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Chase Elliott quickly sent message to Rick Hendrick after long-awaited NASCAR win

Chase Elliott snapped his NASCAR winless streak with a dramatic win at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon, with the Hendrick Motorsports star sending a message to team boss Rick Hendrick Chase Elliott sent a message to Rick Hendrick(Image: TNT Sports) Chase Elliott issued a heartfelt shoutout to Rick Hendrick with the team boss […]

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Chase Elliott snapped his NASCAR winless streak with a dramatic win at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon, with the Hendrick Motorsports star sending a message to team boss Rick Hendrick

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Chase Elliott sent a message to Rick Hendrick(Image: TNT Sports)

Chase Elliott issued a heartfelt shoutout to Rick Hendrick with the team boss watching from home as he driver ended his NASCAR winless run.

Elliott snatched an emotional triumph at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta, while driving a special paint scheme. He broke through the chaos to claim victory in a race that saw a huge crash bust brackets for the new In-Season Challenge.

A daring maneuver on the final lap nudged Elliott’s No. 9 past Brad Keselowski, sealing his first win since Texas last April. And he quickly remembered to send a touch message over the airwaves to his loyal team boss watching on screen, before later being passed a phone to presumable speak to Mr Hendrick in Victory Lane.

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“Hey to Mr Hendrick at home. Thanks for sticking with me, pal,” he said during his TNT Sports post-race interview.

Reflecting on snapping a 44-race streak, Elliott said: “Unbelievable. How about that? Are you kidding me? I never in my life. This is unbelievable. Thank you guys so much. What a special car. It was a lot of fun. This right here is something I’ll never forget.

“I just think that, honestly, all the cars fell in the right places there those last couple of laps. What a crazy race, man!

“I don’t know if y’all had fun but it was wild from my seat, so glad we got to run that thing out there til the end.”

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Elliott claimed a memorable win in Atlanta(Image: Getty)

In the euphoric aftermath of his finish line cross, Elliott exploded over the radio with a jubilant: “YESS!” Then followed up with heartfelt praise: “Awesome job, man! Awesome! Thank you guys, so much.”

Crew chief Alan Gustafson was all praise over the radio, declaring: “Awesome job, buddy. Awesome. You’re the man buddy. You’re the man.”

Elliott, feeling the team effort, responded with gratitude: “Awesome. Preciate y’all, man. Thanks for sticking with it.”

This triumph seals their fate in the high stakes playoffs, skyrocketing them as the 10th driver this season to notch a victory and clench a coveted position in the playoffs’ high-octane showdowns.



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Budweiser teases major Dale Earnhardt Jr announcement after return – Motorsport – Sports

Budweiser teased a major announcement with Dale Earnhardt Jr and MLB as the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds gear up to play at Bristol Motor Speedway.  Since October 2024, Budweiser and the NASCAR legend have teased a potential collaboration, with the latter driving the No. 8 Budweiser car in the South Carolina 400. Then, it […]

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Budweiser teased a major announcement with Dale Earnhardt Jr and MLB as the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds gear up to play at Bristol Motor Speedway. 

Since October 2024, Budweiser and the NASCAR legend have teased a potential collaboration, with the latter driving the No. 8 Budweiser car in the South Carolina 400. Then, it was announced that Earnhardt would be reuniting at the MLB Speedway Classic in August. 

The 50-year-old will be competing in the race, with fans excited with the prospect of seeing the legend in the car that he made famous from 1999 to 2007.

As the Braves and Reds matchup fast approaches, the beer company teased the return of the Bud Crew, showing a video of hemets adorned with the word “Bud” on the front. The Bud Crew are expected to be part of the fan experience at the event, according to On3. 

Fans also will have various opportunities to see the Bud Crew as they will be going around the speedway and fans will have a chance to see the Budweiser Clydesdales. 

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Fans on social media were generally confused by the teaser, with many questioning what the helmet and the word meant, especially as it related to the upcoming game. Budweiser’s social media accounts requested fans remain tuned in to what the teaser could mean. 

As NASCAR and MLB prepare for the return of Earnhardt’s famous Budweiser car, MLB’s X account announced the news of the legend’s return to the driver’s seat. “The legacy continues,” MLB’s post began.

“Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive the No. 8 Budweiser MLB car once again, 24 years after first winning with it at Daytona. This time, the NASCAR Hall of Famer will pilot the iconic scheme in support of the Speedway Classic at Anderson Speedway in the CARS Tour Series on August 16.”

Understanding just how much fans enjoyed seeing him in his famous paint scheme, the 50-year-old also shared his excitement, via a statement by JR Motorsports. “It is an incredible opportunity to reunite with Budweiser and Major League Baseball,” his statement began.

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“I’ve watched that July 2001 race at Daytona so many times. It’s such a great memory for me. I am excited that we have this chance to collaborate with Bud and MLB to bring that scheme back again because of what it means to me and so many others.”

Earnhardt’s comments come after his participation in the South Carolina 400. Speaking to the media after the race, he said: “The fans really supported it well and that would encourage, I think, Budweiser to consider allowing us to run it more. I would love to run the car more. It’s not very expensive for us to come together and do it.

“But I’d love to see if they’d want to do it a few more years. It was a lot of fun, I think the fans like it and we’ve got a race for Sun Drop, a couple of races for Bass Pro Shops and one more race on the Bud deal, so we’ll see what’s next.”



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Indianapolis starting lineup: Chase Briscoe claims NASCAR Cup pole at home track

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana native Chase Briscoe will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This gives Briscoe poles in the crown jewel races of the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 and Brickyard 400 this season. “Any time you’re driving fast race cars, it’s a lot of fun,” Briscoe […]

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana native Chase Briscoe will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

This gives Briscoe poles in the crown jewel races of the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 and Brickyard 400 this season.

“Any time you’re driving fast race cars, it’s a lot of fun,” Briscoe said Saturday.

Briscoe grew up in Mitchell, Indiana, which is 90 miles south of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He claimed his fifth pole of the season with a lap of 183.165 mph.

Briscoe led a Toyota charge in qualifying. Toyota took the top five starting spots, the first time it has done so for a Cup race.

Bubba Wallace, who had never started better than 15th at Indy, will start second after a lap of 183.117 mph. Erik Jones (182.749 mph) qualified third, Tyler Reddick (182.678) will start fourth fourth and Ty Gibbs (182.445) qualified fifth.

Gibbs is racing Ty Dillon for $1 million in the In-Season Challenge final Sunday. Dillon qualified 26th.

Denny Hamlin, who seeks a victory at Indianapolis to complete a career grand slam of winning the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Southern 500 and Indy at least once, crashed on his qualifying lap and will start last in the 39-car field.





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Fornaroli takes sprint victory at Spa Francorchamps

Leonardo Fornaroli (pctured) made it two consecutive Sprint Race victories in a row with a dominant drive from third on the grid to win at Spa Francorchamps. A lightning start put him in front on the opening lap, and from there, the Invicta Racing driver controlled things perfectly to take the win. Victor Martins came […]

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Leonardo Fornaroli (pctured) made it two consecutive Sprint Race victories in a row with a dominant drive from third on the grid to win at Spa Francorchamps.

A lightning start put him in front on the opening lap, and from there, the Invicta Racing driver controlled things perfectly to take the win. Victor Martins came through from sixth to finish second, with Gabriele Minì going from P8 to the final spot on the podium.

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It was a great start by Fornaroli from third, as he took the lead on the run down to Turn 1, with pole-sitter Goethe also losing out to fellow front-row starter Amaury Cordeel, dropping him to third.

However, the Safety Car was soon signaled with championship contenders Luke Browning, Jak Crawford, and points leader Richard Verschoor colliding at the exit of Turn 1.

It left the Hitech TGR driver in the gravel, while Verschoor spun at Eau Rouge before retiring in the pit lane. Crawford also returned to the pits but was able to continue on.

Racing resumed on Lap 4 of 18, but a piece of Josep María Martí’s front wing flew off following his slight contact with Goethe on the opening lap. The Spaniard was now coming under pressure from his Campos Racing teammate Arvid Lindblad.

Behind them, Alexander Dunne overtook Ritomo Miyata for P8 down the Kemmel Straight.

Out in front and at the start of Lap 6, Cordeel was 0.4s behind Fornaroli. The Rodin Motorsport driver looked to make a move to Les Combes, but the race leader held him off.

There were several battles going on as Lindblad was being attacked by Minì for P6 down the Kemmel Straight, but the Briton kept him at bay.

Fornaroli managed to get out of DRS range on Lap 8, with Cordeel now coming under pressure from Goethe and Victor Martins.

But Goethe’s squirrelly moment going up Eau Rouge put Martins right on his back. The Frenchman reeled him in before using the DRS to take third on Lap 9 down the Kemmel Straight.

A great start put Fornaroli into the lead ahead of Turn 1

A great start put Fornaroli into the lead ahead of Turn 1

 

Onto Lap 10 and Goethe had fallen into the clutches of Martí, Lindblad, Minì, Dunne and Roman Stanek, all within DRS range of one another.

Martins’ charge continued on Lap 12 as after slowly closing in on Cordeel, he went round the outside of the Rodin #16 at Les Combes, but the two made contact, sending the Belgian into the gravel.

It brought out the Safety Car with much of the field deciding to switch to the Soft tyres. Fornaroli, Martins, Goethe, Minì and Cian Shields were the only ones who chose to stay out on their Mediums.

Green flag racing was resumed on Lap 14 of 18, with Minì getting ahead of Goethe for P3 down the Kemmel Straight.

After taking a couple of corners to warm up their Softs, Martí, Stanek and Dunne all got past Shields at Les Combes.

Dunne then dived to the inside of Stanek at Turn 1 on Lap 15, while Martí was being held up by Goethe. Out in front, Fornaroli was escaping, and was 1.4s clear of Martins.

Onto Lap 16, Martí, Dunne and Stanek started battling, allowing Goethe to pull away, with the Czech driver getting ahead of his Rodin rival for P6 at the end of the Kemmel Straight.

The soft tire runners were struggling to make any more positions on the front runners heading on the penultimate lap. But any attempts they were planning to make were soon curtailed as a Safety Car was deployed, with Sami Meguetounif having stopped on track on the Kemmel Straight.

It meant the Feature Race ended as the Safety Car was withdrawn, giving Fornaroli a second consecutive Sprint Race victory following his Silverstone triumph, with Martins and Minì taking the other two spots on the podium.

Goethe had managed to hold of Martí for fourth, with Stanek sixth for Invicta, Dunne seventh for Rodin and Miyata taking the last point in eighth.

Fornaroli crosses the line to take a second consecutive Sprint Race victory

Fornaroli crosses the line to take a second consecutive Sprint Race victory

KEY QUOTE – Leonardo Fornaroli, Invicta Racing

“Another win, super happy about this one. We got a good start and took the lead into T1. It was very quiet for me at the front, but it was very difficult, firstly to defend from Cordeel and then to manage the restart with Victor. So very about the pace, we were very strong, so super happy to take another win and now looking forward to tomorrow.”

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Richard Verschoor continues to lead the Drivers’ Championship on 122 points, six clear of Jak Crawford in second. Leonardo Fornaroli is now up to third on 114 points, with Alexander Dunne fourth on 110, and Luke Browning fifth on 98.

In the Teams’ Standings, Campos Racing continue to lead the way with 158 points, ahead of Invicta Racing up to second on 146, and DAMS Lucas Oil in third with 142. Hitech TGR are fourth on 141 points, with MP Motorsport rounding out the top five on 139.

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RESULTS – 18 LAPS

Pos Driver Team Behind
1 Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing +0.000s
2 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +0.601s
3 Gabriele Mini Prema Racing +1.271s
4 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +2.408s
5 Pepe Marti Campos Racing +2.804s
6 Roman Stanek Invicta Racing +4.405s
7 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +4.883s
8 Ritomo Miyata ART Grand Prix +5.647s
9 Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing +6.477s
10 John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing +6.734s
11 Jak Crawford DAMS +7.663s
12 Joshua Duerksen AIX Racing +8.053s
13 Cian Shields AIX Racing +8.933s
14 Max Esterson Trident +9.387s
15 Sebastian Montoya Prema Racing +9.939s
16 Dino Beganovic Hitech +11.052s
17 Rafael Villagomez Van Amersfoort Racing +13.423s
18 Sami Meguetounif Trident +2 laps
19 Kush Maini DAMS +3 laps
Ret Amaury Cordeel Rodin Motorsport  DNF
Ret Luke Browning Hitech DNF
Ret Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport DNF

Fastest lap: Lindblad, 2m00.679s

Championship standings 1 Verschoor 122   2 Crawford 116   3 Fornaroli 114   4 Dunne 112   5 Browning 98   6 Lindblad 85   7 Marti 73   8 Montoya 72   9 Martins 60   10 Beganovic 43



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Full Brickyard 400 starting lineup

After making its return to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule following a three-year road course stint in 2024, the Brickyard 400, still considered by many to be a crown jewel race, is back again in 2025. Though the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval is a superspeedway, it is not considered a drafting track […]

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After making its return to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule following a three-year road course stint in 2024, the Brickyard 400, still considered by many to be a crown jewel race, is back again in 2025.

Though the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval is a superspeedway, it is not considered a drafting track like Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, and Atlanta Motor Speedway are, so the regular intermediate qualifying format is set to be used on Saturday to determine the full 39-car starting lineup for Sunday’s 160-lap race.

Each driver is set to make one single-lap qualifying attempt, and though there are technically still two qualifying groups, all results are combined to set the lineup. There are no longer any row-by-row lane designations based on group, nor is there a second round shootout for the pole position.

Additionally, the qualifying order was determined by the two-variable metric that NASCAR came up with before the 2025 season to replace the more complicated four-variable metric which was in place from 2020 to 2024.

A full breakdown of the current formula can be found here.

As race number 22 on the 26-race regular season schedule, this weekend’s race is one which, despite its crown jewel status, most drivers might consider to be just like any other regular season race.

Most drivers will either be looking to bolster their position in the playoff standings or better position themselves to make the playoffs, either by winning or getting enough points to feel a lot better about themselves with just four regular season races to go after this week. But there’s another battle set to go down this weekend.

NASCAR’s first annual five-round In-Season Challenge is set to come to a conclusion, and the unlikely championship battle between the two Tys, neither of whom has ever won a Cup race, is set to be a talking point throughout Sunday’s race.

The higher finisher of Kaulig Racing’s Ty Dillon and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs, two drivers who are not even currently slated to qualify for the playoffs, is set to be crowned the inaugural tournament champion.

Follow along with our Brickyard 400 qualifying updates from Indianapolis.

NASCAR at Indianapolis: Full Brickyard 400 starting lineup

1st – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2nd – Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

3rd – Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

4th – Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

5th – Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

6th – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

7th – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

8th – Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

9th – A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

10th – Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

11th – Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

12th – Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

13th – Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

14th – Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

15th – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

16th – Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

17th – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

18th – Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

19th – Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

20th – Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

21st – Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

22nd – Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

23rd – Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

24th – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

25th – Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

26th – Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

27th – Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

28th – Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

29th – Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford

30th – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

31st – Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

32nd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

33rd – Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

34th – Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

35th – Jesse Love, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet

36th – John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

37th – Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

38th – Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

39th – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Tune in to TNT Sports at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 27 for the live broadcast of the Brickyard 400 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This race is the season’s final race on TNT Sports before the shift to NBC’s portion of the broadcast schedule. All NBC races (NBC and USA Network) can be seen live on FuboTV, so be sure to start a free trial!



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Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Team Battling Through Year of Adversity

Chris Knight Chris Knight has served as a senior staff writer and news editor for CATCHFENCE.com since 2001. In his 20-plus years with CATCHFENCE.com, he has covered NASCAR’s top three national series, often breaking news and providing exclusive at-track content, including in-depth race weekend coverage. He also offers insider coverage of the entire Motorsports platform, […]

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Chris Knight has served as a senior staff writer and news editor for CATCHFENCE.com since 2001.
In his 20-plus years with CATCHFENCE.com, he has covered NASCAR’s top three national series, often breaking news and providing exclusive at-track content, including in-depth race weekend coverage. He also offers insider coverage of the entire Motorsports platform, including the ARCA Menards Series.
In 2022, Knight became co-owner of CATCHFENCE.com.
In addition to his active duties at CATCHFENCE.com and other Motorsports-related endeavors, he is also a frequent contributor to SiriusXM Satellite Radio NASCAR Channel 90. You can follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Knighter01 or on Instagram, Snapchat, or Threads at @TheKnighter01. He can be reached by email at [email protected].



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Kyle Larson Looks to Continue NASCAR Cup Series Success at the Brickyard

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A veteran journalist with 30 years on the motorsports beat. In addition to CATCHFENCE.com, Spencer is the lead post-race reporter for SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Weekend co-host. Driven to break stories for a 24/7 news cycle. Able to anticipate and identify trends within the sport and follow up through reporting to create concise, compelling stories. Abundant contacts and dependable sources provide a constant flow of leads and exclusive opportunities with athletes, teams, sponsors and sanctioning bodies. Covered a variety of racing series, pavement and dirt, throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.



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