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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — When you check out the new edition of the Behind the Bricks podcast, you’ll quickly realize a trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway should be tastier this May. “Food has gotten a boost,” Zach Horrall, Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s digital marketing manager, told News 8. “One big project over the off season was to […]

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — When you check out the new edition of the Behind the Bricks podcast, you’ll quickly realize a trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway should be tastier this May.

“Food has gotten a boost,” Zach Horrall, Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s digital marketing manager, told News 8. “One big project over the off season was to improve a lot of our concession stands and really It’s a back-end thing. Fans may not necessarily see it, but the goal is to get hot food out to them quicker than we have in the past so the lines can keep moving and so the fans can get back to their seats much quicker.”

In the podcast, IMS and NTT IndyCar Series President Doug Boles takes race fans to a grandstand concession stand.

“This kitchen was a lot smaller last year. You couldn’t create the fresh food that we can create, get it through the window and serve you really, really quickly,” he explained, pointing out the new improvements. “Right here in the kitchen: all brand-new fryers, grill, everything we need to pass things through the window and get it to you as quickly as possible so you can get back to the action.”

The pod also invites fans at the track to take a moment to look up – at the decades-old roof structures along the main straightaway.

Revamped roof trusswork at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Provided Photo/IMS)

“We spent the off-season really scraping off what was there, checking the infrastructure and making sure that the roof and the metal was sound, and then repainting it all to make it up-to-date and really feel like a bit of a new or freshened-up experience,” Boles said.

Just across the track, the off-season’s highest-tech addition shines. It’s a massive HD screen that hangs over the entrance to Gasoline Alley.

“There’s been a TV there. It was great, it served a purpose, but it was getting a little bit dated,” Horrall admitted. “So we spent this offseason putting a new HDTV up there for people in those Paddock grand stands…And that’ll really help with that fan experience and for people that are sitting right there to see what else is going on everywhere else on the track.”

To watch the new episode of “Behind the Bricks,” scroll down. To listen on-the-go, grab the pod through the All Indiana Podcast Network.

Follow the IMS social media channels for more information on IMS and the “Behind the Bricks” podcast.



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NASCAR suspends two crew members for Cody Ware loose wheel

Cody Ware was hoping for a calm day at Sonoma Raceway after a terrifying crash at the end of the Chicago Street Course race, one week prior. A brake rotor exploded at one of the fastest parts of the circuit and Ware’s car buried itself into the tire barriers at Turn 6. He impacted the wall […]

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Cody Ware was hoping for a calm day at Sonoma Raceway after a terrifying crash at the end of the Chicago Street Course race, one week prior. A brake rotor exploded at one of the fastest parts of the circuit and Ware’s car buried itself into the tire barriers at Turn 6. He impacted the wall at around 90mph, causing noticeable damage to the steering wheel and cracking his HANS Device.

Thankfully, nothing like that happened at Sonoma, but it wasn’t without its own drama. In the closing laps of the race, the right-rear wheel separated from the car. The No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford was able to continue, but the runaway wheel brought out a caution flag. Ware drove the car back to the pits and carried on, ultimately finishing 34th of the 37 starters. It was Ware’s worst finish since Bristol in April.

As a result of the loose wheel, NASCAR has issued team penalties to RWR. Rear tire changer Marquill Osborne and jackman De’Quan Hampton have both been suspended for the next two races — Dover this weekend and Indianapolis next weekend.

The only other penalties from the race weekend were fines for unsecured lug nuts in the Xfinity Series. The No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Austin Hill, No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota of Dean Thompson, and the No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet of Brennan Poole.

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NASCAR’s Trackhouse Racing Makes High Profile Joe Gibbs Racing Hire

NASCAR’s Trackhouse Racing team has announced the hiring of Todd Meredith from Joe Gibbs Racing as president of racing operations. The newly created role means Meredith does not replace anyone at the team. According to LinkedIn, Meredith was the vice president of operations at JGR and has been serving the team since May 1992. The […]

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NASCAR’s Trackhouse Racing team has announced the hiring of Todd Meredith from Joe Gibbs Racing as president of racing operations. The newly created role means Meredith does not replace anyone at the team.

According to LinkedIn, Meredith was the vice president of operations at JGR and has been serving the team since May 1992. The big announcement comes a day after Trackhouse’s Shane van Gisbergen won the Cup Series race at Sonoma.

Meredith began his new role on Monday, marking the start of a new chapter with Trackhouse and the end of his long partnership with JGR. Speaking about Meredith’s arrival to the team, Trackhouse Racing team owner Justin Marks said in a statement:

“We’re thrilled to welcome someone of Todd’s caliber and experience to help guide Trackhouse from the top. His focus on culture, strategy, quick decision making and organization will be a massive shot in the arm for this company as we navigate a pivotal growth period in the history of Trackhouse Racing.”

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Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 Red Bull Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on July 13, 2025 in Sonoma, California.

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Meredith said:

“I feel at home in NASCAR and wanted to return in some form. The more I talked with Justin, the more I was excited by his vision of Trackhouse Racing. The team is very talented and quite successful, as you have seen in the last few months, but we want even more.”

While Trackhouse’s SVG stole the show at Sonoma, JGR made news for other reasons. The team found itself in the middle of a controversy after Ty Gibbs and Brad Keselowski pitted.

JGR’s pit stall was right next to RFK Racing. At the end of Stage 2, Gibbs came into the pit lane and grazed RFK’s tire changer, Telvin McClurkin. Footage revealed later that Gibbs’ car grazed a tire McClurkin was holding as he prepared to service Keselowski’s car.

The situation escalated after both drivers had pitted. McClurkin confronted the JGR crew before a fight erupted between them. NASCAR officials had to intervene to prevent further escalation.

The sport decided not to penalize Gibbs for the incident, despite Keselowski’s team presenting footage with an overhead view. Former driver Kyle Petty stated that crew members need to adjust and make space due to the smaller pit boxes. He said:

“People get bumped, people get moved, people have to adjust. And I think it’s just the timing. It’s the perfect storm here. Ty had to be in his pit box, had to get in straight.

“When you’ve got a short pit box, the only way to get in your pit box straight and close for fueling and give the tire guys room is to come in the back door, to come in that back line completely straight. And when you see Ty come in, he comes through the 6’s box and into his box straight.

“No, I don’t have an issue with what Ty did. Now, I don’t really have an issue with what the tire carrier did either because he’s a little upset. He should have maybe kept his tire out of the way.”



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RestorationMaster Sponsors Stock Race Car Driven by Micheal Clayton Sr. of City Garage Motorsports

We’re proud to stand behind a team that’s not only building competitive race cars but also building a name for themselves in the sport. We’re thrilled to be part of their journey and can’t wait to see what the rest of the season holds. Post this “City Garage Motorsports is making big moves on the […]

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