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By the Numbers: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend kicks off a landmark NASCAR season for the 1.5-mile oval with its traditional spring weekend, capped by the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400.

Last year's surprising Bud Pole winner Kasey Kahne and 2003 Cup champion Matt Kenseth -- the event's two-time defending champion -- are the most likely to add to Las Vegas' statistical legacy, but odds are the wealth might get spread around among the other 47 entries.

The following numbers refer to the seven races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway unless otherwise noted.

0 -- Ricky Rudd's number of top 10 finishes.

1 -- The number of races shortened by rain, the 2000 Carsdirect.com 400 that went 148 of 267 laps.

1 -- The number of races won from a starting position within the top 10, by Mark Martin (seventh) in 1998.

Matt Kenseth

1 -- The number of drivers who have competed in all seven races but have never led a lap, namely Ken Schrader.

2 -- Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth's leading number of career victories.

2 -- Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte's leading number of career pole positions.

2 -- The fewest caution periods, most recently in 2000.

3 -- The number of Bud Poles won by Robert Yates Racing.

3 -- The number of races in which Jimmie Johnson has led a lap -- the only driver to lead a lap in every race in which he has competed.

4 -- Mark Martin and Tony Stewart's leading number of top-five finishes.

4 -- The number of the 17 drivers who have started every race at Las Vegas currently ranked in the Nextel Cup top 10.

4.75 -- Kurt Busch's average starting position in four starts, best of all drivers.

5 -- The number of victories by Roush Racing.

5 -- Michael Waltrip and Bobby Labonte's leading number of top-10 starts.

Mark Martin

6 -- Mark Martin's leading number of top-10 finishes.

6 -- The most caution periods, most recently in 2004.

7 -- The fewest leaders, in 2000.

8 -- Jimmie Johnson's consecutive number of top-10 finishes.

9 -- The fewest caution laps, in 1998.

9.40 -- Matt Kenseth's average finishing position in five races, best of all active drivers.

10 -- The fewest finishers on the lead lap, most recently in 1999.

13 -- The most leaders, most recently in 2002.

15 -- Jeff Gordon's best finish in his last three starts.

17 -- The number of drivers who have competed in all seven Cup races.

20 -- The most finishers on the lead lap, in 2002.

25 -- Matt Kenseth's starting position in 2004, the farthest back a winner has started.

25 -- The most lead changes, in 1999.

33 -- The fewest cars running at the finish, in 2004.

Jeff Gordon

33 -- The fewest laps led by a race winner, by Jeff Gordon in 2001.

37 -- The most caution laps, in 2004.

42 -- The most cars running at the finish, in 2000.

45 -- Pit road speed, in miles per hour.

85 -- The number of drivers who have competed in at least one race.

123 -- The most laps led by a race winner, by Matt Kenseth in March 2004.

146.554 -- Mark Martin's 400-mile race record average speed in miles per hour.

174.904 -- Kasey Kahne's Bud Pole Qualifying record lap in miles per hour.

221 -- Matt Kenseth's leading number of laps led, in five races.

$6,101,958 -- Posted awards for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400.