By The Numbers: Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Richmond Fairgrounds has hosted NASCAR racing since 1953, starting with a half-track dirt track, which was paved in 1968 and reconfigured into a D-shaped 3/4-mile oval in 1988.

In that time, the Pontiac Excitement 400 has created a sizeable log of statistical nuggets interspersed with facts and notes about the sport's best drivers.

	Tony Stewart

0 -- The number of top-10 finishes by Michael Waltrip in 34 career Richmond starts. His best finish is 12th, twice.

.750 -- The length in miles of a lap of Richmond International Raceway. The track has 14-degree banking in its four turns, eight-degree banking on its frontstretch and two-degree banking on its backstretch. The frontstretch is 1,290 feet long and the backstretch is 860 feet long.

2 -- The number of consecutive Pontiac Excitement 400s won by defending Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart.

4 -- The number of charged provisional starting positions used in the season's first 10 races by the No. 4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports and No. 49 BAM Racing teams. Those teams have only one provisional available until after they attempt to qualify for the 16th race of the season, at Infineon Raceway.

5 -- The number of times since the modern era began in 1972, in which a driver has swept both events at Richmond: Rusty Wallace (1989), Dale Earnhardt (1987), Bobby Allison (1983) and Richard Petty (1972-73).

7 -- The number of consecutive victories at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway by Richard Petty, from the fall of 1970 to the fall of 1973: Three straight spring wins and four straight in the fall.

7 -- The number of different Bud Pole Award winners in the last seven races at Richmond.

8 -- The number of consecutive top-10 starts by Ryan Newman, the leader in that category after 10 races.

	Rusty Wallace

9 -- Rusty Wallace's average finish in his 38 starts on both the old and new Richmond configurations.

10 -- The number of top-five finishes by Dale Jarrett, including two victories, in his last 15 starts at Richmond.

13 -- The number of career victories at Richmond by Richard Petty.

16 -- The number of Winston Cup races at Richmond won from the pole position.

18 -- Kurt Busch's best finish in four starts at Richmond.

24 -- The furthest back in the field that any Pontiac Excitement 400 winner has officially started, by Terry Labonte in 1995.

26 -- The best finish by Robby Gordon in six races at Richmond, which came in his first start, in 1991.

28 -- The number of top-10 finishes by Rusty Wallace in 38 career starts at Richmond -- including 14 straight from 1992-1999 -- tops among all active drivers.

34 -- The number of consecutive races in which Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been running at the finish, the longest active streak.

40 -- The number of races at Richmond in which the winner has started third or better.

41 -- Tony Stewart's actual starting position last spring when he won his second straight Pontiac Excitement 400.

43 -- The number of races in which sophomore driver Jimmie Johnson has remained in the top-10 in the Winston Cup standings, the longest such streak among active drivers.

45 -- The pit road speed limit at Richmond.

	Jimmie Johnson

46 -- The number of entries at Richmond.

48 -- The number of career starts at Richmond by Ricky Rudd, including 19 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes.

49 -- The number of years in which NASCAR races have been held on the original Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway site.

50 -- The speed limit of the pace car under caution at Richmond.

75 -- The percentage of Richmond races won by either Richard Petty or David Pearson between 1964 and 1975.

80 -- The percentage of Winston Cup races at Richmond won from the top 10 starting positions.

93 -- The number of NASCAR point races, including three Convertible Division events, held at Richmond since 1953.

108.499 -- The Pontiac Excitement 400 race record average speed, set on March 2, 1997 by Rusty Wallace.

127.389 -- The Pontiac Excitement 400 Bud Pole Qualifying record speed, set by Ward Burton on May 3, 2002.

161 -- The number of laps led by Steve Park in eight career starts at Richmond.

300 -- The number of miles covered in 400 laps of Richmond International Raceway.

600 -- The number of consecutive Winston Cup starts by six-time Richmond winner Rusty Wallace if he starts the Pontiac Excitement 400.

	Ricky Rudd

690 -- The number of consecutive Winston Cup starts by Ricky Rudd heading to Richmond.

1999 -- The first season that both Richmond Winston Cup races were held at night.

3,023 -- The number of laps Rusty Wallace has led at Richmond, more than any other driver.

105,000 -- The grandstand seating capacity of Richmond International Raceway.

110,000 -- The value of the NASCAR Winston Cup Leader bonus at Richmond.

4,228,879 -- The posted awards for the Pontiac Excitement 400.