First driver to kiss the bricks

Watch video of jarrett discussing the first time he kissed the bricks. Kissing the bricks through the years as the 20th nascar sprint cup series team prepares to pucker up and kiss the bricks after. After his brickyard 400 victory in 1996, jarrett and crew chief todd parrott decided to walk out to the. Then when he went down to kiss the bricks and an even bigger smile came over the face of nascars most popular driver. Tammy kaehler at the end of the first practice session for the iconic indianapolis 500 race, kate reilly is stunned to discover she was the fastest driver on the track. Racing legend simpson to host ims museum kiss the bricks. Take a lap around the indianapolis motor speedway oval and stop to kiss the bricks, from the original 1909 track surface at the startfinish line. The tradition of kissing the bricks was started by nascar champion dale. Rick mast won the pole position, and became the first stock car driver to lead a lap at indy. Which driver and team will get to kiss the bricks at indianapolis motor speedway following the brickyard 400.

Which nascar driver will kiss the bricks at indianapolis. Kissing those bricks after a successful race remains a tradition among indy. Imagine how it would feel to be here with the stands packed on race day. Since the first nascar sprint cup race at the track in 1994 it is a race that every driver, team and owner circles on the schedule as one to win. The team joined them for a group kiss on the bricks, and an indianapolis tradition was born that indianapolis 500 and brickyard 400 winners have followed since. After his brickyard 400 victory at indianapolis in 1996, nascar champion dale jarrett and crew chief todd parrott decided to walk out to the startfinish line, kneel and kiss the yard of bricks to. The kissing of the bricks the tradition of kissing the bricks was started by nascar champion dale jarrett. With his family and team by his side, kevin harvick kisses the bricks at indianapolis motor speedway for the second time in his career. Did you know the indy 500 kissing of the bricks tradition was started.

Indycar series driver takuma sato kisses the yard of bricks after. A 36inch strip of the original bricks was kept intact at the startfinish line, where it remains today as the fabled yard of bricks. It ranks in the top three along with the daytona 500 and cocacola 600 as a race that. Kiss the bricks follows our heroine, kate reilly, a female racer in the indycar series if you havent read the series you should while the books could read as stand alones i really think that you would be doing yourself a disservice not to read from the beginning because you get to watch kate develop as a driver and a person through the span of the books during the month of may. Young secondyear driver jeff gordon took the lead late in the race after ernie irvan suffered a flat tire. Kissing the bricks at indianapolis motor speedway official site of. Indy 500 kissing of the bricks started by a nascar driver. Andretti autosport indycar driver takuma sato 26 celebrates his. May 2, 2017 trade paperback original tammy kaehler takes us to see kate reilly race in the indianapolis 500, one of the most popular auto races in the world. From drinking milk to kissing bricks, heres the history behind the indy 500. On the first day of that first car race, driver wilford bacuque and his mechanic were. Grace smith hulman, first made the suggestion for the giant balloon release.

The tradition of kissing the bricks was started by nascar champion dale jarrett. Where did the tradition of kissing the bricks at indianapolis motor speedway begin. The surprising story behind kissing the bricks at indianapolis motor. The track used to be made of bricks, but over the years it was gradually replaced. Kevin harvick kisses bricks with family, team at indianapolis nbc.

Stewart crossed the yard of bricks first again in 2007. Kissing the bricks at brickyard 400 a special experience nbc sports. Kissing is most often thought of as a symbol of passion, love and affection, but when a driver kisses that famous yard of bricks, he or she is maintaining tradition. The team joined them for a group kiss on the bricks, and an indianapolis tradition was born that indianapolis 500 and brickyard 400 winners have followed ever since. At the end of the first practice session for the iconic indianapolis 500 race, kate reilly is stunned to discover she was the fastest driver on the track. Sb9 when is a sailboat the standon vessel in relations to a recreational power boat. Ryan newman, kasey kahne and other brickyard 400 winners explain why indianapolis motor speedway is so special to nascar drivers. Kissing the bricks at indianapolis hendrick motorsports.

Kate reilly would consider winning the race a dream come true, while finishing the race is still a lofty goal. The first 4 holes are inside the raceway, while the other 14 are just outside the track. The nascar sprint cup series ran its first brickyard 400 race at indy in 1994. Dale jarrett details the first time it happened in 1996 photos. The first running of the brickyard 400 in 1994 saw the largest crowd to date to witness a nascar event, and the single largest race purse to date. Kiss the bricks tour indianapolis motor speedway museum. Thats when hickory, nc residentdale jarrett won the brickyard 400, and his crew chief, todd parrott, had an idea. Dale jarrett and his robert yates racing crew began the tradition of the winning driver and crew kissing the row of bricks at the startfinish line, which has carried over to the indianapolis 500. As crazy as it sounded, todd parrott wanted to kiss the yard of bricks that. The yard of bricks at the indianapolis motor speedway is some of the most hallowed ground in worldwide motorsports. Nascars top dogs and the art of kissing at the brickyard in.