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[/media-credit]THE NUMBERS for the Aaron’s 499
Talladega Superspeedway (all 85 Sprint Cup races)
0 – fewest cautions for a Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway (three times, most recent 10/6/02)
1 – fewest laps led by race winner (twice, most recent 4/26/09 – Brad Keselowski)
1 – fewest cars on the lead lap at finish (twice, most recent 5/6/79)
6 – cautions in last year’s spring race
7 – races won from starting spot outside top 20
8 – most poles (Bill Elliott)
10 – most wins (Dale Earnhardt Sr.)
11 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
11 – most cautions (4/25/04)
13 – wins from the pole; 33 from the front row
14 – fewest running at finish (7/27/86)
23 – races won from a starting spot outside the top 10
29 – most leaders (4/25/10)
35 – different pole winners
40 – most cars running at finish (4/22/01)
41 – different drivers have posted wins at Talladega
62 – most caution laps (5/7/72)
88 – most lead changes (twice, most recent 4/17/11)
153 – most laps led by race winner (Pete Hamilton, 8/23/70)
120 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 2.66-mile track after a significant rainfall
2012 Caution Update
1 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana 3/25/12)
2 – number of races extended beyond scheduled distance in 2012 (Daytona and Martinsville)
10 – most cautions this season (Daytona, 2/27/12)
48 – number of cautions in the first nine races of 2012
281 of 2,926 – number of laps under caution in 2012
322.323 of 3,214.390 – miles under caution in the first nine races
BONUS: In addition to Talladega Superspeedway (85 races), six other Alabama tracks hosted 19 Sprint Cup events from 1951 to 1969.
Provided by Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports and Dodge
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