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"It's still like a dream," said Stewart, who was relieved of the burden of winning on his home track when he captured the Brickyard 400 in 2005, which propelled him to his second NASCAR Nextel Cup Series championship ... "He said, 'It's the only shot of winning the race,' " said Montoya, the 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner who failed in his bid to become the first NASCAR driver to win the Indy 500 and Brickyard 400. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
For Jeff Gordon, where does the time go Jul 29, 2007
Gray enough to signal the lifetime it's been since a fresh-faced Jeff Gordon came home 13 years ago and won the inaugural Brickyard 400. "I can tell you it's been one heck of a life ever since," said Gordon, a 79-race winner, a four-time NASCAR champion, a world traveler, a part-time New Yorker and a new father. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Harvick hoping to build at Brickyard Jul 29, 2007
Six times since the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994, the race winner has gone on to win a NASCAR championship, with four-time race winner Jeff Gordon doing it twice after kissing the bricks at Indy in 1998 and 2001. NASCAR's last two Nextel Cup champions -- Tony Stewart in 2005 and Johnson last year -- owe their titles to the boost their championship campaigns gained from their Allstate 400 at the Brickyard triumphs. (Boston Globe)
Murphy's Indy role: Tradition Jul 29, 2007
" . . . the best racing, Indy 500 or Brickyard 400: "Actually it's two different races ... For Murphy, it's all about being part of something as spectacular as racing on the grand scale that is Indianapolis for May's 500 and today's Brickyard 400 ... "These days, Murphy is responsible for issuing credentials for rescue crews, radios, uniforms and equipment, maintaining inventories, doing payroll and either sending out or delivering replacement supplies and equipment to rescue crews, answering... (Florida Today)
Junior no lame duck Jul 29, 2007
Earnhardt's father, a seven-time series champion, won the second Brickyard 400 in 1995, but Dale Jr. said his father never talked to him about driving at Indy before he was killed on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 ... Stewart, who won his second championship after he won his first Brickyard 400 in 2005, said that was no coincidence. (News & Observer -- Sports)
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Mike's Garage: DEI making big plans despite Earnhardt leaving for Hendrick Jul 28, 2007
Lets get down to racing and it doesn t get much better than the Brickyard 400. People said the old Brickyard is no place for stock cars. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Edwards catches a good break Jul 27, 2007
Follow the leader When Jeff Gordon tallied his fourth Brickyard 400 victory in 2004, it tied him with legendary open-wheel drivers Al Unser, Rick Mears, and A.J. Foyt -- all four-time winners of the Indianapolis 500 -- for most victories at this famous 2 1/2-mile track ... Return man Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the No. 42 Dodge fielded by Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, will return to the site of his 2000 Indianapolis 500 victory, becoming the first Indy 500 champion in a NASCAR race... (Boston Globe)
Four to fear at Indy Jul 27, 2007
Russ Hamilton / APOn SundayJeff Gordon has a solid shot at becoming the first five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, writes Johnny Benson of MSNBC.com ... Other drivers to watch In six Cup starts at Indy, Kevin Harvick has four top-10 finishes including a win from the pole at the 2003 Brickyard 400. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Tackling the hot topics at Indy Jul 27, 2007
By Gary Graves, USA TODAY Taking an in-depth look at the Nextel Cup circuit in a Q&A as the field heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400. What's the big perspective of Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s merger with Ginn Racing. (USA Today -- Sports)
Points champions often get boost from Brickyard Jul 27, 2007
Bobby Labonte, right, kissed the bricks after winning the Brickyard 400 on his way to the season points title in 2000. Jimmie Johnson took the checkered flag at the Brickyard in 2006 on his way to his first Nextel Cup championship. (USA Today -- Sports)
When DEI decided to merge with Ginn Racing, it found the perfect partner. Jul 27, 2007
In one masterful move, DEI went from two cars guaranteed of starting positions in Sunday's Brickyard 400 to four. Menard had been 39th and faced the daunting challenge of having to qualify on time every race the rest of the season. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Rapid City man scores big race tickets, visit by NASCAR star Jul 27, 2007
Newman made the quick flight to Rapid City from Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the NASCAR races this weekend in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 400. We re a long ways from where NASCAR touches, so it s good to see the NASCAR fans come out, he said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
NASCAR team notes Jul 26, 2007
A record fifth win at the Brickyard could give Gordon an advantage for his fifth Cup championship; six Brickyard 400 champions have proceeded to win the title in the same year. Gordon, who won the inaugural stock-car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994, also won the Brickyard 400 in his championship seasons of 1998 and 2001 ... He also won the pole position for the Brickyard 400 in 2004 with a speed of 186. (USA Today -- Sports)
Ginn, DEI join forces Jul 26, 2007
The move guarantees Menard a starting spot in Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. Marlin and Joe Nemechek were released by Ginn last week. (Florida Today)
U-turn or just left turns? Jul 26, 2007
So the Brickyard 400 will probably wind up being the Brickyard 347 With 53 Miles of Utter Uselessness. I don't understand why it's OK to watch "just for the crashes." And I'll say the same things about hockey "fans" who watch just for the fights. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Auto Racing Notebook: Merger keeps Ginn competitive Jul 26, 2007
Faced with scaling back his program to a noncompetitive level, Ginn instead merged his organization with Dale Earnhardt Inc. yesterday to form a four-car team that will debut this weekend in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "We absolutely would have survived without merging, but what we would have wound up doing is taken on lesser sponsors," Ginn said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
The Best Races in NASCAR history Jul 22, 2007
1994 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For the first time stock cars invaded open wheel racing most sacred ground. (Suite101.com)
Petty's charity ride hits Cocoa Jul 21, 2007
"The ride ended Friday in Hollywood and for Petty there was some downtime before heading back to the NASCAR grind."I'm off Monday and then I go to Indy (site of next Sunday's Brickyard 400) on Tuesday," he said. "Time to go back again. " Be the first to comment on this story Weather | | | | | | | | | | Partners: : - : - : - : Copyright ? , Florida Today. All rights reserved. Users of this site agree to the and (Terms updated March 2007). We invite your .. (Florida Today)
Marlin, Nemechek cuts catch Petty by surprise Jul 21, 2007 Sports briefs Jul 19, 2007 Stewart takes Chicago Snoozer 400 Jul 19, 2007 MotoGP to return to The Brickyard Jul 18, 2007 It goes vroom and will race at Indy Motor Speedway, but no, it's not a car. Jul 18, 2007 A season filled with missed opportunities and brewing feuds subsided Sunday when Tony Stewart won his first Cup race of '07. Jul 17, 2007 Power Rankings: Thrill a minute at Cup's halfway point Jul 10, 2007 Coke scores NASCAR coup Jul 9, 2007 Bill France Jr. remembered as NASCAR's driving force Jun 5, 2007 IndyCar returns to Milwaukee after Indy 500 Jun 1, 2007 Hornish, Andretti forever linked at Indy May 26, 2007 Gordon's victories, from No. 1 to 78 May 25, 2007 Pistone: No milk run for Gordon; he'll kiss brick instead May 24, 2007 Different tracks May 24, 2007 N. Texas Will Host Super Bowl XLV In 2011 May 24, 2007 A.J. Foyt The Legend: Back home again (and again) in Indiana May 20, 2007 Can Hornish repeat at Indy? May 16, 2007 Opinion: Stewart may force NASCAR to clean up its act Apr 26, 2007 Stocking Up On NASCAR Apr 25, 2007 Pistone: TMS survives bumpy ride to the top of NASCAR Apr 15, 2007 Age has not softened 4-time Indy winner A.J. Foyt Mar 30, 2007 50 Years In Indy Cars Mar 30, 2007 Age hasn't softened 'Super Tex' Mar 29, 2007 Hornish may go for double at Indy this year Mar 15, 2007 Slow start to season doesn't keep Johnson down long Mar 12, 2007 Harvicks can't watch race finish enough Feb 20, 2007 Tony Stewart denied again Feb 19, 2007 From a humble start Feb 19, 2007 Defending Daytona champion Johnson working in new crew member Feb 18, 2007 Is 500 win within Stewart's grasp? Feb 18, 2007 Stewart wants it Feb 18, 2007 'The Guy To Beat' Feb 18, 2007 Gentlemen... Start your engines!: Racing season kicks off this weekend at Daytona Feb 16, 2007 Stewart's bumpy ride wins Shootout Feb 11, 2007 Nextel Cup champion Johnson still has drive to succeed Feb 10, 2007 Endurance race has become all-star event Jan 27, 2007 Colts try to bring a title home to Indy Jan 19, 2007 Colts carry city's championship hopes Jan 19, 2007 Year in review '06 Jan 1, 2007
"Petty had stepped out of the No. 45 Petty Enterprises Dodge for five races for a gig in the TNT NASCAR telecast booth but returns for next Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.The Ginn changes did not come as a surprise to retired racer Harry Gant, who joined Petty."It seems like the sponsors dictate who they want, even when I was still racing it was just starting to come into play," said Gant, who retired from Cup racing in 1994."When I was racing, (age) was no big deal. It used to be if you... (Florida Today)
Mike's Garage: Stewart shoots from hip, climbs fence Jul 21, 2007
Next weekend is the big one at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the Brickyard 400. Stewart would love to be climbing the fence there like he did two years ago but last year s winner, Jimmie Johnson, might have something to say about that. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Terry Labonte will replace Michael Waltrip in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next week. Labonte, a two-time NASCAR champion, will drive the No. 55 Toyota and be assured of a spot in the field based on his status as a former champion. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
The boys rest up this week, but the next series of races kicks off with the Brickyard 400, a very important event. The Busch series took to the banks of Chicago on Saturday afternoon with Harvick barely holding off Matt Kenseth in the closing stages. (Altivista Journal, VA)
5 mile oval, home of the Indy 500 and NASCAR's Brickyard 400, last hosted a motorcycle event on Aug 14, 1909. Monday's announcement followed confirmation last week that Formula One would not return to Indianapolis for the US Grand Prix next year. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Next, on the day after NASCAR's Brickyard 400 on July 29, America's legendary racing facility will begin work to revise the road course for a MotoGP event scheduled for Sept. 12-14, 2008. The high-tech bikes, unlike F/1, will run down the front straight in the same direction as the Indy and Nextel Cup cars. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Look out for Tony Stewart, it's a relatively late start for him and his team, yet he's certainly carrying momentum into the Brickyard 400. Top Photo Galleries. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Still to come is the Brickyard 400, Talladega -- the first COT race at a restrictor-plate track -- and the Chase, where Gordon will see his points lead dwindle to nil. Where will Busch end up. (CBS News)
Coke currently has marketing deals with seven tracks, including Indianapolis Motor Speedway, host of the Brickyard 400, and Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, home of the Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600. Coke sponsors 12 NASCAR drivers, including Tony Stewart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
In 1994, France Jr. and Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George partnered to create the Brickyard 400, which brought NASCAR to the world's most famous racetrack. NASCAR still was making major leaps late in France Jr.'s tenure, signing its first multibillion-dollar TV deal with Fox and NBC in 2001 and beginning a radical schedule realignment that moved races away from storied but small speedways in Southern outposts such as Rockingham, N.C., and Darlington in favor of westward expansion. (USA Today -- Sports)
He said he's still trying to convince car owner Roger Penske to let him run the Brickyard 400 Nextel Cup series race at Indianapolis in August. "I don't lobby for having too much extra stuff to do," Hornish said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
"My first love is always going to be the Indianapolis 500, but I love watching the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400," Hornish said. "I've always felt like once you win something as big as the Indianapolis 500, why not try to be only the third guy (after A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti) to win the Daytona 500 and the Indy 500? Why not try to be the only guy to win the Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400? Those things start entering your mind.". (News & Observer -- Sports)
Jeff Gordon career victory list - USATODAY.com. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Sports)
"Indy's more of a personal thing for me, because I grew up watching the Indy 500 and going to the Indy 500, and that inaugural Brickyard win will go down as the biggest win of my career personally," said Gordon, who has won NASCAR's Brickyard 400 four times ... "Take the one thing in your life that you're the most passionate about, and you'll have a good understanding of what Indy means to me," said Stewart, who like Gordon now turns his attention to winning the Brickyard 400 rather than the... (CBS News)
Many hotels now charge more for rooms on the weekend of NASCAR's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway than they do for the Indy 500 ... The Brickyard 400 now rivals the Indy 500 in terms of fan popularity inside Indianapolis. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Dungy helped tout the city's experience hosting big events like Final Fours, the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 with track president Tony George on hand. Letterman's Top 10 was capped by No. 1: His mom's tailgate party. (CBS 11, TX)
" Foyt's last full season of competition was 1978. He drove in seven races in 1979, winning five of them and finishing second in one, but he won only once after that and closed his career with a streak of 83 races without a victory. Retiring was difficult, even with a record 67 career wins and seven national championships. Foyt, the only driver to win Indy, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and NASCAR's Daytona 500, once said he would stop racing after 30 years at Indianapolis because that seemed like a... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Things might be better if Hornish were fully committed to NASCAR. But the IRL takes top priority, which is why a Brickyard 400 ride is likely at least a year away. Still, Penske hasn't given an etched-in-stone no, so you never know what could happen by the time the July 29 event rolls around. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
A 1994 AutoWeek story quoted, anonymously, drivers and crew chiefs claiming NASCAR allowed Gordon to run a lighter car at that years Brickyard 400. The same story also reported sources saying Petty was allowed a larger carburetor restrictor at his 200th victory. (MSNBC -- Sports)
" Getting Hooked Ten years ago, Terry read a story in The Tampa Tribune about the Richard Petty Driving Experience coming to Orlando. He showed it to Paula and forgot about it. Months later, as the couple pulled into Disney World for a day together celebrating Terry's birthday, Paula handed her husband a ticket to the Petty experience. Terry, who had become a sprint car racing fan while growing up in Iowa, was going to get to drive a stock car. "When they strap you in that car and give that last... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
The purse for this weekend's 500 has grown to the third-largest on the Nextel Cup schedule, trailing only the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400, and a crowd near 200,000 is expected, no doubt lured by the track's lightning-fast speeds and competitive nature. As many tracks struggle with attendance problems and lackluster competition, it seems Texas Motor Speedway has the best of both worlds. (CBS News)
I know the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 are big today, but I still think Indianapolis is the biggest race in the world. It's like the Kentucky Derby. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
" Foyt made 128 starts in NASCAR's top division through the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994 and won seven times. During NASCAR's 50th-anniversary season in 1998, he was named one of the organization's 50 greatest drivers. FEISTY AS EVER Foyt was four years into his retirement from driving on the night of June 7, 1997. But in an incident that would become legendary, he showed he hadn't softened. Bill Boat, driving one of Foyt's two cars, had been declared the winner of the inaugural Indy Racing... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
But a lot of them are gone and I'm still here," Foyt chortled. And Foyt has absolutely no doubt about where his success came from. "The Indianapolis 500," he said. "I know the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 are big today, but I still think Indianapolis is the biggest race in the world. "It's like the Kentucky Derby. You've got some great, great horse races, but you've only got one Kentucky Derby. And you've only got one Indianapolis 500. That race is what made A.J. Foyt. Whatever I've got, I... (News & Observer -- Sports)
A few NASCAR drivers, most notably Tony Stewart and Robby Gordon, have competed in Indianapolis on Memorial Day weekend and later returned to compete in the Brickyard 400. Throughout his Indy Racing League career, Hornish has been competitive in nearly anything he's driven. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
We've seen similar runs from Johnson over the years -- last year's Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and the season-ending race at Homestead come to mind -- and he's not quite sure why. "I don't know why it works out that way," Johnson said. (CBS News)
"I don't know that I'm going to have much shopping time, though."For Harvick, Sunday's win eclipsed the 2003 Brickyard 400 as the biggest of his career. "I grew up (in Bakersfield, Calif., Rick Mears' hometown) wanting to race Indy cars," he said. (Indianapolis Star)
"Just wasn't meant to be," said Stewart, a two-time series champion who achieved his lifelong dream of a victory last August at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Brickyard 400. Busch, a two-time runner-up, led a race-high 95 laps but settled for 41st. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
The big race at the old Speedway now is a stock car race, The Brickyard 400. From that dusty half-mile dirt bowl on Wilkinson Boulevard in Charlotte to King of the Hill. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Reeves did admit he might get a little fired up if he were able to help guide Johnson to a repeat Brickyard 400 victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in August. I grew up two blocks from Turn 3 at Indy, Reeves said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
" There he means the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race. "And we've got two of those three goals knocked down. " Twice he has won the Nextel Cup championship, in 2002 and '05, and is the only active driver with multiple championships other than Gordon with four. And in '05, the native Hoosier, who still lives in sleepy Columbus, Ind., finally won the Brickyard 400. So with only the Daytona 500 left to win, is he feeling more and more overdue? He thought a moment. "Not necessarily. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
"I felt like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders when I won the [Brickyard 400]," he said. "I thought, 'I can die happy now.' "But then it was, 'Now I've got to win [the Daytona 500. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
" Only recently has Stewart turned his intense focus on winning the Daytona 500. For years, his obsession was conquering his beloved Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Falling short in the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 twisted and tortured him until August 2005, when all the stars aligned, all the pieces held together, and he won NASCAR's second-most prestigious race. Somewhere along the way, Stewart had an epiphany about the significance of the Daytona 500. It's as though he woke up one... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Brickyard 400 will occur a week earlier this year with the race now set for July 29. Locally Brownstown Speedway will open March 10 with a ar Show and practice, March 17 practice, and first race of the season March 24 for all classes, and March 31 will be the Indiana Ice Breaker featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Series with 10,000-to-win. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Stewart's stated career objectives are to win a NASCAR championship, the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the Daytona 500. "We've accomplished two of those three," Stewart said, winner of two Nextel Cup championships and the 2005 Brickyard 400. (Boston Globe)
There was his first Daytona 500 win, followed two months later by his first win at Talladega Superspeedway, which was followed some four months later by his first win at the Brickyard 400, which represented the three biggest of his five wins last season and helped produce his first NASCAR Nextel Cup championship. Now, as he prepares to make his first title defense for Hendrick Motorsports, Johnson will be faced with another first: questions about whether he can repeat not only as Daytona 500... (Boston Globe)
"This race would be prestigious to win even if there were only two other guys that were big names,'' Hornish said. "But, if you look at the fact that you have IndyCar champions from the past six years or more, Indy 500 winners, Cup champions, Daytona 500 winners, Brickyard 400 winners, the amount of people that are in this field that would draw a crowd by themselves, that's pretty neat. And it makes it a really great challenge. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Raleigh Durham Cary Chapel Hill. We have a really nice identity as hosts. (News & Observer -- Sports)
INDIANAPOLIS " The city that crowns champions yearns for one to call its own. Indianapolis hands out trophies at the Indy 500, the Brickyard 400, at an NCAA Final Four every few years and at scads of world championships and Olympic trials it hosts. It's a big-time sports town in almost every sense of the word " except, maybe, in the way that counts most. It is not a titletown. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
By winning five races including the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 Johnson removed virtually all doubt before the season's final race at Homestead, Fla. Shaun White. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
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