RCR Post Race Report -- Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Series RACE: Brickyard 400 TRACK: Indianapolis Motor Speedway DATE: July 29, 2012 Race Highlights: ^ Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 13th (Kevin Harvick), 14th (Paul Menard) and 32nd (Jeff Burton). ^ Harvick maintained an average running position of 17.594 during the Brickyard 400 while spending 69 of the 160 laps (43.1 percent) running within the top 15. ^ Menard maintained the eighth-best Average Running Position (11.688) according to NASCAR's Loop Data Statistics. ^ Spending 153 of 160 Laps in the Top 15 (95.6 percent), Menard ranked fifth in the Loop Data Statistics category. ^ Burton made 69 green-flag passes over the course of the 160-lap event. ^ Jimmie Johnson captured his fourth career win at the Brickyard and was ... FULL STORY »
Aric Almirola, No. 43 Eckrich Ford
Starting Position: 4
Finishing Position: 19
Aric Almirola marked his first NASCAR race at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) by qualifying in the second row of the starting grid. Taking the green flag in the fourth ... FULL STORY »
Marcos Ambrose, No. 9 DEWALT Ford
Starting Position: 21
Finishing Position: 20
Marcos Ambrose started the 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from the 21st position. At the drop of the green flag, Ambrose quickly gained two positions and was ... FULL STORY »
On a day when track position was key, Trevor Bayne and the crew of his No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion came away with a respectable 17th-place finish in the Curtiss Shaver 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Bayne spent most of ... FULL STORY »
Mobil 1/Office Depot Driver Rallies From 28th to Finish 10th in Brickyard 400
Date: July 29, 2012
Event: 19th Annual Brickyard 400 (Round 20 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 28th/10th (Running, completed 160 of 160 laps)
Point ... FULL STORY »
Speedway, IN (July 29, 2012) – Few races on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule evoke as much emotion as Indianapolis. It is the most celebrated racetrack in the sport of auto racing and bears special meaning for the Mears family. ... FULL STORY »
Quicken Loans Driver Scores Seventh-Place Result at 19th Annual Brickyard 400
Date: July 29, 2012
Event: 19th Annual Brickyard 400 (Round 20 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 11th/7th (Running, completed 160 of 160 laps)
Point Standing: 14th ... FULL STORY »
