Chicagoland Speedway:

Chicagoland Speedway:

History

·         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.

Notebook

·         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.

·         Youngest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chicagoland Speedway winner: Kyle Busch (07/12/2008 – 23 years, 2 months, 10 days).

·         Oldest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chicagoland Speedway winner: Mark Martin (07/11/2009 – 50 years, 6 months, 2 days).