THE NUMBERS for the Bank of America 500
Charlotte Motor Speedway (all 107 Sprint Cup races)
1 – fewest cars on the lead lap at finish (13 times, most recent 5/24/87)
1 – fewest cautions (10/14/62)
2 – fewest laps led by race winner (Kevin Harvick, 5/29/11)
3 – fewest leaders (twice, most recent 5/21/61)
6 – most wins (Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson)
6 – fewest caution laps (10/14/62)
6 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
8 – fewest lead changes (10/16/60)
14 – most poles (David Pearson)
14 – wins from the pole (most recent, Jimmie Johnson, 10/17/09)
21 – most leaders (5/29/05)
22 – most cautions (5/29/05)
26 – most cars on lead lap at finish (5/25/09)
40 – different pole winners
42 – most cars running at finish (5/25/09)
44 – different race winners
54 – most lead changes (5/27/79)
113 – most caution laps (5/25/80)
120 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 1.5-mile track after a significant rainfall
335 – most laps led by race winner (400-lap race, Jim Paschal, 5/28/67)
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)
103 – most cautions this season (Bristol2)
166 – number of cautions in the first 30 races of 2012; includes 77 for accidents, 46 for debris and 16 for spins
872 of 8,420 – number of laps under caution in 2012
1,225.788 of 11,333.176 – miles under caution in the first 30 races
Provided by Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports and Dodge
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