USG Sheetrock 400
Venue	Chicagoland Speedway
Corporate sponsor	United States Gypsum
First race	2001
Distance	400.5 miles (644.5 km)
Number of laps	267
Previous names	Tropicana 400 (2001-2004)

The USG Sheetrock 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. The following is a list of race tracks used by NASCAR as part of its Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series, and/or Craftsman Truck Series. ... Chicagoland Speedway is a speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. ... To sponsor something is to support an event, activity, person or organization by providing money or other resources in exchange for something, usually advertising or publicity, and always access to an audience. ... Categories: Companies traded on NYSE | Corporation stubs | Fortune 500 companies | Companies based in Illinois ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... Chicagoland Speedway is a speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. ... Joliet is a city located in both Will and Kendall County, Illinois and is a suburb southwest of Chicago. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ...

Introduced in 2001 to the NASCAR circuit as the Tropicana 400, the USG Sheetrock 400 is a relatively new race. Since it started, it has been the 18th race of the season, directly following the Pepsi 400. It has seen three different winners in it's first four years, Kevin Harvick being the back-to-back winner of the first two NEXTEL Cup Series (then Winston Cup Series) races. The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ...

Past Winners

• 2004 Tony Stewart
• 2003 Ryan Newman
• 2002 Kevin Harvick
• 2001 Kevin Harvick

Tony Stewart laughs with teammate Bobby Labonte. ... Ryan Newman was born on December 8th, 1977, In 2002 he was the Nextel Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year. ... Kevin Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American race car driver, competing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Richard Childress, driving the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet. ...