By Paul Kelly
allstate400atthebrickyard.com
Sunday, November 19, 2006
The crystal ball known as the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard once again was very clear this season.
For the sixth time in the last nine years, the winner of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway also won NASCAR's top championship in the same season.
{{display_poll_23}}2006 winner Jimmie Johnson clinched his first NEXTEL Cup Series championship by finishing ninth in the Ford 400 on Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson won the title by 51 points over 2003 Cup champion Matt Kenseth.
"It's everything I wanted it to be," said Johnson, who finished second in the 2003 and 2004 standings.
Johnson joins Jeff Gordon (1998, 2001), Dale Jarrett (1999), Bobby Labonte (2000) and Tony Stewart (2005) as Allstate 400 at the Brickyard winners and NASCAR Cup Series champions in the same year.
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Tickets: Tickets for the 14th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will go on sale Friday, Dec. 1.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ticket Office is accepting ticket orders for the race. To place an order for tickets, camping or parking, contact the IMS Ticket Office at (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, (317) 492-6700 locally or log on to www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com.
The Ticket Office is located in the IMS Administration Building, at the intersection of 16th Street and Georgetown Road in Indianapolis. Business hours are from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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