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CrowdStrike Racing on the World Stage at 24 Hours of Spa

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2022 TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa - Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS - Foto: Gruppe C Photography


· CrowdStrike becomes the Presenting Sponsor of the Total Energies 24 Hours of Spa for 2022
· Competition, cloud protection to be at forefront in one of world’s greatest GT races
· George Kurtz part of SPS automotive lineup in No. 20 Mercedes-AMG GT3
· First European CXO Summit in conjunction with Amazon Web Services

SPA, Belgium (July 29, 2022) – CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Racing are preparing to step onto one of the biggest stages in all of GT racing as the Presenting Sponsor of the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa – part of SRO Motorsports’ Intercontinental GT Challenge.

The presence of CrowdStrike – both on track and off – will be strong throughout the event, held at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps July 29 through August 1. Spa is a 4.35-mile, 20-turn circuit that has played host to every major automobile series since it began hosting Formula One Grand Prix races in 1925.

CrowdStrike: Presenting Sponsor of Total Energies 24 Hours of Spa

Building on its five-year involvement with SRO – including its role as Official Internet and Cloud Security Provider – CrowdStrike is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa, known as the biggest GT3 race in the world. With more than 66 cars representing nine manufacturers, 60,000+ fans in attendance and broadcasts streamed around the world, the Total 24 Hours race brings global visibility to the CrowdStrike brand and racing endeavors. 

CrowdStrike and the award winning CrowdStrike Falcon Platform continue to gain traction across the world, as CrowdStrike Falcon XDR recently won the Best Emerging Technology category for the SC Awards Europe 2022.

It’s the latest in a long line of industry awards for CrowdStrike. The CrowdStrike Falcon Platform provides advanced security to automatically stop data breaches and attacks like ransomware by protecting the most critical areas of risk: endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data.

Those aspects will be among the topics of discussion at CrowdStrike’s first European CXO Summit at an SRO race weekend – an opportunity for an intimate group of security leaders to have conversations, network, and learn about the latest trends in cybersecurity.

CrowdStrike’s Chief Security Officer and President of Services, Shawn Henry, and Angelo Comazzetto, Principal in the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO) at AWS, will lead the discussions at the Roundtable, which is a format repeated successfully at key CrowdStrike Racing events in SRO Motorsports America.

George Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, and AWS Chief Information Security Officer CJ Moses – each racers themselves – also will meet with participants and guests during the weekend to further tie in CrowdStrike Racing’s involvement in SRO Motorsports worldwide.

Guests also will have the opportunity to experience the highlight events of the 24 Hours of Spa including a mid-week race car parade, trackside hospitality, track tours and more. A Mercedes-AMG with CrowdStrike Racing livery will lead the Mercedes contingent of the parade from the racetrack to through town and be on display in the paddock of the track throughout the weekend.

Among the sights around the circuit will be CrowdStrike branding and signage that will further cement the company’s presence in this year’s race. Among the locations are at the top of the famed Raidillon corner – one of the most action-packed and viewed portions of the track – and between turns 12 and 13 – the last corners before the track’s backstretch.

Competition, Endurance and Teamwork

Among the 65 cars entered in this year’s race is the No. 20 SPS automotive performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Kurtz, Valentin Pierburg, Tim Müller and Reema Juffali – the first Saudi Arabian female to earn a professional racing license – in the race’s Bronze Cup category.

A CrowdStrike-branded Mercedes-AMG also is the featured car on the official event poster for the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa. The team is entering the endurance race with the momentum of success at this and other endurance races.

“The SPS automotive performance team already has a class win this year in GT World Challenge Europe so we’re full of confidence,” Kurtz said. “It’s also a landmark event for CrowdStrike as we take on a bigger role in SRO and in the European marketplace. This is a great opportunity to tell the CrowdStrike story of data protection and breach prevention in Belgium and beyond.”

This will be Kurtz’s third time competing in the 24-hour race with SPS automotive performance. The team earned top-10 finishes in the Pro/Am class in both 2020 and 2021. 

Kurtz’s Mercedes-AMG isn’t the only entry at Spa that will sport the CrowdStrike name. A full CrowdStrike falcon racing livery will grace the No. 70 Leipert Motorsports Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2, raced by Gerhard Watzinger and Brendon Leitch in two 50-minute, single-driver races for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe championship.

CrowdStrike Racing participates in the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa, Belgium from July 29-August 1. Watch the race, which starts on Saturday, July 30, live at totalenergies24hours.com.

For more information, visit CrowdStrikeRacing.com. Follow #CrowdStrikeRacing on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for updates. 

TPC Racing Brings Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Podium and Championship Top-Three Momentum to Road America for this Weekend’s Saturday and Sunday Doubleheader

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David Williams, Rob Lorndale, Scott Schmidt and Michael Levitas TPC Racing’s Quartet of Porsche Sprint Challenge Competitors This Weekend on the Four-Mile Elkhart Lake Circuit

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (July 28 2022) – TPC Racing brings the momentum that has seen returning team driver David Williams move to third in the 992 championship standings and Michael Levitas hit the podium again earlier this month at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to Road America this weekend for a Saturday and Sunday Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama doubleheader on the legendary Elkhart Lake circuit, July 30 – 31.

The weekend’s pair of 40-minute sprints on the 4.048-mile road course start at 4:25 p.m. on Saturday with Sunday’s final race of the weekend set to go green at 12:05 p.m. Both races can be viewed live on the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama YouTube Channel.

Williams has returned to TPC Racing this year for the first time since 2015 and moved into the championship picture in the top-tier Porsche 992 class after a string of consistent finishes this season in the No. 37 Mission BBQ Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Williams is on the brink of his first podium finish after a run of top-five results that includes season-best fourth place finishes at Mid-Ohio and last month at VIRginia International Raceway.

Heading into this weekend’s Road America rounds, Williams is third in the 992 championship standings with 344 points. He trails the second-place competitor by just 23 points and is 33 points out of the championship lead.

The podium has been a familiar destination for TPC driver Michael Levitas this year in his No. 36 Erin Levitas Foundation/TPC Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Competing in the 991 division for older Porsche GT3 Cup cars, Levitas’ most recent visits to victory lane were a third in class at Mid-Ohio and a season-best second in Saturday’s opening race at VIR.

The complete lineup of TPC contenders at Road America includes Scott Schmidt in the 992 division and Rob Lorndale in the 991 class.

Lorndale is in his second season of Porsche Sprint Challenge competition with TPC at the wheel of the No. 6 TPC Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup while Schmidt is a “double-duty” TPC driver with campaigns in both IMSA Lamborghini Super Trofeo and and Porsche Sprint Challenge. Schmidt drives the No. 138 TPC Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup this weekend.

All four TPC drivers were on pace in a productive day of unofficial testing at Road America on Thursday. In the 991 class, Lorndale and Levitas were sixth and seventh respectively in the first of the day’s four test sessions. Lorndale clocked in just ahead of Levitas with a top lap time of 2:16.938.

Harris Levitas, TPC Racing Director of Race Operations: “It’s great to have our TPC Racing Porsche Sprint Challenge by Yokohama program back to its full four-car strength for this weekend at Road America. Between Porsche Sprint Challenge testing and the continuing development and testing of our IMSA Super Trofeo program, we have pretty much taken up residence in Elkhart Lake and don’t plan on leaving anytime soon! The testing has gone well and we are looking forward to a pair of great races both this Saturday and Sunday and at next weekend’s Super Trofeo doubleheader. David Williams has been both consistent and fast all season and joined Scott Schmidt, Rob Lorndale and Michael Levitas in a productive test session Thursday. It was only the first test. You never really know how you stack up until official sessions start, but today was a good indicator that some of our testing and hard work has paid off. Scott is getting quicker in 992 while Rob did well to lap on pace with Michael in 991 for at least the first test session. Long weekend ahead and we are up to the challenge.”

About TPC Racing: TPC Racing is the Mid-Atlantic’s premier maintenance, service, tuning and modification center dedicated solely to Porsche sportscars. TPC Racing specializes in R&D and sales of high-performance modifications for Porsche sports cars and race cars, offering a wide range of vehicle upgrades. Best known for a line of forced induction solutions for the Porsche 911, Cayman and Boxster, a long-time focus on only one make, Porsche, has enabled TPC Racing to become experts in Porsche service, tuning, and racing. In 2000, TPC Racing began entering races under its own banner, scoring an SGS-class Championship in 2004 in the Grand-American Rolex Series and was a class winner in the 2006 Rolex 24 At Daytona, and captured the 2013 and 2016 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA Gold Cup Championships. More information can be found at www.TPCRacing.com.

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson to compete in Bommarito Automotive Group 500 NTT INDYCAR SERIES race at WWTR

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July 28, 2022, St. Louis – Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and current NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver Jimmie Johnson will compete in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, on Saturday, August 20.

Johnson scored 83 NASCAR wins before moving to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. Last Sunday, the California native passed the series points leader en route to his career-best finish in INDYCAR – fifth place on the Iowa Speedway oval. WWTR’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 is the next and final oval on the 2022 INDYCAR schedule.

Johnson is no stranger to the challenging WWTR 1.25-mile oval, but it’s been a while since he’s been on the track. Johnson competed at WWTR in what now is known as NASCAR’s Xfinity Series in 1998, 2000 and 2001.

“Honestly, I’m just super excited to get come back to the race track,” said Johnson. “I raced there a long, long time ago in the Busch Grand National Series. It’s such a pivotal point in my journey in finding a seat and a ride in the NASCAR (Cup) Series. I’ve been there to test a couple times with a Cup car over the years but have not been back in a racing capacity in gosh, the past 20 years.”

His prior experience at WWTR, and the momentum sparked by last week’s top five has Johnson looking forward to the next oval race.

“I’m excited to go back, obviously building on my performance from Iowa,” said the two-time Daytona 500 winner. “I’m very excited to get on a shorter oval. It’s a little bigger there than what we had in Iowa, but I feel the fundamentals – the way I approach our car set-up, passing, racing – all of that, should really apply and carry over. I certainly hope to have my career-best finish at World Wide Technology Raceway.”

With luck, Johnson and his No. 48 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda team could join WWTR’s list of Bommarito Automotive Group 500 winners.

BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500 PRESENTED BY AXALTA AND VALVOLINE WEEKEND

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES brings the world to the St. Louis-Metro East region. Truly an international series: America’s best drivers competing against men and women from New Zealand, Spain, Australia, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Denmark, England, Canada and Switzerland. They are the cars and stars of the Indianapolis 500.

Bringing the St. Louis region to the world: Viewers from more than 200 countries will tune in to watch the Bommarito Automotive Group 500, the final oval track race on the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule.

Two of American motorsports’ most recognizable names of all time – Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt – remain active in the sport today as team owners.

The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline has produced many memorable moments, including Takuma Sato’s thrilling win over Ed Carpenter – the closest finish in WWTR history (by 0.039 sec.) — in 2019. Only one driver has won the Bommarito Automotive Group more than once: Josef Newgarden is a three-time victor.

Tickets and weekend experiences are available at the WWTR ticket office, by calling (618) 215-888, or online at wwtraceway.com.

BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500 WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Friday, August 19

7:30 a.m. — Parking lots open.

8 a.m. – Spectator gates open; Fan Walk open for paddock pass holders.

8 a.m. — Indy Pro 2000 practice.

9 a.m. – INDYCAR garage and paddock opens for paddock pass holders.

9:15 a.m. — Vintage Indy exhibition.

10 a.m. — USAC Silver Crown Series practice.

10:45 a.m. — Indy Pro 2000 practice.

12 p.m. — NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 practice.

1 p.m. – Midway entertainment begins.

1:15 p.m. — USAC Silver Crown Series practice.

2:10 p.m. — Indy Lights Series practice.

3:15 p.m. — NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 practice.

4:15 p.m. — Coors Light Pole Night festivities begin.

4:30 p.m. — USAC Silver Crown Series qualifying.

5:15 p.m. — Indy Lights Series qualifying.

6:15 p.m. — NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 qualifying.

7:50 p.m. — Coors Light Pole Night qualifying awards.

8 p.m. — USAC Silver Crown Series driver introductions.

8:30 p.m. — USAC Silver Crown Series Gateway 100 (80 laps, 100 miles).

11 p.m. – Track closed.

Saturday, August 20 – Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline

8 a.m. — Parking lots open.

8:30 a.m. – Spectator gates open; Fan Walk open for paddock pass holders.

9 a.m. — Vintage Indy exhibition.

9:45 a.m. — Indy Pro 2000 practice.

10:15 a.m. – Midway entertainment begins.

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Indy Lights driver autograph session (main stage on midway)

11:45 a.m. — Indy Pro 2000 qualifying.

12 p.m. — INDYCAR garage and paddock opens for paddock pass holders.

12-1 p.m. – SpeedFreaks Live! (main stage on midway) – INDYCAR drivers will participate 12-12:30 p.m. Indy Lights drivers will participate from 12:30-1 p.m.

12:30-1:30 p.m. – INDYCAR driver autograph session (main stage on midway).

1:15 p.m. — Vintage Indy exhibition.

12:30-2 p.m. — SpeedFreaks Live! Driver Interviews on midway stage.

2:15 p.m. — Indy Pro 2000 Series race (45 laps).

3:15 p.m. — Indy Lights Series race (75 laps).

4:45 p.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 driver introductions.

5 p.m. – Sixth annual NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (260 laps).

7:45 p.m. — Post-race track walk for fans and victory lane celebration (time approximate).

8 p.m. – post-race concert on midway stage.

11 p.m. – Track closed.

Schedule subject to change.

About World Wide Technology Raceway

World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) is the only track in the world to host the premier series of NASCAR, INDYCAR, and NHRA . Located just five minutes from downtown St. Louis and covering more than 600 acres, WWTR is the largest outdoor entertainment facility in the area. WWTR’s facilities include a 1/4-mile drag strip, 1.25-mile superspeedway, 2.0-mile road course, the Gateway Kartplex (a state-of-the-art karting facility), and the adjacent Gateway National Golf Links. WWTR and owner Curtis Francois have been recognized with several awards, including: 2021 Comcast Community Champion of the Year; 2021 Jack Buck Award; 2020 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Track Award; 2018 Innovator Award from the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission; 2017 Outstanding Facility of the Year Award from the Race Track Business Conference; and the 2017 Spirit of St. Louis Award from the St. Louis Attractions Association.

Our mission: We are committed to making a difference in our community, while providing first-class entertainment and memories that last a lifetime.

8 Most Dangerous Roads In North America

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Traffic accidents still pose a serious threat despite advances in infrastructure, and some roads are disproportionately riskier than others.

Here are the 8 most dangerous roads in North America:

1. Coquihalla Highway (British Columbia, Canada)

Southern British Columbia is home to the notoriously hazardous Coquihalla Highway. It is a section of Highway 5 and measures roughly 200 kilometers. Due to its numerous kilometers of treacherous, icy roads that are steep on both ends, it is one of the worst roads in all of North America during the winter. It is not advised for inexperienced drivers to travel via the mountain pass in the winter because of the conditions. Driving on this route is easy most of the year, although there are often at least 500 incidents during the winter.

2. The Dalton Highway, (Alaska, US)

Near the Prudhoe Bay oil fields and the Arctic Ocean, the Dalton Highway, a two-lane gravel road, runs for 414 miles to the Elliot Highway, slightly north of the towns of Fairbanks and Deadhorse. Alaska’s Dalton Highway is sometimes referred to as “America’s Loneliest Highway.” There are numerous sharp turns and winding roads along this path, and for miles, upon miles, there is no one to be seen. 

3. Highway 63 (Alberta, Canada)

Highway 63, sometimes known as “Suicide 63,” is the only all-weather route out of Fort McMurray, making it a vital route for the population and generating a lot of traffic. 

According to a reputable ​Edmonton car accident lawyer, Michael Hoosein, there are plenty of accident cases that happen on this road every year.  On the 400-kilometer stretch of the deteriorating, narrow two-lane blacktop, 22 people have died and more than 250 have been injured in the last five years. 

4. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, (Louisiana, US)

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is not recommended for people who are fearful of heights. This extensive, divided highway is the second-longest causeway in the world, behind only China’s Jiaozhou Bay bridge in length. It spans a lake with a maximum depth of 20 meters. Around 43,000 automobiles cross the bridge each day, which is roughly twice the Madison Square Garden’s seating capacity, which makes about 12 million travelers yearly.

93 collisions occurred on the Causeway in 2021, and 12 fatalities have resulted from drivers crashing through the barriers and falling to the depths below. The bridge flooded and fell in many places after the terrible hurricane Katrina in 2005. 

5. Kicking Horse Canyon (British Columbia, Canada)

A crucial connector between the Prairies and the West Coast, Kicking Horse Canyon in British Columbia is one of the nation’s most hazardous highways. Averaging 5,000 vehicles per day, around 10,000 vehicles travel on the steep cliffside route during the busiest months, with roughly 20% of those being semi-trucks. 

There were 454 accidents between the years 1994 and 2005, 9 of which resulted in fatalities, and 183 of which caused injuries. The Kicking Horse Canyon Highway is not recommended for persons with weak constitutions due to its high accident severity and frequency, bad bridge conditions, and low reliability.

6. Highway 103 (Nova Scotia, Canada)

The South Shore of Nova Scotia’s Highway 103 has a reputation for being the province’s most hazardous road. The provincial Department of Transportation reports that between 2006 and 2009, 29 individuals died in collisions on Highway 103. 

In Nova Scotia, traffic fatalities on the 103 occurred roughly once a week on average in 2019, but between October and December, there were 71 fatalities. 

7. Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road (Northwest Territories, Canada)

The path from Tibbitt to Contwoyto, which is in Canada’s Northwest Territories, is regarded as one of the world’s most dangerous roads. The majority of the road, which is 85 percent over deep, frozen lakes, is dangerous.

This means that ice can shatter at any time and consume vehicles in the frozen water. 

8. Highway 63, from Edmonton heading north to Fort McMurray

This specific stretch of roadway, which is slightly over 400 km long and traverses much of northeast Alberta, links the Athabasca oil sands and its villages to Edmonton and the rest of Canada. Due to the high number of accidents that happen on it, it is known as “Highway of Death.” 

Roads are dangerous and can result in accidents at any time. Always stay prepared to reduce your speed and keep your eyes open.

NCS AT INDIANAPOLIS ROAD COURSE: Team Chevy Advance

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TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
Indianapolis, Indiana
July 31, 2022

NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE #22 – INDIANAPOLIS ROAD COURSE

The NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) will share the stage with the NTT INDYCAR SERIES this weekend, where the two sanctioning bodies will head to the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) for a rare tripleheader race weekend. Chevrolet teams across all three series will take on the left- and right-hand turns of the 2.436-mile, 14-turn IMS road course.

While IMS has been a staple stop on the NASCAR schedule since 1994, the trip to the Speedway, Indiana, venue will be just the second appearance by NASCAR’s premier series on the road course circuit. In the series’ debut on the circuit in 2021, road course ringer AJ Allmendinger was able to kiss the iconic bricks after he powered the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet to the victory for his second career NCS win. The monumental triumph gave Kaulig Racing its first victory in just its sixth start in NASCAR’s premier series.. a team who now fields two full-time Camaro ZL1’s in the series.

The bowtie brand is heading into the highly anticipated IMS tripleheader riding the momentum of last weekend’s sweep of wins in the three series. Chevrolet’s Chase Elliott and Noah Gragson nabbed the NCS and NXS victories at Pocono Raceway, while Josef Newgarden and Pato O’Ward took the wins in the INDYCAR doubleheader at Iowa Speedway.

LOOKING FOR DOUBLE DIGITS ON ROAD COURSES

When the NASCAR Cup Series hits a road course circuit, one thing you see in common is a bowtie on the top of the leaderboard. Chevrolet is heading into the Indianapolis race weekend on a streak of nine-consecutive NCS road course victories. Dating back to Chase Elliott’s victory at Circuit of The Americas in March 2021, six drivers from four different Chevrolet teams have notched a road course win through that string of triumphs.

The most recent winner on that list is Tyler Reddick, who scored his first career win in NASCAR’s premier series at Road America earlier this month. The 26-year-old Richard Childress Racing driver became the fifth first time NCS winner of 2022. On that elite first time winners list also includes fellow Chevrolet drivers Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez, both of which captured their first on a road course circuit (Chastain – Road America; Suarez – Sonoma Raceway).

MAKE THAT 12 FOR THE BOWTIE

Chase Elliott’s victory at Pocono Raceway marked a manufacturer-leading 12th for Chevrolet in 21 NASCAR Cup Series points-paying races. The Hendrick Motorsports driver now has a series-leading four wins to his name, while also extending his streak of top-two finishes to five. Elliott led Chevrolet to four top-five finishes – including a sweep of the top three positions – and six of the top-10. The final running order saw four different Chevrolet teams represented in the top-10.. making it the eighth time that Chevrolet has accomplished that feat in 2022.

Heading into the final five race run in the series’ regular season, the 2020 NCS Champion now has a triple-digit lead in the driver standings, sitting at 105 points ahead of second-place Ross Chastain. Also extending the lead in the NCS manufacturer points standings, Chevrolet will head into the Indianapolis race weekend 74 points over its manufacturer competitors.

13 AND COUNTING FOR CAMARO SS

In a battle right to the checkered flag, Noah Gragson and the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet team edged out Ty Gibbs at the line by .281-seconds to record a manufacturer-leading 13th NASCAR Xfinity Series win for Chevrolet this season. The bowtie brand looked to be the ones to beat from the start of the day at the 2.5-mile Pennsylvania venue. JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier captured the 10th pole win this season for Chevrolet, going on to lead the first 23 laps to record his sixth stage win of 2022. Following a top-10 finish in stage one, Gragson took the lead after a round of pit stops that put him in the top position at the end of stage two.. giving Chevrolet a sweep of the stage wins on the day.

Gragson’s win was his third trip to victory lane this season.. marking a personal best for the young Chevrolet driver in his NXS career. The feat also gave JR Motorsports its seventh win in the last 11 races in the series.

Kaulig Racing’s AJ Allmendinger has been a familiar face at the top of the NXS driver points standings. Following an eighth top-five finish for the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet team, Allmendinger maintained the lead in the standings with a 16 point advantage over second-place Justin Allgaier. A dominate day by Chevrolet drivers also built onto the bowtie brand’s lead in the NXS manufacturer standings, with Chevrolet now sitting at an 83 point lead over its manufacturer competitors heading into Saturday’s Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard.

DOUBLE DUTY IN INDY

A handful of Chevrolet drivers will be getting double the seat time this weekend, taking on the 2.436-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series:

· In Hendrick Motorsports’ three-race return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Alex Bowman will take his turn behind the wheel of the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Camaro SS. The 29-year-old Arizona native has made 53 career starts in the series, with his last dating back to Michigan in 2018. Of those starts, Bowman has recorded one win (Charlotte Motor Speedway; 2017), six top-fives and 15 top-10s in the series. Bowman looks to take the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Camaro SS one spot better than its competition debut, where his Hendrick Motorsports’ teammate, Kyle Larson, took the Chevrolet-powered machine to a runner up finish at Road America earlier this month.

· Austin Dillon will take over the No. 68 Brandonbilt Motorsports Camaro SS for the weekend, marking the Chevrolet driver’s second NASCAR Xfinity Series start of the season. In Dillon’s 151 career NXS starts, he has recorded nine wins, 65 top-fives and 106 top-10s. The 32-year-old North Carolina native also has a NXS championship title under his belt, claiming that feat with Richard Childress Racing in 2013.

· Ty Dillon will be making his third NASCAR Xfinity Series start of 2022 this weekend, returning to the seat of the No. 6 JD Motorsports Camaro SS. Dillon has one NXS win to his name, which came from behind the wheel of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet on the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in 2014. The 30-year-old North Carolina native will be making his 160th career NXS start this weekend. In his tenure in the series, Dillon has also scored 34 top-fives and 92 top-10s.

· For the second time this season, Ross Chastain will pilot the No. 92 DGM Racing Camaro SS in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Chastain’s return to the series came with the team back at Circuit of The Americas in March 2022. The 29-year-old Florida native scored a 17th-place finish for the team, going on to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race the following day. In 193 career NXS starts, Chastain has notched two wins, 21 top-fives and 47 top-10s.

· Back behind the wheel of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Camaro ZL1, AJ Allmendinger will look to defend his NASCAR Cup Series win title at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course this weekend. Allmendinger has two career NCS wins to his resume, both of which were captured on road course circuits (Watkins Glen – 2014; IMS Road Course – 2021). In 10 NCS starts this season, Allmendinger has recorded two top-10 finishes, with his most recent at Road America when he drove the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Camaro ZL1 to a ninth-place finish. Also driving the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Camaro SS in the NXS, Allmendinger will look for his third road course win of the season in the series.

THE NCWTS PLAYOFFS ARE ON

The 10-driver playoff field is set and the run to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) championship title is on. Of that elite field includes two Chevrolet drivers: Niece Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar and GMS Racing’s Grant Enfinger.

· Hocevar, who led Chevrolet to the finish at Pocono Raceway in fifth, secured his playoff berth by points in the series’ race at Mid-Ohio earlier this month. This will mark the 19-year-old Michigan native’s second appearance in the NCWTS playoffs. Through 16 NCWTS races this season, Hocevar has piloted his No. 42 Niece Motorsports Silverado RST to six top-fives and nine top-10s.

· Grant Enfinger and the No. 23 GMS Racing Silverado RST team left the ‘Tricky Triangle’ with one of the two open spots in the 2022 NCWTS playoff field. The 37-year-old Alabama native returned to GMS Racing at the beginning of the season and has record three top-fives and seven top-10s with the team in 16 races. The 2022 season will mark Enfinger’s fourth appearances in the NCWTS playoffs.

The NCWTS Playoffs Round of 10 kicks off this weekend, where the series will make its return to the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) for the first time in 11 years. Sitting approximately 10 miles outside of downtown Indianapolis, the 0.686-mile short track will host the series under the lights in Friday’s TSport 200. In the series’ 17 races held at IRP, Chevrolet has recorded a manufacturer-leading nine of those victories. Of those wins includes a sweep of the series’ first four races held at the track, starting with Mike Skinner’s win in the debut event in 1995 when he drove the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to the victory.

BOWTIE BULLETS

· Chevrolet’s AJ Allmendinger is the defending winner at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course after driving the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet to the win in the NASCAR Cup Series debut at the circuit in 2021. The victory was the first for Kaulig Racing in just six starts in NASCAR’s premier series.

· A road course favorite, Chase Elliott has recorded seven road course victories in his NASCAR Cup Series career; the most of all active NCS drivers. Elliott ranks third on the NCS all-time road course wins list behind NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon (nine wins) and Tony Stewart (eight wins). Elliott’s victories have been recorded at five different road courses, a record in series’ history.

· Chevrolet has won nine consecutive NASCAR Cup Series road course races, dating back to Chase Elliott’s win at Circuit of The Americas in May 2021. In that timespan, six drivers from four different Chevrolet teams have contributed to those wins.

· Of the five first time NASCAR Cup Series winners in 2022, three have come from the bowtie brigade. The most recent is Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick, who drove his No. 8 Camaro ZL1 to the win at Road America. Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez also captured their first career win in NASCAR’s premier series this season, both of which were recorded on road course circuits (Chastain – COTA; Suarez – Sonoma).

· At Road America – the NASCAR Cup Series’ most recent road course race – Tyler Reddick led Chevrolet to six top-10 finishes, including a sweep of the top-five. Four different Chevrolet teams were represented in the top-10:

Richard Childress Racing: Tyler Reddick (Race Winner)

Hendrick Motorsports: Chase Elliott (2nd) and Kyle Larson (3rd)

Trackhouse Racing: Ross Chastain (4th) and Daniel Suarez (5th)

Kaulig Racing: AJ Allmendinger (9th)

· Chase Elliott’s win at Pocono Raceway was his series-leading fourth of 2022. It also marked his fifth consecutive top-two finish, with three of his four wins being recorded within that timespan (Nashville Superspeedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway).

· Chevrolet heads into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course race weekend with a manufacturer-leading 12 NASCAR Cup Series wins in 21 points-paying races. The bowtie brand also continues to lead its manufacturer competitors in NCS top-fives (53), top-10s (97), laps led (2,698) and stage wins (20).

· Seven Team Chevy drivers have combined 20 NASCAR Cup Series stage wins:

Tyler Reddick 2 – Fontana x2

Alex Bowman 1 – Las Vegas

Ross Chastain 4 – Las Vegas, Darlington, Charlotte, Pocono

William Byron 3 – Phoenix, Atlanta, Talladega

Daniel Suarez 2 – COTA, Charlotte

Chase Elliott 3 – Martinsville x2, Charlotte, Atlanta x2

Kyle Larson 3 – Bristol, Sonoma, Pocono

· Chevrolet leads the driver points standing in both the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Chase Elliott remains in the top position in the NCS standings with a 105-point lead over second; and AJ Allmendinger continues to lead the NXS standings by 16 points. Chevrolet also remains atop both the NCS and NXS manufacturer points standings.

· With its 40 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships, and 826 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title of winningest brand in NASCAR.

FOR THE FANS

· Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

· Fans can check out an assortment of Chevrolet vehicles including: Silverado 2500 High Country, Tahoe Z71 Premier, Traverse High Country, Blazer RS, Colorado Bison ZR2, Trailblazer ACTIV, Camaro ZL1, Bolt EUV, Silverado ZR2, Bolt EV 2LT, Silverado EV, Corvette Z06.

· At the Chevrolet Display, fans can also view Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 show car and an IndyCar show car.

TEAM CHEVY QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS AT THE DISPLAY:

Friday, July 29

· Scott McLaughlin and Will Power: 2:30 p.m.

· Callum Ilott: 3:00 p.m.

· Dalton Kellett and Kyle Kirkwood: 3:15 p.m.

· Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist: 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 30

· Rinus VeeKay and Conor Daly: 10:00 a.m.

· Sheldon Creed and Austin Hill: 11:30 a.m.

· Justin Allgaier and Miguel Paludo: 12:00 p.m.

· Josh Berry and Sam Mayer: 1:00 p.m.

· Noah Gragson: 1:30 p.m.

· Chris Rice, President of Kaulig Racing: 1:45 p.m.

Sunday, July 31

· Daniel Suarez: 11:30 a.m.

· Tyler Reddick: 11:45 a.m.

· Alex Bowman: 11:55 a.m.

· AJ Allmendinger and Justin Haley: 12:10 p.m.

Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation:

Friday, July 29: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday, July 30: 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sunday, July 31: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

TUNE IN

NBC will broadcast the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 31. Live coverage can also be found on the NBCSports Gold App and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

NBC will broadcast the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 30. Live coverage can also be found on the NBCSports Gold App and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

FS1 will broadcast the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series TSport 200 at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, July 29. Live coverage can also be found on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

QUOTABLE QUOTES

ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 WORLDWIDE EXPRESS CAMARO ZL1

ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO INDY?

“I am looking forward to the Indy road course. Several years ago I wasn’t very good at road courses, but now I’ve learned so much about how to drive road courses that I look forward to them. I’ll be running the Xfinity car on Saturday which will be good to get some reps in before the big race on Sunday. My teammate Daniel Suárez is really good at road courses so if all goes well, it should be a good weekend for Trackhouse.”

HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A RACE?

“I eat a lot of watermelon (laughs). I don’t eat what I used to eat, and I don’t always eat what I want to eat, but it’s to prepare for Sunday.

I sit in the car for three plus hours and I want to be as sharp on lap 200 as I am on lap 2. For long, humid races I might take a snack in the car. I plan my life around 38 Sundays a year.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 BETMGM CAMARO ZL1

DOES YOUR MINDSET CHANGE GOING INTO THIS RACE GIVEN THE POINTS SITUATION YOU ARE IN?

“You just have to be aggressive. With the number of winners this season, we’re going to have to win to make it into the NASCAR Playoffs. This Richard Childress Racing team is strong, and I know we can get the job done. Things have to line up and we have to have a perfect day in order to get to Victory Lane. That means I have to do my job, the pit crew has to do their job and the strategy has to play out. In the SIM, I’ve been pretty good at the Indianapolis Road Course, and we were strong at this race last year, but it was just so crazy at the end. I’d like to surprise some people at a road course.”

OF ALL OF THE ROAD COURSES YOU’VE RUN, WHICH IS THE MOST COMPARABLE TO INDY?

“Wow, it’s so flat. We’ve got elevation change at every track that we’ve gone to. I’d say Daytona has a little less elevation change. So for me, I really don’t know because the asphalt at Indy is so different the way the grooves are cut in it and it’s using a lot of lateral grip there. Sonoma, I think braking force-wise, is probably pretty similar; the amount of brake force and stuff like that because it seems like the track falls off a little bit. So, I’m thinking maybe Sonoma and Daytona, in between there.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1

LARSON ON RACING AT THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE:

“From what I remember of Indy (Motor Speedway Road Course) from last year, the restarts were really intense because turn one is a really wide and deep braking zone, so you can get four or five-wide before it narrows down in the corner. You have to find the confidence to brake deep so you don’t get bombed and that is difficult. It’s nice that it doesn’t have any elevation. It’s a fast-paced, ‘flowy’ type road course.”

CLIFF DANIELS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1

DANIELS ON RACING FOR STAGE POINTS AT ROAD COURSES OR PITTING BEFORE STAGE ENDS:

“At Sonoma (Raceway), we started on the pole and built a lead. We stayed out (instead of short pitting) to win the stage and I thought we could have the ability to get through traffic – we had the entire race left to get back to the front. We had our (wheel) issue so we didn’t see how it would ultimately play out. We may not have gotten back to a winning position but we probably could have gotten back to a top-five position. Now, with that data point, we raced a few weeks later at Road America where we had to ‘flip’ the stages (short pit) to maintain track position to have a shot to win. We stayed in the top four and finished third – sort of with a shot to win. That is the general landscape for road course strategy moving forward.”

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1

ELLIOTT ON RACING ON THE INDIANAPOLIS ROAD COURSE:

“I feel like that’s probably been one of my worst road courses, personally. Never really felt like I got a hold of the track last year. I ended up kind of by happenstance running the Xfinity Series race last year as a sub in. It was unfortunate circumstances there, but I was grateful to have run that race because I was really bad on the Cup side until I got some extra reps, so I think that was helpful. So going back, I need to do some homework this week on how to be better up there because I do not feel very good about that track and just never got in a good groove there last year at all and was never really on offense. I felt like I was on defense more than I was making moves and moving forward. That’s not a place you want to be, especially at those tracks or anywhere for that matter. It’s certainly something I want to improve at and I want to put some effort into this week to try to do that.”

ALAN GUSTAFSON, CREW CHIEF, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1

GUSTAFSON ON WHAT MAKES THE INDIANAPOLIS ROAD COURSE UNIQUE:

“It’s super flat and there aren’t really any elevation changes at all. Probably the biggest thing that stands out, there’s a big brake zone, especially into turn one. To really set the corner up, you’d obviously have to be wider, but you can really shortcut somebody and there’s not a big exit that follows so that makes restarts and entry into that turn super hectic. All the road courses are unique, but I think Indy (Motor Speedway Road Course), with it being super flat with flat corners and the high-speed brake zone into one is what kind of sets it apart.”

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 ACRONIS CAMARO ZL1

BYRON ON THE TEAM’S PREPARATION FOR ROAD COURSE RACES THIS SEASON:

“I feel like to start this season with the Next Gen car we really struggled at road courses, especially compared to the year before. We were able to test at Watkins Glen (International), though, and I think that really helped us start to turn the page on our road course program. We’ve been able to build that notebook with each road course so far this year. I think we have really made strides to make that package better and put all the pieces together like we need to. The first focus for the weekend is qualifying and making sure we set ourselves up with a good run to get good track position and just work from there. Our focus for not only this weekend, but races moving forward, is to really execute every aspect of a race weekend from start to finish in preparation for the playoffs.”

RUDY FUGLE, CREW CHIEF, NO. 24 ACRONIS CAMARO ZL1

FUGLE ON WHAT CHALLENGES THE INDIANAPOLIS ROAD COURSE BRINGS COMPARED TO OTHER ROAD COURSES:

“I think this weekend’s road course race at Indianapolis (Motor Speedway) will be a little bit more about survival than other road course races. There’s a lot more run off areas there and they have changed the curbing in some places around the track to try avoid what happened last year. With the Next Gen car, it’s going to be critical to minimize running over those to keep the underwing intact and not tear up the diffuser. The other big thing will be managing the transition areas of the track from the road course sections onto the oval – similar to how the (Charlotte Motor Speedway) ROVAL is set up. We haven’t run a course like that this year with this car or this tire. I think that if you can keep your car in one piece throughout the weekend, and can manage your usual pit strategy and track position on a road course, you’ll be in a good position. You have to be around at the end, though, to be able to capitalize on that.”

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1

BOWMAN ON RACING IN THE NASCAR XFINITY AND CUP SERIES AT THE INDIANAPOLIS ROAD COURSE:

“We have been lucky to get the opportunity to make extra laps this weekend which just helps come time for the Cup race on Sunday. COTA (Circuit of The Americas) was a great example of how it can help us – running the Spire (Motorsports) truck and taking notes on the track helped in our efforts on Sunday so I am eager to get out there and get some practice in. Our team is doing everything we can to get better and this is another opportunity for us to maximize our weekend.”

GREG IVES, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1

IVES ON THE STRENGTH OF THE ROAD COURSE CARS AT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS:

“Hendrick Motorsports has done a great job of making sure we have the best equipment every weekend and it has shown at road courses. Going back to COTA (Circuit of The Americas), we had a great car and had tons of speed, just got caught up in someone else’s mess. Road America was another place where we had a ton of speed and capitalized on points so I think this Sunday at Indy (Motor Speedway Road Course) will be more of the same. We will do everything we can to get the car ready, Alex (Bowman) is going to drive in the Xfinity race to get extra practice. I feel confident we will have a solid weekend and build some momentum as we head towards the playoffs.”

DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 FREEWAY INSURANCE CAMARO ZL1

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR TEAM’S RECENT SUCCESS?

“I am proud of my team and everyone at Trackhouse Racing. We have been running very well of late. But we can be better. I thought we had a winning car at the start of Sunday’s race, but we were just a little bit off. Third place is a good finish, but we aren’t going to be happy until we are in first place.”

ARE YOU CONFIDENT ON THE ROAD COURSES?

“Yes, we are very confident. We know we have a good road course package. We have been in contention for the win at every road course this season.”

WOULD YOU RATHER RACE THE OVAL OR THE ROAD COURSE AT INDIANAPOLIS?

“I think Indianapolis is a big enough deal for everyone in racing that maybe we should race there twice. (smiling) Once on the oval and once on the road course!”

GRANT ENFINGER, NO. 23 CHAMPION POWER EQUIPMENT SILVERADO RST

“Finally, we’ve made it to the start of the playoffs. Our regular season really didn’t go to plan for us on the No. 23 team, but the playoffs give us a great opportunity to completely flip our season. I’m looking forward to getting the Round of 10 started by visiting two short tracks back to back. Personally, I feel like the trucks should have never left racing at IRP, so I’m excited to get back there. Tire wear is going to be huge, so that’s going to give us an opportunity to have some comers and goers. I love racing at tracks that have a lot of fall off, where we’re able to fight for grip, so hopefully that will play to our advantage on Friday night.”

JACK WOOD, NO. 24 CHEVROLET MILITARY APPRECIATION SILVERADO RST

“I’m looking forward to racing at IRP for the first time and focusing on the short tracks for the next few weeks. The past three races have definitely been a struggle with our No. 24 team that we did not see coming, but there’s not another group that I would rather have behind my back than the guys that I have on our team. It’s a bummer that we weren’t able to make the playoffs this year, but having the support of everyone at Chevrolet and GMS Racing has been great, and we still have a handful of races left to run this year to end the season on a high note. I want to congratulate Grant and the No. 23 team for making the playoffs; I know they are going to go out there and put up a great fight for the organization. Our number one goal for the rest of the season is to go out there and put together the best seven races that we possibly can, and that all starts with this weekend in Indy.”

Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics

Manufacturers Championships:

Total (1949-2021): 40

First title for Chevrolet: 1958

Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)

Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021

Drivers Championships:

Total (1949-2021): 33

First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)

Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)

Most Recent: Kyle Larson (2021)

Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021

Event Victories:

Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)

2022 STATISTICS:

Wins: 12

Poles: 4

Laps Led: 2,698

Top-five finishes: 53

Top-10 finishes: 97

Stage wins: 20

Tyler Reddick (Fontanax2)
Alex Bowman (Las Vegas)
Ross Chastain (Las Vegas), (Darlington), (Charlotte), (Pocono)
William Byron (Phoenix), (Atlanta), (Talladega)
Daniel Suarez (COTA), (Charlotte)
Chase Elliott (Martinsvillex2), (Charlotte), (Atlantax2)
Kyle Larson (Bristol Dirt), (Sonoma), (Pocono)

CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:

Total Chevrolet race wins: 826 (1949 to date)

Poles won to date: 727

Laps led to date: 244,034

Top-five finishes to date: 4,191

Top-10 finishes to date: 8,652

Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:

       General Motors: 1,160

       Chevrolet: 826

       Pontiac: 154

       Oldsmobile: 115

       Buick: 65



       Ford: 815                                                         

       Ford: 715

       Mercury: 96

       Lincoln: 4



       Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467

       Dodge: 217

       Plymouth: 191

       Chrysler: 59



       Toyota: 167

Team Chevy high-resolution racing photos are available for editorial use.

About Chevrolet
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in 79 countries with more than 3.2 million cars and trucks sold in 2020. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

Monster Energy Racing: Riley Herbst Indianapolis NXS Advance

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RILEY HERBST
Indianapolis NASCAR Xfinity Series Advance
No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing

NASCAR Xfinity Series Overview

• Event: Indianapolis 150 at the Brickyard (Round 20 of 33)
• Date: Saturday, July 30
• Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Layout: 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course
• Time/TV/Radio: 3:30 p.m. EDT on NBC/IMS Radio Network/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Riley Herbst Notes of Interest

• Riley Herbst is hungry for a win. The driver of the No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) in the NASCAR Xfinity Series is heading into Saturday’s Indianapolis 150 at the Brickyard with his eyes on the prize. Last Saturday at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Herbst got a taste of leading the field when the No. 98 team used strategy to put him in first place with 32 laps to go. The Las Vegas native held off Josh Berry for four laps – his first laps led at Pocono – before a tight handling condition forced him to give up the position. Herbst intends to build on that run with another front-running performance on Indy’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course.

• The Indianapolis 150 will mark Herbst’s 96th career Xfinity Series start and his third on the road course at Indianapolis. In total, he has 14 top-fives and 46 top-10s dating back to his first career start on June 17, 2018, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, where he finished an impressive sixth as a 19-year-old. The 2022 season is shaping up to be Herbst’s best in the series. He has already matched his career-best total of top-fives (five) and is only five top-10s away from matching his career-best total in that category (17). His best finish so far this season is third, earned twice – May 7 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway and June 25 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway.

• While Herbst is still on the hunt for his first Xfinity Series victory, he’s driving for the team that won the inaugural race on the road course at Indianapolis. With Chase Briscoe behind the wheel of the No. 98 in 2020, SHR scored the win in dramatic fashion. Briscoe powered past second-place Austin Cindric and leader AJ Allmendinger on the penultimate lap to score the victory 1.717 seconds over runner-up Justin Haley.

• Herbst shined in his most recent outing at Indianapolis. Driving the No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang in last year’s Indianapolis 150, Herbst led his first laps at Indy en route to an eighth-place finish. It was part of a strong summer run that helped him erase a 54-point deficit to earn spot in the 2021 NASCAR Playoffs.

• Only seven races remain before this year’s playoffs begin Sept. 24 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Thanks to his strong runs this year, Herbst is in a much better position to make the 12-driver field than he was a year ago. He is currently ninth with 518 points, 114 ahead of Sheldon Creed, the first driver below the cutoff line. While a win would clinch a playoff spot for Herbst, he can continue to point his way into the playoffs by continuing his string of strong finishes through the regular-season finale Sept. 16 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

Riley Herbst, Driver of the No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang

You made your first career NASCAR Xfinity Series start on the road course at Indianapolis in 2020. How much have you learned about road-course racing since?

“I’ve learned a lot since 2020. The inaugural race at Indianapolis wasn’t my best start, but I’ve grown as a driver since then. We finished seventh at Road America earlier this year, so I think we can grow from that to perform well this weekend in Indy. The No. 98 team has won there before, too. We just have to stay out of trouble and make it to the end for a chance to bring home the trophy.”

What can you take away from your last road-course race July 2 at Road America that might help you this weekend?

“Road America and the Indianapolis road course are two completely different tracks, but I’m always learning each time we go to a road course. Some stuff can transfer over but, ultimately, you have to handle each track differently. I was pretty good last year at both tracks, so hopefully we’ll see that again this weekend.”

Last week at Pocono, you were up front and leading laps, all while battling a tight-handling racecar. Still, this season is shaping up to be your career-best in the Xfinity Series. Talk about your development this season and what you want to achieve next.

“We have to be perfect in every area – fast pit stops, no mistakes, and speed in the car. I know that this No. 98 Monster Energy team can get it done and they deserve to be in victory lane. Some things this season have been out of our hands, but we have to be the best that we can be. We’re continuing to get better each week, and I think if we keep knocking on the door, it’ll open.”

No. 98 Monster Energy Team Roster

Primary Team Members:

Driver: Riley Herbst
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Crew Chief: Richard Boswell
Hometown: Friendship, Maryland

Car Chief: Matt Noyce
Hometown: Oregon, Wisconsin

Engineer: DJ VanderLey
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama

Spotter: Tim Fedewa
Hometown: Holt, Michigan

Over-The-Wall Crew:

Front Tire Changer: Kevin Teaf
Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida

Rear Tire Changer: Chris Jackson
Hometown: Rock Hill, South Carolina

Tire Carrier: Davis Sampere
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina

Fueler: Corey Coppola
Hometown: Bluefield, West Virginia

Jackman: Kapil Fletcher
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Road Crew Members:

Truck Driver: Steve Wood
Hometown: Eatontown, New Jersey

Engine Tuner: Willie Pelotte
Hometown: Oakland, Maine

Tire Specialist: Austin Quick
Hometown: Flagstaff, Arizona

Nearly $130,000 Raised for Local Nonprofits During NASCAR Weekend at NHMS

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NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Cindric (white polo in center) joined New England race fans for Track Walk Presented by PPG, one of seven events hosted at New Hampshire Motor Speedway between July 14-17 to benefit the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities. Photo Courtesy: NHMS/Dawn Kingston

The New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities and volunteer organizations combine to help children in need and New England nonprofits.

LOUDON, N.H. – NASCAR weekend at “The Magic Mile” proved to be successful for local nonprofits with the dedication of both the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCCNH), the official charity of New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), and the many volunteer groups who helped fundraise nearly $130,000 during the July 15-17 NASCAR event weekend.

SCCNH hosted seven events over the course of race week, including traditional favorites Laps for Charity, Sign the Track Wall Banner, 50/50 Raffle Presented by PPG, Track Walk Presented by PPG and Wicked Good Live Auction, plus two new opportunities: Cornhole Tournament Presented by NBT Bank and Hot Laps. These events helped SCCNH raise more than $98,000 for local children’s charities and groups.

“Once again, New England race fans stepped up in a big way for children in need throughout the region,” said Danielle Cyr, director of the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities and marketing for New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “We are beyond grateful for the generosity displayed by our fans, sponsors and volunteers. I can’t wait to see the magic that happens when we hand out this year’s grants to local nonprofits in December.”

Each December, SCCNH distributes grants to local nonprofit organizations in the region. In 2021, 23 grants were distributed totaling $136,500. Since its inception in 2009, SCCNH have distributed more than $1.9 million supporting more than 882,000 children across New England.

In addition to funds being raised for SCCNH, teams of motivated fundraising groups, many of which are from New Hampshire, also help NHMS over the course of NASCAR weekend to benefit various New England nonprofits. From grandstand cleaning to landscaping to parking and concession stands, these volunteers help make the speedway look its best from green flag to checkered flag. In return, these groups are paid as a way to fundraise toward the nonprofit organization they represent. This year, 29 volunteer groups raised nearly $32,000 during NASCAR weekend to help their chosen nonprofits.

SCCNH will host its next fundraising event, Laps for Charity, on Friday, Aug. 19 from 5-7:30 p.m.

Follow Us:

Keep track of all of the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities events on the charity website and by following on Facebook (@SCC.NH), Twitter (@SCCNHMS) and Instagram (@SCCNHMS). To donate directly to SCCNH, please visit SpeedwayCharities.org/Donate/#NewHampshire.

Roush Fenway Keselowski Weekly Advance | Indy RC

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RFK takes its road course program to Indianapolis this weekend as the road course at the famed Brickyard plays host to just its second-race ever for the NASCAR Cup Series. RFK has three top-10s in three road course races this year, as Chris Buescher enters the weekend with an 8.8 average finish on road courses in the last five races.

NASCAR Cup Series Race at Indy RC
Sunday, July 31 | 2:30 p.m. ET
NBC, SiriusXM Channel 90

· Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Castrol Ford Mustang
· Chris Buescher, No. 17 Violet Defense Ford Mustang

Buescher, the Road Course Ringer?

Prior to 2020, Chris Buescher had never finished top-10 on a road course in his Cup Series career. Now, he suddenly has four top-10s including three finishes inside the top-5. In road course action this year, Buescher finished runner-up in Sonoma after leading four laps, then went on to finish sixth at Road America.

Dating back to 2021, Buescher finished third on the ROVAL at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and in 2020 he finished fifth on the road course at Daytona.

Chasing History

Indianapolis is one of just the few NCS tracks that RFK has not visited Victory Lane at. Despite not earning a victory, RFK has finished in the second position on four separate occasions (1998, 2003, 2006 and 2008) with drivers Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards.

Ragan’s Row

Former RFK driver David Ragan earned the organization’s first pole position at the famed 2.5-mile speedway in the 2011 running of this event. Overall, RFK has had one of its Fords on the front row at the hallowed speedway four times.

Tale of the Tape

RFK has made 99 starts in the NCS on the 2.5-mile track at Indianapolis dating back to 1994. In that span, RFK has 16 top-five and 31 top-10 finishes, with an average finish of 18.6. Jack Roush’s Fords have completed 14842 of the 15903 (93.3 percent) of the laps at the famed 2.5-mile track.

Xfinity Wins in Indiana

RFK has earned victories in the Xfinity Series in the state of Indiana before, recording two victories at the then named Indianapolis Raceway Park with Greg Biffle in 2002 and Edwards in 2009. Biffle’s victory was his fourth and final win of the 2002 NASCAR Xfinity Series season that helped propel the RFK driver to the Xfinity Series championship.

Christian Rose and Team Eye Rebound at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park

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BROWNSBURG, Ind: Never give up.

That is the attitude from ARCA Menards Series driver Christian Rose and his Cook Racing Technologies (CRT) team as they invade Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for Friday night’s Reese’s 200.

Last week at the breathtaking Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Rose impressed aboard his No. 42 West Virginia Tourism Chevrolet SS, but the team endured an electrical issue that ended their General Tire Delivers 200 after just 32 laps and left the team much more to be desired.

A week later, Rose and his team will have a chance to rebound in the 11th ARCA Menards Series race of the season and the opportunity for Rose to showcase his short-track skills once again – this time just outside the heart of Indianapolis.

“I’m so ready to get back to the track with our No. 42 West Virginia Tourism Chevrolet SS,” said Rose.

“Pocono was hard to swallow for me and our team – because we made such huge strides with our race car and for me as a driver and we really don’t have anything to show for it.

“Yes, we were able to overcome some adversity at the start of the race and march ourselves inside the top-10, but at the end of the day, we endured some more crazy bad luck. Hopefully, that’s over with for the last time this season and we can focus forward with a strong run under the lights at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday night.”

With a pair of top-10s to his belt in 2022, Rose and his Bruce Cook-owned team are focused on making improvements from the first lap of practice to the checkered flag in the 200-lap race.

While Rose does not have any previous laps at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, he has used other resources available to him with the intention of his studying will pay off with hopefully his career-best ARCA finish under the lights.

“I am doing my best to prepare myself for Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park,” sounded Rose. “From studying photos, watching old ARCA and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races, I feel like I’ve been doing my part to help curve any disadvantage I may have.

“I am also lucky enough to have other drivers I can go up and talk to and get advice and bounce thoughts and whatnot not only with the other drivers but my Cook Racing Technologies team too. I think it’s going to be a tough race on Friday night but a fun one.”

The first half of Rose’s partial 2022 schedule is complete, the Martinsburg, West Virginia native is focused on making the second half much better than the first which includes better results while also building a bigger fan base off the track.

“We are not leaving anything untouched,” added Rose. “There is no question that we have had speed in our No. 42 West Virginia Tourism race cars this season, but unfortunately for a variety of reasons we have not been able to deliver the results that we expect as a team for our partners.

“We are working hard to deliver big results for all our partners and even more fun with the fans this season. We have a few surprises on deck and can’t wait to roll it all out in the coming weeks and months ahead.”

This season, Rose who will compete in all three of ARCA’s national platforms, the ARCA Menards Series, the ARCA Menards Series East and the ARCA Menards Series West will continue to strengthen a relationship with the West Virginia Department of Tourism.

The West Virginia Department of Tourism promotes West Virginia as a leading four-season travel destination and a top state to live, work and retire.

Known as the Mountain State, West Virginia is one of the most scenic states in the United States and home to thousands of acres of parks and public lands, including America’s newest national park and 45 state parks and forests.

In addition to its majestic mountains and rolling hills, West Virginia is full of rich historic sites, enchanting art galleries, charming towns and an immense sense of belonging found only in its heaven-like landscapes.

In West Virginia, let country roads lead you far away from everything. And a little closer to heaven.

“My relationship with the West Virginia Department of Tourism is everything to me,” added Rose.

“Without them, I would not be able to race at Lucas Oil Raceway. It is my goal throughout the year to spread the mission of everything the West Virginia Department of Tourism means.

“It goes without saying that we have had a lot of speed with our West Virginia Department of Tourism race cars this year and I’m hopeful we can climb that ladder of consistency during the summer stretch.

“We are seeing a great amount of response from the fans about their experience in West Virginia and that’s part of why we are building this program. Indianapolis is another next in the journey and I look forward to proudly representing my home state and continuing my mission.”

Before turning attention to the race on Friday, Rose will join a slew of his ARCA competitors, media personalities and NASCAR drivers in the Reese’s Celebrity Pro-Am Go-Kart Challenge at Speedway Indoor Karting on Thursday, July 28. The first race of the night will go green just past 8:00 pm ET.

College baseball star-turned-racecar driver Rose has announced his participation the star-studded event that will see professional drivers take on members of the media, local celebrities, and race fans in a series of “qualifying races” that will see the three fastest professionals, the three fastest media members and celebrities, and the three fastest race fans all compete in a special “feature event.”

All winners will receive a special prize pack from ARCA, Speedway Indoor Karting, and Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Fans can participate in the Reese’s Celebrity Pro-Am Go-Kart Challenge for just $32 per race. Proceeds from the night’s activities will benefit Paws and Think.

Speedway Indoor Karting is located at 1067 N. Main Street in Speedway, Indiana.

“I am looking forward to Thursday night’s Reese’s Celebrity Pro-Am Go-Kart Challenge,” sounded Rose.

“It will be a great opportunity to raise some money and have a lot of fun.”

Following Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Rose and CRT plan to compete in the ARCA Menards Series Sprecher 150 at The Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile on Sun., Aug. 28.

For more on Christian Rose, please like him on Facebook (Christian Rose Racing) or follow him on Instagram (@christianroseracing) and Twitter (@CRoseRacing).

The Reese’s 200 (200 laps | 137 miles) is the 11th of 20 races on the 2022 ARCA Menards Series schedule. Practice begins on Friday, July 29, 2022, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. General Tire pole qualifying kicks off at 2:15 p.m. The event will be televised live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and the FOX Sports App beginning at 6:00 p.m. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the entire weekend festivities. All times are local (ET).

About The West Virginia Department of Tourism:

The West Virginia Department of Tourism promotes West Virginia as a leading four-season travel destination and top state to live, work and retire.

Known as the Mountain State, West Virginia is one of the most scenic states in the United States and home to thousands of acres of parks and public lands, including America’s newest national park and 45 state parks and forests.

In addition to its majestic mountains and rolling hills, West Virginia is full of rich historic sites, enchanting art galleries, charming towns and an immense sense of belonging found only in its heaven-like landscapes.

Carson Hocevar – TSport 200 Race Advance

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Race Advance – TSport 200 (200 Laps/137 Miles) | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park

Friday, July 29 | Indianapolis, Ind. | 9 p.m. ET

TV: FS1 | Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), Sirius XM Ch. 90

Team: No. 42 Premier Security Solutions Chevrolet Silverado

Driver: Carson Hocevar (Portage, Mich.) | Crew Chief: Phil Gould

Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @CarsonHocevar

Hocevar on opening the Round of 10 at Lucas Oil Raceway: “To be able to hit the reset button going into the Playoffs is huge for our No. 42 Premier Security Solutions team. I look back at the three or four races that kind of got away from us that would have positioned us higher in the regular season standings, but now we can focus on keeping the momentum rolling from the recent stretch of top-five runs we’ve had.”

“I’m excited to start the Playoffs schedule at Lucas Oil Raceway. It’s a really fun race track but I think it’s going to be difficult to pass in the trucks. It’s going to be a very aggressive race – especially with a lot on the line – so we’ll need to take advantage of the opportunities when they present themselves.”

Hocevar at Lucas Oil Raceway: Hocevar makes his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start Friday night at Lucas Oil Raceway. He has two previous ARCA Menards Series starts at the Indianapolis short track, both resulting in top-10 finishes.

Hocevar ran to a fifth-place finish in the October 2018 event before turning in a ninth-place finish in October 2019.

On the Truck: Hocevar will pilot the No. 42 Premier Security Solutions Chevrolet Silverado to open the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Friday night in Indianapolis.

Last Time Out – CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono (Start 3rd / Finish 5th): “It’s tough to win these races. We suffered from a little bit of damage to the right rear that hurt our straightaway speed. Our setup was something that we haven’t typically done at these kinds of race tracks to get us ready for the playoff run. We’re committed – all in or all out – and that’s how we’ve been all year. We’re right there, it seems like, with consistent top-five finishes. Our focus is to take it one race at a time and try not to lose anything, but rather take every advantage we can to gain points and set ourselves up for wins. The ability to consistently put together strong runs at different types of tracks lately is a testament to the efforts of Niece Motorsports, Worldwide Express, and Premier Security Solutions.”

About Niece Motorsports:

Niece Motorsports is owned by United States Marine Corps Veteran Al Niece. In 2022, Niece Motorsports enters its seventh season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Niece also owns Niece Equipment, which has for over 40 years provided clients with reliable products at competitive prices. Niece Equipment’s reputation is built on service, integrity and dependability. The company provides water and fuel/lube trucks that are engineered with quality and durability in mind for the construction and mining industry. Follow the team on Facebook and Instagram @NieceMotorsports as well as Twitter @NieceMotorsport.

Media Inquiries: media@niecemotorsports.com www.niecemotorsports.com

About Premier Security Solutions:

Founded in 2013 by a retired Flint Michigan Police Officer, Premier Security Solutions is committed to deflect and deter unlawful activity for their clients, create a safe campus, and provide a secure environment. A company fully committed to community involvement and protection. Premier partners with many community organizations like Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson and his G.H.O.S.T. team combatting human trafficking. Premier provides an array of security services, including K-12 school campus, industrial logistics, corporate and event security in addition to a state-of-the-art monitoring center and all types of security training for both law enforcement and civilian trainees. For more information, please visit www.premiersecurity.solutions/

Follow Carson Hocevar on Instagram and on the web: @CarsonHocevar / CarsonHocevar.com

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