2012 Race Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski, 143.363mph, started 13th

Race Speed Record: Brad Keselowski, 2012, 143.363

Slowest Race Record: Kevin Harvick, 2001, 121.200

Oldest Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 6 months, 2 days, 7/11/2009

Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 2 months, and 10 days, 7/12/2008

2012 Pole Sitter: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 182.865mph, finished 2nd

Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, 188.147mph, 7/8/2005

Oldest Pole Winner: Jeff Burton, 39 years, 0 months, 10 days, 7/09/2006

Youngest Pole Winner: Ryan Newman, 24 years, 7 months, 6 days, 7/14/2002

Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kevin Harvick, started 32nd, 7/2002

Most Wins: 3 - Tony Stewart

Most Poles: 2 - Jimmie Johnson; 1 - Todd Bodine, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Tony Stewart, Casey Mears, Brian Vickers, Jamie McMurray, Matt Kenseth

Most Top 5s: 8 - Tony Stewart

Most Top 10s: 10 - Tony Stewart

Most Lead Changes: 22 - 9/19/2011

Fewest Lead Changes: 13 - 7/13/2003

Most Leaders: 13, 7/11/2004

Fewest Leaders: 7 - 7/13/2003

Most Cautions: 10, 7/15/2001, 7/10/2005

Fewest Cautions: 4, 7/10/2010, 9/16/2012

Most Caution Laps: 56, 7/15/2001

Fewest Caution Laps: 21 - 7/10/2010

Most Finishers on a lead lap: 29, 7/12/2008

Fewest Finishers on a lead lap: 11 - 7/13/2003

Most Running at the Finish: 42, 7/9/2006

Fewest Running at the Finish: 32 - 7/11/2004, 7/10/2005 and 9/16/2012

Most Laps Led: 195, Mark Martin, 7/11/2009

Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 11, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 7/10/2005

Most Wins by Manufacturer: 8 - Chevy; 2 - Dodge; 2 - Toyota

Races won from starting pos 1: 1 (due to weather, not pole winner)

Earnhardt Jr. to appear at Chicagoland's Fan Zone: National Guard driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., winner of NASCAR's NMPA Most Popular Driver Award for a record-tying 10 consecutive years, will join fans to kick off the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup this September. Earnhardt Jr. is scheduled to appear in Chicagoland Speedway's Checkered Flag Fan Zone for a question-and-answer session with fans on Sunday, Sept. 15, prior to the GEICO 400. Located just outside the main entrance, the Checkered Flag Fan Zone provides race fans with a unique hospitality opportunity to enhance their race day experience. In addition to behind the scenes driver access and a full buffet meal in a climate-controlled tent with unlimited soda, water and three beer tickets, (must be 21 years of age or older) fans will also have access to music, entertainment and prizes.(Chicagoland Speedway)(4-13-2013)

Miller Lite continues partnership with Chicagoland Speedway: Chicagoland Speedway, Route 66 Raceway and MillerCoors announced a multi-year sponsorship renewal that will keep Miller Lite as the Official Beer of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway. MillerCoors, with its corporate headquarters located in downtown Chicago, will continue to support all events across both facilities including the first race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the start of NASCAR's playoffs at Chicagoland Speedway. As the official beer of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, Miller Lite will receive exclusive marketing rights, including what have become fan-favorites such as the Miller Lite Pit Stop, a widely popular beer garden in Chicagoland Speedway's midway area known as Champions Park, and the Miller Lite Turn 1 Party Deck along with signage and other on-site benefits.(Chicagoland Speedway)(3-13-2013)

Chicagoland hosting Rally, Rock, and Race weekend: Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway will present a weekend of NASCAR action, music, off-road racing and car shows as part of the Rally, Rock and Race Weekend, July 19-21. Headlined by the STP 300 Nationwide Series on Sunday, July 21, a rare off-weekend for the Sprint Cup Series, Rally, Rock and Race will also feature two nights of the Traxxas TORC Series Baja-style off-road racing at Route 66 Raceway's dirt oval in addition to entertainment including live music and car shows all weekend long. With three exhilarating forms of motorsports to go along with entertainment for the whole family, Rally, Rock and Race weekend is more than just a day at the races.(Chicagoland PR)(1-7-2013)

Track Presidents make wager for BCS National Championship Game: It just so happens that this year's BCS National Championship game has important ties to two of NASCAR's finest tracks. When The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame take on Alabama's Crimson Tide on January 7th, Chicagoland's President Scott Paddock and Talladega Superspeedway's Chairman Grant Lynch will be playing close attention. A bet has been placed on the game and the stakes are high: the loser buys lunch for the entire staff of the winning track and has to pose for a video in the winning team's colors. Scott Paddock, who played basketball for Notre Dame, has placed his bet on his Alma Mater, while Grant Lynch will be betting on Alabamahis team's biggest rival. If the Tide is to win the BCS Championship, Scott Paddock will have to purchase Chicago-style deep dish pizza for the Talladega Superspeedway staff. And if the Fighting Irish pull off a victory, Grant Lynch owes the staff of Chicagoland Speedway Alabama's famous Dreamland Barbecue. The loser will also be forced to film himself wearing the opponent's team gear, and the video will be shown on the Sprint Vision screens at the winner's next race.(Talladega PR)(12-19-2012)

Chicagoland's foundation, R.A.C.E. donates over $70k in 2012: Chicagoland Speedway's 501c3 foundation, R.A.C.E., awarded $25,000 in grants to five Chicago-area charities at a luncheon on Thursday, raising its total charitable gifts for 2012 to $70,370.
"When we launched R.A.C.E. seven months ago, we knew it had the ability to benefit those in the community and we are seeing that come to fruition," said Scott Paddock, president of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway. "What we accomplished in our first year exceeded our expectations, but we are committed to growing our charitable arm to new heights in 2013. This process has given us a wonderful opportunity to see how many remarkable local projects are in need of support and we are ready to step up and assist in filling that void going forward."
The Bridge Teen Center, Greater Joliet YMCA, George Werden Buck Boys and Girls Club, Nathan C. Splant Foundation and Will County Children's Advocacy Center were selected and recognized for their notable contributions to the community and were awarded cash donations through the R.A.C.E. grant process.
- The Bridge Teen Center received a $5,000 donation for their after school programs.
- R.A.C.E. provided Joliet's Central City YMCA, part of the Greater Joliet Area YMCA, with $5,000 to support Project SOAR and Central City YMCA's youth basketball and cheerleading leagues.
- George Werden Buck Boys & Girls Club received a donation of $6,500 to assist with their Memorable Male Mentors program with aims to counteract the gang recruitment of young males in the Joliet community.
- In addition, the Nathan C. Splant Foundation received a $2,000 for the Halo Project which provides HALO SleepSacks for babies in the NICU of Munster Community Hospital.
- The Will County Children's Advocacy Center received a donation of $6,500 to aid the Forensic Child Interview Program.
In addition to the $25,000 in grants, the Speedway also awarded another $45,000 through scholarships, silent auctions, partnerships and raffles. As an Advisory Committee member, Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante was on-site for the presentation. "Joliet and Will County are home to some of the most incredible charities and programs in the state of Illinois and it is great to see them receiving the support they deserve," said Giarrante. "Chicagoland Speedway is committed to changing our community for the better and as a R.A.C.E. Advisory Committee member I am excited to be a part of that process going forward." With a focus on youth, safe driving and the military, R.A.C.E. raised funds over the course of the year through community events, raffles and auctions. The three principles guided the seven-member R.A.C.E. Advisory Committee, which was responsible for evaluating grant applications throughout the year.(Chicagoland Speedway)(12-15-2012)

Chase to start in Chicago again in 2013: NASCAR will open the Chase for the Sprint Cup at Chicagoland Speedway for the third consecutive year in 2013. Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's senior vice president of race operations, said before Sunday's Chase opener that the 1½-mile track will host the first of the 10 playoff races again. The 2013 Sprint Cup schedule is expected to be released in about two weeks.(ESPN)(9-17-2012)

Chicago to open gates for practice day: Chicagoland Speedway will open a portion of the south grandstands on Friday, September 14 for viewing of the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series practice sessions. For a $10 donation to R.A.C.E., Chicagoland Speedway's 501(c)(3) foundation, fans will have access to general admission seating in the stands. Tickets are only available for purchase on September 14 at the south gate. Kids 12 and under will be admitted free of charge. Fans can enter through Gate 2 off of Schweitzer road and park in Lot P. Parking lots will open at 10:00 am with gates opening at 11:00 am.(Chicagoland Speedway)(8-16-2012)

Danica Patrick to appear at Chicagoloand Checkered Flag Fan Zone: Roscoe, Ill. native and one of NASCAR's most popular drivers, Danica Patrick, will kick-off her first of two NASCAR weekends of racing at Chicagoland Speedway as she takes to the track on Sunday, July 22, for the STP 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series Race. Before she takes the green flag, Patrick will be appearing in the Checkered Flag Fan Zone for a question-and-answer session with fans. Patrick, who will run in three races at Chicagoland Speedway in 2012, will join reigning 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Riverton, Ill. Native and last year's STP 300 Champion, Justin Allgaier, in the Checkered Flag Fan Zone over the course of the weekend. Patrick, Allgaier and Stenhouse Jr. will give fans an opportunity to get inside news from NASCAR's up-and-coming stars while also having access to food and beverages in a race fan's ideal social atmosphere. The Checkered Flag Fan Zone is located just outside of the track's main entrance and provides race fans with a unique, inside look at a few of their favorite drivers along with a hospitality opportunity.(Chicagoland Speedway)(6-11-2012)

American Ethanol to sponsor Chicagoland truck race: Chicagoland Speedway today announced Growth Energy and the Illinois Corn Marketing Board have partnered to become the event title sponsor of its 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. The American Ethanol 225 on Saturday, July 21, represents the return of summer night racing to Chicagoland Speedway. Representing a wide array of ethanol supporters, from farmers to bio-engineering firms, American Ethanol was established by Growth Energy in partnership with the National Corn Growers Association and others. Ethanol represents the most commercially-viable alternative to 100% petroleum-based fuel that America currently holds, and corn ethanol reduces emissions by 59 percent.(Chicagoland Speedway PR)(6-5-2012)

Chicagoland Speedway announces new president...for a day: Chicagoland Speedway president Scott Paddock is relinquishing his seat at the helm of the Speedway while Comcast SportsNet's Chicago Tribune Live host, David Kaplan, proudly steps in to serve as Chicagoland Speedway's president for the day. In what originally started off as a friendly bet between Paddock and Kaplan on their weekly Comcast SportsNet show, quickly turned into a season-long point's competition for bragging rights and a day that will turn out to be one of the best days for NASCAR fans in the Chicagoland area.
"Sure, Scott Paddock has made many steps in the right direction since taking over last year, but it's not every day I get to be president of the state's largest sporting facility," said Kaplan, the only broadcaster in Chicago to host a daily radio show, TV show and write a regular column in a major newspaper simultaneously. "As president of Chicagoland Speedway for the day, I want to do something that really gives back to race fans and helps them enjoy their favorite sport up-close-and-personal. That's why I'm implementing special advance ticket pricing so fans that purchase early will have access to even more affordable pricing. And for the first time ever, I'm also going to allow every fan that purchases a ticket to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race to experience the banking of Chicagoland Speedway first hand by allowing all fans on the track for a post-race track walk."
With Kaplan's announcement, for the first time in Chicagoland Speedway history the track will offer advanced ticket pricing. From February 26-April 28, fans can purchase tickets to the two 2012 NASCAR race weekends in advance for the lowest rate of the seasonguaranteedwith single day tickets starting at $25 for the July race weekend and $45 for the September Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend. Also, for the first time in the track's history fans will have the opportunity to walk the race track immediately following September's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
In addition to Kaplan's fan first-ever fan initiatives he's implementing, he also has changes for the staff at Chicagoland Speedway, "To my loyal Chicagoland Speedway employees, please leave the office by 3:00 p.m. and enjoy the rest of your afternoon!" Catch Kaplan on Comcast SportNet's Chicago Tribune Live to see his day at Chicagoland Speedway.(more info on contests and tickets at Chicagoland Speedway webiste)(12-15-2011)