Allstate 400 At The Brickyard
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| Venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Corporate sponsor | Allstate |
| First race | 1994 |
| Distance | 400 miles (644 km) |
| Number of laps | 160 |
| Previous names | Brickyard 400 (1994—2004) |
The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard is an annual 400-mile (644 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup points race held each August at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. From 1994 to 2004, the race was known as the Brickyard 400 (a name by which many attending fans still refer to it), and was held on the first Saturday in August until NASCAR's 2001 television contract moved the race from a 12:15 p.m. EST start on Saturday to 1:45 p.m. EST (2:45 p.m. EDT in 2006 because of new Indiana Daylight Savings Time rules) on the Sunday afterwards.
Over its twelve year history, the winner of the race has gone on to win an "Brickyard-title double," the race and the NASCAR championship in the same year, five times, with Jeff Gordon achieving the feat in 1998 and 2001, and Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart doing so in 1999, 2000 and 2005 respectively. Six of the eight drivers who have to date won the event have been NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champions at some point during their careers, with Ricky Rudd (race winner, 1997) and Kevin Harvick (race winner, 2003) as exceptions. Among those six, only Dale Earnhardt and Bill Elliott did not capture both in the same year.
Also, six races have been won by car numbers which have not been used on entries that have won the Indianapolis 500 -- #10 (1997), #18 (2000), #29 (2003), and #88 (1996, 1999). The winningest car number at the 500 has only won once -- 1995 -- and has not been used since 2000.
In 1996, Dale Jarrett and his Robert Yates Racing crew began the custom of having the entire team come to the start-finish line and kissing the bricks.
Televised from 1994 to 2000 on ABC Sports (which has also televised the Indianapolis 500 since 1965), the 1995 event aired via taped delay on ESPN in all regions except central Indiana (where it was shown via tape delay at 7 p.m. that evening on ABC affiliates) because of the race start being postponed until 4:30 p.m. due to rain. NBC has televised the race since 2001, with coverage currently scheduled to transfer back to ABC in 2007. The race has been broadcast live over radio each year since its inception on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.
Past winners
- 2005: Tony Stewart
- 2004: Jeff Gordon (161 laps / 402.5 miles due to first-ever implementation of the green-white-checker rule)
- 2003: Kevin Harvick
- 2002: Bill Elliott
- 2001: Jeff Gordon
- 2000: Bobby Labonte
- 1999: Dale Jarrett
- 1998: Jeff Gordon
- 1997: Ricky Rudd
- 1996: Dale Jarrett
- 1995: Dale Earnhardt
- 1994: Jeff Gordon
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