Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

No. 20 Rheem Toyota Camry XSE News and Notes

• BELL AT THE BRICKYARD: Christopher Bell finished 12^th in his only NASCAR Cup Series start on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in 2020. His best finish in two NASCAR Xfinity Series starts on the Indy oval was seventh in 2018. Last year, Bell earned his best finish (ninth) in three races on the Indy road course. 
• POCONO RECAP: The No. 20 team finished 12^th in last weekend’s race at Pocono Raceway. That performance was boosted by Bell earning valuable stage points by finishing ninth in stage one and eighth in stage two.
• ADAM STEVENS AT INDY: Crew chief Adam Stevens has a stellar record at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Stevens led Kyle Busch to back-to-back Brickyard victories in 2015 and 2016 and pole awards in 2016 and 2017. In six starts on the 2.5-mile oval layout, Stevens’ teams never started lower than ninth. Prior to his time in the Cup Series, Stevens led his Xfinity Series team to a Brickyard win in 2013 and pole awards in 2013 and 2014.
• RHEEM GUESTS AT INDY: Rheem is hosting over 80 guests this weekend in Indianapolis. Rheem Executives are on-site along with guests from Raypak, supplier RTP, distributor Robertson Supply, and GA Larson.
• JGR AT INDIANAPOLIS: Joe Gibbs Racing owns five wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In 71 combined starts, the organization has racked up 22 top-five finishes, 36 top-10s, five pole awards, and 716 laps led. Kyle Busch, Bobby Labonte, and Tony Stewart all raced JGR entries to victory lane at the historic facility.
• TUNE IN: Coverage of this weekend’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway begins Sunday, July 21, at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, IMS Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

From the Cockpit:

Christopher Bell: “I think it’s very important that we race the oval at Indy and I’m excited that we are this year. Indy is a very unique racetrack, it’s going to be interesting to see how the race plays out, I think strategy will be a huge part of the race and qualifying on Saturday will be very important. On track passes are going to be tough and it’s going to be about race execution.”

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About Rheem

Founded in 1925, Rheem Manufacturing is a global leader committed to delivering innovative products that save energy and support a more sustainable future. Rheem is the only manufacturer in the world that produces heating, cooling, water heating, pool & spa heating and commercial refrigeration products, and is America’s #1 water-heating brand with products available in more than 80 countries. Paloma Co., Ltd. of Nagoya, Japan, acquired the iconic Rheem brand in 1988, and today the company’s portfolio of premium brands include Rheem®, Ruud®, Friedrich®, Raypak®, Sure Comfort®, WeatherKing®, Eemax®, Richmond®, IBC™, Intergas®, Splendid®, Solahart®, EverHot®, and MHG™, as well as commercial refrigeration brands Russell®, Witt®, ColdZone® and Kramer®, which are part of the Heat Transfer Products Group (HTPG®) division.

About Joe Gibbs Racing

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR with four NASCAR Cup Series teams, four NASCAR Xfinity Series teams, an ARCA Series team, and a driver development program. JGR is based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Joe Gibbs, who also earned his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was named as one of the NFL’s top 10 coaches of all-time with a winning career that included three Super Bowl Championships as head coach of the Washington franchise. JGR has competed in NASCAR since 1992, capturing more than 400 wins over that span. No team has more combined wins across the sport’s three national series in the history of NASCAR. In addition, JGR has won five Cup Series championships along with four Xfinity Series driver championships and six Xfinity Series owner’s championships. The organization also has captured four Daytona 500 titles, considered to be NASCAR’s premier event each season.

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