Now, after one short practice session, Cup drivers will spend Saturday night plotting their strategical twists and turns for Sunday’s reconfigured and renamed Brickyard 200. Larson is this season’s points leader after adding his series-high fifth victory last week on the road course at Watkins Glen. Many wonder if the series’ best drivers should even be competing on the road course. Declining attendance and complaints about passing on the 2.5-mile oval have had race organizers searching for ways to inject excitement into Brickyard weekend for years. Foyt, the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 1972 Daytona 500 winner, isn’t sticking around for Sunday’s race.

Source: thestar August 14, 2021 18:22 UTC