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Today is NASCAR Race Mom's travel day. She is using this time to research the Brickyard and the "The Crown Royal Presents the 'John Wayne Walding 400' at The Brickyard Powered By BigMachineRecords.com." This track is rich in tradition and history.
The Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Season Race #: 20 of 36 (07-27-14)
Track Size: 2.5-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 9 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 9 degrees
Banking/Straights: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 3,330 feet
Backstretch Length: 3,300 feet
The Race: The Crown Royal Presents the
John Wayne Walding 400 at The Brickyard Powered By BigMachineRecords.com
Race Length: 160 laps / 400 miles
Defending Champion: Ryan Newman, 153.485 MPH
Most recent winner: Ryan Newman, 153.485 MPH
Track Record: Bobby Labonte, August 2000, 155.912 MPH
Race Record: Bobby Labonte, August 2000, 155.912 MPH
Qualifying record: Ryan Newman, August 2013, 187.531 MPH
2013 Purse: $9,265,009
TV: ESPN, 1:00PM EST 7/27/2014
Radio: IMS Racing Network, Sirius XM 90
The History
Indianapolis Motor Speedway has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility to incorporate the word into its name.
With a permanent seating capacity for more than 250,000-plus people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000, it is the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility in history.
August 6, 1994- Jeff Gordon, then aged twenty-three, wins the first Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis. This win set Gordon as the youngest race winner at the track.
August 3, 1997-Closest Margin Of Victory: Ricky Rudd over Bobby Labonte by 0.183 seconds.
August 4th, 2002- Bill Elliott becomes the oldest winner at Indy, 46 years, 9 months, 27 days.
The Contenders:
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Indianapolis
Jimmie Johnson........................ 109.8
Tony Stewart............................. 104.1
Jeff Gordon.............................. 102.0
Juan Pablo Montoya................... 96.7
Kyle Busch................................. 96.5
Kasey Kahne.............................. 96.4
Matt Kenseth.............................. 95.8
Greg Biffle.................................. 94.6
Kevin Harvick.............................. 90.2
Denny Hamlin............................. 88.3
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