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40 Fewer ServiceMaster Clean Cautions This Season

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (December 16, 2010) –The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season had a significant decrease in the number of cautions compared to 2009. There were 265 ServiceMaster Clean cautions during the regular-season, 36-race schedule just completed compared to 305 in 2009. The number was 56 less than the 321 cautions in 2008.

ServiceMaster Clean, well known internationally for its cleaning and restoration services, is completing its second season as the official sponsor of caution periods at the 19 International Speedway Corp. and Speedway Motorsports Inc. tracks, as well as Dover International Speedway.

ServiceMaster Clean participated in 33 of the 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races during the season (Pocono and Indianapolis are not part of the program). When there was a problem on the track and the yellow flag was displayed, the company’s familiar yellow vehicles were dispatched to clean the track.

All 36 races went the scheduled distance, but two (spring races at Martinsville and Texas) were postponed until Monday due to rain. Only two other events (Michigan2 and Richmond2) were interrupted by a caution for rain. Five of the first nine races were extended beyond the scheduled distance for a green-white-checkered finish, but only two in the last 27 races.

In the NASCAR Nationwide Series, there were 27 fewer cautions this season compared to 2009. The scheduled laps were completed at all 35 Nationwide Series events with 10 extended beyond that distance for a green-white-checkered finish following a late-race caution.

About ServiceMaster Clean
In racing, a yellow flag means it’s time to clean up the track. Debris removal and track drying must be done quickly and professionally in order to get back to racing. In homes and businesses across North America, a yellow ServiceMaster Clean van means cleaning and restoration is being done quickly and professionally by America’s number one cleaning team.

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ServiceMaster Clean
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SPRINT CUP SERIES

ServiceMaster ‘By The Numbers
(*Pocono and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are not participants in the ServiceMaster Caution program)
                                           2010               2009
Cautions (36 races)                        265                305
Cautions (33 races*)                       246                283
Caution Laps (36 races)                    1,325              1,447
Cautions Laps (33 races*)                  1,242              1,374
Laps Run (36 races)                        10,778             10,492
Laps Run (33 races*)                       10,214             9,960
Miles Run (36 races)                       14,537.508         14,107.391
Miles Under Caution (36 races)             1,839.510          1,972.568
Most Caution in a Race                     15 (Martinsville2) 17 (Darlington)
Fewest Cautions in a Race                  3 (Richmond2)      3 (Michigan1, Indianapolis)
Most Caution Laps in a Race                103 (Bristol2)     73 (Martinsville1)
Most Miles Under Caution (Race)            100.000(Daytona1)  99.718 (Darlington)
Race Extended Due to Caution (36 races)    7                  5
Race Shortened Due to Weather (36 races)   0                  3

Caution Breakdown
(Reason For Caution)
                                           2010               2009
Cautions                                   265                305
Accident                                   140                146
Spin/Stalled                               46                 53
Debris                                     49                 70
Oil/Fluids                                 16                 14
Rain                                       5                  12
Competition Yellow                         6                  9
Other                                      3                  1

2010 races interrupted by rain (Martinsville1, Texas1, Michigan2, Richmond2).  Martinsville and Texas were run on Monday while Michigan and Richmond were interrupted only briefly, but completed as scheduled.
2009 races interrupted by rain (Daytona1, Fontana1, Charlotte1, Loudon1, Michigan2, Bristol2, Charlotte2)
2009 races shortened due to rain (Daytona1, Charlotte1, Loudon1).

NATIONWIDE SERIES
ServiceMaster Clean ‘By The Numbers’
(All 35 Events)
                                           2010                     2009
Cautions                                   221                      248
Caution Laps                               1,031                    1,158
Laps Run                                   6,489                    6,715
Miles Run                                  8,700.431                8,643.964
Miles Under Caution                        1,410.611                1,505.483
Most Caution                               11 (Bristol1, Homestead) 14 (Memphis)
Fewest Cautions                            2 (Michigan)             2 (Chicago)
Most Miles Under Caution                   80.000(Daytona1)         90.000 (Las Vegas)
Race Length Extended Due to Caution        10                       9
Race Length Shortened Due to Weather       0                        1 (Charlotte1)

- Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports, Press Release