Ty Dillon had a day to remember at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last year, holding off elite drivers Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick as his fuel cell neared empty to win his first career NASCAR XFINITY Series race. Once Dillon exited his car, he participated in the historic ritual of “Kissing the Bricks” along with his family members on the finish line of the 2.5-mile track.
On top of that, as the highest finisher among the four eligible XFINITY Dash 4 Cash drivers, Dillon earned an extra $100,000.
“It was one of the best moments of my racing career, one that I’ll never forget,” Dillon said. “I think the best part of that afternoon was having my family with me to enjoy the moment. They were all so excited and happy for our team. It was a great day all around; we won the race, the Dash 4 Cash bonus and we had a heck of a race car.”
Dillon will drive to defend his 2013 Brickyard title in front of a national broadcast audience in Saturday’s Lilly Diabetes 250 (3:30 p.m. ET on NBC). This time around he will not compete for the Dash 4 Cash bonus. His teammate Brendan Gaughan, Chase Elliott, Regan Smith and XFINITY Series points leader Chris Buescher will vie for the $100,000 bonus after producing the top-four finishers at Dover among eligible drivers.
“Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of my favorite places to race and we as a company have had a lot of success at this track,” said Dillon, who finished third in his Brickyard debut in 2012. “I think the biggest success factor is we bring the best horsepower to the race track with ECR Engines under the hood. Last season when we won the race, the horsepower we had on that final restart put me out front and we were able to take the checkered flag.”
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