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Credit: Autostock
By Dave Rodman, Turner Sports Interactive
February 20, 2004
10:30 AM EST (1530 GMT)
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Fans of unrestricted Nextel Cup Series racing are rejoicing this weekend as the series contests the 39th annual Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway.
After 38 consecutive years of having two Cup dates a season, "The Rock" in 2004 has only a single event.
Still, in its 39-year history, the track has established a significant numerological record.
0 -- The number of laps led in eight Rockingham starts by Nextel Cup point leader Dale Earnhardt Jr.
0 -- The number of drivers that have won a Rockingham Cup race from the Bud Pole since the races changed to a 400-mile format in fall 1995.
.06 -- The closest Cup margin of victory, in seconds, in the history of North Carolina Speedway, by Dale Earnhardt over Rick Mast in October 1994.
3 -- The number of Rockingham races that Kyle Petty won from the pole, in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
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4 -- The number of consecutive Rockingham races in which Jeff Gordon has failed to qualify in the top 15.
4 -- The number of times in 17 400-mile races at Rockingham that the driver that led the most laps also won the race: Bobby Labonte (spring 2000), Joe Nemechek (fall 2001), Matt Kenseth (spring 2002) and Bill Elliott (fall 2003).
5 -- The leading number of Rockingham victories by an active driver, Rusty Wallace.
5 -- The leading number of Rockingham Bud Poles by active drivers, Mark Martin and Kyle Petty.
6 -- The number of consecutive Rockingham races without a repeat winner.
8 -- The number of different Bud Pole winners in the last eight spring races at Rockingham. Jeff Gordon (1995) is the first repeat pole winner.
8 -- The number of times in twice a year Cup racing at Rockingham in which a sweep has occurred: Richard Petty (1971, 1976), David Pearson (1973), Cale Yarborough (1975, 1980), Darrell Waltrip (1981), Rusty Wallace (1993) and Jeff Gordon (1998).
8.83 -- Mark Martin's average starting position in his 35 races at Rockingham, best of active drivers with more than 10 starts here.
9 -- The fewest laps led by a Rockingham Cup race winner, by Dale Jarrett in February 2003.
12.73 -- Rusty Wallace's average finishing position in his 40 races at Rockingham, best of active drivers with more than 10 starts here.
13 -- Terry Labonte's leading number of top-five finishes among active drivers at Rockingham.
14 -- The leading number of Cup victories at Rockingham by a car owner, by Junior Johnson.
15 -- The number of times in 77 Cup events that the pole winner has won at Rockingham, or 19 percent.
19 -- The most finishers on the lead lap in a Rockingham race, most recently in February 2002.
20 -- The leading number of Cup victories at Rockingham by Ford. Chevrolet is second with 19, all of them in the modern era, since 1972.
20 -- The number of starts at Rockingham by Jeff Burton without a DNF.
25 -- Terry Labonte's leading number of top-10 finishes among active drivers at Rockingham.
28 -- The farthest back in the field that a 400-mile Rockingham race winner started, by Bobby Hamilton in fall 1997.
36 -- The most lead changes in a Rockingham race, most recently in October 1983.
53 -- The leading number of career starts by an active driver at Rockingham, Ricky Rudd.
61 -- The number of the 77 Rockingham events won from starting positions inside the top 10, or 79 percent.
116.620 -- Richard Petty's pole winning speed for the first Rockingham race, in 1965.
118 -- The most caution laps in a Rockingham race, in March 1977.
131.103 -- The Rockingham 400-mile race record average speed, by Jeff Burton in October 1999.
150 -- Reigning NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth's career starts total if he starts the Subway 400.
154.683 -- The 2003 Subway 400 Bud Pole winning speed by Dave Blaney.
158.035 -- The North Carolina Speedway qualifying record, by Rusty Wallace in February 2000.
323 -- The most laps led by a Rockingham 400-mile race winner, by Dale Jarrett in February 1997.
393 -- The number of laps that total 400 miles at North Carolina Speedway.
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