Brickyard's allure going strong for NASCAR drivers, fans (USA Today)
Retired NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Dale Jarrett knows how to win the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, which marks its 15th anniversary this weekend. He did so in 1996 and 1999 and trails only Jeff Gordon in career Cup wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Jeff Gordon contemplates life after driving career (Arizona Daily Star)
INDIANAPOLIS — Retire? Jeff Gordon? Sure, it will happen eventually. Gordon will give up his Hall of Fame-caliber NASCAR driving career, but here's the twist — it might happen sooner than you think.

Tim Tuttle: Gordon looks to break ahead of the pack in the place it all began (Sports Illustrated)
The conspiracy theorists jumped all over Jeff Gordon's victory in the Brickyard 400 in 1994. They floated rumors that somehow, someway, NASCAR had given Gordon, the hometown hero, The Call in Sprint Cup's inaugural race at the storied Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Team notes: NASCAR's best bracing for Brickyard (USA Today)
NASCAR team reports as the Sprint Cup Series travels to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the prestigious Allstate 400 at the Brickyard:

Nascar Leaders (The Kansas City Star)
1. Kyle Busch, 2,881. 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,619. 3. Jeff Burton, 2,590. 4. Carl Edwards, 2,509. 5. Jimmie Johnson, 2,494. 6. Jeff Gordon, 2,384. 7. Greg Biffle, 2,318. 8. Matt Kenseth, 2,317. 9. Kevin Harvick, 2,308. 10. Tony Stewart, 2,305.

NASCAR: A (half) season to remember (The Indianapolis Star)
The biggest headlines through the first half of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season have been generated by Joe Gibbs Racing from one driver who just arrived and another who is about to leave.

Busch a ways to go before reaching record (Miami Herald)
With seven victories in 19 Sprint Cup Series races this season, Kyle Busch is making a bid towards tying, or perhaps breaking, the NASCAR modern-era record of 13 wins in a season, set by Richard Petty in 1975 and Jeff Gordon in 1998.

Indianapolis: Jeff Gordon preview (Motorsport.com)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 22, 2008) - After enjoying a weekend off, Jeff Gordon is "geared up" for the final stretch of 17 consecutive races to close out the 2008 season.

Indianapolis: Round 20 preview (Motorsport.com)
In 1994, NASCAR roared into Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a brand-new race and a brand-new star named Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet). Gordon won the inaugural Indy event -- just two months after he had won one of NASCAR's then-established "majors," the Coca-Cola 600.

NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Preview (Miami Herald)