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Brickyard Fast Facts

  • This will be the 18th Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  • There have been 10 different race winners and 14 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.
  • No driver has ever won his first Cup race at the Brickyard.
  • Gordon is the top driver with nine top fives and 13 top tens.
  • Gordon has led the most laps with 440.
  • Jeff Burton has run all 17 races with no DNF.
  • 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
The Brickyard 400 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  • 1:00 PM ET Friday 7/29 First Practice  on Speed
  • 3:00 PM ET Friday 7/29 Practice on Speed
  • 10:00 AM ET Saturday 7/30 Practice on ESPN2
  • 2:00 PM ET Saturday 7/30 Qualifying on ESPN2
  • 1:00 PM ET Sunday 7/31 Brickyard 400 live on ESPN


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