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[/media-credit]THE NUMBERS for the POCONO 400
Pocono Raceway (all 68 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)
20 – drivers with more than one win
22 – wins from the front row; 13 from the pole
29 – worst starting position for race winner (Carl Edwards, 6/12/05)
30 – different race winners
36 – most cars on lead lap at finish (6/10/07)
38 – 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 – most laps led by race winner (Kurt Busch, 8/5/07)
2012 Caution Update
1 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana)
4 – races extended beyond scheduled distance (Daytona, Martinsville, Talladega and Darlington)
10 – most cautions this season (Daytona)
73 – cautions in the first 13 races of 2012; includes 29 for accidents, 24 for debris and eight for spins
398 of 4,288 – laps under caution in 2012
504.571 of 5,233.118 – miles under caution in the first 13 races
Provided by Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports and Dodge
