* Both #48-Jimmie Johnson and #24-Jeff Gordon will be looking for their 5th win at the track, which will tie them with Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher for the most wins at Indianapolis in major races.
* Jimmie Johnson finished 42nd in each of the last two races, matching his career-worst finish. In his first 452 career Sprint Cup starts, he finished 42nd just twice. He’s won 4 of the last 8 Brickyard 400s.
* This race could be a good indicator of who’s going to win the title. In 40% of the past Brickyard 400s (8 of 20), the race winner went on to win the championship.
* In three of the last four years, the driver who won this race entered 18th or lower in points, including Ryan Newman last year, who came in 19th. In the first 16 runnings of this race, every driver who won entered this race in the top 10 in points, with the lowest points position being Jeff Gordon in 1994 (10th).(ESPN)(7-26-2014)
