Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Track data:
Event: Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Race #: 21 of 36 (8-7-05)
Track Size: 2.5 Mile
Number of Laps: 160
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Length of Event: 400 Miles
Length of Front Stretch: 3,300 Feet (5/8 Mile)
Length of Back Stretch: 3,300 Feet (5/8 Mile)
Length of Short Straights: 660 Feet (1/8 Mile)
Degree of Banking on Straights: 0?
Degree of Banking in Corners: 9?
Qualifying/Race data:
Last year's event pole winner: Casey Mears 186.293 mph 8-6-04 48.311 seconds
Last year's event winner: Jeff Gordon 115.037 mph 8-8-04 3 hrs, 29 min, 56 sec
Track qualifying record: Casey Mears 186.293 mph 8-6-04 48.311 seconds
Track race record: Bobby Labonte 155.912 mph 8-5-00 2 hrs, 33 min, 56 sec
Historical data:
Previous winners at Indianapolis:
Jeff Gordon (4) Dale Jarrett (2) Dale Earnhardt (1) Ricky Rudd (1) Bobby Labonte (1)
Bill Elliott (1) Kevin Harvick (1)
Races won from the pole: 1 of 11 events (9%)
Races won from the top 10: 7 of 11 events (64%)
Races won from outside top 10: 4 of 11 events (36%)
Track Milestones
Rick Mast won the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Bud Pole at Indianapolis Motor Speedway qualifying for the inaugural 1994 Brickyard 400.
Jeff Gordon won the 1994 inaugural Brickyard 400, the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The first and only time in the modern era that three brothers led at least one lap in the same race occurred in the inaugural race at Indianapolis (1994): Geoffrey, Brett and Todd Bodine.
Qualifying Update
There have been eight different Bud Pole winners in the 11 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Indianapolis.
Jeff Gordon (1995, '96 and '99 and Ernie Irvan (1997 and '98) are the only repeat Brickyard Bud Pole winners.
Track Update
There have been seven different race winners in the 11 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Indianapolis.
Jeff Gordon (1994, 1998, 2001 and 2004) and Dale Jarrett (1996 and 1999) are the only repeat race winners.
Manufacturer Update
Chevrolet and Ford have each scored four Bud Poles at Indianapolis while Pontiac has two and Dodge one.
The only years that the same manufacturer won both the Bud Pole and the race was 1995, 1997 and 2003.
Open-Wheel Connection
With the exception of Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, the drivers with open-wheel backgrounds have not
faired well at Indianapolis.
Dave Blaney has yet to finish better than 15th in six appearances at the Brickyard.
Robby Gordon has only two top-10s in five races there.
Jimmie Johnson has one top-10 finish but his other two finishes were 18th and 36th.
Jason Leffler has finished 26th or worse in three appearances.
Ryan Newman has one top-10 in four races but has finished 31st twice.
The Money
Purse $9,086,902
NASCAR NEXTEL Leader Bonus $90,000
MBNA Mid-Race Leader Bonus $5,000
Notebook
The field will consist of 43 cars. The 43rd position is reserved for a past NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion,
if needed. If unused, it will go to the next eligible owner.
Two qualifying laps will be used to determine the starting positions with the adjustments made afterwards as
required.
There have been 11 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Indianapolis since the first race was held there in 1994.
Casey Mears is the defending Bud Pole winner of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
Eight drivers have won Bud Pole Awards at Indianapolis.
Jeff Gordon is the defending champion of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
Seven drivers have won at Indianapolis. Jeff Gordon (four) and Dale Jarrett (two) are the repeat race
winners at the Brickyard.
Six of the 11 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Indianapolis have been won from a top-four starting position
and two of the last three have been won from the front row: Bill Elliott (second in 2002) and Kevin Harvick
(first in 2003).
The third-place starting position is the only position to produce more than one race winner at Indianapolis:
Jeff Gordon (1994 and '98) and Bobby Labonte (2000).
The Brickyard 400 has been won from a top-10 starting position seven of 11 times.
The furthest back a race winner has started at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was 27th by Jeff Gordon in
2001.
Although he has not competed at Indianapolis since 1998, Morgan Shepherd has a 10.00 average finish in
his four NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races there. Shepherd finished 10th in the first two Brickyard 400s, fifth in
1996 and 15th in 1998.
Would You Believe?
Thirteen drivers competed in all 11 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Indianapolis. Of the 13, only Joe
Nemechek has yet to post a top-10 finish. Nemechek's best finish at the Brickyard was 17th in 2004.
Double Duty
Nine drivers have raced in the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 during their careers: John Andretti, Geoff
Brabham, A.J. Foyt, Larry Foyt, Robby Gordon, Jason Leffler, Scott Pruett, Tony Stewart and Danny
Sullivan.
John Andretti, Robby Gordon and Tony Stewart are the only drivers to compete in an Indianapolis 500
and a Brickyard 400 in the same year: Andretti (1994), Gordon (1997, 2002 and 2003) and Stewart (1999 and
2001).
A.J. Foyt is the only other driver who has competed in both major events at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway: the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. Foyt competed in the 1994 Brickyard 400, the final
event of his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career.
Selected Modern Era Performance at this Track
(Minimum of two starts)
Category Driver (Races)
Starts 13 drivers – 11
Poles Jeff Gordon – 3 (11)
Wins Jeff Gordon – 4 (11)
Top Fives Jeff Gordon – 7 – (11)
Top 10s Bill Elliott – 9 (11); Jeff Gordon- 9 (11) and Rusty Wallace – 9 (11)
Laps Led Jeff Gordon – 433 (11)
Most DNFs Eight drivers – 3
Fewest DNFs Jeff Burton, Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Michael Waltrip – 0 in 11 races
Average Start Ryan Newman – 4.75 (4)
Average Finish Jamie McMurray – 5.0 (2)
Defending NEXTEL Cup Champion at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Kurt Busch has competed in four races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring three top-10 finishes.
Point Leader at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Jimmie Johnson has competed in three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway posting just one top-10 finish.
His 36th-place finish there one year ago was his worst finish at the famed superspeedway.
Starting Up Front at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is Important
Seven of the 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been won from seventh or better
Winners Galore
There have been seven different Bud Pole winners in the last seven races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
There have been six different race winners in the last eight races at Indy, since 1997. Jeff Gordon won three
races during the period (2004, 2001 and 1998).
Latest Dominators at Indy
Jeff Gordon has scored four top-10 finishes, including two victories, in his last four races at Indianapolis.
Rusty Wallace has scored seven straight top-15 finishes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Manufacturer Domination at Indy
A Chevrolet has won six of the 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ford, the next closest manufacturer
has three wins there.
“Last-Timers” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Mark Martin has scored six top-10 finishes in his 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway but has never
won there. He has finished second once at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1998.
Rusty Wallace has nine top-10 finishes in his 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Wallace has finished
second three times at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, most recently in 2002.
And the Beat Goes On
Bobby Labonte, Bill Elliott, Jeff Burton and Michael Waltrip have all been running at the finish in all 11
races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Owner Domination at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Rick Hendrick is the all-time winning owner at Indianapolis, posting four victories, all by Jeff Gordon.
Starting and Finishing Up Front at Indy
Bill Elliott has a 9.9 starting average and a 7.8 finishing average in 11 races at Indianapolis Motor
Speedway. Elliott is the only driver with a starting and finishing averages of 10th or better.
Top 10 Lap Leaders at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Driver Starts Laps Led
1.Gordon, Jeff 11 433
2. Jarrett, Dale 11 186
3. Elliott, Bill 11 157
4. Wallace, Rusty 11 148
5. Irvan, Ernie 5 2 114
6. Stewart, Tony 6 106
7. Benson, Johnny 8 72
8. Harvick, Kevin 4 51
9. Martin, Mark 11 43
10. Marlin, Sterling 11 42
Would you Believe?
Jeff Gordon has finished sixth or better in nine of the 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Indy May Spell Trouble for Some of the Top 10
Jimmie Johnson has scored only one top-10 finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Greg Biffle has scored only one top-10 finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Ryan Newman has scored only one top-10 finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Jeremy Mayfield has scored only one top-10 finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Elliott Sadler has scored only one top-10 finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Indy Roller-Coaster
1997 Brickyard 400 winner Ricky Rudd has finished 21st, 39th, 18th, 38th and 28th in his last five races at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Winning Tougher than Ever in 2005
After 20 races in 2005, there are seven drivers who won in 2004 that have not won in 2005: Mark Martin,
Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Elliott Sadler, Jeremy Mayfield, Rusty Wallace and Joe Nemechek.
Manufacturer Dominance
Chevrolet has won 10 of the 20 races in 2005. Ford has won nine races and Dodge has one victory.
Streaks
Rusty Wallace has been running at the finish in 33 consecutive races - since Bristol last fall, the longest
current streak.
Get Those Bonus Points
Greg Biffle is the only driver to lead at least one lap in 14 of the 20 races in 2005. Biffle has led 1,012 laps
this season second behind Tony Stewart who has led 1,063, the most of all drivers. No other drivers have led
more than 500 laps.
Maintaining a Top-10 Standard
Jimmie Johnson is the only driver that has ranked in the top 10 in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point
standings after every race in 2005. He has ranked among the top-10 drivers since Atlanta in March 2004, 53
straight races, the longest current streak.
2005 Success
Greg Biffle ranked 23rd in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. This year he is third.
Rusty Wallace ranked 20th in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. This year he is fourth.
Mark Martin ranked 13th in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. This year he is seventh.
Dale Jarrett ranked 14th in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. This year he is 10th.
Jamie McMurray ranked 15th in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. This year he is 11th.
2005 Struggles
Dale Earnhardt Jr., ranked third in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. This year he is 14th.
Jeff Gordon ranked second in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. This year he is 15th.
Matt Kenseth ranked fourth in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. This year he is 17th
Bobby Labonte ranked ninth in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. This year he is 23rd.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., has led only 16 laps in 2005. One year ago he had led 586.
Dale Jarrett has led only two laps in 2005.
Jamie McMurray has led only one lap in 2005. One year ago he had led 135.
2005 Superspeedway Standouts
In the first 16 superspeedway races in 2005:
Most Points Earned - Jimmie Johnson - 2,404 (187 more than Greg Biffle)
Most Bud Poles – Ryan Newman (five)
Most Victories – Greg Biffle (five)
Most Top-fives – Jimmie Johnson (eight)
Most Top-10s –Jimmie Johnson (11)
Most Races Led – Greg Biffle (12)
Winning Manufacturer – Ford (nine-All Roush drivers)
Qualifying
There have been 13 different Bud Pole winners in 2005.
Qualifying was canceled due to weather at Dover.
There have been two first-time Bud Pole winners in 2005: Kyle Busch (California) and Scott Riggs
(Martinsville).
Ryan Newman (five) along with Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne (two each) are the multiple Bud Pole
winners this season.
Dale Jarrett won the Bud Pole for the Daytona 500, posting his first Bud Pole since 2002.
Michael Waltrip won the Bud Pole for the Pocono 500, posting his first Bud Pole since 1991.
Kyle Busch (19 yr, 9 mo, 24 days) won the Bud Pole for the Auto Club 500, becoming the youngest Bud Pole
winner in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series history.
Qualifying - Would You Believe?
There was only one track track record set in the first 11 races of 2005 (California). There have been four new
qualifying standards set in the past nine races and qualifying was canceled for one of those (Dover).
The Races
Seventy drivers have competed in at least one race this season. Thirty-four drivers have competed in every
race.
There have been nine different race winners in 2005.
Greg Biffle (five), Jeff Gordon (three), Tony Stewart (three), Jimmie Johnson (two), Carl Edwards (two)
and Kurt Busch (two) are the multiple race winners this season.
Jimmie Johnson has posted 13 top-10 finishes in 2005, more than any other driver.
Every driver in the top 25 in the point standings has posted at least one top-five finish.
Thirteen races this season have been won from a top-10 starting position.
The deepest in the field that a race winner has started in 2005 was 29th by Carl Edwards at Pocono in June.
Only two races this season have been won by the Bud Pole winner: Kasey Kahne - Richmond and Tony
Stewart - 2nd Daytona.
Only nine Bud Pole winners (or drivers that started on the pole) have posted a top-10 finish in 2005.
The average finish of the Bud Pole winner this season is 10.8.
Dale Jarrett has completed all but 11 laps raced this season with 5,885 laps. Jeremy Mayfield is second in
laps completed with 5,850.
Rusty Wallace, Kevin Harvick and Dale Jarrett are the only drivers that have competed in every race this
season without posting a DNF.
Jeff Gordon (six) is the only driver in the top 15 that has posted more than two DNFs this season.
Bobby Labonte has posted seven DNFs in 2005, more than any other drivers.
Points Chase
Four different drivers have held the lead in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings this season.
Jimmie Johnson held the lead in the point standings from Atlanta through Michigan, 12 straight races.
There have been eight changes in the second-place position this season.
Greg Biffle (second) and Carl Edwards (third) both achieved their career-highest point standings after
Atlanta. Biffle upped his mark to the points lead at Sonoma.
Dale Jarrett moved into the top 10 in the point standings following Bristol. Jarrett had not been ranked in the
top-10 since following the Daytona 500 in 2004.
Jeff Gordon has not been in the top 10 for the past five races. Gordon has gone three or more weeks outside
the top 10 just six times in his career. The longest that he has gone outside the top 10 was a seven race stretch
between North Wilkesboro and Pocono in 1994.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., was ranked 16th following Daytona, the worst ranking at the midpoint of the season since
his full-time career began in 2000.
The Race to the Chase
With six races remaining before the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup formally begins at New
Hampshire the “magic number” for elimination is 936. Any driver more than that behind 10th place can not
mathematically make the Chase providing the driver in 10th starts the remaining races.
There are 10 drivers eligible for the championship run since no drivers outside the top 10 are within 400
points of the leader.
Of the 10 drivers eligible at this time, six have yet to post a victory in 2005.
Five of the nine race winners this season are not currently eligible for the Chase.
The 10 eligible drivers have accounted for over 50 percent of the top-five finishes (52 of 100) and 48 percent
of the top-10 finishes (96 of 200) this season.
Elliott Sadler, currently ninth in the point standings, has just one top-five finish but has posted nine top-10s.
Lap Leaders Extraordinaire
More than one Roush Racing driver has led in 15 races in 2005, including all five in the Auto Club 500 at
California. More than one Hendrick Motorsports driver has led in seven races. All five Hendrick Motorsports
driver led in the Coca-Cola 600.
Lap Leader Tidbit
Greg Biffle has led in 14 races in 2005, more than any other driver. He has led 1,012 laps, second to Tony
Stewart.
Tony Stewart has led 1,063 laps, more than any other driver.
Jimmie Johnson led in each of the first five races, including leading the most laps at Las Vegas and Atlanta.
The Bud Pole winner (or driver that started on the pole) has led the first lap in 12 races this season. Four of
those the Bud Pole winners only led the first lap (in that time in the lead). Three times the Bud Pole winner did
not lead at all.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has led in only three races in 2005 for a total of 16 laps. Two races that he led were
restrictor-plate races.
Rusty Wallace has led in only five races this season.
Forty-five different drivers have led at least one lap in 2005. Four have led only one lap: Jamie McMurray,
Bobby Hamilton Jr., Mike Garvey and P.J. Jones.
Lap Leader - Would You Believe?
Tony Stewart has led the most laps in four of the past six races. Stewart led 519 of the 1,240 laps raced
between Michigan and Pocono.
Manufacturer
The largest number is entries for a manufacturer this season was 26 by Chevrolet at first Daytona.
The largest number for a single manufacturer to make the field has been 21 by Chevrolet seven times.
There have been eight manufacturer front-row sweeps this season: Dodge four times and Chevrolet three.
Chevrolet swept the top-five starting positions at second Daytona while Dodge swept the first three at Texas.
All three manufacturers were in the top-three finishing positions at Martinsville, Texas and Darlington.
Top 10 Milestones
Kyle Petty moved to seventh on the all-time starts list. Petty passed Bobby Allison with his start at Texas.
Rusty Wallace moved to seventh on the modern-era starts list, passing Dale Earnhardt with his start at
Texas.
Mark Martin moved into fourth place in modern-era top-five finishes. He passed Bobby Allison with his
fourth-place finish at Darlington. He then moved into a tie with Richard Petty for third with his third-place
finish at second Pocono.
Rusty Wallace moved into a tie with Jeff Gordon for seventh place on the modern era top-five list with his
top-five finish at Dover. He took sixth place from Cale Yarborough with his fourth-place finish at Daytona.
Ricky Rudd moved into sixth place in all-time top-10 finishes with his second-place finish at Sonoma. He
broke a tie with Cale Yarborough.
Season Tidbits
Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500, posting his 70th career victory and his third in the Daytona 500.
Two drivers have earned over $1 million in the same race just four times – all in the past four Daytona 500s.
Michael Waltrip ($1,331,185) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. ($1,017,629) were the first duo to both break the $1
million mark in 2003. Race winner Jeff Gordon won almost $1.5 million ($1,497,154) in the 2005 Daytona
500 while runner-up finisher Kurt Busch won $1,106,138.
Bobby Labonte finished 43rd in the season-opening Daytona 500 then bounced back to a 13th-place finish at
California. It was the fourth consecutive year that the last-place finisher at the Daytona 500 finished 14th or
better in the next race: Tony Stewart (fourth - 2002), Ryan Newman (14th - 2003) and Mark Martin (12th
- 2004). All of those races were conducted at North Carolina Speedway.
Tony Stewart led more than half of the laps in the Daytona 500 (107 of 203) Of the 12 drivers that led in the
season-opening race, four led only a single lap.
Greg Biffle's victory in the Auto Club 500 at California was the 75th victory for Jack Roush Racing.
Carl Edward's victory in the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta was the first career-first victory for a driver since
Greg Biffle won the Pepsi 400 in July 2003.
Kyle Petty led in each of the first three races in 2005. Petty led in only two races in 2004.
Kyle Petty finished eighth in the Food City 500 at Bristol, posting his first top-10 finish since Talladega in
April 2002.
Jack Roush Racing won five of the first 10 races in 2005; then eight of 15.
Brian Vickers (fifth) and Johnny Sauter (ninth) at Phoenix posted their career-best finishes.
Jack Roush Racing drivers Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch won at Texas and Phoenix, respectively.
Both led 219 laps en route to their victories.
The Bud Pole winner finished 12th at Phoenix and Talladega. The race winner started second in both
races.
Michael Waltrip posted back-to-back top-five finishes at Phoenix and Talladega. The only other time Waltrip
posted back-to-back top-fives in his career was when he finished fifth at Talladega and fourth at Charlotte in
1990. Also, Waltrip had three consecutive top-10 finishes (Texas-Talladega). He has posted four straight top-
10s only once: Sonoma-Pocono (May/June 1995).
Ryan Newman finished second at Darlington and third at Richmond - his first back-to-back top-five
finishes since Bristol-California in September 2004.
Part-timer Bill Elliott led in the Coca-Cola 600, joining Ricky Rudd and Martin Truex Jr., in
leading their first laps this season. It was the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup first laps led for Truex Jr.
Mike Garvey led the first lap of his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career when he led at Pocono. It was
his fourth career race and his first in the No. 66 Jani-King Ford.
Bobby Hamilton Jr., led the first lap of his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career when he led a single lap
at Chicago in his 47th career race.
WHO'S HOT Heading to Indy
Tony Stewart has scored six top-10 finishes, including three victories, in the last six races.
Rusty Wallace has posted 16 top-15 finishes in 20 races in 2005, tied with Jimmie Johnson for the most among all
drivers.
Jimmie Johnson has scored 13 top-10 finishes in 2005, one more than second-place Tony Stewart.
Kurt Busch has scored three straight top-10 finishes, the first time since the first three races of the 2005 season.
Roush Racing drivers have won nine of the 20 races in 2005. Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won five while
Joe Gibbs Racing has three victories. Dale Earnhardt Inc., Richard Childress Racing, and Evernham
Motorsports each have one.
Top 10 Heading to Indianapolis Motor Speedway
First
Jimmie Johnson finished 12th in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway and remained first in the NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup point standings. Johnson has led the standings after 16 of the 20 races this season. He has scored
two victories in 2005 winning at Las Vegas and Lowe's. He is the only driver to score 13 top-10 finishes in the
first 20 races in 2005, one more than second-place Tony Stewart. Johnson ranked first after 20 races one year ago,
then 232 points ahead of Jeff Gordon. His lead one year later is by 66 over second-place Tony Stewart. He has
ranked among the top-10 drivers since Las Vegas in March 2004, 53 straight races. Johnson has competed in just
three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway scoring one top-10 finish, a ninth-place finish in his first race there in
2002. He finished 36th in this race one year ago, his worst finish at Indianapolis and only DNF there. Johnson has
a 21.0 average finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Second
Tony Stewart finished seventh in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway and climbed from third to second
in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. Stewart has scored six top-10 finishes, including three victories,
in his last six races. He has scored 12 top-10 finishes this season. He trails point leader Jimmie Johnson by just 66
points. Stewart was 380 points behind Johnson after race No. 14 at Pocono in June. He has made up 314 points
on the points lead in the last six races. Stewart ranked fifth in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. He
has competed in six races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring three top-10 finishes. Stewart has finished
17th or better in all six of his races at Indianapolis. He finished fifth in this race one year ago, tying his best
Indianapolis finish set in 2000. He has led in three of his six races at Indianapolis. Stewart has a 9.7 average finish
at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Third
Greg Biffle finished 17th in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway and dropped from second to third in
the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. Biffle has ranked among the top-five in the NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup point standings since race No. 2 at California. He trails second-place Tony Stewart by just 21 points and is 87
behind point leader Jimmie Johnson. Biffle ranked 23rd in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. He has
scored five victories in 2005, the most of all drivers. He has scored 11 top-10 finishes in the first 20 races, two less
than Johnson. Biffle has competed in just two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway finishing 21st in his first race
there and sixth in this race one year ago. Biffle has a 13,5 average finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Fourth
Rusty Wallace finished second in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway and remained fourth in the
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. He is 182 points behind first-place Jimmie Johnson and trails thirdplace
Greg Biffle by 95 points. Wallace was 14th in the point standings after race No. 10 at Darlington. Four
races later, after race No., 14 at Pocono in June, he had climbed to eighth in the standings, then 348 points behind
Johnson. Wallace has gained 166 points on Johnson in the last six races. He has scored 16 top-15 finishes this
season, tied with Johnson for the most among all drivers. Wallace ranked 20th in the point standings after 20
races one year ago. Wallace has competed in all 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway scoring nine top-10
finishes. He has scored 10 top-15 finishes in his 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He has led 148 laps at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ranking fourth in laps led at the famed superspeedway behind Bill Elliott (157),
Dale Jarrett (186) and Jeff Gordon (433). He finished 13th in this race one year ago, one of two finishes outside
the top 10. Wallace has an 8.9 average finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Fifth
Kurt Busch finished first in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway and remained fifth in the NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup point standings. He trails point leader Jimmie Johnson by 262 points and is 80 points behind
fourth-place Rusty Wallace. Busch ranked seventh in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings after 20 races
one year ago. He has scored 11 top-10 finishes in 20 races this season.. Busch has competed in four races at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway scoring three top-10 finishes He finished 10th in this race one year ago. Tenth to
fifth in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings are separated by 165 points. Busch has a 15.75 average finish
at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sixth
Ryan Newman finished fifth in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Newman remained sixth the
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. He trails point leader Jimmie Johnson by 292 points and is 30 points
behind fifth-place Kurt Busch. He ranked eighth in the point standings after 20 races one year ago. Newman
has scored 14 top-15 finishes including 10 top-10 finishes in 2005. Newman has competed in four races at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring just one top-10 finish, a fourth in 2002. He finished 31st in this race one
year ago tying his worst finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway set in his first race there in 2001. He has led in
two of his four races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Newman has a 19.25 average finish at Indianapolis Motor
Speedway.
Seventh
Mark Martin finished third in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway and remained seventh in the
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. He trails point leader Jimmie Johnson by 309 points and is just 17
points behind sixth-place Ryan Newman. Martin ranked 13th in the point standings after 20 races one year ago.
He has posted 10 top-10 finishes in 2005. Martin has competed in all 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
scoring six top-10 finishes. His best Indianapolis finish of second came there in 1998. Martin has led in five of his
11 races at Indianapolis. Martin finished 25th there one year ago. Martin has a 16.6 average finish at Indianapolis
Motor Speedway.
Eighth
Jeremy Mayfield finished 18th in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway and remained eighth in the
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. Mayfield has scored 12 top-15 finishes in 20 races in 2005. He has
climbed from a low of 26th in the point standings after race No. 3 at Las Vegas to a season high eighth-place
ranking. He trails point leader Jimmie Johnson by 405 points and is 96 points behind seventh-place Mark Martin.
Mayfield ranked 11th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings after 20 races one year ago. He has scored
just four top-10 finishes in 20 races this season. He has competed in 10 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
scoring just one top-10 finish, a fifth in 1997. He has led only one lap at Indianapolis. He finished 11th in this race
one year ago. Mayfield has a 26.5 average finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Ninth
Elliott Sadler finished 16th in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway and remained ninth in the NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup point standings. Sadler has scored 12 top-15 finishes in 20 races in 2005. He trails point leader
Jimmie Johnson by 408 points and is just three points behind eighth-place Jeremy Mayfield. He ranked sixth in
the point standings after 20 races one year ago. Sadler has scored nine top-10 finishes in 2005. He has competed
in six races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and has scored just one top-10 finish there, a third in this race one
year ago. He finished 21st or worse in his other five races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sadler has a 26.3
average finish at Indianapolis.
10th
Dale Jarrett finished 15th in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway and remained 10th in the NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup point standings. Jarrett trails point leader Jimmie Johnson by 427 points and is just 19 points
behind ninth-place Elliott Sadler. Jarrett ranked 14th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings after 20
races one year ago. He has scored five top-10 finishes in 20 races this season. He has competed in all 11 races at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring two victories and seven top-10 finishes. His last Indianapolis victory came
in 1999. He finished second in this race one year ago. Jarrett has a 12.2 average finish at Indianapolis.
