Tuesday, June 12, 2012

SRT Motorsports Presents THE NUMBERS for The Quicken Loans 400

THE NUMBERS for the QUICKEN LOANS 400

Michigan Int’l Speedway (all 85 Sprint Cup races)
0 – fewest cautions (three times, most recent 6/13/99)
1 – fewest laps led by race winner (Mark Martin, 6/14/09)
2 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (five times, most recent 6/15/75)
5 – fewest leaders (five times, most recent 8/12/84)
6 – races won from outside a top-20 starting position
6 – wins by Dodge at MIS since manufacturer’s return to NASCAR in 2001
7 – fewest lead changes (8/12/84)
8 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend at MIS
9 – most wins (David Pearson)
10 – most poles (David Pearson)
10 – most cautions (8/20/06)
11 – wins by car owner (Wood Brothers, Jack Roush)
14 – fewest cars running at finish (6/16/74)
15 – most leaders (6/20/82)
19 – drivers with more than one win
21 – drivers with more than one pole at MIS
24 – wins from the front row; 16 from the pole
32 – worst starting position for race winner (Mark Martin, 2009)
34 – different race winners
37 – most cars on lead lap at finish (6/18/06)
41 – different pole winners
41 – most cars running at finish (five times, most recent 6/17/07)
63 – most caution laps (8/24/75)
65 – most lead changes (8/16/81)
66 – races won from a top-10 starting spot
120 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 2.0-mile track
162 – laps led by race winner (Rusty Wallace, 8/20/89)

2012 Caution Update
1 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana)
4 – races extended beyond scheduled distance (Daytona, Martinsville, Talladega and Darlington)
10 – most cautions this season (Daytona)
80 – cautions in the first 14 races of 2012; includes 33 for accidents, 27 for debris and eight for spins
433 of 4,448 – laps under caution in 2012
574.571 of 5,633.118 – miles under caution in the first 14 races


- Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports Press Release

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