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Indy's road course opens to mixed reviews from Cup drivers

Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson didn't seem to mind the switch.

INDIANAPOLIS — NASCAR drivers got their first laps on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's road course in practice — and it opened to mixed reviews. 

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Previous race winners Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch made it clear they'd rather be racing on the traditional oval. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson didn't seem to mind the switch.

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But on a tripleheader weekend featuring three races from three different series on the same course, the biggest question is whether the road course makes the Brickyard 200 more exciting.

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