NASCAR will this weekend travel to Speedway, Indiana for two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The NASCAR Xfinity Series and The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will both race this weekend while the Truck Series is off. Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened for racing in 1909. The track is oval shaped and is 4,023 km (2.5 mile) long. Surface is asphalt (with bricks) with four turns. Banking in turns are 9.2 degrees and straightaways 0 degrees . Track Qualifying Record is held by Kevin Harvick with 188.889 mph in 2014. The active driver with most wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is Jimmie Johnson with 4 wins (16 races). The stands currently capacity are 235 000 seats. Bonus facts. Youngest Pole Winner: Reed Sorenson, 21 years, 5 months, 24 days, 7/29/2007.
Weekend Schedule for Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Series: Monster Cup and Xfinity Series
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Note: Times in CET and EST
Friday, September 7
19.05-19.55 | 1:05-1:55 p.m. | Xfinity Series first practice, NBC Sports App
21.05-21.55 | 3:05-3:55 p.m. | Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App
Saturday, September 8
16.30-17.20 | 10:30-11.20 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
17.35 | 11:45 a.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
19.30-20.20 | 1:30-2:20 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
21.00 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series Lilly Diabetes 250 (100 laps, 250 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App
00.15 | 6:15 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
Sunday, September 9
20.00 | 2:00 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard (160 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 19.30 (Sweden)
Photo credit: Matt Sullivan/Getty Images (NASCAR Media.com)
Stats: Jayski/ESPN and DriverAverages.com