NASCAR

AJ Allmendinger continued his dominance of NASCAR road course racing and set himself up for a sweep at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a victory Saturday in the Xfinity Series.

Tyler Reddick closed the best month of his career with an overtime win Sunday on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to give him two victories in the last five Cup races.

Track officials had been optimistic IMS could be the first major sporting venue to have fans back in the stands this summer. Instead, the stands will be empty much like the rest of the tracks since major racing resumed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Roush Fenway Racing said Wednesday the 42-year-old South Bend native continues to show great improvement.

South Bend native Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital on Wednesday, two days after his frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500.

Roush Fenway Racing released an update Tuesday, about 20 hours after the South Bend native's car slammed into the wall at nearly 200 mph, flipped, got T-boned by another car, flipped several more times and skidded to a halt in flames.

Kevin Harvick started the day by winning the pole position during the morning qualifying session and ended it with the largest margin of victory in the 26 years of the Brickyard 400.

Team owner Roger Penske, who has the most Indianapolis 500 wins among owners, had not won NASCAR's race at the Brickyard before Monday.

Sunday's race spanned six hours, with a rain delay and a record 14 cautions.

Temperatures are expected to top 90 degrees Friday and Saturday. Sunday's forecast is for a high of 89.