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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The 30th running of the Brickyard 400 doesn’t take place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway until July 26th, but select NASCAR drivers were in Indy on Wednesday for tire testing.
NASCAR drivers AJ Allmendinger, Cole Custer, John Hunter Nemechek, and Ross Chastain all shared their excitement to work out their tires at IMS ahead of next month’s race.
“For me, this is the most special place on the planet,” Allmendinger said. “Anytime I get to come here and run laps, drive into this race track, the history behind it, it’s pretty cool to know that I’ve kissed the bricks. Always special. It’s important for us at Kaulig Racing to come run some laps. We don’t get to really test at all during the year. Very important for us to come run these two days.”
28-year-old Cole Custer aims to race in his third Brickyard 400 this July. Custer described the fun and productive day it was to practice at the track on Wednesday.
“This is a crown jewel race for everybody here in NASCAR,” Custer said. “Everybody wants to come here and kiss the bricks. This is definitely a huge test for us, a huge test for us as a small team, too. Getting as much information as we can as a single car team. I felt like we tried a lot of stuff today. Indy is its own kind of track. It’s different than any other place in the US, really. You have to have stuff a little bit different here, and your car setup a l...
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