Tony Stewart, fresh off his return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition, is among the four drivers scheduled to take part in a two-day Goodyear tire test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tuesday and Wednesday.
Stewart, who missed the first eight points races of the 2016 season due to a back injury, made his first start of the season in this past weekend’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. He finished 19th in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.
He is currently scheduled to qualify and start this weekend’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) but will turn over the driving duties to NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Ty Dillon at some point during the race.
Drivers expected to join the three-time series champion for the Goodyear test on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis track are Aric Almirola (No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford), Carl Edwards (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) and Chase Elliott (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet). Edwards enters this weekend’s race at Talladega with a two-race win streak, having won at Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway.
Because it is a Goodyear test, the grandstands will not be open. However, fans may view the action from the Turn 2 viewing mounds located adjacent to the Hall of Fame Museum.
This year’s Crown Royal Presents the ‘Your Hero’s Name Here’ at the Brickyard 400 is scheduled for Sunday, July 24 (3:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).