Sunday afternoon, the Sprint Cup Series makes its 15th trip back to the place where they said stock cars will never race, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All this week, FanHouse will relive the best moments we've seen at the Brickyard.
The 1994 and inaugural running of the Brickyard 400 couldn't have ended in a more storybook manner for both IMS and NASCAR racing. Some would say the race was the first big step NASCAR took to becoming America's most-followed racing series as it started to shed its Southern roots and showcase a new golden boy driver.
Watch for yourself as the hometown kid tackles the last five laps of the 1994 Brickyard 400:
Ernie Irvan looked to be on his way to victory with just a handful of laps remaining ahead of sophomore Jeff Gordon until he lost a tire heading to turn one and finally cut it on the backstretch while leading the first-ever stock car race at track long known for the Indianapolis 500.
The 1994 and inaugural running of the Brickyard 400 couldn't have ended in a more storybook manner for both IMS and NASCAR racing. Some would say the race was the first big step NASCAR took to becoming America's most-followed racing series as it started to shed its Southern roots and showcase a new golden boy driver.
Watch for yourself as the hometown kid tackles the last five laps of the 1994 Brickyard 400:
Ernie Irvan looked to be on his way to victory with just a handful of laps remaining ahead of sophomore Jeff Gordon until he lost a tire heading to turn one and finally cut it on the backstretch while leading the first-ever stock car race at track long known for the Indianapolis 500.
