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Credit: Autostock
By Dave Rodman, Turner Sports Interactive
August 1, 2003
11:06 AM EDT (1506 GMT)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- In 1994, the inaugural Brickyard 400 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ever since Jeff Gordon scored his first of three victories here, Indianapolis has ranked in close proximity to Daytona in stock car racing renown.
Here are some facts about the Brickyard:
0 -- The number of Brickyard 400s that have been won from the pole position.
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0 -- The degree of banking on the straightaways at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1 -- The number of top-10 finishes in three Brickyard 400 starts by Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr., the top two drivers in the Winston Cup standings.
2 -- The number of drivers, Michael Waltrip and Jimmie Johnson, that have been ranked in the top-10 in the standings all season.
2.5 -- The length of a lap, in miles, of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
3 -- The leading number of career victories in the Brickyard 400, by inaugural event winner Jeff Gordon, who also has a career best three IMS Bud Poles.
4 -- The number of the 33 drivers that have competed in all 20 races this season that have not posted a DNF, including Winston Cup point leader Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick and Terry Labonte.
6 -- The number of charged provisionals used this season by car owners Larry McClure (No. 4), Richard Petty (No. 43) and Beth Ann Morgenthau (No. 49), meaning they have none until they make their 24th qualifying attempt, which can not occur before Bristol.
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8 -- The number of top-10 finishes at Indianapolis by Rusty Wallace, more than any other driver.
8 -- Bill Elliott's average finishing position at Indianapolis in nine starts, the best of drivers with two or more starts.
9 -- The degree of banking in the turns at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
9.78 -- Bill Elliott's average starting position in nine races at Indianapolis, the best among active drivers with more than five starts.
10 -- The leading number of top-five finishes in the first 20 races of 2003, by Bobby Labonte.
12 -- The number of different Bud Pole winners in the first 20 races of 2003, including five by series leader Ryan Newman.
13 -- The number of races this season of the 20 run in which Pontiac has failed to lead a lap.
15 -- The series leading number of top-10 finishes by Matt Kenseth in 20 races this season.
16 -- The number of drivers that have competed in all nine Winston Cup races at Indianapolis.
18 -- The number of top-15 finishes in the first 20 races of the 2003 season by Winston Cup point leader Matt Kenseth.
19 -- The best finish by Jeff Green in four races at Indianapolis.
20 -- The number of races this season in which a Chevrolet has led at least one lap, the only manufacturer in the sport to accomplish the feat.
21 -- Elliott Sadler's best finish in four races at Indianapolis.
27 -- The deepest in the field an Indianapolis Winston Cup race winner has started, by Jeff Gordon in the 2001 Brickyard 400.
30 -- The consecutive number of races in which Michael Waltrip has been running at the finish, Winston Cup's longest active streak.
48 -- The number of races since Kyle Petty last scored a top-10 finish, since Talladega in April 2002.
52 -- The number of entries at Indianapolis, the most for any Winston Cup event this season.
53 -- The number of races in which Jimmie Johnson has remained in the top 10 in the Winston Cup standings, the longest such streak among active drivers.
65 -- The speed, in miles per hour, that the pace car will travel under caution at Indianapolis. Pit road speed at Indy is 55 mph.
82 -- The number of races since Rusty Wallace last won, on April 29, 2001 at California Speedway. Wallace was runner-up to race winner Bill Elliott in the 2002 Brickyard 400, and was also second in 1995 and 2000.
155.912 -- The Indianapolis race record average speed, set on Aug. 5, 2000 by Bobby Labonte, in two hours, 33 minutes and 56 seconds.
160 -- The number of laps it takes to cover 400 miles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
182.960 -- The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bud Pole Qualifying record, in miles per hour, set by Tony Stewart on Aug. 2, 2002, in 49.191 seconds.
306 -- The number of the 1,440 laps raced in nine Brickyard 400s led by Jeff Gordon (21 percent of the total), tops among all drivers.
350 -- The number of consecutive Winston Cup starts for Jeff Gordon, if he starts the Brickyard 400, the all-time record for a driver having started every race since his first career start.
400 -- The number of races in which Brett Bodine has competed since his last victory, on April 22, 1990 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
660 -- The length, in feet, of the short chutes connecting Turns 1 and 2 and Turns 3 and 4 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1,439 -- The number of laps completed by Bobby Labonte and Bill Elliott in the nine previous Brickyard 400s, of the 1,440 possible laps.
3,300 -- The length, in feet, of the front and backstretches at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
102,150 -- The minimum purse award for last place in the 2003 Brickyard 400.
210,000 -- The value of the NASCAR Winston Cup Leader bonus at Indianapolis, available to Matt Kenseth if he can win the Brickyard 400. It is the highest amount available in the history of the program.
7,881,873 -- Posted awards for the Brickyard 400.
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