Top 10 Drivers Who Wish To Kiss the Bricks

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Brickyard at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a rare weekend off. While every driver wants to uphold that age old tradition of brick smooching, the following are the top ten NASCAR drivers who most wish or most need to kiss the bricks at one of motor sports most historic and storied venues.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. Needs Brick Kissing To Continue Chasing

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. needs a victory, or at least at great run, at the Brickyard in order to relieve his bubble boy status. Junior currently sits in the 13th position in the points, just outside the championship chase contenders. He trails Clint Bowyer, who is in the 12th spot, by just 15 points.


Kevin Harvick Wants To Kiss The Bricks in the Pole Position

Kevin Harvick, currently the points leader in the NASCAR championship chase race, hopes to continue atop his perch with a victory at the Brickyard. Harvick is one of two drivers, the other being Ricky Rudd, who has won at the Brickyard but has not been NASCAR Cup Champion.


Veteran Jeff Burton Looks For Good Run At The Brickyard

Jeff Burton, who sits in the seventh position in the Chase standings, desperately needs a great run at the Brickyard. Burton is one of only four drivers who has started every race of the sixteen run at Indy. Burton has one top five and four top tens.


Kyle Busch Hopes to Have Enough Energy To Kiss Bricks

Kyle Busch is just hoping that by Sunday, he will still have enough gas left in his personal tank to celebrate at the start finish line. Busch will be doing the triple, racing the Truck and Nationwide Series at ORP and the Cup car at the Brickyard.


The Biff Is All About The Bricks

Greg Biffle is hoping for some Brickyard magic. Along with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Biffle is on the chase cusp as well, sitting in the 11th spot. Biffle has one top five and three top 10s at the Brickyard, with a driver rating of 90.7, which is 13th best.


Carl Edwards Hopes To Flip Before Kissing Commences

Carl Edwards is hoping for not only a back flip prior to the traditional brick kissing, but also for redemption at the Brickyard. Edwards is fresh off his NASCAR penalty for aggressive driving against his favorite nemesis Brad Keselowski in last week's Nationwide race.


Jimmie Johnson Hopes To Add Yet Another Honor

Jimmie Johnson, four-time consecutive Cup champion, ESPY winner, new father, and immediate past winner at the Brickyard, is looking to continue his streak of honors with another session of brick kissing.


Smoke Needs Some Brick Smooching

For Tony Stewart, racing and winning at the Brickyard is perhaps more special than to any other driver. Indiana is home turf for Smoke and his dream and goal has always been to win at his home venue.


Juan Pablo Montoya May Be Owed Some Brick Kissing



Of any driver, Juan Pablo Montoya would most likely argue that the Brickyard owes him one. JPM was leading when, with just 35 laps to go, he received a pit road speeding penalty, relegating him to an 11th place finish. He had led 116 of 160 laps of that race.


Jeff Gordon Is More Than Prepared To Pucker



There is most likely no one in NASCAR currently that is more hungry to win a race than four-time yet winless Jeff Gordon. The driver of the No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet currently sits second in the point standings but will fall back when the field is set if he does not start racking up some "w's".