THE NUMBERS for the BRICKYARD 400
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (All Sprint Cup races)
1 – fewest cautions (8/5/95)
2 – races won from the pole; three from the front row in previous 17 events
3 – most poles (Jeff Gordon)
3 – races won from outside a top-20 starting position
4 – most wins at IMS (Jeff Gordon)
4 – drivers with more than one win
4 – fewest caution laps (8/5/95)
5 – fewest leaders (8/5/00)
6 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend at IMS
9 – fewest lead changes (three times, most recent 7/26/09) 10 – different race winner at IMS
11 – fewest laps led by race winner (Dale Jarrett, 8/3/96)
13 – most cautions (8/8/04)
14 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (8/5/00)
14 – different pole winners at IMS
26 – most lead changes (7/27/08)
27 – fewest cars running at finish (8/8/04)
36 – most cars on lead lap at finish 7/27/08)
41 – most cars running at finish (7/27/08)
52 – most caution laps (7/27/08)
150 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 2.5-mile track
124 – most laps led by race winner (Jeff Gordon, 8/8/04)
2011 Caution Update
4 – number of races extended beyond scheduled distance in 2011 (Daytona1, Darlington, Charlotte, Daytona2)
4 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana and Pocono)
16 – most cautions this season (Daytona1)
147 – number of cautions in the first 19 races of 2011; total includes 68 for accidents, 34 for debris and 22 for spins
697 of 5,596 – number of laps under caution in 2011
962.311 of 7,634.858 – miles under caution in the first 19 races
Provided by Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports
