Harvick, History Look To Converge At Indy

This piece of statistical history always is eye-catching. If you win the Brickyard 400, there’s a good chance you’ll go on to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. That double-up has happened eight times in the 16-year history of the event.

Kevin Harvick, the current series points leader, looks to add to that history. Harvick has one Brickyard 400 win, in 2003.

Here’s the list of Brickyard 400 winners who have gone on to win the series title:
1998 – Jeff Gordon
1999 – Dale Jarrett
2000 – Bobby Labonte
2001 – Jeff Gordon
2005 – Tony Stewart
2006 – Jimmie Johnson
2008 – Jimmie Johnson
2009 – Jimmie Johnson