THE NUMBERS for Indianapolis Motor Speedway
(All 18 Sprint Cup Races)
1 – fewest cautions (8/5/95)
2 – races won from the pole; three from the front row
3 – most poles (Jeff Gordon)
3 – races won from outside a top-20 starting position
4 – most wins (Jeff Gordon)
4 – drivers with more than one win (Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Jarrett, Tony Stewart
4 – fewest caution laps (8/5/95)
5 – fewest leaders (8/5/00)
6 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
9 – fewest lead changes (three times, most recent 7/26/09)
11 – different race winner
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)
15 – different pole winners
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)
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)
103 – cautions in the first 19 races of 2012; includes 43 for accidents, 31 for debris and 12 for spins
541 of 5,488 – laps under caution in 2012
775.871 of 7,374.956 – miles under caution in the first 19 races
Provided by Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports and Dodge
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