Kyle Larson to try Indy 500-NASCAR double in 2024
The surprise announcement means Larson would become just the fifth driver to run “The Double” on Memorial Day weekend, driving the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in North Carolina on the same day.
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Race teams ask NASCAR for ‘meaningful’ talks as dispute skids toward summer
The fight between NASCAR and its teams over a new revenue model prompted the owners of 16 chartered organizations to send a letter to NASCAR’s board of directors requesting “meaningful dialog” regarding the franchise model system.
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NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 moving to road course in 2021
The 28th annual running of the race will be part of a doubleheader in which IndyCar will race on the road course on Aug. 14, followed by the NASCAR race on Aug. 15.
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NASCAR suspends season until May but will reschedule events
The decision came after at least two Monday conference calls between the sanctioning body and its team owners. It affects seven total races.
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NASCAR legend, IndyCar driver Jimmie Johnson to retire from full-time racing
Johnson for sure won’t return for a second full IndyCar season with Chip Ganassi Racing. He raced only the street and road courses in 2021, added the ovals to run the full 2022 season and now isn’t even sure if he’ll run IndyCar at all.
IndyCar rookie, NASCAR champ Johnson aims for Indy 500 run in 2022
To his chagrin, Jimmie Johnson has performed poorly on IndyCar’s road and street courses this season, but he suspects that his experience with ovals in NASCAR will carry over to the Indy 500 if he can pass the rookie orientation program.
NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson teams with Ganassi on 2-year IndyCar program
The seven-time NASCAR champion will work with the Ganassi organization to finalize sponsorship on a two-year partnership that could pair two of the most dominant drivers of this generation on one team.
NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races, venues
The ban was announced before Wednesday night’s race at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, where the series’ only black drive, Bubba Wallace, drove Richard Petty Motorsports’ No. 43 Chevrolet with a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway adds NASCAR road-course race to Brickyard 400 lineup
The NASCAR Xfinity Series—the second tier in professional stock-car racing—will run the race Saturday, July 4, on a road course that uses part of the historic speedway oval.
Brickyard 400 sees improved attendance
Advance sales for the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway topped 50,000 tickets, but walk-up business was limited by a threat of rain on Sunday.
Pagenaud gives sponsor John Menard his first Indy 500 win
John Menard finally reached victory lane Sunday with owner Roger Penske and driver Simon Pagenaud, their car sponsored by Menard’s Midwest-based home improvement chain. Menard has been sponsoring cars at Indy since 1979.
NASCAR data deal could lead to more legal sports bets in racing
NASCAR is making its first big play in the world of expanded legal sports betting, hoping a sports data partnership will lead to gamblers being able to bet during races on much more than just who gets the checkered flag.
UPDATE: Brickyard 400 moving to Fourth of July weekend in 2020
Speedway and NASCAR officials plan to play up the patriotism theme to promote the event’s new schedule.
Local merchandiser MainGate lands deal with NASCAR track owner ISC
Indianapolis-based retail merchandiser MainGate has inked an exclusive deal with the owner and manager of numerous NASCAR tracks, including Daytona and Talladega, to provide licensed gear and set up a new web store.
Keselowski hands Team Penske its first Brickyard 400 victory
With his first victory in 25 NASCAR Cup tries at his favorite racing venue, Roger Penske joined Chip Ganassi as the only owners to win both the Indy 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year.
After wet weekend in Indy, racing begins at Brickyard
Following three solid days of rain, the first of two NASCAR races is under way at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Brickyard 400 postponed until Monday afternoon
A full schedule of events planned for Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend were washed out by the rain.
IBJ Podcast: What will it take to turn the Brickyard 400 around?
Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles talks about whether a new date and more weekend activities will bring fans back to the Brickyard 400.
Conor Daly loses Lilly Diabetes sponsorship over father’s 35-year-old slur
Lilly Diabetes has pulled its sponsorship of Conor Daly's No. 6 car in the NASCAR Xfinity race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Shifts in strategy, date of Brickyard 400 fuel officials’ optimism
Despite the yellow warning flags flying all around NASCAR, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has its foot on the gas as it prepares for the Brickyard 400 on Sept. 9.
NASCAR chairman France takes leave after DWI, drug arrest
Brian France is a third-generation leader of NASCAR. His late grandfather Bill France Sr. founded the company in 1948.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway adds dirt-track race prior to Brickyard 400
The new race could be another effort by IMS officials to boost interest in the Brickyard 400, which has suffered from sinking attendance in recent years. It is likely to attract several NASCAR drivers who still drive in dirt-track races.
Penske: Guarantee full-time drivers Indy 500 starting spots
Roger Penske has a very simple solution for the predicament the Indianapolis 500 created when one of its most popular drivers, James Hinchcliffe, was bumped from the field during qualifying.