Indianapolis Motor Speedway: The Quiet Wild Card
At face value, this makes zero sense: Sunday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway might rank right up there with Sonoma, Daytona, Talladega and Watkins Glen as “wild-card” tracks in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season.
Anyone can win…and nab an all-but-guaranteed spot in Chase for the Sprint Cup. Continue reading
Ty Dillon held off a charging Kyle Busch in the closing laps of the Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but he had to win the first NASCAR Nationwide Series race of his career with a fuel cell approaching empty.
Dillon grabbed the lead from Busch, the pole winner, moments after a restart on lap 77 of 100. He soon opened a lead of one second over the most prolific winner in series history, but it wasn’t without some pinpoint calculations from crew chief Danny Stockman. Continue reading
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Gabby Chaves lost the 2013 Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by six inches in a four-wide finish. Driving for the same team that beat him one year ago, the No. 5 car was once again on top. Chaves timed the winning move perfectly, going to the outside of Matthew Brabham to get Belardi Racing back-to-back victories in the Freedom 100. Continue reading
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samuel Deeds 400 At The Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 28, 2013
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There are wins that change a driver’s career. Ryan Newman has won the Daytona 500 and the All-Star Race, but one race he has aspired to win was the Brickyard. Growing up just a few hours north of Indianapolis left Newman dreaming of winning at Indy. The track’s rich history makes it a victory that pulls your career towards different path. Of all the times this could have happened for Newman, this timing is the perfect. Continue reading
ESPN ‘SPORTSCENTER’ ANCHOR SAGE STEELE
TO DRIVE CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 PACE CAR AT IMS
Sage Steele
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ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor and Indiana University graduate Sage Steele will drive the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Pace Car to lead the field of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series superstars to the start of the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com on Sunday, July 28 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Chevrolet also paced the previous 19 Sprint Cup races at IMS, and this year’s Brickyard 400 will mark the sixth time a Camaro has paced the race. Continue reading