A Monster Energy Nascar Challenge

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* Nine drivers have raced in the Indianapolis 500 and what is now known as the Allstate 400 during their careers: Tony Stewart, John Andretti, Geoff Brabham, A.J. Foyt, Larry Foyt, Robby Gordon, Jason Leffler, Scott Pruett, and Danny Sullivan.

* Surprisingly, Gordon and Stewart are the only drivers with open-wheel backgrounds who have done well at Indy. Ryan Newman, for instance, has only one top 10 finish in four tries.

* Since Gordon has won at the Brickyard 400 four times in 12 tries, the list of winners is relatively short. Dale Jarrett is the only other driver to have won more than once. Jarrett, in fact, is the only driver currently in the top 10 who has ever won at the track.

* Feud of the Week
Rusty Wallace vs Ryan Newman
The teammates still do not get along. That's not exactly right. They don't feud; they just have very little interaction. In marked contrast to the efforts of Roger Penske's teams in other forms of motorsports, the two NASCAR teams go their own way.