J.J. takes Brickyard pole Jul 27, 2008
Johnson claimed the pole for Sunday's Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis. Johnson ran a lap at 181. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Hendrick is leader of the pack Jul 26, 2008
Busch, a Joe Gibbs Racing driver hoping to win his first Brickyard 400 in his fourth start, is considered a favorite again ... And Gordon, a four-time Cup champion, is the only four-time winner of the Brickyard 400. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Stewart always focused at Indy Jul 26, 2008
Four of last eight Cup champs have won the Brickyard 400 ... Well, he's also got this stat on his side: four of the last eight Brickyard 400s have been won by that year's eventual points champion ... In seven career starts, the '03 Brickyard 400 winner hasn't finished outside of the top 20 at Indy, and was headed towards a surprising win in '07 before getting banged up by Tony Stewart while fighting for the lead with ten laps left. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Around the Track: July 25-27 Jul 26, 2008
Brickyard 400 awaits Newman ponders fu. NASCAR Coverage. (Fox Sports)
Auto racing: Not the retiring types Jul 26, 2008
" On Sunday, he'll race in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It seems that the only thing more difficult than launching a NASCAR career is ending one. "It's hard to step away from it," Martin said in 2006, when he announced that he would return for the 2007 and 2008 seasons on a limited basis. NASCAR is not the only sport in which retiring is difficult. Athletes from other professional sports have to be shown the door to the clubhouse or locker room almost as a matter of routine.... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Driver Stewart switching gears Jul 25, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Stewart is back home again in Indiana, back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he twice kneeled at the start-finish line and kissed the yard of bricks after winning the Brickyard 400 ... "I think the first year it was more of a huge weight lifted off our shoulders that we accomplished a lifelong dream of ours," said Stewart, who first won the Brickyard 400 in 2005 en route to his second NASCAR championship and was victorious again last year ... Stewart's Brickyard 400... (Boston Globe)
Mark BeechRACING FAN Jul 25, 2008
August 5, 2001: Eventual Cup champion Jeff Gordon holds off Sterling Marlin to win the eighth running of the Brickyard 400. It is the fourth straight year that the driver who won at Indy went on to win the championship. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Heaven for Hoosiers Jul 25, 2008
A couple of days before the 2005 Brickyard 400, Stewart was asked about the track that is located up the road from his hometown of Columbus. He said, "Any kid who has ever grown up in Indiana knows what Indianapolis Motor Speedway means. It is definitely my biggest race of the year. It always has been, it probably always will be."Every race-car driver in the world knows about Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Hornish hoping for bounce back Jul 25, 2008
I would love to be the first guy to kiss the bricks after the Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400. Im looking forward to having a really good day. (Altus Times, OK)
Woman hit by car while crossing Chippewa Falls street Jul 24, 2008
Arla Seyforth is the wife of longtime Chippewa Falls photographer Glenn Seyforth, who has taken photos of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 for the Chippewa Herald for many years. The couple has three sons, Wade, Darrin and Tim. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Brant JamesINSIDE NASCAR Jul 24, 2008
You can get big wins like the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 and the Coke 600 and all that stuff constantly ... "I'd love to be the first guy to kiss the bricks after winning the Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400," he said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Racin' With Russ Jul 24, 2008
This weekend marks an important race for NASCAR's Sprint Cup as the traveling circus settles in at the famous yard of bricks in Indianapolis Motor Speedway, The Brickyard 400. Since 1994, this race has taken on a life of its own, with many saying the weekend stats are getting to or have eclipsed the Indy 500. (Altivista Journal, VA)
Tim TuttleINSIDE RACING Jul 23, 2008
The conspiracy theorists jumped all over Jeff Gordon's victory in the Brickyard 400 in 1994 ... Let's face it: the Brickyard 400 was an event NASCAR desperately wanted to succeed and desperate measures were needed ... The Brickyard 400 clearly isn't just another Cup race to Gordon, who visited the track while in town to do media interviews on the Thursday prior to Chicagoland. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Bruce MartinINSIDE RACING Jul 22, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS -- When NASCAR arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Inaugural Brickyard 400 on Aug. 6, 1994, it was an event of epic proportions ... " The program would put extra promotional efforts for Daytona, Indy and the Bristol night race. But when the Sprint All-Star Race and the 400 at Daytona were not considered "Majors," the program wasn't implemented. 5. DRIVERS WHO DON'T RUN NASCAR HAVE STOPPED TRYING THE BRICKYARD A.J. Foyt, Danny Sullivan, Geoff Brabham and even H.B.... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
NEW LOGO STORY Jun 24, 2008
Phoenix has also created event identity branding for the Super Bowl, Indy 500, Brickyard 400, MLB Opening Day and the MLB All-Star Game. They have recently completed the theme art being used for this year's U.S. Open Tennis tournament. (Goredfoxes.com)
Rookie Smith taps into Martin's years of experience Jun 12, 2008
In fact, Martin boldly predicted at Pocono that he would win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July. We've got the stuff. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
NASCAR notes Jun 5, 2008
This week: Labonte has won three times at Pocono but admitted, "Pocono was a track that I had circled as an unknown with his (new) car. It could often be a handful with the other car. It's hard to be comfortable for an entire lap there. So it was cool that NASCAR gave us a test up there. The test also will help us prepare for our second-biggest event of the year, the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.". Last week: Labonte was one of the 11 cars involved in the early race accident, and that ended any... (USA Today -- Sports)
Franchitti likes progress he’s making in first season first year on circuit May 28, 2008
Data gleaned by the teams during the two-day test at Pocono will not only be used to set up the cars for both races here, but for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. Since Pocono and Indy are both flat, 2. (Scranton Times, PA)
Indianapolis 500 driver profiles May 23, 2008
Won two Cup races in NASCAR and drove 10 times at Indianapolis in the Brickyard 400. Hired by Roth Racing this month in place of rookie Jay Howard for Indy only. (MSNBC -- Sports)
CHANGING OF THE GUARD: A youth movement in NASCAR May 16, 2008
He had nothing left to prove: three Daytona 500 wins, two Brickyard 400 trophies and the 1999 Cup title sealed his legacy as one of the best drivers to ever get behind the wheel. But it used to be that a pending AARP card didn't automatically lead to retirement for stock car racers. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
AJ Foyt was Indy 500 rookie 50 years ago May 15, 2008
He did drive at Indianapolis once more, though, in the inaugural Brickyard 400 NASCAR race in 1994, but since then, he's returned each May solely as a car owner, winning IRL series championships with Scott Sharp in 1996 and Kenny Brack in 1998. His drivers had three of the top six places at Indy in 1999, with Brack first, Billy Boat third and Robbie Buhl sixth. (MSNBC -- Sports)
IRL boss George has only one speed May 12, 2008
He also broke a one-race-a-year tradition by bringing NASCAR to the track for the Brickyard 400 in 1994, and didn't stop there. In 2000, George brought Formula One to the Speedway for the US Grand Prix, an eight-year marriage that ended last year after George and F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone couldn't agree on a new contract. (Boston Globe)
Gas prices have motor sports under yellow flag May 2, 2008
Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Joie Chitwood said ticket sales for the track's July 27 NASCAR race, the Brickyard 400, are looking "a little bit tougher these days" and might be a sign that the economy is having an impact on racing. So far, Wheeler said, ticket sales for the All-Star race, an event that costs less and usually draws more local fans than the 600-miler, are "substantially ahead" of last year. (MSNBC -- Business)
LETTING GO: Failure to adjust costs former NASCAR giants Apr 4, 2008
Among them, they have a championship, two Brickyard 400 wins and decades of unparalleled success -- but for some reason, even their contribution couldn't make the difference. And so it goes for the Pettys too. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
HonorBound Men's Conference is April 19 in Keokuk Mar 22, 2008
Door prizes will include two tickets to the Brickyard 400, two tickets to the Indianapolis 500, nine 28-by-40-inch NASCAR driver banners and two nights on a weekend in the tower suite at the Grand Anne Beokuk. The first 200 paid registrants will receive two tickets to Family Night at the races at the Lee County Speedway. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
General Assembly honors Stewart Mar 18, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS - One of the acts of the Indiana General Assembly in their session that ended Friday was to pass this resolution, below, congratulating Tony Stewart on Winning last years Allstate 400, formerly known as the Brickyard 400. The Senate bill was co-sponsored by Sen. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Reed Sorenson's coming of age continued with a fifth-place finish at Daytona. Feb 20, 2008
He was 22nd last season, two spots behind rookie teammate Montoya, but actually was more competitive with three top-fives--third at Atlanta in October, fourth at Lowe's in May and fifth at the Brickyard 400. Sorenson also won the pole for the Brickyard, his first on the Cup circuit. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Disappointed Stewartgracious in defeat Feb 18, 2008
He has always maintained that as an Indiana native, the Brickyard 400 is a bigger deal to him. But Sunday night, after finishing third behind Ryan Newman and Busch, Stewart acknowledged that the Daytona 500 is NASCAR's biggest race. (The Palm Beach Post)
Harvick learns to keep his cool Feb 5, 2008
Kevin Harvick is still one of NASCAR's great unknowns, even after seven seasons on the tour and plenty of big wins, including Indianapolis' Brickyard 400 and the Daytona 500. He used to carry his emotions on his sleeve and wasn't afraid to let his feelings be known. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
North Student News Nov 21, 2007
His interest in auto racing led to him being named president of the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 Festival in 1998. He lives in Carmel, Ind. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Lack Of Championship Drama Nov 17, 2007
I cannot say for certain but I think it was the All-State or Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. Remember when NASCAR s popularity peaked back in the early 2000 s. (Suite101.com)
Teams face fire sale before '08 season Nov 15, 2007
Rick Hendrick is mulling construction of a new museum on Speedway Boulevard near Lowe's Motor Speedway to display some of those storied relics, including the car drove to victory in the inaugural Brickyard 400. But most of the 80 in surplus aren't such keepers. (USA Today -- Sports)
After a career that spanned four different decades, Ricky Rudd will make his 906th, and final, start this Sunday in Florida. Nov 14, 2007
One of the sport's true independents, Rudd embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of the '90s, in which his self-owned team rose to prominence through a six-year span that included a Brickyard 400 win in 1997 ... Allison, Ernie Irvan, Dale Jarrett, and Rudd went on to win a total of four Daytona 500s, two Brickyard 400s, and 57 races over a span of 18 years. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Franchitti gets off to tough start in stock cars Oct 31, 2007
The Colombian earned his first win on the road course at Sonoma and was runner-up in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. Now, he'll be teammates with Franchitti, who undoubtedly will spend plenty of time in Montoya's hauler, picking his brain for any tidbits that might ease the transition. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Edwards wants arbiter to oversee all appeals Oct 14, 2007
"For years I've been asked that question and the inaugural Brickyard 400 always comes to mind. But I might be changing that answer from now on.". Starting 34th and afraid to run near the front because of uncertainty racing the Car of Tomorrow for the first time on a restrictor-plate track, Gordon stayed near the back of the field most of the day. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Strugging Hornish not sure of NASCAR future Oct 14, 2007
"But for me, this has been something that's always intrigued me. I always wanted to run the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400. And I know in order to ever have a chance to win, you've got to be doing it fulltime.". As the American star of open-wheel racing, Hornish admits to pressure surrounding his upcoming decision. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Edwards not impressed with NASCAR appeals process Oct 13, 2007
For years I've been asked that question and the inaugural Brickyard 400 always comes to mind. But I might be changing that answer from now on. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Steering clear of late trouble at Dover elevated this driver to the top spot. Sep 27, 2007
It seems that since making contact with Tony Stewart at Indianapolis -- costing him any shot at a Brickyard 400 win -- Harvick just hasn't been the same, and neither has his team. He's a top-15 finisher virtually every race. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Defending NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson leads a group of five former Cup winners into NASCAR's 10-race title playoff. Sep 15, 2007
No, the Sylvania 300 doesn't have the prestige of the Daytona 500, or the glamour of the Brickyard 400, or the juice of the All-Star race, but it does possess something that none of these glitzy events boast: It's the tone-setter for the Chase. A good finish in Loudon this weekend keeps a driver in the title hunt; a bad result can knock a driver out of Cup contention even before the 10-week sprint to the championship is a day old. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Nextel phenom Hamlin a force of nature Sep 14, 2007
"I would still do the same thing today if we had another incident," Hamlin said last month before the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "I'm going to take the high road because the controversy and all, it's not worth it. I think he learned in the long run, too, especially with a teammate, that it's not going to be good to blast me on TV or whatever because all it did was cause two total weeks of stress for us."It was a pain to have to deal with and at the end of our meeting, we were... (Boston Globe)
Earnhardt out Sep 9, 2007
The last time he was there was after the Brickyard 400 on July 29. The next week, he finished a season-best second, but dropped to 13th in points when Busch won. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Rudd Still Going, But Not For Long Aug 31, 2007
His biggest victory came in the 1997 Brickyard 400, and his highest finish in the points was second to Dale Earnhardt in 1991. Rudd flirted with ending his career after the 2005 season, although he refused to say he was retired after stepping out of the Wood Brothers No. 21 Ford. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Marlin set to attempt comeback at Bristol Aug 23, 2007
5 before he was fired and replaced by Regan Smith last month prior to the Brickyard 400. Ginn then merged his racing team with Dale Earnhardt Incorporated. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Harvick continues to thrive on road courses Aug 10, 2007
"I've been fortunate to win the Brickyard 400, but there's nothing that matches the Daytona 500," Harvick said. "It has an effect worldwide. There's a lot more to it than a lot of people realize. It's something I've kind of had to learn.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Best of times & worst of times Aug 10, 2007
30-day news archives. It's so different from openwheel racing, so it makes it pretty tough. (Florida Today)
Harvick hopes to build on road-course success Aug 9, 2007
Ive been fortunate to win the Brickyard 400, but theres nothing that matches the Daytona 500, Harvick said. It has an effect worldwide. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Hamlin survives brake problems to finish third Aug 6, 2007
Finishing 39th in last week s Brickyard 400, Johnson put together a solid day, spending most of Sunday s race at or near the top-10 before finishing fifth. Johnson was also able to recoup some ground, moving from ninth to seventh in the points race standings. (Scranton Times, PA)
Tony Stewart Is Gaining On Gordon Aug 4, 2007
Suite 16 Rankings- After Indianapolis. Every week, Suite 101 ranks the top 16 NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers based on results and performance. (Suite101.com)
Fresh Betting Fool Aug 3, 2007
I lost it when, in hyping the Brickyard 400, I heard some idiot anchor read that "kissing the bricks" is one of the "most cherished traditions in sports." The brick kissing is barely a decade old and is as "cherished" as the new YELLING intro to "SportsCenter.". HEY, SHUT UP. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Tour de France Slides in Ratings Aug 3, 2007
6 million viewers tuning in for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 29. That score, from one of the highest profile races on the NASCAR circuit, easily bested TNTs NASCAR coverage earlier in the summer, up 17 percent from a 3. (TVweek.com)
TelevisionWeeks Sports Rating Scores: July 23-29 Aug 3, 2007
NASCAR Nextel Cup (Brickyard 400). ESPN. (TVweek.com)
Time will tell if Teixeira trade will help Braves Aug 3, 2007
races at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis and Chicagoland. This week the circuit moves to Pocono where Joe Gibbs Racing is usually strong. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
All fired up Aug 2, 2007
Juan Pablo Montoya: Finishes second in NASCAR's Brickyard 400 while becoming the first driver to compete in all three major races Indy 500, Brickyard 400 and Formula One at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... Tony Stewart: Was it his feud with ESPN that led the driver to use an expletive in his trackside, postrace interview after winning the Brickyard 400. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Start ... your ... cameras! Aug 2, 2007
At the Brickyard 400 last Sunday, there were an estimated 80 cameras, including three in each car selected for onboard coverage ... The network aired 262 races from 1981 to 2000 but lost out in a 2001 contract that split the Cup season among NBC, FOX and TNT. A new contract this year split the 36-race season among ABC/ESPN, FOX and TNT. The ABC/ESPN portion of the schedule began with last week's Brickyard 400. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Column: The thrill of a lifetime Aug 2, 2007
Rumored for several weeks, the merger of Ginn Racing and DEI was completed this week and gives the combined company four teams in this week's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. This deal was pretty impressive in scope for DEI and should quiet all of the critics, including myself, that said the company would go downhill after the departure of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Only one of Ginn's three teams remained intact after the deal, the No. 01 Army team. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Montoya not a typical NASCAR rookie Aug 1, 2007
The reigning Cup champion, whose dream 2006 season included winning the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400, is entering a critical stretch that will determine whether he can defend his title. Johnson has four wins, which would put him in second if the Chase started today, because NASCAR seeds the contenders based on wins. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
NASCAR champion fined for cursing Aug 1, 2007
Two-time Nascar champion Tony Stewart was fined $25,000 and docked 25 Nextel Cup points for swearing during a television interview after his victory at the Allstate Brickyard 400 two days ago. Stewart was penalized for "actions detrimental to stock- car racing by using inappropriate language," Nascar said in a statement. (AZCentral -- Business)
Stewart finds himself right at home at the Brickyard 400 Jul 31, 2007
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Stewart Wins Brickyard 400 Jul 30, 2007
Stewart Dominates in Brickyard 400 Win. Article:Stewart Dominates in Brickyard 400 Win:/n/a/2007/07/29/sports/s150546D29 ... DTL Article:Stewart Dominates in Brickyard 400 Win:/n/a/2007/07/29/sports/s150546D29. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
The sports world had a week to remember - for all the wrong reasons Jul 30, 2007
It's the ever-enchanting dB de Brickyard 400. Gentlemen, start your engines. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Nascar Racing Jul 30, 2007
Tony Stewart won his second straight race Sunday, taking the Brickyard 400 on his home track in Indianapolis. SPEEDTV.com's Tom Jensen answered your questions, including why Dale Jr.'s power plants may get better later this year. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Stewart gets past Harvick to win Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Jul 30, 2007
It was an impressive Brickyard 400 debut for Montoya, the former open-wheel racer and Indianapolis 500 winner who switched to NASCAR this year for the team of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. "It was exciting," said Montoya, who became the first driver to compete here in three different series: NASCAR, Indy cars and Formula One. (Los Angeles Times)
Stewart's latest win at the Brickyard stacks up Jul 30, 2007
"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)
