The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.023 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.
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Jeff Gordon became the first repeat winner, holding off Mark Martin for the win.[2]Dale Jarrett dominated the second 100 miles of the race but lost his chance near the halfway point when he ran out of fuel, and coasted back to the pits; he lost four laps but made them up due to numerous cautions. Gordon's victory was the first in the Winston No Bull 5 program.
^Kelly, Paul. "YEar-By-Year Brickyard 400 Race Recaps: 1990s", Indianapolis Motor Speedway, June 6, 2020. Accessed February 3, 2024. "1998... Gordon became the first driver to win this race twice, again in the familiar rainbow-colored No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet owned by Hendrick Motorsports with crew chief Ray Evernham calling the shots."
