Phoenix By The Number
Nov 08, 2012
The numbers for Phoenix and caution update:
1 - fewest lead changes (11/4/90)
2 - fewest leaders (11/4/90)
2 - fewest caution (11/7/99)
3 - fewest cars on lead lap at finish (10/30/94)
4 - number of wins from the pole (most recent, Carl Edwards, 11/14/10)
4 - fewest laps led by race winner (Ryan Newman, 4/10/10)
4 - most wins (Jimmie Johnson)
4 - most poles (Ryan Newman)
5 - number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
7 - number of cautions during the 2012 spring race
10 - fewest caution laps (11/7/99)
15 - most leaders (3/4/12)
20 - different pole winners
23 - different race winners
25 - number of lead changes in spring race
27 - fewest running at finish (11/5/89)
28 - most lead changes (2/27/11)
29 - most on lead lap at finish (11/2/03)
41 - most cars running at finish (three times, most recent 4/21/07)
66 - most caution laps (11/2/03)
90 minutes - amount of time it takes to dry the track after a significant rainfall.
262 - most laps led by race winner (Dale Earnhardt, 11/4/90)
2012 Caution Update
1 - fewest cautions this season (Fontana)
9 - races extended beyond scheduled distance (Daytona, Martinsville, Talladega, Darlington, Sonoma, Michigan2, Atlanta,Talladega2 and Texas2)
14 - most cautions this season (Kansas2)
205 - number of cautions in the first 34 races of 2012; includes 95 for accidents, 55 for debris and 24 for spins
1,074 of 9,856 - number of laps under caution in 2012
1,466.452 of 13,000.176 - miles under caution in the first 34 races.
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