In a continuing effort to provide race fans with an unrivaled experience and honor all of the nation’s heroes, the Crown Royal® brand announced it will become entitlement sponsor of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Officially titled, the Crown Royal “Your Hero’s Name Here” 400 at the Brickyard, the [...]
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Wheldon begins IMS oval test for 2012 car
Dan Wheldon acknowledged briefly allowing his mind to wander to four months earlier at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when the improbable quickly and stunningly became the story complementing the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500. Two-time 500 Mile Race winner has a nice ring to it in conversation, and now Wheldon sat on pit lane of the [...]
Lally Ready to Stomp the Yard
July 29th, 2011
Stephen Rhodes
Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive TRG Motorsports and driver Andy Lally are headed to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 31st. The race will mark Lally’s debut at the historic Brickyard. Although the team had off this past weekend from Sprint Cup Series competition, Lally and the team spent much of his their time at Old [...]
Snapping Another Jinx is Smith’s Indy Goal
It’s been a year of snapping jinxes for Regan Smith, who is looking to erase more bad memories while competing in this weekend’s Brickyard 400 Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Furniture Row Racing driver is looking to reverse the misfortunes that he encountered at the last two Brickyard races. “Taking in all [...]
NASCAR moving Nationwide race to Indianapolis Motor Speedway
July 6th, 2011
Stephen Rhodes
Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR will move its Nationwide Series race during the Indianapolis race weekend from Lucas Oil Raceway to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the sanctioning body announced Wednesday. The Nationwide Series will compete on the Saturday of the 2012 race weekend at IMS, which will include the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car [...]
NASCAR notebook
July 29th, 2010
Stephen Rhodes
Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Notebook: Jack Roush transferred to Mayo Clinic Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 29, 2010) NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, injured in a plane crash Tuesday in Oshkosh, Wis., has been transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Roush-Fenway Racing announced Thursday. Roush remains in serious, but stable condition and will continue [...]
McMurray completes Ganassi’s trifecta at Brickyard
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 25, 2010) INDIANAPOLIS—Car owner Chip Ganassi got the expected result from an unexpected source in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as race winner Jamie McMurray joined one of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing’s most exclusive clubs. Restarting second thanks to a two-tire call on a [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
July 24th, 2010
Stephen Rhodes
Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 24, 2010) 6: Number of Sprint Cup tracks where Jeff Gordon has an average finish better than 10.0. One of those is Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Gordon has an average finish of 8.6 in 16 starts. His last Brickyard win came [...]


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