It has been said driving Martinsville is like making 1,000 U-turns on a four-lane divided highway. Credit: Autostock

By the Numbers: Advance Auto Parts 500

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Martinsville Speedway is the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series' smallest oval, but the action on the relatively flat .526-mile concrete-and-asphalt layout is among the largest and most unpredictable.

The most recent event winners, fall winner Jimmie Johnson, who is riding a string of 11 consecutive top-10 finishes in Nextel Cup races and defending race winner Rusty Wallace, who broke a lengthy victory drought with his springtime win are the most apt to continue Martinsville's statistical legacy.

The following numbers refer to Martinsville Speedway and the Advance Auto Parts 500, unless otherwise noted.

1 -- The fewest lead changes, most recently of three times in April 1961.

1 -- The fewest caution periods, most recently of three times in April 1971.

1 -- The fewest finishers on the lead lap, most recently of 27 times in April 1986.

2 -- The fewest leaders, most recently of 11 times in September 1976.

3 -- The fewest caution laps, in April 1971.

4 -- The fewest laps led by a race winner, by John Andretti in April 1999.

4 -- The fewest cars running at the finish, in May 1951.

4.33 -- Ryan Newman's average start in six races, best of all active drivers with at least five starts.

5 -- Jimmie Johnson's consecutive number of top-10 finishes at Martinsville, including three consecutive top-fives.

6 -- Ryan Newman's top-10 starts, in six races.

7 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of victories by an active driver.

8.42 -- Jeff Gordon's average finish in 24 races, best of all active drivers with at least five starts.

8.9 -- Jeff Burton's average finish in the last 10 races, best of all drivers.

14 -- The most leaders, in October 2001.

16 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of top-five finishes by an active driver.

18 -- The most caution periods, in October 2000.

19 -- Petty Enterprise's leading number of victories by a car owner.

22 -- Richard Petty's age when he became the youngest winner on April 10, 1960.

25 -- The most lead changes, in September 1980.

26 -- The most finishers on the lead lap, in April 2004.

27 -- Terry Labonte's leading number of top-10 finishes by an active driver.

27 -- Mark Martin's streak of consecutive Nextel Cup races running at the finish, the longest current streak, since Pocono in June 2004.

36 -- Kurt Busch's starting position for the 2002 Old Dominion 500, the farthest back a winner has started.

42 -- The most cars running at the finish, in April 1999.

50 -- Tony Stewart's number of consecutive races ranked in the top 10 in the Cup standings, the longest current streak.

51 -- Harry Gant's age when he became the oldest winner on Sept. 22, 1991.

82 -- The number of the 108 Cup races that have been won from starting positions inside the top 10, or 76 percent.

125 -- The most caution laps, in October 2004.

493 -- The most laps led in a 500-lap race, by Fred Lorenzen in September 1964.

3,585 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of laps led by an active driver.