NASCAR Cup Series

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 QUICKEN LOANS/THE SMURFS CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER - WHAT WERE THOSE CLOSING LAPS LIKE? “Just stay green that was the biggest thing was I knew we had a good car. Quicken Loans Chevrolet was good all day."

Polesitter Ryan Newman captured the lead during the final round of pit stops with 30 laps to go and won Sunday’s Crown Royal presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

A lack of grip due to handling issues at Indianapolis Motor Speedway dropped Kurt Busch to a 14th-place finish in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race.

Matt Kenseth (fifth) was the first Camry driver to the finish line in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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."

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits the famed 2.5-mile rectangle in the Midwest at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 20th time on Sunday for a 400-mile race which will certainly have some foreshadowing into the future this week and here is why.

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.

Ryan Newman became the 9th driver in the history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to win 50 poles in his 424th attempt. He won the pole at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a lap of 187.531 mph with a new track record for the NASCAR series at a time of 47.992 seconds

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."