glennkellt: SRT Motorsports Presents THE NUMBERS: SYLVANIA 300

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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THE NUMBERS for the SYLVANIA 300
New Hampshire Motor Speedway (All 35 Sprint Cup races)

1 – fewest lead changes (9/17/00)

1 – fewest leaders (Jeff Burton, 9/17/00)

2 – fewest cautions (7/13/97)

2 – fewest laps led by race winner (Jeff Burton, 7/11/99)

3 – wins by Dodge at NHMS since manufacturer’s return to NASCAR in 2001

4 – drivers that have competed in all 35 races (Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby
Labonte and Joe Nemechek

4 – most wins (Jeff Burton)

5 – wins from the pole; eight from the front row

6 – most poles (Ryan Newman)

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

7 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (7/11/93)

7 – drivers with more than one win

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

10 – fewest caution laps (7/13/97)

17 – most cautions (7/10/94)

18 – different pole winners

21 – different race winners

23 – most lead changes (twice, most recent 7/21/02)

30 – most cars on lead lap at finish (7/21/02)

30 – fewest cars running at finish (twice, most recent 9/17/00)

38 – deepest in the field race winner has started (Jeff Burton, 7/11/99)

43 –most cars running at finish (9/16/07)

79 – most caution laps (7/10/94)

120 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 1.058-mile track after a
significant rainfall

300 – most laps led by race winner (Jeff Burton, 9/17/00)

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)

152 – cautions in the first 27 races of 2012; includes 73 for accidents, 38 for debris and
15 for spins

810 of 7,531 – laps under caution in 2012

1,134.582 of 10,113.036 – miles under caution in the first 27 races

Source: Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports (Dodge) Press Release

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