Nascar's Rick Hendrick Thiab McLaren's Zak Brown Tsim Ib "Kev Npau Suav Pab Pawg Motorsports" Ntawm Indianapolis 500

Kev sib xyaw ua ke ntawm pab pawg ua tau zoo tshaj plaws hauv Nascar Cup Series keeb kwm nrog ib tus thawj coj pab tswv yim hauv Formula One tau tsim "Tsev Neeg Tsav Tsheb Npau Suav" ntawm Indianapolis 500 hauv 2024.

Kev saib tob tob ntawm kev sib txuas ntawm Nascar's Rick Hendrick thiab McLaren's Zak Brown pom lub peev xwm ntawm kev sib koom ua ke muaj zog uas tuaj yeem ua tiav qee yam zoo hauv kev sib tw tsheb thoob ntiaj teb.

Ob leeg tau lees paub 2021 Nascar Cup Series tus yeej Kyle Larson's Indy 500 caij hauv 2024 tuaj yeem yog thawj kauj ruam hauv kev koom tes ntxiv ntawm ob lub koom haum sib tw iconic.

"Qhov ntawd yog ib qho ntawm ntau yam uas zoo siab heev txog peb txoj kev koom tes," Brown hais rau hmo Thursday. "Raws li Mr. H (Rick Hendrick) tau hais tias, peb txhua tus yog pawg ntawm cov neeg sib tw uas sib tw hauv cov qauv sib txawv, thiab txhua tus muaj ntau yam sib xws. Koj yeej tsis paub qhov twg kev sib koom tes coj mus rau.

"Mus mus rau LeMans, Kuv muaj keeb kwm zoo hauv kev ua si tsheb. Kuv nco qab Corvette GTP program heev, uas yog uber-txias kev sib tw tsheb thiab kev sib tw series. Qhov ntawd yog ib qho uas zoo siab heev rau peb los tsim kev sib koom tes uas tau txais pawg neeg sib tw ua ke uas muaj kev mob siab rau kev yeej thiab kev sib tw tsheb uas tuaj yeem ua rau lwm lub sijhawm yav tom ntej. "

Lub 2024 Indianapolis 500 yuav yog Hendricks thawj zaug nkag hauv Indianapolis 500. Tus tswv ntawm Nascar Cup Series muaj npe nrov tau yeej cov ntaub ntawv 14 kev sib tw, 291 Cup Series yeej, 343 Nascar Xfinity Series yeej thiab 26 Nascar Craftsman Truck Series yeej.

Qee tus neeg tsav tsheb loj tshaj plaws hauv Nascar Cup Series keeb kwm tau tsav rau Hendrick Motorsports suav nrog xya lub sijhawm Cup Series tus yeej Jimmie Johnson thiab plaub zaug Cup Series tau yeej Jeff Gordon.

Hendrick kuj tau ua tiav kev sib tw hauv IMSA Sports Car Sib Tw thiab yuav yog ib feem ntawm Garage 56 nkag hauv 24 Teev ntawm LeMans hauv 2023.

Brown tau pab txhawb McLaren's Formula One kev siv zog thiab tau tsim kev ua haujlwm ntau lub tsheb zoo heev hauv NTT IndyCar Series.

Hendrick tau hais rau hnub Thursday hmo ntuj tias "Kuv yeej tsis tau npau suav tias peb yuav yog cov neeg koom tes ua haujlwm hauv Indianapolis 500." “Kyle tau qhia meej rau kuv tias nws yuav nyiam ua. Kuv yeej tsis xav tias yuav tshwm sim. "

Arrow McLaren SP thiab Hendrick Motorsports yog ob pawg Chevrolet.

Hendrick tau hais tias "Rau kuv ua nws nrog Chevrolet, Kuv ib txwm xav nrog pab pawg thawj coj yog tias peb tau ua nws," Hendrick hais. “Yuav kom muaj peev xwm koom tes nrog McLaren thiab muaj Hendrick Tsheb rau nws, qhov ntawd tshwj xeeb rau kuv thiab peb lub koom haum tag nrho.

“Txhua tus neeg zoo siab txog nws. Txhawm rau koom tes nrog McLaren thiab muaj cov txuj ci uas koj tau sib sau ua ke thiab paub tias Kyle yuav mus rau hauv cov khoom siv thawj zaug nrog kev npaj tag nrho, nws yuav zoo siab rau peb lub koom haum, peb cov kiv cua thiab txhua tus neeg koom nrog. Peb zoo siab heev thiab txaus siab rau kev koom tes nrog koj. Nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau Kyle khiav Indy 500 xyoo tom ntej. Nws yog lub sijhawm zoo kawg nkaus.

"Ib daim ntawv teev npe thoob rau txhua tus neeg sib tw."

Hendrick pab pawg hauv South Hill, Virginia thiab yog ib qho ntawm cov lag luam tsheb ua tau zoo tshaj plaws hauv Tebchaws Meskas. Lub Hendrick Automotive Group muaj ntau tshaj 100 tus neeg muag khoom hauv Tebchaws Meskas.

Xyoo 1984, nws yog tus tsim ntawm All Star Racing featuring Geoff Bodine ua nws tus neeg tsav tsheb. Qhov ntawd yog lub hauv paus ntawm Hendrick Motorsports, uas yuav mus dhau los ua pab pawg thawj coj hauv Nascar Cup Series keeb kwm.

Xyoo 2024, Hendrick yuav yog ib feem ntawm txoj kab pib ntawm Indianapolis 500 thawj zaug.

"Kuv xav tias yog tias koj yog ib tus neeg sib tw thiab hauv koj daim ntawv teev npe yog tias koj tuaj yeem yog ib feem ntawm thiab muaj kev nkag mus rau hauv Indy 500, qhov ntawd yog qhov loj heev," Hendrick hais. “Kyle tau hais rau kuv tias nws xav ua. Yog tias koj xav sib tw, koj yuav tsum muaj kev sib tw. Yuav kom muaj ib tus khub lossis pab pawg los koom nrog xws li McLaren thiab Zak Brown, qhov ntawd yog qhov koj yuav tsum muaj. Kuv tsis xav mus yog tias peb tsis tau npaj thiab tsis muaj kev txhaj tshuaj kom muaj kev sib tw.

"Kuv paub tias nws yog ib qho kev txiav txim siab los tham txog kev sim yeej nws, tab sis txhua qhov kev sib tw kuv tau pom Kyle hauv, Kuv saib ntawm pab pawg McLaren thiab kuv paub tias lawv yog tus yeej thiab Kyle yog tus yeej, Jeff Gordon tau nyob nruab nrab. ntawm no, thiab peb txhua tus tham txog kom tau nws hauv lub tsheb thaum kawg ntawm lub xyoo. Zak thiab kuv tau tham txog qhov ntawd ua ntej hnub no.

"Txhua yam no yuav txhim kho, tab sis qhov kuv nyiam txog nws yog peb muaj ib pab neeg zoo uas peb koom nrog. Rau kuv kom muaj sijhawm los ua tus tswv cuab thiab nqa Hendrick Tsheb rau Kyle cov kiv cua thiab peb lub koom haum, kuv tau zoo siab rau nws txhua hnub.

"Kuv tsis zoo siab heev rau nws thaum pib tab sis thaum peb pib tham txog nws, koom tes nrog McLaren thiab Zak Brown thiab lub koom haum zoo hauv txhua yam ntawm Formula One mus rau Indy, qhov no yog lub sijhawm zoo rau peb.

“Kuv tos ntsoov rau nws. Peb yuav pom tias nws ua haujlwm li cas. "

Thaum nug seb nws xav tias yuav xav li cas rau thawj Indy 500, Hendrick xav txog tib lub siab uas nws muaj 39 xyoo dhau los.

Hendrick hais tias "Kuv tej zaum zoo li kuv tau ua thaum kuv mus rau Daytona thawj zaug hauv 1984," Hendrick hais. "Kuv tau nkag mus rau qhov ntawd thiab kuv ntsia hauv txoj kab tsheb nres thiab pom Wood Brothers thiab Junior Johnson thiab xav tias, 'Au, txiv neej - Kuv yuav tsum tsis txhob nyob ntawm no.' Tab sis kev koom tes nrog McLaren muab kev nplij siab ntau rau peb peb yuav muaj cov cuab yeej zoo tshaj plaws thiab kev npaj zoo tshaj plaws. Peb tshuav qhov ntawd tag nrho rau pawg McLaren vim tias lawv yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws.

"Peb tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom pom tias nws zoo li cas."

Kev sib koom ua lag luam horsepower ntawm Zak Brown thiab McLaren, nrog rau Rick Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports thiab Hendrick Automotive Group muaj txhua yam xav tau rau kev ua tiav. Tab sis cov neeg koom nrog paub tias lawv tsuas tuaj yeem ua tau zoo los ntawm kev ua haujlwm ua ke.

Hendrick hais tias "Kuv paub zoo tias nws zoo li mus rau hauv lub koom haum lossis kev sib tw zoo li NASCAR los sib tw," Hendrick hais. “Nws siv sijhawm ntau heev. Txhua pawg neeg sib tw, nws yog txhua tus neeg. Peb paub tias Chevrolet muaj cov khoom lag luam zoo. Kuv yeej tsis tau khiav ib yam dab tsi tab sis Chevrolet. Tsis muaj txoj hauv kev uas peb lub koom haum tuaj yeem ua cov kauj ruam no yam tsis muaj tus khub zoo li McLaren. Kuv xav tsis thoob tias kuv yuav tau hais hauv tib kab lus nrog McLaren thiab Zak.

"Txawm li cas los xij peb ua, Kuv yuav ua qhov zoo tshaj plaws uas peb ua tau."

Hendrick yuav yog 74 xyoo ntawm 2024 Indianapolis 500, tab sis tus neeg ua lag luam ua tau zoo thiab tus tswv pab pawg sib tw ntseeg tias nws yuav tsis lig dhau los kuaj xyuas nws cov npe thoob.

Hendrick tau hais tias "Lub Indianapolis 500 yog ib daim ntawv teev npe thoob. "Kuv yeej tsis xav tias kuv yuav mus rau LeMans, ib yam nkaus. Nws yog ib qho ntawm cov deals uas Kyle tau tsis lees paub txog. Nws ntxias kuv kom cia nws khiav Sprint Tsheb.

"Indy 500 yog qhov kev tshwm sim muaj koob npe nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov kev ua si. Kuv yeej tsis xav tias kuv yuav nyob ntawd. Nws yuav yog qhov tshwj xeeb taug kev tawm ntawm kab sib chaws xyoo tom ntej thiab ua ib feem ntawm nws. "