USG Sheetrock 400
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| Venue | Chicagoland Speedway |
| Corporate sponsor | United States Gypsum |
| First race | 2001 |
| Distance | 400.5 miles (644.5 km) |
| Number of laps | 267 |
| Previous names | Tropicana 400 (2001-2004) |
The USG Sheetrock 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois.
Introduced in 2001 to the NASCAR circuit as the Tropicana 400, the USG Sheetrock 400 is a relatively new race. Since it started, it has been the 18th race of the season, directly following the Pepsi 400. It has seen five different winners in its first six years, Kevin Harvick being the back-to-back winner of the first two NEXTEL Cup Series (then Winston Cup Series) races.
[edit] Past winners
- 2006 Jeff Gordon (405 miles / 270 laps due to green-white-checker finish)
- 2005 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- 2004 Tony Stewart
- 2003 Ryan Newman
- 2002 Kevin Harvick
- 2001 Kevin Harvick
[edit] Trivia
During the 2006 running of the Sheetrock 400, Jeff Gordon spun Matt Kenseth out on the last lap which caused the Green-white-checkered finish. After the race, Jeff Gordon claimed it was not to get back at Kenseth for spinning him out a couple weeks before at Bristol.
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