NASCAR Pre-Race: ESPN - 12:00pm/et

Television Race Coverage: ESPN, 1:00pm/et

In the Booth: Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace, Ray Evernham

SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 10:00 am/et with John Roberts, Kenny Wallace

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Monday, July 29 at 12:00am/et on ESPN2
Wednesday, July 31 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED

TV Listings, Links and Info:
Jayski's TV Listings Page
ESPN Network Schedules
SPEED TV Schedule
TV Racer
Armed Forces Network - Search NASCAR

IMS Racing Network and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90

imsproductionstv.com

siriusxm.com

Practices:
Friday, July 26, 11:35 am - 1:00 pm/et, TV-SPEED

Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, July 27, 9:00 - 11:00am/et, TV-ESPN2

Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-36, Saturday, July 27 at 2:10 pm/et, TV-ESPN, no re-air scheduled.

Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 2.5 mile quad-oval
Track/Race Length: 160 laps, 400 miles
Banking: turns: 9 degrees, 12 minutes; straights: 0 degrees
Frontstretch: 3,330 feet
Backstretch: 3300 feet
Short Shute(between turns 1 and 2/3 and 4) - 660 feet
Max Attendence: ~350,000
Grandstand seating capacity: 235,000 was 257,325 before 2013
First NASCAR race (Brickyard 400): 1994
Track Opened: 1909

Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Military Hero * Crown Royal contest winner, Samuel Deeds
Command to start engines: Mari Hulman George
Invocation: Rev. Howard Brammer
National Anthem: winner of season 3 of the "The Voice", Cassadee Pope
Military Flyover: B-25 Bomber supplied by the Cincinnati Warbirds and Tri-State Warbird Museum

Track Websites:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Facebook - Inidanaplois Motor Speedway
Twitter - IndyTalk
Indy Speedway Visitor's Guide and Racing Information (unofficial)

July 2012: see my Brickyard 400 Race Info page

2012 Race Winner: #48-Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 137.680mph, started 6th

Race Record: Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, August 2000, 155.912mph

Slowest Race Record: Jimmie Johnson, July 2008, 115.117mph

Worst Starting Spot to Win: Jeff Gordon, August 2001, started 27th

Oldest Race Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 9 months, 27 days, 8/4/2002

Youngest Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 2 days, 8/6/1994

2012 Pole Sitter: #11-Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 182.763mph, finished 6th

Track Qualifying Record: Casey Mears, Dodge, August 2004, 186.293mph

Oldest Pole Sitter: Mark Martin, 50 years, 197 days, 7/25/2009

Youngest Pole Sitter: Reed Sorenson, 21 years, 5 months, 24 days, 7/29/2007

Top 12 Driver Rating at Indianapolis:
#48-Jimmie Johnson........................ 106.3 (4 wins)
#14-Tony Stewart............................ 102.8 (2 wins)
#55-Mark Martin.............................. 102.5
#24-Jeff Gordon.............................. 101.8 (4 wins)
#16-Greg Biffle.................................. 98.6
#18-Kyle Busch................................. 96.6
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya................... 95.9
#20-Matt Kenseth.............................. 94.7
#5-Kasey Kahne.............................. 94.0
#29-Kevin Harvick............................. 91.9 (1 win)
#11-Denny Hamlin............................. 89.9
#31-Jeff Burton................................. 87.9
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2012 races (eight total) among active drivers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Formula combining the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race.(NASCAR)

Indianapolis Motor Speedway News & Notes:
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility to incorporate the word into its name.
• With a permanent seating capacity for more than 250,000-plus people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000, it is the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility in history.
• The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was August 6, 1994 - won by Jeff Gordon.
• There have been 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway; one per year from 1994 through 2012.
• 128 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway; 102 in more than one.
• Four drivers have competed in all 19 races at Indianapolis: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin.
• Rick Mast won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Indianapolis in 1994 with a speed of 172.414 mph.
• 16 drivers have Coors Light poles at Indianapolis, led by Jeff Gordon with three.
• Two drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Indianapolis: Jeff Gordon (1995 and 1996) and Ernie Irvan (1997 and 1998).
• 11 different drivers have won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, led by Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson with four each.
• Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to have posted consecutive wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2008 and 2009).
• Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Indianapolis in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with eight; followed by Richard Childress Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing with three each.
• Four different manufacturers have won at Indianapolis; led by Chevrolet with 14 victories; followed by Ford with three, Dodge and Pontiac each have one. Chevrolet has won the last 10 consecutive NSCS races at Indianapolis.
• Only two of the 19 (10.5%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis have been won from the Coors Light pole: Kevin Harvick (2003) and Jimmie Johnson (2008).
• The third starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (three) than any other starting position at Indianapolis.
• Three of the 19 (15.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis have been won from the front row: two from the pole and once from second-place.
• 11 of the 19 (57.8%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Indianapolis have been won from a top-10 starting position.
• Three of the 19 (15.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Indianapolis have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
• The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Indianapolis was 27th, by Jeff Gordon in 2001.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace leads the series in runner-up finishes at Indianapolis with three; followed by Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth with two each.
• Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-five finishes at Indianapolis with 11; followed by Tony Stewart and Mark Martin with six each.
• Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-10 finishes at Indianapolis with 15; followed by Mark Martin with 11.
• Juan Pablo Montoya leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Indianapolis with a 6.167.
• Tony Stewart leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Indianapolis with an 8.214.
• Six of the seven active NASCAR Sprint Cup race winners at Indianapolis Motor Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jeff Gordon won the Brickyard 400 in his first start at Indianapolis.
• Jamie McMurray competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway seven times before winning in 2010; the longest span of any the seven active NASCAR Sprint Cup winners.
• Mark Martin and Jeff Burton lead the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Indianapolis without visiting Victory Lane at 19.
• Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the August 3, 1997 race won by Ricky Rudd over Bobby Labonte with a MOV of 0.183 second.
• Only one of the NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Indianapolis have resulted with a green-white-checkered finish (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): 2004 (160/161).
• None of the 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been shortened due to weather conditions.
• Qualifying has not been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• Reed Sorenson (07/29/07) is the only driver to post his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• Paul Menard (07/31/11) is the only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to have posted his first career win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Indianapolis with 477 laps led in 19 starts.
• Danica Patrick will attempt to become the first female driver to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Patrick does have one start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at IMS; she started 20th and finished 35th (7/28/2012). Shawna Robinson (8/5/01) is the only other female driver to attempt to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis, but she failed to qualify for the event.(NASCAR)(7-23-2013)

For news, stats, records and more about this race track, see: Jayski's Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track News/Rumors/Links page

Newman wins Indianapolis: #39-Ryan Newman won the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his 1st win of 2013 and 17th career win. The win from the pole was Newman's 5th in 50 pole starts. #48-Johnson led the most laps with 73 of 160 laps. #48-Johnson finished 2nd followed by #5-Kahne, #14-Stewart, #20-Kenseth, #88-Earnhardt Jr., #24-Gordon, #22-Logano, #42-Montoya & #18-Busch.
There were 20 lead changes among 12 drivers and 3 cautions for 14 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 153.485. NASCAR no longer announces the track attendance.
See race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Unofficial Indianapolis Race Results page (pdf) and check out the Indianapolis Penalty Report (pdf).
For Official Results & Points, see the Official Indianapolis Race and Points Report.(7-28-2013)

Race Fast Facts - Indianapolis:
#39-Ryan Newman won the 20th Annual Crown Royal Presents The Samuel Deeds 400 at The Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com, his 17th victory in 424 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2013. His last victory came at Martinsville on April 1, 2012.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 13 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Newman becomes the third driver to win from the Coors Light Pole at Indianapolis, joining Kevin Harvick (2003) and Jimmie Johnson (2008).
#48-Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 12 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2013.
#5-Kasey Kahne (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in ten races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Chevrolet has now won 11 consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
#48-Jimmie Johnson leads the point standings by 75 points over #15-Clint Bowyer.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(7-28-2013)

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Indianapolis, race 20 of 36]
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 740
2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 665, -75
3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 655, -85
4) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 648, -92
5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 616, -124
6) #20-Matt Kenseth [4 wins], 615, -125
7) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 610, -130
8) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 565, -175
9) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 564, -176
10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 559, -181
Wild Cards:
WC1) #14-Tony Stewart [1 win], 11th in points (1 points out fo 10th)
WC2) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [1 win], 12th in points (5 points out of 10th)
#39-Ryan Newman is 16th in points with a win, but is not currently in the Chase.
2012 Chase drivers out of top 12
#2-Brad Keselowski, 13th, 6 points out of 10th
#11-Denny Hamlin, 25th [missed 4 races with injury], -111 out of 20th
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings (pdf) and the owner points standings on the Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf).
For Official Results & Points, see the Official Indianapolis Race and Points Report.(7-28-2013)

Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Indianapolis: (and their finish)
Caution 1: #9-Ambrose, 16th
Caution 2: #51-Allmendinger, 22nd
Caution 3: #55-Martin, 23rd
(7-28-2013)

Race Coverage of the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, July 28, 2013.
Television (TV): ESPN at 1:00 pm/et; Pre-Race show at 12:00 pm/et; green flag approx 1:20pm/et
Scheduled Race Re-Airs:
ESPN2, Monday, July 29 at 12:00am/et
SPEED, Wednesday, July 31 at 12:00pm/et

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole sitter #39-Newman chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole sitter #48-Johnson took pit stall 17, the 2nd pitstall with an opening in front of it and first just before the S/F line.
#99-Edwards, who starts 3rd took the 10th pit stall, the 1st stall with an opening in front of it.
The 43rd and final pit stall was taken by #51-Allmendinger, who starts 14th.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on the Pit Stall Selection chart.(7-27-2013)

Links to results, practices, qualifying PDF's: (will be added as available)
Official Race Report
Race Results
Drivers Points
Owners Points
Penalty Report
Pitstalls
Starting Lineup
Qualifying Results
Happy Hour Practice Speeds
Practice 1 Speeds
Qualifying Order
Entry List

NASCAR Green-White-Checkered Race Procedure: NASCAR allows a maximum of three restart attempts prior to the White Flag under NASCAR's Green-White-Checkered flag finish. If the leader has taken the White Flag and the caution flag is displayed, the field is frozen and the race will not be restarted. Previously, there was only one restart attempt. The procedure applies to all three national series. See rule and notes on the Green-White-Checker rule page.

Wave-around rule: The wave-around rule dictates that cars under penalty at the time of the caution are ineligible for the wave around.

See Jayski's - 2013 Sprint Cup Race Results Page for pole winner, race winner with speed and starting/finishing position, links to race results, drivers & owners points, pit stall selections, qualifying results/starting lineup and practice speeds as well as link to race track and race information page for each race

Newman wins Indianapolis pole: #39-Ryan Newman was the last driver out to qualify and won the pole for the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with TRACK RECORD speed of 187.531mph for his 1st pole of 2013 and 50th of his career. Of his 49 other poles, Newman has won 4 times.
The first nine drivers beat the old track record of 186.293mph, set in 2004 by Casey Mears.
#48-Johnson is on the outside pole, followed by #99-Edwards, #11-Hamlin, #14-Stewart, #78-Busch, #5-Kahne, #42-Montoya, #24-Gordon and #9-Ambrose.
Missing the race were: #19-Bliss and #95-Speed.
See pole progression, pdf links, qualifying results and starting lineup on Jayski's Indianapolis Starting Lineup / Qualifying page.(7-27-2013)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Indianapolis:
#39-Ryan Newman won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 20th Annual Crown Royal Presents The Samuel Deeds 400 at The Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com with a track qualifying record lap of 47.992 seconds, 187.531 mph.
This is his 50th pole in 424 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He is the ninth driver to win 50 career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Poles.
This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2013.
This is his first pole in 13 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His previous best start was second in 2003.
This is the 10th track qualifying record broken in 2013 with the Gen-6 race car.
#48-Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2013 and his eighth in 12 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
#99-Carl Edwards (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 10th in 20 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(7-27-2013)

Coverage of Qualifying for the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 2:10 pm/et.
Television (TV): ESPN, 2:00pm/et
And watch online at WatchESPN.com
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: none

Qualifying Order for the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is posted. 45 cars/drivers are listed, so two will miss the race.
The first of the drivers scheduled to go out is #33-Dillon.
The final driver scheduled to go out is #39-Newman.
Fastest in first practice, #42-Montoya, is scheduled to qualify 17th.
Qualifying order is set by a random draw, held about an hour before the first practice.
See the full qualifying order on the Indy Qualifying Page.(7-26-2013)

Happy Hour practice: for the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is over, after approx 85 scheduled minutes (was shortened due to a wet track and started around 9:30am/et) the top five, slowest and notes
(track record is 186.293)
#78-Busch 188.419
#5-Kahne 188.210
#42-Montoya 187.664
#48-Johnson 187.379
#9-Ambrose 187.106
slowest: #36-Yeley 177.788 & #32-Hill 178.504
notes: #93-Kvapil smacked the outside wall early in the session and pancaked the right side of the car. #48-Johnson scraped the wall a bit, did some damage to the right side of the car.
See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10-lap average on the Indianapolis Happy Hour Practice speeds page (pdf).(7-27-2013)

Friday practice for the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is over after 90 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes.
#42-Montoya 185.410
#78-Busch 184.347
#27-Menard 183.700
#5-Kahne 183.640
#22-Logano 183.337
slowest: #38-Gilliland 173.799 & #87-Nemechek 174.243
If qualifying would be earned out/canceled, this practice would be use to set the starting lineup. Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday, July 27th at 2:05pm/et on ESPN. Happy Hour practice will run Saturday morning for two hours on ESPN2.
See fastest speeds, laps run on the Indianapolis Practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(7-26-2013)

Entry List for the Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Sprint Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is posted, 45 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #19-Bliss, #21-Bayne, #32-Hill, #33-Dillon, #40-Cassill, #51-Allmendinger, and #95-Speed. #19-Bliss & #40-Cassill would had to get in by speed and be in the top 36 in speed as the team is too far down the owners points list to use a provisional.
See the full entry list at my Jayski's Indy Entry List

For the 2013 qualifying rules and format, see my Qualifying Rules page

How to Calculate Track Speeds: use the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. Distance is Track Length, and Lap Time into Hours. Once hour is 3600 seconds, so the calculation for a 48 second lap at Daytona(2.5 miles) would be: Speed = 2.5 x (3600/48), = 2.5 x 75 = 187.500mph. For a 19 second lap at Bristol(.533 miles): Speed = .533 x (3600/19), = .533 x 189.474 = a speed of 100.990mph

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after New Hampshire, race 19 of 36]
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 696
2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 640, -56
3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 623, -73
4) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 622, -74
5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 578, -118
6) #20-Matt Kenseth [4 wins], 576, -120
7) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 576, -120
8) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 545, -151
9) #2-Brad Keselowski, 529, -167
10) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 523, -173
Wild Cards:
WC1) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [1 win], 11th in points (-2 out of 10th)
WC2) #14-Tony Stewart [1 win], 13th in points (-5 out fo 10th)
2012 Chase drivers out of top 12
#24-Jeff Gordon, 12th in points (-2 out of 10th)
#11-Denny Hamlin, 25th [missed 4 races with injury], -126 out of 20th
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings (pdf) and the owner points standings on the Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf).(7-14-2013)

Chassis selections for this weeks race: see the list of many teams [that report or post them] and what chassis were selected by the team to run in the Crown Royal Presents The Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials:

Set limits: 6 sets for practice/qualifying and 10 sets for the race

Number of Tires: Left-side -- 1,450, Right-side -- 1,450

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4592; Right-side -- D-4476

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.5 in. (2,223 mm); Right-side -- 88.3 in. (2,242 mm)

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 26 psi; Left Rear -- 26 psi;
Right Front -- 36 psi; Right Rear -- 36 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 16 psi; Left Rear -- 16 psi
; Right Front -- 37 psi; Right Rear -- 33 psi

Notes: While teams in both NASCAR series in action at Indianapolis this week will run the same right-side tire code (D-4476), they will be on different left-side codes . . . in the Sprint Cup Series, this is the first time teams have run this left-side code (D-4592) at Indianapolis, though they did run it at Phoenix earlier this season . . . compared to what was run at IMS last season, this tire features a compound change . . . Cup teams did run this right-side code at Indianapolis last season . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at The Brickyard on April 30-May 1 . . . drivers and teams participating in that test were Trevor Bayne in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford, Kurt Busch in the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet, Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Brad Keselowski in the No. 2 Penske Racing Ford, Mark Martin in the No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota and Tony Stewart in the No. 14 Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams will run inner liners in all four tire positions at Indianapolis . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.