By the Numbers: Banquet 400

Even though it only staged its inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup race in 2001, won by Jeff Gordon, Kansas Speedway has created a sizeable log of statistical nuggets.

0 -- The number of times in NASCAR history that a driver has won the first three races at a new speedway. Jeff Gordon won the first two Kansas Speedway Winston Cup races.

1 -- The number of career Winston Cup Bud Pole Awards by Jason Leffler, the inaugural pole winner at Kansas Speedway.

1.5 -- The length in miles of a lap of Kansas Speedway.

2 -- The number of Winston Cup races at Kansas Speedway won by Jeff Gordon, the track's only Winston Cup winner.

2 -- Ryan Newman's finishing position in both Winston Cup races at Kansas Speedway.

3 -- The number of times since 1988 that a driver has won the first two races at a new speedway: Jeff Gordon (Kansas 2001-2002), Tony Stewart (Homestead 1999-2000) and Kevin Harvick (Chicagoland 2001-2002).

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3.5 -- Rusty Wallace's average finish in the two Winston Cup races at Kansas Speedway.

4 -- Bill Elliott's average starting position in the two Kansas Speedway Winston Cup races, the best of all drivers that competed in both Kansas events.

4 -- The number of drivers that have scored DNFs in both Winston Cup races at Kansas Speedway, including Dale Jarrett (30th and 39th), Johnny Benson (37th and 23rd), Todd Bodine (42nd and 34th) and Ward Burton (41st and 43rd).

5 -- Jeff Gordon's finishing position in his last two races.

8 -- Defending Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart's finishing position in both Winston Cup races at Kansas Speedway.

9 -- The worst position Matt Kenseth must finish in, in each of the last seven Winston Cup races, to clinch the championship.

10 -- The furthest back a Winston Cup winner has started at Kansas, by Jeff Gordon in the 2001 Protection One 400.

10 -- The number of top-10 finishes by Ryan Newman in his last 12 starts.

	Jeff Gordon at Kansas, 2002. Credit: Autostock

10.4 -- The degree of banking in the tri-oval of Kansas Speedway.

12 -- The number of top-five finishes this season by Ryan Newman, best in the Winston Cup Series.

15 -- The degree of banking in the four turns at Kansas Speedway.

21 -- The number of top-10 starts in 29 races in 2003 by Ryan Newman, more than any other driver.

22 -- The leading number of top-10 finishes in the 29 races of 2003, by point leader Matt Kenseth.

26 -- The consecutive number of races after which Matt Kenseth has led the Winston Cup standings.

26 -- The number of top-15 finishes in the 29 races of the 2003 season by point leader Matt Kenseth.

29 -- The number of races this season in which a Chevrolet has led at least one lap, the only manufacturer to accomplish the feat.

	Sterling Marlin weaves through the garage at Kansas in 2002. Credit: Autostock

35 -- The consecutive number of races in which Terry Labonte has been running at the finish, Winston Cup's longest active streak.

45 -- The pit road speed limit, in miles per hour, at Kansas Speedway. Under caution, the pace car runs 55 mph.

57 -- The number of races since Kyle Petty last scored a top-10 finish, since Talladega in April 2002.

60 -- The number of races since the Winston Cup point leader last won a race, by Sterling Marlin at Darlington in March 2002.

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

91 -- The number of races since Rusty Wallace last won, on April 29, 2001 at California Speedway.

100 -- The number of career Winston Cup starts by Kevin Harvick, when he starts the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway.

117 -- Rusty Wallace's second best (to Jeff Gordon) number of laps led in two Winston Cup races at Kansas Speedway.

	Credit: Autostock

119.394 -- Kansas Speedway's 400-mile race record in miles per hour, set by Jeff Gordon in September 2002 in three hours, 21 minutes, and 16 seconds.

135 -- The number of points Winston Cup championship leader Matt Kenseth must average in the last seven races of the season to clinch the championship, no matter what anyone else does.

169 -- Jeff Gordon's number of laps led in two Winston Cup races at Kansas Speedway. Gordon leads the category.

177.924 -- Kansas Speedway's Bud Pole Qualifying record in miles per hour, set by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 30.350 seconds on Sept. 27, 2002.

267 -- The number of laps that it takes to cover 400.5 miles at Kansas Speedway.

354 -- Matt Kenseth's point lead over Kevin Harvick in the Winston Cup standings.

402 -- The number of races since Ken Schrader's last Winston Cup victory, at Dover International Speedway on June 2, 1991.

709 -- The number of consecutive Winston Cup starts by Ricky Rudd heading to Kansas, the longest current streak.

2,207 -- The length in feet of the backstretch at Kansas Speedway.

2,685 -- The length in feet of the frontstretch at Kansas Speedway.

70,000 -- The value in dollars of the MBNA Mid-Race Leader Bonus at the Banquet 400, which is available to the eligible leader at halfway if he also goes on to win the race.

300,000 -- The value in dollars of the NASCAR Winston Cup Leader bonus at Kansas, available to Matt Kenseth if he can win the Banquet 400.

5,286,510 -- The posted awards in dollars for the Banquet 400.