Indianapolis Preview: The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads next to “The Brickyard” for its regular-season finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 8. Despite a disappointing finish at Darlington, ending a streak of six consecutive top-five finishes, Hamlin and team will look for a strong finish to the regular season before playoff racing begins.
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary this fall, Talladega Superspeedway is excited to announce the first annual “Driving STEM at Talladega Superspeedway presented by First Bank of Alabama” on Friday, Oct. 11, as part of the track’s NASCAR Playoffs doubleheader weekend, featuring the 1000Bulbs.com 500 and Sugarlands Shine 250.
Richard Childress Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... In 69 previous Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has posted two pole awards (Kevin Harvick in 2003 and Jeff Burton in 2006), three wins (Dale Earnhardt in 1995, Harvick in 2003 and Paul Menard in 2011), 12 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes. RCR Chevrolets have also been atop the leaderboard for a total of 268.
“I’m ready to get back behind the wheel of this State Water Heaters Chevrolet for JR Motorsports this weekend in Indy. I’ve always liked going there and I feel like we will have a great chance this weekend with Taylor (Moyer, crew chief) and everyone on this No. 8 team. I can’t wait to see what we can do.” – Jeb Burton
With one throwback weekend down, there's one more to go. The ARCA Menards Series will have their own throwback race in a few weeks at Salem Speedway.
The Venturini Motorsports team has been a force to be reckon with in the 2019 ARCA Menards Series season, winning 12 of the scheduled 20 races and at this point, it seems likely it's their title to lose.
Reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion and three-time Talladega Superspeedway winner Joey Logano, along with fan-favorite Matt DiBenedetto and NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace, are set to participate in the Pre-Race Fan Question & Answer session prior to the track’s 1000Bulbs.com 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) event on Sunday, Oct. 13.
It is championship week, the week that drivers in every division at South Boston Speedway have been racing toward since the season began back in the early spring.
Matt DiBenedetto got some much-needed seat time aboard a Toyota Camry XSE pace car on Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With only 26 days to go before the second Bank of America ROVAL™ 400, DiBenedetto became the first NASCAR driver to shake down Charlotte’s new ROVAL™ backstretch chicane
DIBENEDETTO BY THE NUMBERS: In four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Indianapolis, Matt DiBenedetto has an average start of 32.0, an average finish of 29.0, and he’s completed 422 of 661 (63.8 percent) career laps at the Brickyard.