Champions dominate Brickyard storylines

NASCAR's annual pilgrimage to the Brickyard is hailed as one of the most significant stops on the Sprint Cup schedule. The pageantry surrounding Indianapolis Motor Speedway has never been lost on the stock car set. It's one of the reasons sponsors wait until the Brickyard 400 to make major announcements, even though Chicagoland Speedway is in the shadow of the third largest market in the U.S. and the advertising capital of the Mid-America. More importantly, due to Indianapolis Motor Speedway's storied past, some drivers consider a win at 16th and Georgetown to be every bit as prestigious as the Daytona 500, particularly racers from the Midwest and West Coast. But in the 15 years since the Cup tour made its debut, the 2.5-miler has become part of NASCAR history as well. Here are 10 storylines to follow in this weekend's... [read full story]