The Numbers for Pocono

THE NUMBERS for the PENNSYLVANIA 400

Pocono Raceway (all 69 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

10 – fewest lead changes (7/26/98)

12 – wins by car owner (Rick Hendrick)

13 – most cautions (twice, most recent 7/24/05)

17 – drivers with more than one pole

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

23 – wins from the front row; 13 from the pole

29 – worst starting position for race winner (Carl Edwards, 6/12/05)

31 – 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)

5 – races extended beyond scheduled distance (Daytona1, Martinsville, Talladega, Darlington and Sonoma)

10 – most cautions this season (Daytona1)

108 – cautions in the first 20 races of 2012; includes 47 for accidents, 2 for debris and 12 for spins

566 of 5,648 – laps under caution in 2012 838.371 of 7,774.956 – miles under caution in the first 20 races

Provided by Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports and Dodge

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