NASCAR file photo / Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
INDIANAPOLIS -- This weekend marks the 29th running of a NASCAR Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval (1994-2020, 2024-2025).
From 2021 to 2023, the series ran three races on the IMS road course.
Five races remain in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season before the Playoffs – Indianapolis (2.5-mile oval), Iowa (7/8-mile short track), Watkins Glen (2.45-mile road course), Richmond (3/4-mile short track), and Daytona (2.5-mile drafting track).
Chevrolet won 12 consecutive Brickyard 400s from 2003 to 2014, but won only two of the last seven.
Three organizations won nine of the last 10 Brickyard 400s: (Hendrick Motorsports-four wins, Stewart-Haas Racing-three wins, Joe Gibbs Racing-two wins).
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