Mike Bliss and Tweaker Energy Shot will reunite this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tweaker Energy Shot, along with Circle K, will serve as primary sponsor on the No. 19 TriStar Motorsports Camry. This Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race will be Bliss' third start, his second with Tweaker Energy Shot, at the famed 2.5-mile oval speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rolled over the hallowed grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time 20 years ago. The first winner of the Brickyard 400, Jeff Gordon, drove his iconic No. 24 Chevrolet across the ‘yard of bricks’ start/finish line to become the first driver in a stock car to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 20 years later Chevrolet continues its winning ways.
Before heading to the famed yard of bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his No. 15 RK Motors Toyota, where Clint Bowyer has two top-five and two top-10 finishes in eight starts, the Emporia, Kan., native made a stop in his hometown.
Back At It...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to the track this weekend in New Weston, Ohio for the 1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic. TJ Bell will make his 1st NCWTS start at the Eldora Speedway.
Trevor Bayne makes his second NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Bayne started third and finished 16th in this event last season.
No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver Brian Vickers visits one of racing’s most historic venues this weekend when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Sunday’s 400-mile race.
Biffle qualified 27th and the team battled handling all weekend. Long green flag runs didn’t allow many opportunities for adjustments and the caution never fell while Biffle was in position for the lucky dog, resulting in a 24th-place finish.
Learning the true meaning of Indy: “At one point, I lost a little bit of what Indy (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) was all about, but later I realized what it truly meant and how lucky I am to be able to race there,” Allmendinger said.
Yard of Bricks...James Buescher and the Rheem Toyota team are coming into Indianapolis Motor Speedway looking to erase the bad luck the team has recently endured. Buescher has one previous start at the famed 'Brickyard'. That one and only start came during the 2012 season.