Indiana is, among other things, a sanctuary of sorts for basketball excellence. The Hoosier State has a long and sordid history with the sport, with many of hoops’ grandest talents hailing from the Midwestern territory.
Fever phenom Caitlin Clark isn’t one of them, as her roots are entrenched in Iowa, not Indiana. Given her contributions to the sport in recent years, however, you can make a case that she’s one of Indiana basketball’s greatest imports.
On Sunday, Clark’s influence — classed by many as the “Caitlin Clark Effect” — sets its sights on a new target: stock car racing.
Cup Series regular Josh Berry will escort Clark around Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Cup Series race, the Brickyard 400 — just not in the way you might expect. Berry’s No. 4 car will feature an image of Clark, snapped just as she attempted one of her patented parking lot triples while she was at Iowa.
Clark won’t be attending the festivities this year, as a duel with A’ja Wilson, Alyssa Thomas, and the rest of the U.S. women’s basketball 5v5 team looms for her in the WNBA All-Star Game.
Still, she’s set to be introduced to an entirely new fanbase by Berry and Co. Here’s why.
Why is Caitlin Clark on Josh Berry’s NASCAR vehicle?
Clark takes center stage on Berry’s gleaming…
