Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – (2.439 – Miles)
Race: Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard; 62 Laps –20/20/22; 151.22 Miles
Date/Broadcast: August 14, 2021 4:00 PM ET
TV: NBCSN and the NBC Sports App
Radio: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network (IMS) – Check Local Listings for affiliate, and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90
Social Media: Jordan Anderson Racing (JAR): Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Sage Karam: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Sage Karam – No. 31 Montage Mountain Chevrolet Camaro SS Preview- Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
News and Notes:
– Practice; After the completion of the 50-minute practice session on Friday afternoon, Sage Karam would record a fastest lap of 93.281 at 94.129 mph on Lap-12 of his 13-lap session putting him 12th fastest of the 44 cars entered for the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard.
– Starting Position; For the sixth time in 2021, qualifying will be held to set the 36-car starting field for the 62-lap Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard. NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Qualifying will consist of one round of multi-car qualifying for 25 minutes around the 2.439-mile road course. The fastest 12 cars will move on to round two for 10 minutes to decide the starting order of the first five rows. Qualifying will be shown LIVE on the NBC Sports App at 10:05 AM EST Saturday, August 13.
– Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Stats; Saturday afternoon’s Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard will mark the second NXS event held on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) Road Course. Karam holds three starts to his credit at the IMS Road Course in IndyCar competition earning an average finish of 23.333, with a best of 23rd in 2020. In IMSA Sports Car competition during 2014 Karam would earn a second-place finish on the IMS Road Course. The Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard will be Karam’s NASCAR debut.
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– Chassis; Jordan Anderson Racing (JAR) will bring Chassis No. 104 for Karam to compete with in Saturday afternoon’s Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard. No. 104 last competed for JAR at Road America in the Henry 180 with Kaz Grala behind the wheel. In that race Grala would qualify 7th and finish 18th. Prior to that Josh Berry and Tyler Reddick would steer No. 104 to a pair of 8th place finishes at Circuit of the Americas and the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.