NASCAR Cup Series

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor speedway and discussed racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, season-to-date, expectations for rest of season, her SHR teammates and other topics.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, his season to-date, Chase Elliott and other drivers at JRM and other topic .

I don’t normally put a lot of stock into the notion that statistics can accurately foretell who will win a race. There are far too many variables in a sport where luck, the actions of another driver and even Mother Nature can conjure up the unlikeliest of winners. But some statistics are difficult to ignore.

Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the No. 12 Penske Truck Rental Ford Fusion, will be attempting to make his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start of the season this weekend in the Brickyard 400. Montoya, whose other race came at Michigan International Speedway in June, held a Q&A session following practice.

Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet SS, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed changes he would make to the 2015 schedule, his favorite Brickyard 400 memories and many other topics.

“I felt like we had a really good hour-and-a-half. It was productive, so one of our goals was to get a good lap in case it does rain tomorrow, they always go off first practice speeds and we’ve been bit by that this year. We wanted to try to lay down a lap early when the track was as good as it could be and we were able to do that in case there is bad weather for qualifying, then we just worked hard on race trim the whole time.

Ryan Newman, No. 31 Quicken Loans Chevrolet SS, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed what changes he would make to the 2015 schedule, his take on where the performance of RCR is midseason and many other topics.