Today is nice so let’s just skip to #Indy500 : we’re going to get some running in, but its also going to rain tomorrow. Our best case is rain doesn’t start til 3pm..but I still won’t rule out it’s not here closer to green flag (12:45). I’ll update again this evening…fire away 😆

Ryan Newman and Tommy Baldwin, Jr. get in a post-race altercation after the Kenny Minter Classic at Franklin County Speedway. The altercation came after an incident where Tommy’s son, Luke pushed Newman up the track on a restart with 8 laps to go, costing both a shot at the win

.Nicholas Sanchez holds off Corey Heim to win Charlotte Motor Speedway for his second NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks win of 2024!!

#NASCAR

Oooof. Missing Mario Andretti showing up at your house is tough.

Having video of it is just torture ☺️

Second career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks pole for Tanner Gray Charlotte Motor Speedway.

He also won the pole for this race in 2023.

#NASCAR

.Bob Pockrass asked Chase Elliott about Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s 75k penalty for the North Wilkesboro fight. A few quotes he had:

'75? Wow. I heard he got fined, I didn't know it was 75(k).'

'It's not okay, but we're going to blast it all over to get more clicks.'

.Kyle Larson is leading #Indy500 driver merchandise sales this year, per NTT INDYCAR SERIES.

🔲 Online merch sales around his #Hendrick1100 bid have also exceeded those of Hendrick Motorsports's Garage 56 entry.

OK, so…if it rains, what happens with Kyle Larson and the Double? A look at some of the scenarios here. #Indy500 #NASCAR nytimes.com/athletic/55175…

OH MY Thunderbirds! #CarbDay #Indy500

Just a few people here for what amounts to a state holiday in Indiana. #CarbDay

Donald Trump plans to attend Coke 600. Security personnel here working thru plan. Teams have been informed additional security measures could be in place for anyone entering garage area. My understanding is it should not impact overall ingress/egress nor Larson helicoptering in.

The good news for Carb Day 2024: No accidents in practice!

Scott Dixon was fastest ahead of Helio Castroneves and Pato O'Ward, Colton Herta and Tom Blomqvist.

Scott McLaughlin was 20th.

Time to do the final checks ahead of Sunday.

#Indy500 #IndyCar

Caution is out with 16 minutes left in final Indy 500 practice for Kyle Larson, but...it's just that he ran out of fuel. Nothing mechanically wrong.

Following the front it would be very warm and humid then a cold front would work through with a threat of severe storms late afternoon into evening. #OddsofRacing for #Indy500 may now be more 50-60% w/ the poss. window but it will come down to timing.

Update on #Indy500 weather - Thinking there could be a large enough break where they could race. Warm front will lift a complex of heavy rain/storms Sunday morning through Indy.. Challenge is when would the rain end? (cont)

The entire Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 team (18 people) is here watching Kyle Larson on Carb Day. All of the road crew, pit crew and even some of the shop personnel. Rick Hendrick had a plane fly up for them this morning. #Indy500

Time for Carb Day. Final practice for the #Indy500 (two hours) coming up now.

Cool to see the great Suzi Elliott win the Jim Chapman Award (honoring motorsports PR contributions).

Nathan has been working his butt off on this one. Excited to dive in, but a blind RT in the meantime because I know the effort he put into it:

What I am hearing on Silly Season with updates on Stewart-Haas Racing, Trackhouse Racing, Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing, Austin Dillon and Richard Childress Racing, Front Row Motorsports, the charter market, and more. nytimes.com/athletic/55140…