will be a big test for Boles and his team

Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR:Turn 1: Who will be the next Hendrick Motorsports driver to win a race?Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Jimmie Johnson will win a Chase race before the season is over, Im confident of that! Chase Elliott has been the fastest of the group, but having never won adds ?pressure. Jeff Gordon winning at Martinsville would be the ultimate story ... but Im thinking with my heart. And I like the progress we are seeing from Kasey Kahne. That said, brain says Jimmie.Ryan McGee, ESPN.com: Chase Elliott. Its not just that hes the trendy pick, hes the best they have right now. And he doesnt have a bazillion pit-road penalties (sorry Jimmie).John Oreovicz, ESPN.com: Its tempting to say Chase Elliott, but common sense says it has to be Jimmie Johnson. I get the feeling that if the 48 team knocks off the rust with a win, more will soon follow.Bob Pockrass, ESPN.com: Jeff Gordon. He wins at Martinsville and drops the mic on his career as a substitute driver.Turn 2: Ty Dillon and Erik Jones are both outside looking in heading to the final race of the Xfinity Series Round of 12. Is it a blow to the series if theyre both eliminated, or good to show the unpredictability of the Chase?Craven: Its both. You should favor your brand names making it past Round 1, but thats not as important as this format creating intrigue, surprise, and entertaining storylines. Win, lose or draw, this next race has become more valuable because of the the scenarios and discussions leading up to it. The format in its first year for the series has already created added interest. Thats a good thing!McGee: Im still really divided over the Chase in the two lower series, particularly in Xfinity, and this is why. You are trying to establish stars and give youngsters a shot at winning titles. When you add this to a series thats already overrun with Cup Series moonlighters, this feels a bit unfair. I like the Chase format in Cup, but I always felt like the what title are we running for? check box was enough here.Oreovicz: Its a bigger deal if Jones doesnt make the cut, because hes already been appointed as a star of the future and a lot of people have tabbed him as this years Xfinity championship favorite. I dont think Dillon dropping out would move the needle all that much.Pockrass: If it happens -- and I dont think it will -- it would be a blow to the series. They have been among the best drivers -- and the most popular drivers -- in the series all season and for them not to be in the final eight would be a shame.Turn 3: What do you expect out of Tony Stewart in his last seven Sprint Cup races?Craven: Im concerned that The bloom has fallen from the rose in terms of excitement in the next half dozen races for the three-time champion. Its not going to be a Jeff Gordon-type retirement celebration, but a celebration will exist when we get to Miami because Tony has had a brilliant career. A win in the last seven races would be fitting, but I cant see it happening. Lets hope Tony proves me wrong.McGee: A front bumper that is 30 feet wide and made out of steel.Oreovicz: Not much in the way of results, but 100 percent effort behind the wheel and plenty of smart-ass remarks to his friends in the media. I hope he goes through this final flurry of races with a relaxed attitude and enjoys himself.Pockrass: Expect him to go out with a bunch of finishes between 10th and 20th. Thats the way hes run recently, and he wont do anything to bring attention on himself. Hed rather the spotlight shine on the drivers competing for the title. He won a race this year and hell hang up the Cup firesuit content knowing he earned a win in his final season.Turn 4: At what point do drivers begin worrying about Talladega being this rounds determining event?Craven: The concern began Monday morning as the focus shifted to the second round. These drivers with championship aspirations know they must take care of business in the next two weeks --?a win at Charlotte or Kansas is the only insurance policy they can buy -- to avoid a Talledega calamity. Theres an easy and hard way of doing things at Talledega. The easy way is to not go depending on success, and of course the hard way is just the opposite. The damn place requires near perfection in terms of strategy, timing and teamwork and luck. No driver wants to pin hopes on the latter!McGee: The instant the checkered flag flew last weekend at Dover.Oreovicz: When the green flag waves at Talladega. 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But this time the noise was actually coming from the sky.For the first time, Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted a round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, drawing 62,000 spectators for a much different kind of competition than the Speedways faithful fans are used to watching.The Air Race is the latest element in the 25-year evolution of IMS from a racetrack that hosted one huge, month-long event to a multi-purpose facility that is in use throughout the calendar year.While many permanent racetracks struggle to generate income during their down time, the Speedway has worked hard to minimize the amount of time the 559-acre facility sits idle.Tony George started the process in the early 1990s when he ascended to a leadership position within the Hulman family, which has owned and operated the track since 1945. One of his first moves was to upgrade the IMS golf course; the renamed Brickyard Crossing hosted a PGA Senior Tour event from 1994 to 2000 and next year will welcome the LPGA Tour back to Indianapolis for the first time since 1968 with a three-year commitment.George also brought NASCAR and Formula One racing to IMS, and while F1 departed after an eight-year run, the current management team of Mark Miles (CEO of Hulman Motorsports) and Doug Boles (Indianapolis Motor Speedway president) have done a good job of building on that solid base. The Speedway is now home to the largest vintage car racing meeting in America, and next year the SCCA Runoffs will be contested for the first time on the IMS road course.A round of the Moto GP championship replaced F1 from 2008 to 2015, with title sponsorship from Red Bull. This year, the energy drink giant altered its spending with IMS, replacing the motorcycles with an air race that took the Speedway back to its pre-auto racing roots. Almost a year before the first Indiianapolis 500 in May 1911, IMS hosted a weeklong aviation show that attracted the Wright Brothers and produced a world record for altitude.ddddddddddddDespite a low cloud ceiling and some Saturday rain, the Red Bull Air Race was a success for the Speedway and the spectators who came out. Track officials said that all Tier 1 tickets sold out for Sundays session, attendance and budget goals were met, and the event will be on the 2017 calendar, likely with a mid-October date.Our city embraced this exciting competition and it was a fantastic and historic weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Boles said.The Speedway still has its share of challenges ahead, mainly trying to revive the Brickyard 400 stock car weekend. Frequently considered boring and uncompetitive, the Brickyard is the poster child for NASCARs declining attendance across the board, and while the event remains profitable for the Speedway, sheer expanses of empty grandstands for an event that used to routinely fill 200,000 seats looks bad for the track and for NASCAR.It will also be interesting to see if IMS can maintain and build on the momentum generated by the historic 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in May. The 500 sold out for the first time in at least 20 years, and keeping those seats filled for the 101st running and beyond will be a big test for Boles and his team.Although Tony George no longer factors in the daily running of the Speedway, he was recently installed as chairman of the board of Hulman & Co. George takes a lot of the blame for the decline of Indy car racing in the late 1990s, but the plans he put in place for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway itself a quarter of a century ago are a big reason why the grand old track is thriving right now in an era when many others arent.So credit where it is due. ' ' '