Everyone took notice of Jimmie Johnson Sunday. You had to. He led 99 laps and at one point, was ahead of the next car by nearly six seconds.
“Jimmie Johnson was in his own country today,” Kyle Busch, said following his second-place finish. “That was the best we had, and it seemed like that was the best anybody had.”
“It didn’t really matter if you …
Photos from the 19th Annual Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard:
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Sunday’s running of the Brickyard 400 is more than just a race for driver Regan Smith. That’s because he’ll be driving for a special cause that means a lot to both him and his team.
Smith’s 78-car pays tribute to those involved and affected by the Aurora, Colorado shooting on July 20th. The names of the 12 victims are featured on both rear side panels …
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted the inaugural Indiana 250 Saturday, a NASCAR Nationwide race previously held at Lucas Oil Raceway.
The race featured a handful of big names, including Danica Patrick — who made her return to IMS, but went out on lap 38 — and 2006 Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish Jr.
Brad Keselowski took the checkered-flag followed by Hornish Jr. and Ty Dillon.…
Jeff Gordon loves racing at Indy and for good reason.
For starters, it’s full of history that racing-buffs like Gordon can appreciate. He has won the Brickyard 400 four times (1994, 1998, 2001, 2004), including the inaugural race in 1994. And his fans, are some of the best.
This NASCAR season hasn’t been kind to Gordon, as he’s yet to win a race and is …
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is arguably the most popular driver in NASCAR but has failed to win the Brickyard 400. His best finish, sixth, came in 2006.
“We like coming here,” Earnhardt Jr. attested. “I think I could come in here and probably have my best finish here in quite awhile.”
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Jeff Gordon spoke to the media the day before the 19th-annual Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Speedway, IN — The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host not one, but four races this weekend in what’s being dubbed, the Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard. (Super weekend was in February but that’s another story.)
The 19th-annual Brickyard 400 will be held Sunday, beginning at 1:20 p.m. on ESPN. That race will put the finishing touches on a jam-packed weekend.
Matt Kenseth is atop …