CARL EDWARDS, NO. 99 FASTENAL FORD FUSION – “The early part of the race went real well. We had track position. This whole event track position was key. It was very difficult for me to pass people. We lost our track position on the restart and Tony made it four wide."
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished second (Brian Scott), fifth (Kevin Harvick), sixth (Paul Menard) and 12th (Austin Dillon) Dillon lakes over the lead of the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings by six points over Regan Smith; while Scott is eighth in the standings 46 points behind the leader.
Military families experienced disbelief and then excitement Saturday afternoon thanks to Richard Petty Motorsports driver Aric Almirola, Eckrich and Operation Homefront. A group of military families and wounded warriors, invited by Operation Homefront and Eckrich, were gathered at a private home to enjoy the summer afternoon with games, music, friends and family. When time came to start grilling, however, the party goers realized there was a problem. Their hosts had forgotten a key element to the cookout: the Eckrich smoked sausage.
JOEY LOGANO, NO. 22 DISCOUNT TIRE FORD MUSTANG (FINISHED 3rd) – “I was willing to take the risk to pen the 54 on the bottom and take the air off him. That was my only shot I had to take the lead and I thought if I take the lead that I could beat him."
Ryan Newman, No. 39 Quicken Loans/The Smurfs Chevrolet SS, was the final driver to make a qualifying run during Saturday afternoon’s time trials for the 20th Annual Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard, but he made it count.
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 QUICKEN LOANS/THE SMURFS CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER: - THAT WAS QUITE A LAP, AND YOU WENT OUT LAST! "That is the benefit of going out last. You can see, and watch. You have the tracker up there, and you can see where guys are making the most time. I guess I did part of my home work, and the guys definitely did their homework."
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 4th - Did you have the fast time until turn three? "It felt like I had a mile until I got to turn three. I just steered up the race track driving in too hard. I told Darian (Grubb, crew chief) next time tell me I'm that much to the good I'll drive a little bit more conservatively for the last few corners."
In winning the Coors Light Pole Award at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ryan Newman, a native of South Bend, Ind., became the ninth driver with at least 50 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series poles.
CARL EDWARDS, NO. 99 FASTENAL FORD FUSION – “We have a fast race car and I am pretty proud of that lap. If I did it again I don’t know that I could go any faster. That was a pretty good lap. Hopefully that holds up for a top two or three. If we can start up front I think we have the pit crew and crew chief on the box and a car that can win this race. I want to win this thing badly.
Collaboration with HSR on Track November 11 - 15 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) at the 12th Running of America's Premier Vintage and Historic 24 Hour Race
With first-time events, highly-anticipated returns to facilities and an increase of popular double-divisional events, the NHRA is excited to announce its 2027 schedule in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
Crew Chief Stephen Doran will return to Spire Motorsports following the completion of the 2026 season to the lead efforts of the team’s No. 71 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and 2021 Daytona 500 Champion Michael McDowell.
