The 2011 Brickyard 400 Marks a Crossroads for the Famous RaceThe Brickyard 400 became a fan favorite and a highlighted stop on the NASCAR senior circuit as soon as the first race was announced. It is a relative newcomer to the series—the inaugural Brickyard in 1994. The reasons were obvious and legitimate: the race was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The NASCAR stock cars were the first non-open-wheeled vehicles allowed to tear into the famous speedway. As the name suggests, the race is 400 miles, which takes 160 laps on the 2.5-mile oval. spThe race set NASCAR records for attendance, as crowds nearing 300,000 flocked to watch the closed wheel steel beast tackle the speedway.However, with the novelty of NASCAR stock cars racing...

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The 2011 Brickyard 400 Marks a Crossroads for the Famous RaceThe Brickyard 400 became a fan favorite and a highlighted stop on the NASCAR senior circuit as soon as the first race was announced. It is a relative newcomer to the series—the inaugural Brickyard in 1994. The reasons were obvious and legitimate: the race was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The NASCAR stock cars were the first non-open-wheeled vehicles allowed to tear into the famous speedway. As the name suggests, the race is 400 miles, which takes 160 laps on the 2.5-mile oval. spThe race set NASCAR records for attendance, as crowds nearing 300,000 flocked to watch the closed wheel steel beast tackle the speedway.However, with the novelty of NASCAR stock cars racing...

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