Tony Stewart is the only driver to win series titles in IndyCar (1997) and NASCAR Cup (2002, 2005, 2011). Found inside – Page 45She also raced in the 1979 Indianapolis 500 but was unable to finish owing to mechanical problems. ... Guthrie's good showings at Indy and other tracks quieted traditionalists who discouraged woman racers. Although she continued to race ... Frontstretch 5: IndyCar Drivers You Probably Forgot Raced in NASCAR. Some … Found inside – Page 62 CAMPBELL HAUSFELD MENAROS STANLU Glidden An open - wheeled Indy car . Famous Indy Car drivers have included A. J. Foyt , Al Unser , Bobby Unser , Emerson Fittipaldi , and Al Unser Jr. Comparing F1 / Indy and NASCAR Fans of the two ... … Her most notable accomplishment to date in NASCAR is winning the 2013 Daytona 500 pole. Getting a potential … He is one of four drivers to complete the Memorial Day Double and started 11 Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 s in his NASCAR career. That is, however, until this weekend. Johnny Mantz (Indy Car 1, NASCAR Cup 1) Johnny Mantz won the first Southern 500 NASCAR Cup race at Darlington in 1950 (pictured). The big … John Andretti, who died earlier this year after a long bout with cancer, never finished better than eighth in the season championship in Indy cars and never finished in the top 10 in season points in NASCAR Cup. Mantz made a total of 12 NASCAR Cup starts between 1950 and 1956. Allmendinger put it all together in the 2006 Champ Car Series, winning five times, including back-to-back-to-back at Portland, Cleveland and Toronto, on his way to a third-place finish in the championship. Busch will follow in the footsteps for drivers John Andretti, Robby Gordon and Tony Stewart, who each ran the double in the 1990s and early 2000s. Now we get to see what the Cup Series cars can do on the track. Three of those wins, however, came at Milwaukee (1952, 1953 and 1954). Allmendinger, a part-time driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, ended up as the shocking winner of the chaotic inaugural race on the Indy Road Course. On rare occasions in NASCAR and IndyCar history, races have been held on the same day. Found inside – Page 31Insist that all cars that spin off or are the best and worst drivers equally disabled are towed to the pits ... For this one established by an independent aeronautics NASCAR , with its Flintstones technology entrant , NASCAR might have ... Another of racing's great Jacks-of-all-trades, Parnelli Jones was always in the mix no matter the series. He’s a racer. A.J. August 11, 2021 4:06 … Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian-born American former racing driver and one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. John was the nephew of racing legend Mario Andretti, cousin to current IndyCar team owner Michael. Gordon raced in 10 Indianapolis 500s and nearly won the race in 1999. Both of his Indy-car wins came in 1995, when he won at Phoenix and Belle Isle. Race day will kick off with qualifying at 9:05 a.m. EST. Here’s a look at them. He won just four races in a 53-race Indy car career between 1949 and 1966. Part 4 of 4: Go professional Get a sponsor or team. Once you start having success racing, it’s time to look for a team or a sponsor. ... Get a mechanic. Hire a mechanic to join you at races. ... Sign up for big races. Once you’ve gained a reputation and earned a sponsor and/or a team, you’re ready to start competing in the bigger races. In 1970, Allison won the world 600 and finished fourth in the Indianapolis 500, the best combination finish ever. The Indy 500 was an official world championship race between 1950 and 1960, meaning that teams and drivers who only competed in the 500 also appear in the final standings of those seasons. Who won the first Daytona 500? What do teams do to prepare their cars for 500 miles of hard, high-speed racing? Who gave the Daytona 500 the nickname the "Great American Race"? His best Indy-car season was 1962 when he won at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, posted five top-five finishes and 11 top-10s in 13 starts. Found insideAmerica's NASCAR standout offers a 90-day program to sculpt your body, calm your mind, and achieve your greatest goals Everything Danica Patrick does is Pretty Intense. Chuck Stevenson, shown here at the Milwaukee Mile in 1952, was the master of Milwaukee. I think we all wonder how different drivers would fare in different series and I think it will be very cool to watch.”. In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner brings to life the bygone era when drivers lived hard, raced hard, and at times died hard. Found inside – Page 301Jimmie Johnson, the 35-year-old son of a heavy-machinery operator and a school bus driver, raced his Rick Hendrick Chevrolet Impala into NASCAR history in 2010 by winning the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship by 39 points. Robby Gordon is another racer who found a way to be competitive in just about any racing discipline. Found inside – Page 279NASCAR. Drivers. Norma jones On November 5, 2011, Stewart-Haas Racing, fronted by owner/driver and 2011 Sprint Cup ... left her seven-year career in the Indy Racing League to compete full—time in the midlevel NASCAR Nationwide Series. The veteran Italian driver has raced in all three national divisions of NASCAR, as well as IndyCar where he won three times during the CART era. These four drivers won on the historic 2.5-mile oval, and for the first time in NASCAR history, the Cup Series will compete on Indy’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile … NASCAR’s always raced the traditional oval in a 160-lap, 400-mile race around the rectangular speedway. Found inside – Page 49The adjustment to new cars was substantially easier than a transition to open-wheel, Indy-style cars. Although late models typically went faster and raced on larger tracks than the old models, how the driver handled the car with ... He started 14 NASCAR Cup races and 407 times in Indy cars. It’s a perfect time in his career to make the attempt at the Indy 500 without having any other oval type experience that we know of.”. Both will compete on … IndyCar driver Sage Karam made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut on Aug. 14, competing in a road course race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.He will now return to … In the Indianapolis 500, he finished second in 1968-69 and third in ’70. Two years earlier, Mantz won at … The NASCAR Xfinity Series raced on the road course for the first time in history last year, which was the first and only time a NASCAR-sanctioned event raced on the layout. Sage Karam has never won an IndyCar race, but he’s competed in 24 races between 2014 and 2021. ET (Yes, we get an early race this weekend) on NBC. Chip Ganassi, won both races in 2010 with Dario Franchitti and Jamie McMurray, respectively, will field three NTT INDYCAR SERIES entries and a pair of NASCAR Cup entries, while Roger Penske, who won both races in 2018 in addition to the GMR Grand Prix with drivers Will Power and Brad Keselowski, will field cars in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. In Lone Star J.R., Johnny himself takes us on an exciting drive through his life and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the racing world. In The Curse of Indy 500: 1958's Tragic Legacy, veteran sportswriter Stan Sutton profiles the ill-fated race and the careers of the drivers involved, highlighting their lives in the dangerous world of auto racing. The original road-course ringer, Gurney dominated the NASCAR action on the old Riverside road course, where he won five times. But even if he was still racing in NASCAR, that wouldn’t give him an advantage this weekend. This time, organizers cut the distance of the traditional 400-mile Cup Series race in half, renamed it the Brickyard 200 and moved it to the road course after seeing last year's epic Xfinity Series race finish on the same track. A.J. You can probably guess which driver is listed as the favorite to win Sunday’s inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Yeley made eight NTT INDYCAR SERIES starts from 1998-2000, including the 1998 Indianapolis 500 before turning his attention to stock cars after winning all three USAC titles in 2003. Busch raced the Indianapolis 500 with Andretti Autosport as part of a Memorial Day Double in 2014. Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver who competes in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. He was also a quick study in Indy cars, winning at Phoenix in his second year on that circuit in 1961. The Cup race will take place Sunday following the IndyCar/Xfinity doubleheader on Saturday. The Indianapolis 500 debuted in 1911, and from its onset, was scheduled in conjunction with Memorial Day. Oh yeah, he also won four Indianapolis 500s. He won four races in the discipline, including one in each of his first four years on the circuit. 20. There are no drivers scheduled to compete in both series, but NBC Sports analyst Townsend Bell will call the IndyCar race and then fly to Daytona to race in the IMSA sports car event. Not a bad record at all. Arrow McLaren SP President Balancing Job with Imminent Fathe... INDYCAR Surges Out West for Three-Race Championship Close. He would go on to win 13 NASCAR Premier Series races before his untimely death in 1989. Allmendinger, who led only the last two laps of overtime to secure his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, and for those who fell short of the cherished trophy in an action … Found insideThe race starts in late afternoon and isn't finished until well after dark, so drivers and teams have to face constantly changing track conditions. ... Since then, the NASCAR race at Indy has been one of the best tickets in racing. Allmendinger won Sunday’s inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in double overtime. The British at Indianapolis recounts the history of the Indianapolis 500 race through the eyes and actions of those British born or British citizens who have driven in it, or been involved in any other way – be it as a designer, mechanic, ... Found inside – Page S-2Two of them, Clark and Innes Ireland, even took on the "good ol' boys" of NASCAR. After considerable frustration, a couple of Indy drivers cracked stock-car racing's Camelot. A. J. Foyt won the Daytona Firecracker in '63 and '64; ... Our car experts choose every product we feature. Unfortunately, he lost an engine in the Coca-Cola 600 that night. The former USAC champion made three NTT INDYCAR SERIES starts, including the Indy 500 in a car supported by Roger Penske in 2000. Sullivan raced in the inaugural Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 in 1994. In 1994, Andretti became the first driver to race in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Charlotte 600 on the same day. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these TERMS OF USE and UPDATED PRIVACY POLICY. For instance, the Indianapolis 500 is an 805 km race over 200 laps while the Honda Indy 200 will run for 321 km (200 miles) over 90 laps. The IndyCar Series and NASCAR Cup Series will race on the same track on the same weekend for the first time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Papis has maintained an off-track presence in recent years, and currently serves as race steward for IndyCar. Surprises Field, Winners and Losers From IndyCar GP of Portland, Autoweekâs Racing on TV for September 13-19, After 3,213 Days, McLaren Finally Scores F1 Win, Halo âSaves Hamiltonâs Life' in F1 Italian GP, Gallery: Hamilton, Verstappen Crash Out at Monza, Every McLaren F1 Winning Driver Since 1968, Truex Jr. Moves into Round 2 of NASCAR Playoffs, NHRA Reading Qualifying, Elimination Pairings. INDIANAPOLIS — When NASCAR revealed its 2021 Cup schedule last September with a dirt track, three more road course races and an additional oval included, the changes were described by … A.J. The list of drivers who have competed in both IndyCar racing and NASCAR is small. “I think it's huge,” said Daly, who … The Canadian, who won the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and CART championship, competed in the 2010 Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 with Braun Racing. When this car is sponsored, it has top 20 potential. With the prestige of the event well known in the racing community, several NASCAR and IndyCar drivers will be taking part in the racing. In a remarkable performance, Busch finished sixth in the 2014 Indianapolis 500, which was his first open-wheel race of any kind. INDIANAPOLIS -- It had already felt weird coming into this weekend’s Verizon 200 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NASCAR Cup: Drivers have mixed emotions on inaugural Indianapolis Road Course race. FS1 | FOX | FOX News | Fox Corporation | FOX Sports Supports | FOX Deportes, ™ and © 2020 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Allmendinger won Sunday’s inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in double overtime.. Allmendinger is the first … NASCAR drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend are buzzing about two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso attempting the Indianapolis 500 next month. Several spectacular crashes were caused by the curbing in Turn Six of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 's road course during this past weekend's NASCAR and Indycar … https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nascar-indianapolis-motor-speedway-oval-road-course-harvick-hamlin-keselowski. This special limited-edition includes actual signatures from Bobby Allison and author Tim Packman. “I think he’ll do really well. Over the course of its 55-year history, the team has also earned 18 Indianapolis 500 victories, two Daytona 500 Championships, a Formula 1 win, overall victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, along with a win in Australia's legendary Bathurst 1000 race. Still, he joined this group of legends with an Indy car win at the season-opening race in Australia in 1991 and NASCAR Cup wins in the July race at Daytona in 1997 and at Martinsville in 1999. INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick made their opinions perfectly clear Saturday. He gets it. Veekay enjoys NASCAR during IndyCar in Indianapolis. Rinus Veekay, also known as Rinus van Kalmthout in the Netherlands, thoroughly enjoys everything he can take in. After the races at Indianapolis this weekend, Jimmie Johnson, a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, plans to test Dixon’s IndyCar on the speedway’s road … Found inside – Page 173She was the first woman driver at Indy, and the first woman driver in NASCAR, and that will always be true. She drove on race tracks with the best male drivers in the world, and did well, gaining their respect. She raced in thirty three ... Kurt Busch described it as a motorsport fraternity hanging out in Indianapolis. His lone win in the NASCAR Cup Series came in a Plymouth at Atlanta in 1966. That win came less than a year after Donohue won Penske's first Indy 500 in 1972. Chase Elliott will serve as a last-minute replacement for JR Motorsports driver … Drivers battled each other and the race course, and at the front, it was an entertaining triple threat-bout between Brad Keselowski, William Byron, and Chase Elliott. A three-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion, Hornish won the Indianapolis 500 in 2006 for Team Penske. NASCAR decided to let the Xfinity Series try out the road course at Indianapolis and it produced one of the best Xfinity Series races I have ever seen. AJ Allmendinger wins wild NASCAR Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course: The first NASCAR Cup Series road course race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was full of drama – for A.J. Oh yeah, he also won four of five starts at Riverside in what is now the NASCAR K&N Pro Series between 1964 and 1968. NASCAR scrapped the Brickyard 400 to race on the IMS road course. Two years earlier, Mantz won at Milwaukee in an Indy car. The Colombian is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (2000 and 2015) and finished second in his first Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 in 2007. Allmendinger is the first part-time Cup driver … Loris Hezemans ($4,600) — Last season, Reaume Brothers Racing partnered with RSS. NASCAR’s upcoming weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has polarized both its drivers and its fans. Foyt Racing (full-time i… INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — IndyCar driver John Andretti has died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer. Montoya is the driver who came closest to winning both races. Found insideDonnie Allison was always the “other” brother of the famous NASCAR racing duo. 48 Cadillac on a part-time schedule for Ally Cadillac Racing.A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competed full-time … Race length will vary from circuit to circuit. Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson plans to drive five-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon’s car in a test on the road course next week. Found inside – Page 180A.J. Foyt is another race car driver for the history books. He raced everything from dirt-track to sports cars. He wasn't only a four-time winner of the Indy 500; he also sped into Victory Lane at the Daytona 500. The expatriate Colombian driver won the 2000 Indianapolis 500 and should have won the 2009 Brickyard 400 but was caught speeding on pit road. Busch is bullish on Alonso’s prospects. In 1960, Charlotte Motor Speedway was completed, and the inaugural World 600 was scheduled for Memorial Day weekend as well. A fascinating portrait of the first woman to race at the Indy 500 follows Janet Guthrie from the Florida School for Girls, to a stint as an astronaut in training, to her years on the sidelines of race car driving, to her eventually entry ... Ever since 1994, the NASCAR Cup Series has traveled to the Indianapolis … Ever since 1994, the NASCAR Cup Series has traveled to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to race at the storied Brickyard. He made two Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 starts. He also won the USAC National Dirt Championship in 1974 and was the overall winner at Pikes Peak in 1969. Along with rating drivers, The Blount Report also rates a vast array of the NASCAR world from speedways to races and rules to records. The first driver to do the Memorial Day Double by racing the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day in 1994, started 12 Indianapolis 500s and 11 Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 s. He started races in 1994. However, for 1960, it was postponed until June 19 in order to ready the facility. He also has three championships. Johnson Joins Elite Company of NASCAR Drivers In IndyCar. Found insideUnlike many othernew Cup drivers, Stewart had previously raced with the Indy RacingLeague(IRL) and had never raced inaCup race before his rookie year. "If youhadthecolors ofthe spectrum, Indy driving would be on one end andNASCAR would ... With the race coming this weekend, some drivers are still frustrated with the move. Kaulig Racing driver AJ Allmendinger told media members prior to the race weekend that his goal was to finally kiss the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after 12 previous tries. A.J. Montoya is still piling up wins in IMSA with Acura Team Penske. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Who's Safe, Who's In Trouble in NASCAR Playoffs, NHRA Super Sub Tommy Johnson Jr. The top race speed in IndyCar is 235-245 mph, whereas the top speed in NASCAR is 200 mph. The Speedway is hosting two NASCAR series and the NTT IndyCar Series in a three-day weekend of road course racing. Allmendinger won Sunday’s inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in double overtime. Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Over the July 4 weekend, the NTT IndyCar Series and NASCAR Cup Series converge on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a historic doubleheader featuring the top two racing series in the United States. Schedule: Saturday, practice 11:05 a.m.; Sunday, qualifying, 9 a.m. While he never ran a full Cup season, he managed seven wins, including the Daytona 500 in 1972. This work traces American auto racing through the 20th century, covering its significant milestones, developments and personalities. All rights reserved He sat on the pole in the other K&N start, only to exit early with engine issues. Because during the IndyCar weekend, NASCAR was also present at Indy. The Verizon 200 can be seen Sunday at 1 p.m. Found inside – Page 155In ¡986 the Camaros of IROC raced on the Watkins Glen road course. From the collection of J.A. Martin. ... The driver lineup was altered to include four each from NASCAR, Indy cars and sportscars, which included For- mula ¡. For instance, Danica Patrick and Dario Franchitti are the only drivers who … His final start in the NASCAR Cup Series came in 1994 at Indianapolis at the age of 59. Among the notable drivers include Ryan Newman, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Chase Briscoe from NASCAR. By Chris Estrada Aug 15, 2021, 8:22 PM EDT. Andretti won the Indianapolis 500 in 1969 and the Daytona 500 in 1967. In 2005, Patrick made international headlines by qualifying fourth and finishing fourth in the Indianapolis 500. The two car owners who have fielded cars that won both the Indianapolis 500 and Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 in the same year will enter cars in both INDYCAR and NASCAR races this weekend. The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion won the Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 in 2005 and 2007. Other Drivers who raced in Indycar other than Indy 500 Christian Lundgaard drove a third car for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix on the Indy Motor Speedway road course Aug 14. He even has seven starts in Formula 1. NASCAR Average Finishes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. While the F1 and Indy cars feature open wheels and an open cockpit, NASCAR drivers are enclosed in a sedan-styled vehicle. INDIANAPOLIS -- Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick made their opinions perfectly clear Saturday. Found inside – Page 129Teague raced NASCAR modifieds in 1946 but was sidelined for a year in 1948 after a serious crash. When NASCAR began racing stock ... He made the field at Indy several times, but his best showing would be a seventh-place finish in 1957. Found inside – Page 15Rabena WLX NASCAR in Indy Country In 1994 , though , NASCAR held a race at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time . Gordon knew he wanted to be the first driver to win the Brickyard 400. Many have tried, but few have found their way to victory lane in top level of stock cars and open-wheel racing. The curbing in Turns 5/6 at Indianapolis came up, causing a bizarre incident with five laps remaining in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race on the IMS road … For the first time, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES will share a track with the NASCAR Cup Series on the same weekend. A true quadruple-threat, Montoya has won in Formula 1, IndyCar, NASCAR Cup and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Willow Springs, incidentally, is the oldest permanent road course in the U.S., hosting races since 1953. Here, we salute a select group of drivers, ones who have not only crossed over between the two series but who have also won in each series. on August 16, 2021 The decision this year by NASCAR to move the Cup Series race to the Indianapolis road course from the world-famous oval sparked a serious debate. The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion is pulling double-duty at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For Formula One and NASCAR drivers, some dreamed of racing at Indy growing up and others watched but have no interest. The first woman to lead the Indianapolis 500, Danica Patrick had six top-10 finishes in eight starts, including her groundbreaking fourth-place finish en route to Rookie of the Year honors in 2005. Found inside – Page 256Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR Neal Thompson. Byron called Bill France and told him that he'd miss a few stock car races during his attempt to qualify at Indy. Keeping France in the loop, and NASCAR on his ... Jones started 59 races in Indy cars and 34 on the Cup side before retiring from the two top series in 1970. On the NASCAR Cup side, Allmendinger made 371 starts between 2006 and 2018 and brought home a win in 2014 at Watkins Glen. Known primarily as the first NASCAR stock car racing champion, Red Byron attempted to … AJ Allmendinger. BC39 Attracts Top Drivers from USAC, NASCAR, INDYCAR in Race for Glory There will be serious star power Aug. 17-18 at The Dirt Track at IMS, as top drivers from the United States Auto Club, NASCAR and INDYCAR will compete in the third Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship. Allmendinger (Indy Car 5, NASCAR Cup 1), Juan Pablo Montoya (Indy Car 15, NASCAR Cup 2), 2020 F1 Spotter's Guide: Your Ticket to the Opener, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. Chip Ganassi, won both races in 2010 with Dario Franchitti and Jamie McMurray, respectively, will field three NTT INDYCAR SERIES entries and a pair of NASCAR Cup … And, yes, prior to 1972, those Daytona 500 qualifiers were points-paying races and considered part of the Cup season. He’s the only driver on this list who has competed in the GMR Grand Prix. Quite a resume here: Andretti is the only driver in history to win the Daytona 500 (1967), the Indianapolis 500 (1969) and the Formula One World Driving Championship (1978). Busch finished sixth in the Indy 500 to earn Rookie of the Year honors. There are no drivers scheduled to compete in both series, but NBC Sports analyst Townsend Bell will call the IndyCar race and then fly to Daytona to race in the IMSA sports car event. He won his first NASCAR Cup Series race in 1957 at Kitsap County Airport in Bremerton, Washington, in his 10th career start. Help | Viewer Feedback | Press | Advertise With Us | Jobs | FOX Cincy | RSS | Site Map They would rather be racing on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's historic … ‘Super Tex’ was the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times and he won seven NASCAR premier series races, including the 1972 Daytona 500. A.J. The NASCAR Hall of Fame driver won 85 races in the NASCAR Premier Series and drove for Roger Penske in the Indianapolis 500 in 1973 and ’75. He made 115 starts in Indy cars, including several one-off attempts at the Indianapolis 500, between 1992 and 2004. A 10-time Indianapolis 500 starter, the Australian also made his sole NASCAR Cup Series start in the first Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 In 1994. But that year, the races were run on different weekends. Foyt was an Indy legend, but would head to NASCAR to beat the stock car drivers at their own game, and then fly over to Europe and win the greatest sportscar event in the world, the Le Mans 24 Hours. 2021 INDYCAR® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF BRICKYARD TRADEMARKS, INC. / PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF USE. Foyt raced in the 2003 Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 and Indianapolis 500 in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Conor Daly from IndyCar will also be suiting up. Andretti carried on the family racing tradition with a long career in both NASCAR, IndyCar, sports cars and even NHRA drag racing. NASCAR at Indianapolis Picks *Odds as of Friday at 7:30 a.m. Here are 15 drivers who’ve done double-duty in NASCAR and the Indy 500. “I love his (Alonso’s) tenacity,” said seven-time Monster Energy Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. Jimmie Johnson is a four-time Brickyard 400 winner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The versatile Gordon attempted the Indianapolis 500-Coca-Cola 600 double a record five times. He remains the only driver to run all 1,100 miles in both races on the same day. Found inside – Page 160In that time, he's taught teens the basics of driving, Navy SEALs and elite police forces advanced driving ... He's coached race drivers of every level, from beginners to elite-level professionals in everything from NASCAR to Indy cars, ... Mechanical problems 1950 and 1956 and third in the NASCAR Cup came at Riverside in an Indy car have. 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