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Win More Races with Paul Menard - Paul Menard Wins The 18th Annual Brickyard 400

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"I've been coming here sine I was a little a kid. My dad (Sponsor John Menard) has been coming here for 35 years. This is for Dad.

I can't believe we won Indy. My spotter (Slugger) kept telling me where Jeff Gordon was and how hard he was coming. It's quite an honor to beat.

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Jeff Gordon here at Indy. This is the greatest race track in the world."

Notes & Photos From The Brickyard, July 29-30, 2011

Greg Biffle #16 turned the fastest Lap in second practice @178.310mph.

Photo (Above) By Dan Peters

Jimmie Johnson & Daytona 500 Winner Trevor Bayne talk about second practice

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#56 Martin Truex Jr. 2nd fastest lap

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#48 Jimmie Johnson 3rd fastest lap @ 174.58mph.

Photo (Above and Below) By Dan Peters
2000 Brickyard 400 Winner #47 Bobby Labonte

#00 David Reutimann

#33 Clint Bowyer

#18 Kyle Busch

#5 Mark Martin Sports The Quaker State Colors

#99 Carl Edwards

#24 Jeff Gordon

#13 Driver Casey Mears

Kyle Busch & Clint Bowyer

Kevin Harvick & teammate Clint Bowyer talk about who's sandwich is that?

Photo Gallery 2011 Brickyard 400 Weekend

Photos By Dan Peters

Race Day Photos From the 2011 Brickyard 400

Photos By Mark Rotor

KENSETH LEADS ROUSH FENWAY POWER PLAY AT BRICKYARD PRACTICE

INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, July 29, 2011 - Matt Kenseth was the fastest driver overall on the opening day of practice Friday, July 29 for the Brickyard 400 presented by Big Machine Records.com, turning a top lap of 181.203 mph in the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford.

Kenseth was one of three Roush Fenway Racing Fords among the top five overall. Teammates Carl Edwards and David Ragan were fourth and fifth, respectively.

"Our first lap on the racetrack was our fastest lap today," Kenseth said. "Unfortunately, it's been kind of downhill since then. We really struggled in race trim with the Crown Royal car and have some work to do before Sunday."

All five of the top speeds were turned in the first practice, when teams worked on qualifying setups on the 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Kasey Kahne was second at 181.178 in the No. 4 Red Bull Toyota, followed by Denny Hamlin at 181.050 in the No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota. Edwards was fourth at 180.658 in the No. 99 Ortho Home Defense Max Ford, with Ragan rounding out the top five at 180.404 in the No. 6 UPS/Hall of Fame/Ned Jarrett Ford.