Heading into the 20th anniversary of NASCAR racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, legendary names have conquered more often than not. For instance:
– 15 of the 20 races have been won by past, future or reigning series champions.
– 8 winners have gone on to win that year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
– Three NASCAR Hall of Famers have won: Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett (twice) and Bill Elliott (and three others, at least, will undoubtedly one day be enshrined: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart).
Lately, those facts above have been turned on their head. The recent winners list includes names like #1-Jamie McMurray, #27-Paul Menard and #31-Ryan Newman, all of whom are winless in 2014.(NASCAR Wire Service)(7-27-2014)
