Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Fact Sheet
Compiled by racing-reference.info
http://racing-reference.info/factshe...ts_2009-20.htm
Track facts for Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
Number of previous Sprint Cup races:
15.
First race: August 6, 1994, won by Jeff Gordon.
Won from pole: 2, last time by Jimmie Johnson in 2008.
Worst starting spot for race winner: 27th, by Jeff Gordon in 2001.
Most laps led: 124, by Jeff Gordon in 2004.
Fewest laps led by a race winner: 11, by Dale Jarrett in 1996.
Track records:
Fastest race: 155.912 mph by Bobby Labonte in 2000.
Fastest qualifying speed: 186.293 mph by Casey Mears in 2004.
Most lead changes: 26 in 2008.
Closest finish: Ricky Rudd's .183 second margin over Bobby Labonte in 1997.
Most caution flags: 13 in 2004.
From 2001-2008 a typical Indianapolis race had:
16.6 lead changes,
8.9 cautions for 37.3 laps,
and an average green-flag run of 12.4 laps.
Seven (7) times in 15 races
- the winner of this event has gone on to become that season's
points champion
(1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008).
Manufacturers / Owners:
Victories by manufacturer:
Chevrolet 10, Ford 3, Dodge 1, Pontiac 1.
Victories by owner:
Rick Hendrick 6, Joe Gibbs 3, Richard Childress 2, Robert Yates 2, Ray Evernham 1, Ricky Rudd 1.
Driver Notes:
The most Indianapolis races without a:
Win: Jeff Burton + Mark Martin (15 races)
Pole: Bobby Labonte + Mark Martin (15)
Top career marks at Indianapolis:
Races: Jeff Burton + Jeff Gordon + Bobby Labonte + Mark Martin (15)
Wins: Jeff Gordon (4)
Top 5s: Jeff Gordon (9)
Top 10s: Jeff Gordon (12)
Poles: Jeff Gordon (3)
Laps: Jeff Burton (2,365)
Laps led: Jeff Gordon (440)
Lead-lap finishes: Jeff Gordon + Mark Martin (13)
- Bill Elliott has the most Indianapolis starts without a DNF (14).
- Tony Stewart has finished on the lead lap in each of his 10 starts here.
Best average finish - active drivers at Brickyard (3 or more starts):
#24 Jeff Gordon (8.6)
#18 Kyle Busch (9.0)
#14 Tony Stewart (9.1)
#99 Carl Edwards (10.2)
#** Bill Elliott (11.0)
#29 Kevin Harvick (11.4)
#11 Denny Hamlin (11.7)
#33 Clint Bowyer (12.0)
Chase drivers at Indianapolis: Driver Rating
= maximum of 150 points =
#14 Tony Stewart 111.2
#11 Denny Hamlin 101.2
#48 Jimmie Johnson 99.1
#18 Kyle Busch 98.9
#5 Mark Martin 98.8
#24 Jeff Gordon 97.4
#17 Matt Kenseth 96.8
#99 Carl Edwards 91.6
#9 Kasey Kahne 89.6
#42 Juan Montoya 87.2
#2 Kurt Busch 70.1
#39 Ryan Newman 64.9
MUST SEE = Trends:
http://racing-reference.info/factshe...ts_2009-20.htm
Sleepers:
Other drivers who have performed better lately, but who aren't currently in a position to make the Chase include
#47 Marcos Ambrose (9th in points over the last 6 events),
#20 Joey Logano (14th)
#26 Jamie McMurray (16th).