TC Daily Pit Stop: Kyle Larson Wins the Brickyard 400; Highlights from Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway; PPG Extends Team Penske Relationship
TC Daily Pit Stop: Monday, July 22, 2024
Kyle Larson Gets Redemption for Thwarted ‘Double’ with Brickyard 400 Win
It’s quite profound that Kyle Larson, who made a widely publicized attempt at running the Indianapolis 500 in May, is the NASCAR Cup Series driver fortunate enough to be celebrating a victory in the return of the Brickyard 400.
With the victory, Larson was not only successful in bringing Hendrick Motorsports to Victory Lane at Indianapolis but also NTT IndyCar Series team McLaren, who he carried on board the No. 5 Chevrolet with a splash of the team’s signature papaya color.
“It’s for sure up there. This is just such a prestigious place, such hallowed ground. Pretty neat to get an opportunity to race here on the oval again,” said Kyle Larson. “What a job by our team. I mean, never gave up at all. We had the pit stop issue there early on. Just fought and dug and had things work out.”
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Video: MASSIVE Crash Erupts in Turn 1 on Brickyard 400 Overtime Attempt
A massive crash ensued on an overtime restart attempt as the field was heading into Turn 1 in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Several top contenders, including Denny Hamlin, and Chase Briscoe were heavily involved, and the race was put under the red flag for cleanup.
As the race was about to go back to green, race leader Brad Keselowski peeled off the track onto pit road due to his fuel tank sputtering. This allowed Kyle Larson to speed up in the bottom lane to get lined up with Ryan Blaney, the new race leader. As they were coming to the green flag, other cars began running out of fuel.
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Video: Hocevar’s Three-Wide Move Leads to Blaney Colliding With Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and two-time series champion Joey Logano exited Sunday’s Brickyard 400 on Lap 110 after a hard impact for both drivers in Turn 1 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The crash was triggered by an aggressive three-wide move behind them by Carson Hocevar. As Hocevar split Austin Dillon and Noah Gragson for a position, he worked his way to the inside of Ryan Blaney heading into Turn 1.
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Video: Martin Truex, Jr. Smacks Wall in Turn Three; Josh Berry Crashes in Aftermath
Josh Berry was the fifth drier to retire from Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, after contact from Ty Gibbs sent the No. 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse into the outside wall.
The Stewart-Haas Racing driver was running at the back half of the pack when he got tagged, causing significant damage to the Panini-sponsored machine.
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Video: William Byron Wiped Out in Multi-Car Melee on Lap 74 of Brickyard 400
William Byron, who came into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the fifth-place man in the Regular-Season championship standings, is done for the day after a multi-car crash on Lap 74 of the crown jewel event.
The incident was triggered by contact between Chase Briscoe and Byron on the exit of Turn 2. As that contact transpired, Ryan Preece made contact with the No. 21 of Harrison Burton, which sent Burton into Byron.
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‘I Did Exactly What the F***ing Sheet Said’ Chase Elliott Irate After Being Hit with Blend Line Violation
With Chase Elliott in a tight battle for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series regular-season championship, a pit road penalty was costly in collecting the points needed for the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team.
It wasn’t ON pit road persay, but leaving pit road, as Elliott went above the second yellow line between the first and second corners on the access road, going onto the racing surface — which is against NASCAR rules.
Granted, Elliott wasn’t pleased with the ruling, saying he followed the sheet that NASCAR gave drivers on Saturday: “That’s not right. I did exactly what the fucking sheet said to do,” Elliott fired to crew chief Alan Gustafson.
Elliott continued, “I mean what the fuck? [inaudible] Do exactly what they fucking tell us to do. They didn’t say line, they said racing surface, so you tell me how the fuck I was on the racing surface.”
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PPG to Continue as Title Sponsor of Brickyard 400; Extends Sponsorship of Team Penske
Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), Team Penske confirmed the signing of a multi-year sponsorship extension with PPG, which has been partnered with the motorsports giant for 40-plus years.
The extension, which pertains specifically to the organization’s NASCAR Cup Series and NTT IndyCar Series programs, signals the continuation of one of the longest-running sponsor-team relationships in professional motorsports.
As part of the new agreement, PPG will remain title sponsor of the Brickyard 400 for several years to come, while also serving as primary sponsor of Josef Newgarden in the NTT IndyCar Series, and associate sponsor of Will Power, Scott McLaughlin, Austin Cindric, Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney between NASCAR and IndyCar.
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