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Jeff Gordon to Pace Brickyard 400 in 2017 Camaro ZL1

Jeff Gordon to Pace Brickyard 400 in 2017 Camaro ZL1

Jeff Gordon is coming back to the Brickyard, though not to compete. The retired NASCAR driving legend will be pacing the Brickyard 400 on July 23, 2017, leading the field in a 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1. Gordon’s Camaro ZL1 pace car will be unmodified, save for a unique graphics package and an LED safety lighting […]

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Kyle Busch Wins Brickyard 400

Kyle Busch Wins Brickyard 400

You couldn’t have come up with a better weekend for Kyle Busch. A year after winning both Indy races, he came back to join Jimmie Johnson as the only back-to-back winner of the Brickyard, all the while leading a record 149 of 170 laps. Now that’s dominance. Busch was quick to give credit to the […]

 Patrick Grieve

2017 Chevy Camaro 50th Anniversary Edition Visits Indy for Brickyard 400

2017 Chevy Camaro 50th Anniversary Edition Visits Indy for Brickyard 400

Yesterday’s race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway proved to be another letdown for the paltry few NASCAR fans in attendance. There was reason for excitement going into the event, which promised to be Tony Stewart’s final Brickyard 400 and Jeff Gordon’s (uh, second consecutive) final Brickyard 400. In the end, though, neither of the two […]

 Patrick Grieve

Jeff Gordon Will Come Out of Retirement to Race Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 Car at Brickyard 400

Jeff Gordon Will Come Out of Retirement to Race Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 Car at Brickyard 400

Just when he thought he was out, they pull him back in… Though he ended his 23-year NASCAR driving career last season, Jeff Gordon has confirmed the speculation that he will be coming out of retirement to race Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 Chevrolet at both this Sunday’s Brickyard 400 and next week’s race at […]

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NASCAR Driver Measures Weight Loss During Brickyard 400

NASCAR Driver Measures Weight Loss During Brickyard 400

Experiencing extreme heat causes you to lose water weight, and sometimes at a dramatic rate. Recently, Casey Mears of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series said that the inside of his car reached 131 degrees. With temperatures like that, one can imagine that drivers could lose a significant amount of weight, even though they are seated […]

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2016 Chevy Camaro Visits Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Brickyard 400

2016 Chevy Camaro Visits Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Brickyard 400

After its Detroit debut, the all-new sixth-generation 2016 Chevy Camaro embarked on a cross-country tour. Its first stop was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indy 500, and then it made its way to Cincinnati for the 2015 MLB All-Star Game. Then this weekend, the Camaro made an encore appearance at Indy, this time […]

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Tony Stewart Returns to The Brickyard on July 4

Tony Stewart Returns to The Brickyard on July 4

Hot off of being inducted into the 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame in January, Tony Stewart returns to The Brickyard once again. Stewart will climb behind the wheel of a Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang to compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 4, marking his first road-course race since retiring […]

 Aaron Widmar

LEGO RACE 3000 Review: Car Racing on a Different Type of “Brickyard”

LEGO RACE 3000 Review: Car Racing on a Different Type of “Brickyard”

    Since their inception, LEGO bricks have shared a connection with automobiles. Some of the earliest LEGO sets were race cars, and the LEGO IDEAS site is filled with proposals for classic car sets. So, as the LEGO Games line has launched over a dozen different brick-based board games, it’s no surprise that one of […]

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Chris Pratt Will Drive the Chevy SS Pace Car at Brickyard

Chris Pratt Will Drive the Chevy SS Pace Car at Brickyard

Chevy has made our dreams come true. Parks and Rec star Chris Pratt will drive the Chevy SS Pace Car at Brickyard this weekend. Now all we need is Nick Offerman waving the flag and commentary by Amy Poehler, and life would be complete. Hunting Demons? Learn why Supernatural’s Chevy Impala is the perfect demon-hunting […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Review & Visitor Experience

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Review & Visitor Experience

    Few racetracks are as legendary as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Home to the Brickyard 400 and a pillar in Indy car racing, this 2.5-mile asphalt track has developed an impressive legacy over its 100-year existence. Originally developed as a testing track for production vehicles, this legendary stadium now houses millions of visitors each […]

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Toyota Just Keeps On Winning at Watkins Glen

Toyota Just Keeps On Winning at Watkins Glen

Before he got in his Toyota to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International, Denny Hamlin was receiving treatment for back spasms and wasn’t even sure he would participate. Nonetheless, despite enduring what he described as the worst pain he has ever felt in a race, he went on to take his […]

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Chevy Racecar Driver Jeff Gordon Finishes 13th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Chevy Racecar Driver Jeff Gordon Finishes 13th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

When Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced that he would be sitting out a handful of races due to concussion-like symptoms, that opened the door for retired driver Jeff Gordon to return to NASCAR in order to compete one final time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fuel For Thought: These 4 simple tips could save you money at […]

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NASCAR CEO Brian France Endorses Donald Trump Explicitly, Downfall of Western Civilization Implicitly

NASCAR CEO Brian France Endorses Donald Trump Explicitly, Downfall of Western Civilization Implicitly

Last night, during a Super Tuesday Eve rally at Georgia’s Valdosta State University, NASCAR CEO Brian France publicly endorsed Donald Trump for president of the United States. France was joined onstage by Hall of Fame racer Bill Elliot, Chevy drivers Ryan Newman and Chase Elliot, and Toyota driver David Ragan (whom Trump referred to as […]

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2016 Camaro Leading Chevy’s Find New Roads Trip

2016 Camaro Leading Chevy’s Find New Roads Trip

This is a big year for Chevrolet. So far, the bowtie brand has introduced five all-new cars, including the 2016 Chevy Camaro, Malibu, Cruze, Volt, and Spark. To celebrate, Chevy is taking some of its new models on a cross-country road trip, which the brand has dubbed the “Find New Roads Trip.” “The Find New […]

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2016 Chevy Camaro, Volt Gearing Up for Woodward Dream Cruise

2016 Chevy Camaro, Volt Gearing Up for Woodward Dream Cruise

The recently-debuted 2016 Chevy Camaro is continuing its tour of America and–for the next leg of its journey–will be heading back home to Detroit. After showing its redesigned face at the All-Star Game in Cincinnati and the Brickyard 400 in Indy, the all-new Camaro is preparing for an appearance at the 2015 Woodward Dream Cruise. The […]

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Is Michael Waltrip Moving to Chevy?

Is Michael Waltrip Moving to Chevy?

No one can deny that Michael Waltrip is a NASCAR legend. He’s raced in over 780 races in 31 years, and is now a part-time driver when he’s not on Fox Sports as an analyst. You also can’t forget that he’s been on Dancing with the Stars, the true mark of celebrity. https://youtu.be/HhTUlFmOwVw While he’s racing […]

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Silver 2016 Chevy Volt Bows at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Silver 2016 Chevy Volt Bows at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

It may have been the sixth-gen 2016 Chevy Camaro that stole the show at this year’s Brickyard 400, but the pony car wasn’t the only new 2016 model that Chevrolet brought along to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Silver examples of the 2016 Chevy Volt and the 2016 Chevy Malibu were also on display at the track, […]

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History of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

History of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Is there any track in all of North America that carries the same level of prestige and fame as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? It’s hard to name any that could even compete. Every speedway in the world owes something to it. When it was built in 1909, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the first racing […]

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