THE NUMBERS for the GOOD SAM CLUB 500
Talladega Superspeedway (all 84 Sprint Cup races)
0 – fewest cautions for a Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway (three times, most recent 10/6/02)
1 – fewest laps led by race winner (twice, most recent 4/26/09 – Brad Keselowski)
1 – fewest cars on the lead lap at finish (twice, most recent 5/6/79)
8 – cautions in last year’s spring race
10 – most wins (Dale Earnhardt Sr.)
11 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
11 – most cautions (4/25/04)
13 – wins from the pole; 33 from the front row
14 – fewest running at finish (7/27/86)
23 – races won from a starting spot outside the top 10
29 – most leaders (5/25/11)
35 – different pole winners
40 – most cars running at finish (4/22/01)
41 – drivers have posted wins in the 84 races
62 – most caution laps (5/7/72)
88 – most lead changes (twice, most recent 4/17/11)
153 – most laps led by race winner (Pete Hamilton, 8/23/70)
120 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 2.66-mile track after a significant rainfall
2011 Caution Update
7 – number of races extended beyond scheduled distance in 2011
3 – fewest cautions this season (New Hampshire, 9/25/11)
16 – most cautions this season (Daytona 500)
230 – number of cautions in the first 31 races of 2011; includes 110 for accidents, 54 for debris and 29 for spins
1,107 of 8,949 – number of laps under caution in 2011
1,513.119 of 12,260.158 – miles under caution in the first 31 races
BONUS: In addition to Talladega Superspeedway (84 races), six other Alabama tracks hosted 19 Sprint Cup events from 1951 to 1969.
Provided by Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports
