonies at the 22nd annual Crown Royal Presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, July 26, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Richard Childress Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... In 21 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races 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 in 57 starts. 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 Brickyard 400 since the inaugural race in 1994.
Back On Track... The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads to the dirt track this weekend in Rossburg, Ohio for the 1-800-CARCASH MUD SUMMER CLASSIC. Travis Kvapil will make his 1st NCWTS start at the famous Eldora Speedway.
Aric Almirola will run the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Indianapolis (Ind.) Motor Speedway this weekend for Biagi DenBeste Racing and their new partner, Sledgehammer, a brand of Treasury Wine Estates. He will compete in his first XFINITY race at Indianapolis when he pilots the No. 98 Ford at the famed 2.5-mile track.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a track steeped in tradition. The track officially opened in June 1909 with balloon races followed by motorcycle and automobile races later that year. A stamp cost two cents, a gallon of gas six cents and Yale University was the NCAA champion in football at that time.
Back on the Chase Grid, Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Eckrich Ford team look to continue their consistency this weekend as they head to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Almirola has a two point lead over the Chase cutoff spot and 26 point deficit to the 14th spot in points. The team looks to keep posting Top-15 finishes to march back up in points.
For Sam Hornish Jr., returning to Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) is like coming home. Hornish's memories of the 2.5-mile track start at an early age, attending the Indianapolis 500 with his father. A short time later, he went from a spectator to a competitor, competing in one of the most prestigious races in the nation. In 2006, he joined the likes of Foyt, Andretti and Unser on the coveted Borg-Warner trophy after a last lap pass to take the lead and win the Indianapolis 500.
This weekend is a homecoming for Dakoda Armstrong at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Growing up just an hour away from the track, the New Castle, Indiana native looks to wow the hometown crowd with a strong performance. The wildcard for the weekend is the new high downforce, high drag aero package NASCAR instated. With an emphasis placed on drafting, Armstrong looks to capitalize on that skill to advance through the field.
The 2025 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Alva, Florida, posted a pole-winning lap at 184.396 mph in 48.808 seconds for his first Cup pole nearly two years at the World Center of Racing.
CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “It’s very bumpy today, but we expect that to get a little better as everybody comes up off the ground a little bit for race trim, but I’m proud of everybody."
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin and 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick were made available to the media on Friday prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race from Daytona International Speedway.
The 24-year-old Caruth from Washington, D.C., posted a pole-winning lap at 183.232 mp in 49.118 seconds to become the 220th competitor to win an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position and to take a critical step towards his 2026 Chase hopes.
