THE NUMBERS for the FORD 400
Homestead-Miami Speedway (all 12 Sprint Cup races)
1 – fewest laps led by race winner (Bobby Labonte, 11/16/03)
1 – fewest caution (11/14/99)
2 – wins from the pole (Bill Elliott – 2001 and Kurt Busch – 2002)
3 – most wins (Greg Biffle)
4 of 12 – drivers in the Chase have won at HMS (Carl Edwards, Tony
Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch)
5 – fewest caution laps (11/14/99)
6 – fewest leaders (11/17/02)
6 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (11/12/00)
8 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
10 – number of cautions in last year’s race
12 – most leaders (twice, most recent 11/20/05)
12 – fewest lead changes (11/17/02)
25 – most lead changes (11/18/07)
29 – most on lead lap at finish (11/22/09)
31 – fewest running at finish (11/21/10)
42– most cars running at finish (11/11/01)
79– most caution laps (11/21/04)
90-135 minutes – amount of time it takes to dry the track after a
significant rainfall (length depends on time of day and temperature).
214 – most laps led by race winner (Matt Kenseth, 11/18/07)
2011 Caution Update
3 – fewest cautions this season (New Hampshire, 9/25/11)
7 – number of races extended beyond scheduled distance in 2011
18 – most cautions this season (Martinsville, 10/30/11)
270 – number of cautions in the first 35 races of 2011; includes 136
for accidents, 59 for debris and 36 for spins
255 – number of cautions in the first 35 races in 2010; includes 135
for accidents, 47 for debris and 36 for spins
1,304 of 10,283 – number of laps under caution in 2011
1,732.507 of 13,836.238 – miles under caution in the first 35 races
Provided by Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports
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