When is brickyard in indianapolis

Named after the refreshing alcoholic beverages that come in a pouch, the race will be held Saturday, Aug. It replaced the Kroger , held at nearby Lucas Oil Raceway for 30 years. This year, the lap race returns to Brickyard Weekend Saturday, Aug. Briscoe finished first after leading 30 laps and making an exhilarating three-wide pass for the lead into Turn 1 with two laps to go. It was here that a young Jeff Gordon won the first Brickyard in In another dramatic finish In Jimmie Johnson tore tore down the track to claim victory -- despite an exploding tire!.

The following year, he become the only driver in Brickyard history with back-to-back wins at the Brickyard They might need more convincing about the change to the road course. The stock car governing body fought for admittance onto the hallowed grounds at IMS. Boles and others have been told, and understand, fan attention to the race dropped steadily with the performance of the Cup car setup on what amounts to be nearly a rectangular 2.

Though the racing has gotten marginally better the past couple of years, the Brickyard has become known to the casual fan as a processional race, with drivers largely waiting for a blown tire or pit mishap to make a pass. But the drivers themselves have been insistent, even months ago, that the Cup remain on the oval. Boles, the well-prepared promoter that he is, has had an answer to this frustration ready for some time. What he hopes is, after the initial shock of the news, the idea of likely a more exciting on-track product, coupled with a historic partnership with IndyCar, will win the day in the long-run.

To get pumped up for the BackyardBrickyard weekend, fans can visit ims. The site also will include links to the s, s and s section of the popular IMS Digital Archive.