Brickyard 400
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The Brickyard 400 is a major annual NASCAR Cup Series race held at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known as one of stock car racing’s most prestigious events.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brickyard 400 canonical | 31 |
| 2000 Brickyard 400 | 1 |
| 2010 Brickyard 400 | 1 |
| Verizon 200 at the Brickyard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1109834 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brickyard 400 Context triple: [NASCAR, hasNotableEvent, Brickyard 400]
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A.
Southern 500
The Southern 500 is one of NASCAR’s oldest and most prestigious stock car races, traditionally held at Darlington Raceway and often associated with Labor Day weekend.
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B.
Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a premier annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race, widely regarded as the sport’s most prestigious event and held each February at Daytona International Speedway.
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C.
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a major motorsports complex in Concord, North Carolina, best known for hosting prominent NASCAR races such as the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America Roval 400.
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D.
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a famed high-banked NASCAR racetrack known for its extreme speeds and dramatic pack racing.
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E.
Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway is a major motorsports complex in Kansas City, Kansas, best known for hosting NASCAR races and other large racing events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brickyard 400 Target entity description: The Brickyard 400 is a major annual NASCAR Cup Series race held at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known as one of stock car racing’s most prestigious events.
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A.
Southern 500
The Southern 500 is one of NASCAR’s oldest and most prestigious stock car races, traditionally held at Darlington Raceway and often associated with Labor Day weekend.
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B.
Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a premier annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race, widely regarded as the sport’s most prestigious event and held each February at Daytona International Speedway.
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C.
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a major motorsports complex in Concord, North Carolina, best known for hosting prominent NASCAR races such as the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America Roval 400.
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D.
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a famed high-banked NASCAR racetrack known for its extreme speeds and dramatic pack racing.
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E.
Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway is a major motorsports complex in Kansas City, Kansas, best known for hosting NASCAR races and other large racing events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASCAR Cup Series race
ⓘ
annual sporting event ⓘ motorsport event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Brickyard ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | American television networks ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distance | 400 miles ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1994 ⓘ |
| governingBody | NASCAR Cup Series competition officials ⓘ |
| governingRules | NASCAR Cup Series rulebook ⓘ |
| hasFeature | winner traditionally kisses the yard of bricks ⓘ |
| hasGrandPrize | large purse compared to other NASCAR races ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
The Brickyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Brickyard
|
| hasSupportSeries |
NASCAR Truck Series
ⓘ
linked to:
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series ⓘ |
| inauguralWinner | Jeff Gordon ⓘ |
| laps | 160 ⓘ |
| location |
Speedway, Indiana
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| mostWinsDriver | Jeff Gordon ⓘ |
| mostWinsDriverWins | 4 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the yard of bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway start-finish line ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being held at a historic venue shared with the Indianapolis 500
ⓘ
being one of NASCAR’s most prestigious races ⓘ |
| organizer | NASCAR ⓘ |
| prestigeLevel | major NASCAR event ⓘ |
| promoter | Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ |
| qualifyingFormat | time trials ⓘ |
| raceCategory | points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Indianapolis 500 ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures | SAFER barriers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody |
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
ⓘ
linked to:
NASCAR
|
| scheduledMonth |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
| series | NASCAR Cup Series ⓘ |
| sport | stock car racing ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| ticketType |
grandstand seating
ⓘ
infield admission ⓘ |
| timingSystem | electronic timing and scoring ⓘ |
| trackLength | 2.5 miles ⓘ |
| trackType | oval track ⓘ |
| turns | 4 ⓘ |
| typicalAudience |
large live attendance
ⓘ
large television audience ⓘ |
| venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brickyard 400 Description of subject: The Brickyard 400 is a major annual NASCAR Cup Series race held at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known as one of stock car racing’s most prestigious events.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.