NHMS By The Number
Sep 20, 2012
The numbers for New Hampshire; Caution update for 2012:
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)
35 - Sprint Cup Series races ran at NHMS
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
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