 |  | | Dale Earnhardt Jr, won the fall 2004 race at Bristol. Credit: Autostock |
By Dave Rodman, NASCAR.COM
April 2, 2005
03:59 PM EST (20:59 GMT)
Bristol Motor Speedway will host a couple significant streaks this weekend, and given the fact that the action on the .533-mile high-banked oval is unpredictable, who knows if they'll continue. The most recent event winners, three-time defending Food City 500 champion Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won the fall Bristol race, are the most likely to add to Bristol's statistical legacy.  |  | ALSO | |
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The following numbers refer to Bristol Motor Speedway and the Food City 500, unless otherwise noted. 0 -- The fewest caution periods, in July 1971.0 -- The fewest lead changes, in March 1973.1 -- The fewest leaders, namely Cale Yarborough in March 1973.1 -- The fewest finishers on the lead lap, most recently of 22 times in August 1981.1 -- The fewest laps led by a race winner, by Fred Lorenzen in July 1964.1 -- The number of drivers with a starting and finishing average under 10, namely Rusty Wallace -- 8.0 starting average and 9.6 finishing average in 42 starts.3 -- The number of active drivers with five or more races that have not posted a DNF: Kevin Harvick (8 starts), Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman (6 starts each).3 -- Kurt Busch's consecutive number of Food City 500 victories.3 -- The number of drivers who have scored their first Cup win at Bristol: Rusty Wallace (1986), Elliott Sadler (2001) and Kurt Busch (2002).4 -- Mark Martin's consecutive number of poles, from spring 1995 to fall 1996.4.88 -- Jeff Gordon's leading average starting position among active drivers, in 24 races.6 -- Jeff Gordon's consecutive number of front row starts.6 -- Kurt Busch and Matt Kenseth's consecutive number of top-10 finishes at Bristol.7 -- Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin's leading number of Bud Poles by an active driver.7 -- The fewest cars running at the finish, in March 1966.7 -- Darrell Waltrip's number of consecutive victories, from spring 1981 to spring 1984.9 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of victories by an active driver.9.5 -- Kevin Harvick's average finishing position in eight races, best among active drivers with at least five starts.10 -- Jimmie Johnson's consecutive number of top 10 finishes, since Charlotte last October.14 -- Ricky Rudd's leading number of DNFs by an active driver.16 -- The most leaders, in April 1989.20 -- The most caution periods, most recently of three times in August 2003.20 -- The number of 88 Cup races won from the pole, or 23 percent.20 -- Junior Johnson's leading number of victories by a car owner.21 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of top five finishes by an active driver.23 -- Kurt Busch's age when he became the youngest winner on March 24, 2002.25 -- The most finishers on the lead lap, in March 2001.26 -- Mark Martin's streak of consecutive Nextel Cup races running at the finish, the longest current streak, since Pocono in June 2004.30 -- The number of years since Dodge posted a victory at Bristol, when Richard Petty swept both races in 1975.33 -- Terry Labonte's leading number of top 10 finishes by an active driver.37 -- The leading number of Modern Era victories, since 1972, by Chevrolet.38 -- Elliott Sadler's starting position for the 2001 Food City 500, the farthest back a winner has started.40 -- The most cars running at the finish, in April 1999.40 -- The most lead changes, in April 1991.48 -- Dale Earnhardt's age when he became the oldest winner on August 28, 1999.49 -- Tony Stewart's number of consecutive races ranked in the top-10 in the Nextel Cup standings, the longest current streak.54 -- Ricky Rudd's leading number of starts by an active driver.73 -- The number of the 88 Cup races that have been won from starting positions inside the top 10, or 83 percent.101.075 -- Charlie Glotzbach's 500-lap race record average speed in miles per hour, set in two hours, 38 minutes and 12 seconds on July 11, 1971.128.709 -- Ryan Newman's Bud Pole Qualifying record lap, in miles per hour, set in 14.908 seconds on March 21, 2003.167 -- The most caution laps, in July 1965.500 -- The most laps led by a race winner, by Cale Yarborough in March 1973.3,577 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of laps led by an active driver.160,000 -- The grandstand seating capacity. | |
