Brickyard 400 date could change

Neither Joey Chitwood nor NASCAR president Mike Helton would comment on published reports NASCAR is trying to swap the races at Indianapolis and Pocono (Pa.) Raceway to make the 2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard the first race for ESPN's return to the sport.

This year's Pocono race is July 23, followed by the last off weekend of the Nextel Cup season ahead of the Brickyard.

"We're working on the schedule and hopefully we'll be able to release it soon. That's all I can tell you," Helton said.

Chitwood said the sanctioning agreement is up for discussion, as it always is this time of year, but his primary focus and that of Speedway CEO Tony George is Formula One and bringing back the U.S. Grand Prix.

"We've got a schedule with three major events and we just have to figure out how everything fits," Chitwood said. Indy Star