2007 ALLSTATE 400 AT THE BRICKYARD FAST FACTS
What:
14th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Twentieth of 36 races on the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series schedule
Schedule:
Friday, July 27 – Chevy Day at the Brickyard
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Public Gates Open
9 a.m.-noon
RC Driver Challenge (Flag Lot) – Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Ward Burton, Kyle Busch, J.J. Yeley, Kenny Wallace, Richard Childress, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Regan Smith
9-11:40 a.m.
Chevy Driver Q&A Sessions (Chevy Stage, East Lot IMS Museum) – Ward Burton, Jimmie Johnson, J.J. Yeley, Kyle Busch, Kenny Wallace, Richard Childress, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, Regan Smith, Tony Stewart
9-10 a.m.
Chevy Autograph Session (Plaza Pavilion) – Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, J.J. Yeley
10-11 a.m.
Chevy Autograph Session (Plaza Pavilion) – Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears
11 a.m.-noon
Chevy Autograph Session (Plaza Pavilion) – Kevin Harvick, Richard Childress, Regan Smith
Noon
NASCAR Autograph Session (Gasoline Alley Garage 36) – Ken Schrader, Dave Blaney, Kurt Busch, Scott Wimmer
Noon
Tracy Lawrence Concert (Coca-Cola Stage, Pagoda Plaza)
1:30-2:30 p.m.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Practice
2:30-3:30 p.m.
DJ Orion Performance (Coca-Cola Stage, Pagoda Plaza)
3:30-4:30 p.m.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Practice
Saturday, July 28
7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Public Gates Open
10:10 a.m.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Qualifying (two laps, all positions)
1:30-2:30 p.m.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Practice
2:30-3:30 p.m.
DJ Orion Performance (Coca-Cola Stage, Pagoda Plaza)
3:30-4:30 p.m.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Final Practice
4:45 p.m.
Gretchen Wilson Concert (Miller Lite Stage, behind Hall of Fame Museum)
Sunday, July 29
7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Public Gates Open
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Jeff Taylor Concert (choosechevy.com Stage, behind Hall of Fame Museum)
Noon
Jo Dee Messina Concert (choosechevy.com Stage, behind Hall of Fame Museum)
1:30 p.m.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Driver Introductions
2 p.m.
14th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (160 laps/400 miles).
Grand marshal James Denton waving green flag.
Where:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Facility was constructed in 1909, with a 2.5-mile oval circuit. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race has taken place annually on the oval track since 1911, except during America’s participation in world wars in 1917-18 and 1942-45. The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard has taken place annually since 1994. The inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP MotoGP event is scheduled for Sept. 14, 2008 on the Speedway’s 2.601-mile motorcycle road course.
Distance:
160 laps, 400 miles
TV:
Pre-race: 1 p.m. (ET), July 29, ESPN (live)
Race: 2 p.m. (ET), July 29, ESPN (live)
Radio:
Pre-race: 1 p.m. (ET), July 29, IMS Radio Network (live)
Race: 2 p.m. (ET), July 29, IMS Radio Network (live)
Track:
Total track length: 2.5 miles
Total turns: Four
Turn banking: 9 degrees, 12 minutes
Straightaway banking: 0 degrees
Straightaway width: 50 feet
Turn width: 60 feet
2006 Race Winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports
No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet
Average speed: 137.182 mph
Winner’s purse: $452,861 of a $9,325,620 race purse
2006 Pole Winner:
Jeff Burton, Richard Childress Racing
No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet
Qualifying speed: 182.778 mph
Event Qualifying Record:
Casey Mears, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
No. 41 Target Dodge
Qualifying speed: 186.293 mph, Aug. 7, 2004
Race Record:
Bobby Labonte, Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 18 Interstate Batteries Pontiac
Average speed: 155.912 mph, Aug. 5, 2000
Last Year:
Jimmie Johnson handed Hendrick Motorsports its record fifth win in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series competition at the famous 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. He led 33 laps of the 160-lap race in a No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet. Matt Kenseth equaled his 2003 best-career finish of second at this event, 2003 race winner Kevin Harvick was third, and Harvick’s Richard Childress Racing rookie teammate, Clint Bowyer, finished fourth. Mark Martin was fifth.
The race, which saw eight cautions for 24 laps, had an average speed of 137.182
mph. Johnson earned $452,861.
Johnson’s win marked only the second time in race history that the same driver has won NASCAR’s Daytona 500 and Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in the same year. Dale Jarrett accomplished the feat in 1996.
Speedway Principals:
Mari Hulman George, chairman
Anton H. (Tony) George, chief executive officer
Joie Chitwood, president and chief operating officer
Sanctioning Body/Series:
NASCAR/NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
Tickets:
Fans can order Allstate 400 at the Brickyard tickets online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, by calling the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, or at the ticket office at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Parking and camping information also can be obtained through the ticket office.
Hours for phone orders and the ticket office are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday, while online orders can be made at any time.
Reserved seats start at just $35.
