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The Brickyard 400 is one of the most prestigious races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for stock cars. Motor vehicles have been raced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1909, but it wasn’t until 1994 that NASCAR hosted its first event at the famous race track. It has taken place annually since 1994 and was the first race for vehicles other than open-wheel cars on the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.

The Brickyard 400 has a relatively short history, but is long on excitement, and always a popular favorite with fans at Indianapolis, second only to the Daytona 500 in terms of ticket sales and attendance.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor speedway track itself is rectangle in shape. One time around the track equals two and a half miles. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was not build to work with stock car racing as the turn bank is only at nine degrees and the four corners open up to long straightaway’s for extra speed. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway track is also flat which makes this a racers biggest challenge.

If you would have asked some of the early pioneers of NASCAR whether they would ever see stock car racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, they probably would have looked at you like you were crazy. For nearly a century the only race ever held at the famous track was the Indianapolis 500, but that all changed in 1994 when NASCAR inaugurated the wildly popular Brickyard 400.

Brickyard 400 Results

2011 Brickyard 400 Winner

Paul Menard wins 2011 Brickyard 400. Menard hsld off Jeff Gordon in the closing laps to claim the first Sprint Cup win of his career. Menard most difficult challenge came from four-time Brickyard 400 winner Gordon, who pitted late and moved his way through the field, coming just short of capturing his fifth Brickyard victory.

2010 Brickyard 400 Winner

Jamie McMurray, 34, won the 2010 Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 25, making him one of only three drivers to win both the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same season. Finishing second was Kevin Harvick, third was Greg Biffle, fourth was Clint Bowyer, and fifth was Tony Stewart.

Allstate Brickyard 400 Winners

In 2008 Jimmie Johnson survived an exploding tire but went on to tear down the track to claim victory. In 2009, Johnson claimed victory again — to become the only driver in Brickyard history with back-to-back wins at the Brickyard 400.