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Brickyard Fast Facts

  • The Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard will be the 19th Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  • There have been 11 different race winners and 15 drivers have won the pole.
  • The winner has started from the first position twice. Jimmie Johnson was the last one to do it and that was on 7/27/2008.
  • Jeff Gordon is the all-time leader in wins with four. Gordon also is the all-time pole leader with three.
  • Paul Menard is the only driver to have won his first Cup race at the Brickyard.
  • Gordon is the top driver with 10 top fives and 14 top tens.
  • Gordon has led the most laps with 476.
  • Gordon is the youngest previous winner. He was 23 years, 0 months and 2 days old when he won on 8/6/1994. Bill Elliott was 46 years, 9 months and 27 days old when he won on 8/4/2002.
  • Indy is a big (2.5 miles) flat oval with sharp turns and long, narrow straights. The closest thing to it is Pocono, with it’s three long straight-a-ways and relatively flat corners. You might also check out how your drivers perform at New Hampshire, although not everyone agrees with that. NHMS is flat one miler with squared off corners too. Good luck.

Check out nearly 40 pages of NASCAR Loop Data stats by clicking on the link at the end of this page.

 

Race Weekend Schedule
Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard

  • 8:30 AM ET Saturday 7/28 First Practice (TV at 9:30) on Speed
  • 10:30 AM ET Satday 7/28 Practice on ESPN2
  • 2:00 PM ET Saturday 7/28 Qualifying on ESPN
  • Noon ET Sunday 7/29 Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard live on ESPN

 

Pre-race Loop Data stats for the 2012 Brickyard 400

Pre-race Loop Data stats for the 2011 Brickyard 400

Pre-race Loop Data stats for the 2010 Brickyard 400

Pre-race Loop Data stats for the 2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard