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Jul 30
Saturday

Ragan Earns Brickyard 400 Pole

David Ragan (left), driver of the No. 6 UPS/Ned Jarrett NASCAR Hall of Fame Ford, poses with Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett (right) with Ragan's Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying with a fast lap of 182.994 mph in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 30 in Indianapolis, Ind. - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion – “It was just a good, solid lap. I always critique myself and think I could have gotten more, but I don’t really know. The UPS Ford was fast. It did what I needed it to do. Maybe if I would have gone a little harder it might have jumped out from underneath me, but I’m really proud of our guys. They built this brand new race car to come here. The first lap it ever saw on the race track was on Friday, so it’s really amazing to bring a brand new car here, tune on it and be successful.” QUOTE AFTER WINNING THE POLE: “We need to get that win for ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Team Chevy Logo JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT CHEVROLET – QUALIFIED 3rd As the five-time champion, I guess you get to arrange for a cloud cover when you go out there to qualify, right? “I don’t know, there are a lot of clouds coming (laughs); ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Toyota Motorsports Logo Thumbnail KASEY KAHNE, No. 4 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team Starting Position: 2nd Do you feel like the Red Bull Camrys are improving each week? "We've actually been pretty good on and off here for awhile. Our cars are ... FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Dodge Motorsports Thumbnail KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 4th TALK ABOUT YOUR QUALIFYING RUN: "It was a solid run for our Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger. We were hoping for just a little bit more. I was just hanging on to it; ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Starting Lineup

UPS Pays tribute to Ned Jarrett’s recent induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame with a commemorative design on David Ragan’s No. 6 UPS Ford at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. - Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photography David Ragan, with a qualifying lap speed of 182.994 mph, captured the 18th annual NSCS Brickyard 400 Coors Light Pole Award at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This was Ragan's second series pole of the 2011 season, his second series career pole and ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Final Practice Session Speeds

Greg Biffle It was Greg Biffle, with a lap speed of 182.567 mph, showing the fastest way around Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the final NSCS Brickyard 400 practice session. Kasey Kahne was second fastest with a lap speed of 182.441 mph, and was ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Clint Bowyer

Clint Bowyer No. 33 - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images CLINT BOWYER, NO. 33 CHEERIOS/HAMBURGER HELPER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed the Sprint Showdown, racing at Lucas Oil Raceway, getting back into the Chase and much more. TALK ABOUT THE SPRINT SHOWDOWN. ... FULL STORY »



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2011 Corvette Grand Sport Unveiled as Brickyard 400 Pace Car
Posted 07.29.11
Unveiling Outside of IMS Hall of Fame Museum on Friday DETROIT—A 2011 Corvette Grand Sport will be the pace car for this year’s Brickyard 400, the 18th consecutive year that a Chevrolet served as a pace car for the event. Chevrolet—with help from Indianapolis Motor Speedway President and CEO Jeff Belskus, drivers ...FULL STORY »
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AAA & Michael Waltrip Racing Announce Continuation of Partnership on Martin Truex’s No. 56 Toyota
Posted 07.29.11
Indianapolis, Ind. – Michael Waltrip Racing announced during a press conference today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, that AAA will join Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota as an associate sponsor through the end of the 2012 season. AAA will also be the Official Travel and Roadside Assistance Partner ...FULL STORY »
Juan Pablo Montoya - Photo Credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Juan Pablo Montoya
Posted 07.29.11
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO.42 TARGET CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed the crew chief change on the team, racing at Indy and his expectations of this year’s race, racing in Pocono and at Watkins Glen in the upcoming weeks and much more. TALK ...FULL STORY »
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2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Kevin Harvick
Posted 07.29.11
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET, met with media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed winning the Brickyard 400, closeness of the competition in NSCS, drivers of past eras, the Nationwide race moving to the Brickyard and other topics. THE MODERATOR: Questions for Kevin. Q. (Question regarding the Showdown.) KEVIN HARVICK: ...FULL STORY »
Ryan Newman in car - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Ryan Newman
Posted 07.29.11
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed being at his “home” tracks, his win at New Hampshire last week, what an Indy win would mean and other topics. THE MODERATOR: Questions for Ryan. Q. Talk about what it would ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Toyota, climbs into his car in the garage area - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Q&&A with Toyota Motorsports Driver, Kyle Busch
Posted 07.29.11
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What do you think of being at the Brickyard and starting the Sprint Summer Showdown? "Certainly it's exciting to get back to Indy. It's always the summer months -- July, August time that you get back here and you look ...FULL STORY »
Greg Biffle - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Second Practice Session Speeds
Posted 07.29.11
Greg Biffle, with a lap speed of 178.310 mph, was the fastest during the second NSCS Brickyard 400 practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Martin Truex Jr. was second fastest with a lap speed of 178.172 mph, and was followed by Jimmie Johnson (177.669) who as third fastest, Casey Mears (177.288) ...FULL STORY »
Tony Stewart - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Tony Stewart
Posted 07.29.11
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed winning his first World of Outlaws A-Main, racing at Indianapolis, NSCS drivers racing in other types of cars, memories of Indianapolis and other topics. THE MODERATOR: Questions for Tony Stewart. Q. Obviously ...FULL STORY »
Dale Earnhardt Jr., in the NSCS Garage - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr,
Posted 07.29.11
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AMP ENERGY/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed the prestige of racing at Indy, his thoughts on moving the Nationwide Series race to the big track, the status of Danica Patrick at JR Motorsports and much more. YOUR ...FULL STORY »


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