BRIAN VICKERS (No. 83 Red Bull Toyota): “We never can afford to take a points hit. It’s a tough day out there. The Red Bull team blew an engine. We dropped a cylinder. They tried to take the parts out so we could continue to run, but it didn’t last. I’ve got to stop and [...]

Goodyear officials will most likely test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before this year ends in an effort to remedy the tire problems that marred Sunday’s Allstate 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the track.
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Jimmie Johnson won Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, but the race will be most remembered for being one of the weirdest ever in Sprint Cup.
Because tires were wearing to the cords at a rapid rate at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NASCAR had to stop the racing with yellow flags every 10 to 12 laps so [...]

Kyle Busch was frustrated by NASCAR’s latest rule change. He took it out on the competition.
Busch led all but three laps Saturday night to win the Kroger 200 for Toyota’s 15th victory in 22 Nationwide races this season. It was the first event since NASCAR’s mandate Wednesday to cut down the horsepower in Series engines [...]