(NOTE: As this is the inaugural Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway, there are no event statistics. Complete stats will return next week for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway).
THE NUMBERS for the Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway
6– number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend at Kentucky Speedway 90-120 minutes – approximate time it takes to dry the 1.5-mile track after a significant rainfall
(First Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, no event statistics available)
2011 Caution Update
4 – number of races extended beyond scheduled distance in 2011; six of the first 17 races in 2010 were extended beyond the scheduled distance
4 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana and Pocono); four also the fewest cautions in the first 17 races of 2010 (Michigan and New Hampshire)
16 – most cautions this season (Daytona); Martinsville had 13 cautions, the most in the first 17 races of 2010
131 – number of cautions in the first 17 races of 2011 compared to 133 in 2010
63 – cautions for accidents this season compared to 72 for the same number of races in 2010
621 of 5,028 – number of laps under caution in 2011; 686 of 5,368 in 2010
867.759 of 6,915.900 – miles under caution in the first 17 races
Provided by Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports
