The Numbers for Sprint Cup Race at Kansas Speedway

THE NUMBERS for the HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400

Kansas Speedway (all Sprint Cup races)

1 – number of drivers winning both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway on the same weekend (Joe Nemechek, 2004)

1 – number of drivers winning the fall Chase race at Kansas and the Sprint Cup in the same season (2008 – Jimmie Johnson)

2 – wins from the pole (Joe Nemechek – 2004, Jimmie Johnson – 2008)

2 – most wins by driver (Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson & Tony Stewart)

3 – most poles (Jimmie Johnson)

3 – fewest cautions (4/22/12)

5 – fewest laps led by race winner (Tony Stewart, 10/1/06)

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

8 – number of races won from top-10 starting position

8 – most top-five finishes (Jeff Gordon)

9 – different race winners

9 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (9/29/02)

9 – fewest leaders (twice, most recent 10/9/11)

10 – different pole winners

10 – number of drivers that have competed in all 13 races

13 – fewest lead changes (9/29/02)

13 – most cautions (9/30/01)

14 – most leaders (10/4/09)

18 – fewest caution laps (4/22/12)

26 – most lead changes (10/4/09)

27 – most cars on lead lap at finish (9/30/07)

27 – fewest cars running at finish (9/29/02)

42 – most running at finish (9/28/08)

70 – most caution laps (9/30/01)

105 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the “new” track surface

197 – most laps led by race winner (Jimmie Johnson, 10/9/11)

2012 Caution Update

1 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana)

8 – races extended beyond scheduled distance (Daytona, Martinsville, Talladega and Darlington, Sonoma, Michigan2, Atlanta and Talladega2)

13 – most cautions this season (Bristol2)

171 – number of cautions in the first 31 races of 2012; includes 78 for accidents,

48 for debris and 18 for spins

895 of 8,754 – number of laps under caution in 2012

1,260.288 of 11,834.176 – miles under caution in the first 31 races

Provided by Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports and Dodge

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