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NASCAR GEICO400

September 16, 2012

Chicagoland Speedway

Joliet, Illinois

GEICO 400 (former Lifelock.com 400) is a Sprint Cup Series stock car race held annually each summer at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. The NASCAR GEICO 400 Has only been around since 2001. This new race was won back-to-back by Kevin Harvick the first two years in Chicago. At first, the race was called USG Sheetrock 400 and then the Tropicana 400.

For the 2012 celebrations there will be a country music concert with superstar Luke Bryan, this will kickoff the begining of The Chase Series event. Another addition to the celebrations this year is the Post race walk, for the first time fans will have the oportinuty to walk on the actual track after the Geico 400.

After 10 years of being held in July, on August 9, 2010 it was announced that the race will become the first race in the Chase For The Sprint Cup for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, replacing and bumping New Hampshire’s chase race to the second race in the chase.

Race sponsorship has now been taken over by LifeLock, a fraud-prevention company which has also previously sponsored the Kansas 400 in 2007, and the first Michigan 400 race of the year in 2008 and 2009, with all three carrying the title of LifeLock 400 during that time.

2012 Schedule

Thursday, September 13th

6:00 PM....................Hauler Parade - Campgrounds

Friday, September 14th

10:00 AM...................Parking Lot Opens (Lot P, Gate 2 off Schweitzer Road)

11:00 AM...................Gates Open

12:00 PM...................NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice

1:40 PM.....................NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice

3:00 PM.....................NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice

4:40 PM.....................NASCAR Nationwide Series Final PracticeDollar General 300

4:00 PM.....................Race Fan Rally in Downtown Joliet, Illinois

Saturday, September 15th

7:00 AM.....................Parking Lots Open (Early Bird Lots A, D & P Open at 6:00 AM)

8:00 AM.....................Champions Park Opens

8:00 AM.....................Live Entertainment – Main Stage Champion’s Park

9:00 AM.....................Registration for Sprint Cup Series Autograph Session – Social Hub

9:00 AM.....................Gates/Pit Corral Open

11:00 AM...................Radio Disney Road Crew Live!

11:00 AM...................NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Autograph Session

*Featuring Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle, Bobby Labonte and David Ragan.

Limited availability for sessions. First come, first serve. Wristbands for the session

will be distributed at 9am at the Social Hub. To attend the autograph session, you

must come to the autograph session area between 10:45am and 11:15am.

11:05 AM...................NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying

12:00 PM...................Miller Lite Bean Bag Contest

12:00 PM...................Game Time with Dash

12:40 PM...................NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying

2:00 PM.....................NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver Introduction

2:30 PM.....................NASCAR Nationwide Series Race, Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola (200 laps, 300 miles)

2:30 PM.....................Champions Park Closes GEICO 400

Sunday, September 16th

7:00 AM.....................Parking Lots Open (Early Bird Lots A, D & P Open at 6:00 AM)

8:00 AM.....................Champions Park Opens

8:00 AM.....................Music in Champions Park

9:00 AM.....................Gates/Pit Corral Open

9:30 AM.....................Live Entertainment – Main Stage Champion’s Park

10:00 AM...................Miller Lite Bean Bag Contest

11:00 AM...................Game Time with Dash

11:15 AM...................Pre-Race Concert in the Infield – Luke Bryan

12:20 PM...................NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Introduction

1:00 PM.....................NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race, GEICO 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles)

1:00 PM.....................Champions Park Closes

Past winners

Year	Date	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Manufacturer	Time of Race	Average Speed
Tropicana 400
2001	15-Jul	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	3:18:16	121.200 mph
2002	14-Jul	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	2:55:37	136.832 mph
2003	13-Jul	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing	Dodge	2:59:15	134.590 mph
2004	11-Jul	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	3:05:33	129.507 mph
USG Sheetrock 400
2005	10-Jul	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	3:08:16	127.638 mph
2006	9-Jul	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	3:03:59	132.077 mph
2007	15-Jul	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	2:58:59	134.258 mph
LifeLock.com 400
2008	12-Jul	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2:59:20	133.936 mph
2009	11-Jul	Mark Martin	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2:59:39	133.804 mph
2010	10-Jul	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	2:45:34	145.138 mph
GEICO 400
2011	18-Sep	Tony Stewart	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	2:47:41	143.306mph
2012	16-Sep