The Brickyard 400 is a 400 mile (644 km), 160 laps event held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, [[[Indiana]] and it is held annually since 1994 as a NASCAR Sprint Cup points race.http://www.brickyard400.com/http://www.sportstravel.com/nascar/allstate-400-at-the-brickyard.phphttp://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ims/

The Brickyard 400 is the highest paying race in NASCAR behind Daytona 500 and it is considered as the most attended event of NASCAR too.http://www.brickyard400.com/http://www.sportstravel.com/nascar/allstate-400-at-the-brickyard.php

Jeff Gordon holds the record for the highest number of wins at Brickyard 400 winning the competitions of 1994, 1998, 2001 and 2004.http://www.sportstravel.com/nascar/allstate-400-at-the-brickyard.php In 1998 he went into win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship too. The record for the most manufacturers wins is currently held by Chevrolet with 11 victories in the track.

Jimmie Johnson won the 2009 event with 5923 poins and claimed a prize of $448,001.http://www.brickyard400.com/