The Numbers for Chicagoland Speedway

THE NUMBERS for the GEICO 400

Chicagoland Speedway (all 12 Sprint Cup races)

1 – win from the pole (Kyle Busch, 7/12/08)

1 – number of times qualifying canceled due to weather (7/12/08)

3 – most wins by driver (Tony Stewart)

4 – fewest cautions (7/10/10)

6 – fewest leaders (7/11/09)

6 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend

8 – different race winners

10 – different pole winners (qualifying canceled in 2008)

10 – fewest lead changes (twice, most recent 7/10/10)

10 – most cautions (twice, most recent 7/10/05)

11 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (7/13/03)

11 – number of drivers that have competed in all 11 races

11 – fewest laps led by race winner (Dale Earnhardt Jr., 7/10/05)

13 – most leaders (7/11/04)

22 – most lead changes (9/19/11)

21 – fewest caution laps (7/10/10)

29 – most cars on lead lap at finish (7/12/08)

42 – most running at finish (twice, most recent 7/12/08)

120 minutes – amount of time it takes to dry the 1.5-mile track after a significant rainfall

195 – most laps led by race winner (7/11/09 – Mark Martin – 267-lap race)

2012 Caution Update

1 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana)

7 – races extended beyond scheduled distance (Daytona1, Martinsville, Talladega, Darlington, Sonoma, Michigan2, and Atlanta)

13 – most cautions this season (Bristol2)

148 – cautions in the first 26 races of 2012; includes 71 for accidents, 36 for debris and 15 for spins

787 of 7,264 – laps under caution in 2012

1,100.082 of 9,712.536 – miles under caution in the first 26 races

— Provided by Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports and Dodge

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