2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard is Only A Few Days Away!
The 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard is all set to be raced on July 27. The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, formerly known as the Brickyard 400, is an annual 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event, when first held in 1994, marked the first race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1916.
Currently, the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard is raced for 160 laps and the recent prize purse has been $463,111.
The inaugural Brickyard 400 was held on August 6, 1994 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the race and took home a purse of $613,000. With this win, the 23-year-old Gordon went from almost unknown to a famous racer.
Some Allstate 400 at the Brickyard trivia
- In 1996, Dale Jarrett and crew began the tradition of the winning driver and crew kissing the bricks at the start-finish line.
- Six times the winner of the Allstate 400 has gone on to win the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship in the same year.
- The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard is considered one of NASCAR’s top ten races, as voted by Maxim Magazine.
- Seven of the nine drivers who have, to date, won the event have been NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champions at some point during their careers.
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