Dale Jarrett started the long time tradition of kissing the bricks. In 1996, after winning the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Dale Jarrett stated to his crew chief Todd Parrott that he wanted to do something unique after the victory. His crew chief and team joined in and drivers have kissed the bricks after every Brickyard 400 and Indianapolis 500 win ever since.
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The racing surface at Indy was once completely made of bricks. When they finally paved it, the bricks were completely removed, all except for one yard of bricks at the start/finish line. Hence "The Brickyard."
Stands for Rookie.
The racing surface at Indy was once completely made of bricks. When they finally paved it, the bricks were completely removed, all except for one yard of bricks at the start/finish line. Hence "The Brickyard."
It is the company that is producing the reality show "Speedway Driver Search" Some of the best "unknown" racing drivers from around the country are trying out for a seat in the Indy Lites racing series.
The tube is used to feed the drivers water or Gatorade during the race. It can also be used to give the driver oxygen in the case of a fire.
Indy is called the Brickyard because the track was first layered with bricks but over the years they removed all but a three to four brick wide strip and the rest is asphalt
A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears have won the Indianapolis 500 four times.
Indy stands for independant