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Jimmie Johnson is the defending winner of the Coca-Cola 600. Credit: Autostock
By Dave Rodman, Turner Sports Interactive
May 29, 2004
1:29 PM EDT (1729 GMT)
CONCORD, N.C. -- Lowe's Motor Speedway has a distinctive legacy of memorable racing forged on a track layout that is now among the fastest in NASCAR.
Heading into the arduous Coca-Cola 600, Jimmie Johnson has the backing of a Lowe's Motor Speedway legend, the local Hendrick Motorsports organization. Starting from the pole puts Johnson in prime position to defend his 2003 Coca-Cola 600 title and add to Lowe's statistical history.
2.5 -- Ryan Newman's average start in six Lowe's races, best among active drivers.
3 -- The number of times Jeff Gordon has won at Lowe's from the pole position.
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4 -- Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin's leading total of career Lowe's victories among active drivers.
4 -- The number of consecutive Lowe's races in which Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have scored top-10 finishes.
4.7 -- Bobby Labonte's average finish in his last 10 Lowe's starts.
5 -- The number of drivers -- Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon -- who scored top-10 finishes in both Lowe's races last season.
5 -- The number of consecutive Coca-Cola 600s in which a rookie driver has led at least one lap.
5 -- The number of times since 1960 that a sweep of both Lowe's Cup races has occurred, most recently by Dale Earnhardt in 1986.
6 -- The leading number of career victories at Lowe's by Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip.
7 -- Jeff Gordon's leading number of career Lowe's pole positions by an active driver, including five consecutive Coca-Cola 600 poles between 1994-1998.
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10 -- Tony Stewart's career total of races at Lowe's in which he has been running at the finish.
11 -- Terry Labonte's best finish in his last 13 Lowe's starts.
11 -- The number of consecutive pole positions won at Charlotte Motor Speedway by David Pearson, from fall 1973 through 1978.
12 -- The number of Lowe's 90 Cup races won from the pole position, or 14 percent.
14 -- Sterling Marlin's total of DNFs in 46 races at Lowe's, more than any other active driver.
15 -- Mark Martin's leading number of top-five finishes at Lowe's among active drivers.
18 -- The number of consecutive Lowe's races in which Mark Martin has been running at the finish.
25 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s best finish in his last three Coca-Cola 600s.
27 -- The number of Lowe's Modern Era Cup races, since 1972, won by Chevrolet. Ford is second with 19 victories.
37 -- Jimmie Johnson's starting position for the 2003 Coca-Cola 600, the furthest back a race winner has started at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
37 -- The number of the 90 Lowe's Cup races in which the winner has started in one of the top-three positions, or 41 percent.
66 -- The number of Lowe's 90 Cup events won from starting positions inside the top-10, or 76 percent.
151.952 -- Bobby Labonte's Lowe's 600-mile race record average speed set in three hours, 56 minutes and 55 seconds in May 1995.
187.052 -- Jimmie Johnson's Lowe's track record Bud Pole Qualifying speed set Thursday night in 28.869 seconds.
1,116 -- Mark Martin's leading total among active drivers of laps led at Lowe's, in 38 races.
1993 -- The first year that the Coca-Cola 600 started in daylight and finished at night.
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