The Numbers for the Brickyard 400 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway

THE NUMBERS for the BRICKYARD 400

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (All Sprint Cup races)

1 – fewest cautions (8/5/95)

2 – races won from the pole; three from the front row in previous 17 events

3 – most poles (Jeff Gordon)

3 – races won from outside a top-20 starting position

4 – most wins at IMS (Jeff Gordon)

4 – drivers with more than one win

4 – fewest caution laps (8/5/95)

5 – fewest leaders (8/5/00)

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

9 – fewest lead changes (three times, most recent 7/26/09) 10 – different race winner at IMS

11 – fewest laps led by race winner (Dale Jarrett, 8/3/96)

13 – most cautions (8/8/04)

14 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (8/5/00)

14 – different pole winners at IMS

26 – most lead changes (7/27/08)

27 – fewest cars running at finish (8/8/04)

36 – most cars on lead lap at finish 7/27/08)

41 – most cars running at finish (7/27/08)

52 – most caution laps (7/27/08)

150 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 2.5-mile track

124 – most laps led by race winner (Jeff Gordon, 8/8/04)

 

2011 Caution Update

4 – number of races extended beyond scheduled distance in 2011 (Daytona1, Darlington, Charlotte, Daytona2)

4 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana and Pocono)

16 – most cautions this season (Daytona1)

147 – number of cautions in the first 19 races of 2011; total includes 68 for accidents, 34 for debris and 22 for spins

697 of 5,596 – number of laps under caution in 2011

962.311 of 7,634.858 – miles under caution in the first 19 races

 

Provided by Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SpeedwayMedia.com

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