Tuesday
Dodge Motorsports’ Presents THE NUMBERS: Good Sam RV Insurance 500
Press Release
Pocono Raceway (all Sprint Cup races)
1 – fewest cautions (7/30/78)
2 – fewest on lead lap at finish (twice, most recent 6/6/82)
3 – fewest caution laps (7/30/78)
4 – races won from outside a top-20 starting position
4 – fewest leaders (twice, most recent 6/9/85)
4 – fewest laps led by race winner (Bobby Labonte, 7/29/01)
5 – most wins (Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott)
5 – most poles (Bill Elliott, Ken Schrader)
10 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend at Pocono Raceway
10 – fewest lead changes (7/26/98)
12 – wins by car owner (Rick Hendrick)
13 – most cautions (twice, most recent 7/24/05)
16 – drivers with more than one pole at “The Tricky Triangle”
16 – most leaders (three times, most recent 6/13/04)
18 – fewest cars running at finish (7/25/82)
22 – wins from the front row; 13 from the pole
29 – worst starting position for race winner (Carl Edwards, 6/12/05)
29 – different race winners
36 – most cars on lead lap at finish (6/10/07)
37 – different pole winners
(42 – most cars running at finish (6/10/07)
56 – most lead changes (7/30/79)
57 – most caution laps (6/13/04)
120 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 2.5-mile track
175 – laps led by race winner (Kurt Busch, 8/5/07)
2011 Caution Update
4 – number of races extended beyond scheduled distance in 2011
4 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana, Pocono)
16 – most cautions this season (Daytona)
152 – number of cautions in the first 20 races of 2011 (includes 70 for accidents, 37 for debris and 22 for spins)
718 of 5,756 – number of laps under caution in 2011
1,014.811 of 8,034.858 – miles under caution in the first 20 races
- Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports, Press Release
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