� Construction of the Chicagoland Speedway began in August 1999.
� The first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Chicago was July 14, 2001.
� The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was held on July 15, 2001.
� This weekend marks the second year Chicagoland Speedway has been included in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Sept. 18, 2011.
� There have been 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Chicagoland Speedway.
� 11 drivers have competed in all 10 races.
� Todd Bodine won the first pole.
� There has been a different pole winner after every qualifying session (qualifying was canceled in 2008), 10 total.
� Kevin Harvick won the first two races.
� Eight different drivers have won races, led by Tony Stewart with three.
� Kyle Busch won the 2008 race from the pole, the first time a driver won from the pole. It was also the only time a driver had won from a top-five starting position.
� Kevin Harvick won the 2002 race from the 32nd starting position, the deepest in the field that a race winner ever started at Chicago.
� Only one starting position has multiple wins: 14th. Mark Martin won from the 14th starting position in 2009, as did Ryan Newman in 2003.
� Tony Stewart (8.7), Jeff Gordon (10.0) and Jimmie Johnson (10.0) are active drivers who average a top-10 finish at Chicago.
� Six of the last seven races have ended with a margin of victory under one second. The closest margin of victory at Chicago was 0.159 sec. (7-12-08).
� Joe Gibbs leads all car owners in wins at Chicago with three, followed by Richard Childress and Rick Hendrick with two each.
� Chevrolet leads the series with the most wins by a manufacturer at Chicago with eight.(NASCAR)(9-11-2012)
