Alex Weaver previews Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a wild-card road course that could shake up the postseason picture.
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00:00 Welcome to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I'm Alex Weaver at one of the most
00:04 iconic venues in all of sports. This is the site where the NASCAR Cup Series
00:09 will battle it out on the road course. Including today's race, only three races
00:14 remain before the 16-driver playoff field is set. Today, an opportunity for
00:20 Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski to clinch a spot in that playoff field.
00:24 But entering today's race, Bubba Wallace with only 58 points to the green and Ty
00:29 Gibbs at only three points sit just above the elimination line. My main
00:34 objective is for these next two weekends especially just go out and have fun. Not locked in,
00:38 not safe. I've got to go out and hell my best road course is Indy road course. My
00:43 engineer was like, "And you're in second for a long time." I'm like, "Okay."
00:48 Okay runs last couple weeks and we're doing better but we're in and I feel like we
00:54 hopefully have a great weekend this weekend. We can gain more points. But a win would lock it all up and take care of it.
01:01 That would be really nice.
01:03 If the playoffs were to start right now, no spot for Michael McDowell. But the driver of the number 34 hasn't given up hope.
01:10 I don't get down and out Richmond when that goes bad. I just focus on next week.
01:15 Get ready to go. Do my job. Do my part. Try to make everything better and it is
01:21 what it is. Try to forget about it by Tuesday.
01:23 We're going to give Dave's time. It's going to be what it's going to be. It just is. You're going to give it everything you got.
01:28 When the checker flag flies, you're going to either be in or you're going to be out.
01:31 Another driver that sits below that elimination line, Daniel Suarez. He'll have a great opportunity to make up some points today as he's your
01:38 Bushlight Pole Sitter and will lead the field to green.
01:40 I don't care. They have to worry about the 99. I think, you know, I mean I say I don't care.
01:48 I told my team, as I meant last week, I told them this is exactly what we needed. Just a little bit of momentum heading into road course season.
01:58 The energy has been great. The guys have been working very hard. I've been working very hard and it showed.
02:03 So who will be in the 16-driver playoff field after Daytona's regular season finale?
02:08 A day at the Brickyard could shake up the playoff bubble.
02:12 Make sure and tune into the NASCAR Cup Series Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 2.30pm Eastern on NBC.
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