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Race notes:
•The last two winners of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (Jimmie Johnson '06, Tony Stewart '05) went on to win the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title. Others who did are Jeff Gordon (1998, 2001), Bobby Labonte (2000) and Dale Jarrett (1999).
•Five Indianapolis 500 veterans are on the entry list – John Andretti, J.J. Yeley, Juan Pablo Montoya, Tony Stewart and Robby Gordon.
•Roush Fenway Racing has failed to win on only two current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup tracks – Chicagoland Speedway and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Penske Racing has a record 14 Indianapolis 500 wins and has yet to win an Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
•Juan Pablo Montoya is the first Indianapolis 500 winner to run the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard since A.J. Foyt Jr. and Danny Sullivan in the inaugural race in 1994.
•Kyle Petty makes his 800<SUP>th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup start here. Only five drivers have more than 800, led by his father, Richard's, 1,185. Entrants Ricky Rudd and Terry Labonte are also above 800.
•Jeff Gordon has led the most Allstate 400s at the Brickyard (9), most times (28) and most laps (433). Bill Elliott has led six races and 12 times, second in both categories. Dale Jarrett has led 186 laps, second in that category. Fifty-six drivers have led at least one lap in Allstate 400s at the Brickyard.
•Closest Margin of Victory – Ricky Rudd over Bobby Labonte, .183 of a second, 1997.
•Fastest Race Lap – Tony Stewart, Lap 129, 2005, 179.641.
•Qualifying Record – Casey Mears, 186.293 mph, 48.311 seconds, Aug. 7, 2004.
•Only one pole winner has won the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard: Kevin Harvick, 2003.
•Widest separation of field – 1.675 seconds, 2005.
•Closest separation of field -- .746 of a second, 2000.
•Eight drivers have competed in all 13 previous Allstate 400s at the Brickyard – Bill Elliott, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin and Joe Nemechek. Of those, Jeff Burton and Bill Elliott have been running at the finish in all 13 races.
•There have been 15 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup or its predecessors races in Indiana. In addition to 13 Allstate 400s at the Brickyard, races took place at Funk's Speedway in Winchester in 1950 and Playland Park Speedway in South Bend in 1952. Since the inaugural year of 1948, 73 NASCAR drivers have listed their home state as Indiana, although some drivers' hometowns are unknown.
•In 2007, Denny Hamlin leads the series in laps completed with 5,532 of a possible 5,596. Jeff Gordon has led 14 races and Tony Stewart has led 768 laps, most in those categories.
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Race notes:
•The last two winners of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (Jimmie Johnson '06, Tony Stewart '05) went on to win the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup title. Others who did are Jeff Gordon (1998, 2001), Bobby Labonte (2000) and Dale Jarrett (1999).
•Five Indianapolis 500 veterans are on the entry list – John Andretti, J.J. Yeley, Juan Pablo Montoya, Tony Stewart and Robby Gordon.
•Roush Fenway Racing has failed to win on only two current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup tracks – Chicagoland Speedway and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Penske Racing has a record 14 Indianapolis 500 wins and has yet to win an Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
•Juan Pablo Montoya is the first Indianapolis 500 winner to run the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard since A.J. Foyt Jr. and Danny Sullivan in the inaugural race in 1994.
•Kyle Petty makes his 800<SUP>th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup start here. Only five drivers have more than 800, led by his father, Richard's, 1,185. Entrants Ricky Rudd and Terry Labonte are also above 800.
•Jeff Gordon has led the most Allstate 400s at the Brickyard (9), most times (28) and most laps (433). Bill Elliott has led six races and 12 times, second in both categories. Dale Jarrett has led 186 laps, second in that category. Fifty-six drivers have led at least one lap in Allstate 400s at the Brickyard.
•Closest Margin of Victory – Ricky Rudd over Bobby Labonte, .183 of a second, 1997.
•Fastest Race Lap – Tony Stewart, Lap 129, 2005, 179.641.
•Qualifying Record – Casey Mears, 186.293 mph, 48.311 seconds, Aug. 7, 2004.
•Only one pole winner has won the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard: Kevin Harvick, 2003.
•Widest separation of field – 1.675 seconds, 2005.
•Closest separation of field -- .746 of a second, 2000.
•Eight drivers have competed in all 13 previous Allstate 400s at the Brickyard – Bill Elliott, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin and Joe Nemechek. Of those, Jeff Burton and Bill Elliott have been running at the finish in all 13 races.
•There have been 15 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup or its predecessors races in Indiana. In addition to 13 Allstate 400s at the Brickyard, races took place at Funk's Speedway in Winchester in 1950 and Playland Park Speedway in South Bend in 1952. Since the inaugural year of 1948, 73 NASCAR drivers have listed their home state as Indiana, although some drivers' hometowns are unknown.
•In 2007, Denny Hamlin leads the series in laps completed with 5,532 of a possible 5,596. Jeff Gordon has led 14 races and Tony Stewart has led 768 laps, most in those categories.
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