GEICO 400

For the NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway, see Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400.
GEICO 400
Venue Chicagoland Speedway
Sponsor GEICO
First race 2001
Distance 400.5 miles (644.542 km)
Laps 267
Previous names Tropicana 400 (2001-2004)
USG Sheetrock 400 (2005-2007)
LifeLock.com 400 (2008-2010)

The GEICO 400[1] is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held annually at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. In 2007 it was announced that the 2008 race would become a night race after being held as a day time race for the past 7 years.[2]

After 10 years of being held in July, on August 9, 2010 it was announced that the race will become the first race in the Chase For The Sprint Cup for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, replacing and bumping New Hampshire's chase race to the second race in the chase.

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Race history

Introduced in 2001 to the NASCAR circuit as the Tropicana 400, the LifeLock.com 400 is a relatively new race. It has seen five different winners in its first six years, with Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart being the only repeat winners. The race is now sponsored by the insurance giant GEICO.

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2001 July 15 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:18:16 121.200
2002 July14 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:55:37 136.832
2003 July 13 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:59:15 134.590
2004 July 11 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:05:33 129.507
2005 July 10 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:08:16 127.638
2006 July 9 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 270* 405 (651.784) 3:03:59 132.077
2007 July 15 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:58:59 134.258
2008 July 12 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:59:20 133.936
2009 July 11 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:59:39 133.804
2010 July 10 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:45:34 145.138
2011 Sept 19* Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:47:41 143.306
Note: *2006 race distance was extended to 270 laps, 405 miles (652 km) because of a green-white-checkered finish.
*2011 race postponed from September 18, 2011 to September 19 because of rain.

Manufacturer wins

Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 Chevrolet 8
2 Toyota 2
3 Dodge 1

Television broadcasters

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2011 ESPN Allen Bestwick Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2010 TNT Adam Alexander Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty
2009 TNT Ralph Sheheen Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty
2008 TNT Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty
2007 TNT Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty
2006 TNT Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach and Benny Parsons
2005 NBC Bill Weber Wally Dallenbach and Benny Parsons
2004 NBC Allen Bestwick Wally Dallenbach and Benny Parsons
2003 NBC Allen Bestwick Wally Dallenbach and Benny Parsons
2002 NBC Allen Bestwick Wally Dallenbach and Benny Parsons
2001 NBC Allen Bestwick Wally Dallenbach and Benny Parsons

References

  1. ^ NASCAR.com: LifeLock to be title sponsor of Chicagoland Cup event
  2. ^ FOX Sports.com: Chicagoland race goes under the lights

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