NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR’s leading fan driving experience partners – NASCAR Racing Experience and Richard Petty Driving Experience – announced today they will consolidate the two organizations and their operations to deliver the ultimate on-track fan experience at more than 20 racetracks around the country.

Scott Borchetta, the president and chief executive officer of Big Machine Label Group, will serve as the honorary starter of the 24th annual Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 23 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed potentially running the Indy 500 in the future, his thoughts on competing this weekend and having an opportunity to win at the Brickyard and many other topics

Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford Fusion, is 10th in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series point standings going into tomorrow’s Brickyard 400. He stopped by the infield media center after final practice to talk about this weekend’s race.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed, how he is handling his final season, competing in his final race at Indy, the importance of social media and many other topics.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Cares Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How did you unveil this new FedEx Cares paint scheme? “Yeah, it was – she’s (Rachee Powell) a local member here and, like I said, she donated a lot of her time. She came to Charlotte a few months ago and helped the creative designer who does our normal paint schemes and myself come up with something she liked and everything and so it turned out great and obviously very fast and we just hope to continue that on for the rest of the day and tomorrow.”

Erik Jones topped the chart in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

While Kyle Busch has amassed a higher win total at three other tracks and has led more laps at 19, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is statistically his most consistent race track.

Denny Hamlin topped the chart in first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Skittles Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How do you feel about your car this weekend? “Couldn’t tell you. I don’t even see it until tomorrow. Certainly we’ve been really good here the last couple of years and being able to score the wins in the Brickyard 400 has been extra special. Certainly there’s no other race I’ve won probably that’s been any bigger than the Brickyard 400."