Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

When: Today, qualifying (ESPN2, 7-9:30 a.m.), practice (Speed, 11 a.m.-noon; ESPN2, 12:30-1:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 11 a.m. (ESPN, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.).

Where: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval, 2.5 miles), Indianapolis.

Distance: 400 miles, 160 laps.

2008 winner: Jimmie Johnson.

Fast fact: Tony Stewart, the Indiana driver who won the 2005 and 2007 races, tops the season standings with 2,884 points with seven races left before the start of the 12-driver Chase for the championship. Four-time Brickyard winner Jeff Gordon is second with 2,709, followed by three-time defending champion Johnson (2,672).