With seven auto races remaining before The Chase begins, NASCARAllstate 400 at the Brickyard.
Jeff Gordon continues to hold a comfortable lead in the driverfavorite at the Brickyard, but not just because of his points lead. Ever since NASCAR started holding a race at Indy in 1994, Gordon has had the most success of any driver on the track. Since winning NASCAR's inaugural race at Indy in 1994, Gordon has seen the checkered flag at the Brickyard three more times with his last win coming there in 2004. The only other driver to win more than once at Indy during that span was Dale Jarrett, who crossed the finish line first in both 1996 and 1999.
Last season, the fastest driver at Indianapolis was Jimmie Johnson. Johnson has run into some bad luck recently and after finishing 37th at Chicagoland two weeks ago and has fallen down to seventh place in the driver standings. The reigning Nextel Cup champion had been sitting in the Top 3 for most of the season.
The biggest threat to Gordon adding a fifth Brickyard victory to his tally this weekend looks to be Tony Stewart. After a frustrating first half of the season, Stewart finally posted his first win of the year two weeks ago at Chicagoland in the USG Sheetrock 400. Stewart has tasted victory at Indy before having won there in 2004. As long as Stewart's car doesn't give him anymore problems like it did too frequently early in the season, you should find him near or at the front of the pack most of the day Sunday.
With the Chase just around the corner, the drivers to watch this weekend are the ones sitting on the bubble in the driver standings. The No. 12 overall spot (and the final one in the Chase) currently belongs to Dale Earnhardt Jr., but he holds just a 30-point lead over 13th-place Ryan Newman. Kurt Busch, in 14th place, is also well within striking distance at only 77 points back of Junior.
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