NASCAR Cup Series

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., 2018 INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY CHEVROLET CAMARO PACE CAR DRIVER, met with members of the media at the Brickyard and unveiled the 2018 Camaro ZL1 pace car for the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard and spoke about his upcoming driving duties.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway regrets to announce that persistent rain has forced the postponement of all NASCAR track activity Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

September 8, 2018 – Both practice sessions and qualifying for Sunday’s Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been cancelled due to inclement weather.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed racing at the Brickyard, what it would mean to win this weekend, the upcoming race at Charlotte, the Playoffs, and more. Full Transcript:

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 17 John Deere Ford Fusion, comes into the weekend needing a win to make the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. He spoke about his situation this morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed making this year’s Playoff field, his relationship with Mr. Hendrick, the path he took to getting in the No. 88 Camaro ZL1 and many other topics. Full Transcript:

It’s been awhile since I’ve appeared in these pages. My trip to Martinsville was a disaster (snowmegaddon), so next on my schedule was Bristol, which despite gloomy skies, tremendous races happened. The crowd was good, but many wanted to make fun of the crowd. No the track wasn’t full, but a good 100,000 was there and Kurt Busch outlasted and outran one of NASCAR’s darling young drivers, Kyle Larson to claim victory, and qualify for the playoffs.

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 95 WRL GENERAL CONTRACTORS CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media via a teleconference this morning to discuss why he will not be competing this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Full Transcript:

Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 95 Chevrolet for Leavine Family Racing, will not compete in this weekend’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway due to lingering effects from extreme heat exhaustion following last weekend’s events at Darlington Raceway.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series will be in action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off this weekend. Check out the full schedule below, which is subject to change.