Brickyard 400 was an annual NASCAR Cup Series points race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.
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14 Facts About Brickyard 400
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Term "Brickyard 400" is a reference to the nickname historically used for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Names of the winners of the Brickyard 400 were inscribed on the PPG Trophy, which is permanently housed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
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Brickyard 400 is the most-successful driver in the history of the race, with a record five victories and three pole positions.
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In 2012, the Brickyard 400 became part of Super Weekend at the Brickyard, consisting of four days of racing on both the oval and the road course.
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The Brickyard 400 brought along a brand-new race, the Bryan Clauson Classic, a United States Auto Club Midget Car Championship event, on a new dirt track built in the infield near Turn 3.
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In 2020, the Brickyard 400 was scheduled for Independence Day weekend, part of substantial changes to the NASCAR calendar.
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The Brickyard 400 took the July 4 weekend slot the Coke Zero 400 traditionally utilized since 1959, which originally was designed to have been a USAC Indycar race at Daytona but was cancelled after the death of George Amick in a 100-mile Indycar race at Daytona earlier in the year.
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Gordon's inaugural Brickyard 400 winning car is on display at the Hendrick Motorsports museum.
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Kyle Busch won his first Brickyard 400, holding off Joey Logano in a green–white–checkered finish.
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Jeff Gordon, racing for the final time at the Brickyard 400, was involved in a spin on lap 50, brushed the wall, and placed 42nd.
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Winner of the Brickyard 400 has gone on to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship in the same season nine times out of 23 runnings from 1994 to 2016.
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Brickyard 400 suffered a broken ankle and a concussion, and withdrew from the event.
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