Richmond International Raceway Credit: Autostock

By The Numbers: Chevy American Revolution 400

RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond International Raceway is one of only three short tracks on the Nextel Cup Series schedule, but its high grip and resultant high speeds give the .750-mile oval a superspeedway feel.

Defending Chevy American Revolution 400 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeremy Mayfield, who won last fall to make the Chase for the Cup, as well as last year's Bud Pole winners Brian Vickers and Ryan Newman are in good position to expand the track's statistical legacy.

The following numbers refer to RIR and the Chevy 400, unless otherwise noted.

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0 -- The fewest caution periods, in March 1976.

1 -- The fewest finishers on the lead lap, most recent of 22 times in October 1975.

1 -- The fewest cars running at the finish, in April 1953.

2 -- The fewest lead changes, most recent of seven times in February 1975.

2 -- The fewest leaders, most recent of eight times in March 1979.

2 -- The number of Richmond's spring races shortened by rain, in 1977 and 1982.

2 -- The number of active drivers who scored their first Cup win: Kyle Petty (1986) and Tony Stewart (1999).

2 -- The number of times in 33 races on the current configuration the pole starter has won.

3 -- Jeff Gordon's number of consecutive top-10 finishes.

4 -- Jeff Gordon's leading number of pole positions by an active driver.

4 -- The fewest laps led by a race winner, by Kyle Petty in February 1986.

4.17 -- Ryan Newman's average start in six races, best of all active drivers.

5 -- The number of father-son combinations who have won: Lee and Richard Petty; Richard and Kyle Petty; Ned and Dale Jarrett; Bobby and Davey Allison; and Dale and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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

6 -- Ryan Newman's total of career stars, in which he has led at least one lap in each.

6.875 -- Jeff Gordon's average start in 24 races.

7 -- The number of different winners in the last seven races, all with different owners: Ricky Rudd, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Joe Nemechek, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeremy Mayfield.

7 -- The number of consecutive victories by Richard Petty from Fall 1970 to Fall 1973.

7 -- The number of drivers who have competed in all 33 races on the .750-mile configuration: Terry Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Ken Schrader, Rusty Wallace and Michael Waltrip.

Kyle Petty followed in his dad's and grandfather's footsteps by winning at Richmond (Spring 1986).

Richmond Int'l. Raceway Year Winner 1953 Lee Petty 1955 Tim Flock 1956 Buck Baker 1957 Paul Goldsmith 1958 Speedy Thompson 1959 Tom Pistone   Cotton Owens 1960 Lee Petty   Speedy Thompson 1961 Richard Petty   Joe Weatherly 1962 Rex White   Joe Weatherly 1963 Joe Weatherly   Ned Jarrett 1964 David Pearson   Cotton Owens 1965 Junior Johnson   David Pearson 1966 David Pearson   David Pearson 1967 Richard Petty   Richard Petty 1968 David Pearson   Richard Petty 1969 David Pearson   Bobby Allison 1970 James Hylton   Richard Petty 1971 Richard Petty   Richard Petty 1972 Richard Petty   Richard Petty 1973 Richard Petty   Richard Petty 1974 Bobby Allison   Richard Petty 1975 Richard Petty   Darrell Waltrip 1976 Dave Marcis   Cale Yarborough 1977 Cale Yarborough   Neil Bonnett 1978 Benny Parsons   Darrell Waltrip 1979 Cale Yarborough   Bobby Allison 1980 Darrell Waltrip   Bobby Allison 1981 Darrell Waltrip   Benny Parsons 1982 Dave Marcis   Bobby Allison 1983 Bobby Allison   Bobby Allison 1984 Ricky Rudd   Darrell Waltrip 1985 Dale Earnhardt   Darrell Waltrip 1986 Kyle Petty   Tim Richmond 1987 Dale Earnhardt   Dale Earnhardt 1988 Neil Bonnett   Davey Allison 1989 Rusty Wallace   Rusty Wallace 1990 Mark Martin   Dale Earnhardt 1991 Dale Earnhardt   Harry Gant 1992 Bill Elliott   Rusty Wallace 1993 Davey Allison   Rusty Wallace 1994 Ernie Irvan   Terry Labonte 1995 Terry Labonte   Rusty Wallace 1996 Jeff Gordon   Ernie Irvan 1997 Rusty Wallace   Dale Jarrett 1998 Terry Labonte   Jeff Burton 1999 Dale Jarrett   Tony Stewart 2000 Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Jeff Gordon 2001 Tony Stewart   Ricky Rudd 2002 Tony Stewart   Matt Kenseth 2003 Joe Nemechek   Ryan Newman 2004 Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Jeremy Mayfield • Most wins -- R. Petty (13) • Most Top-5s -- R. Petty (34) • Most Top-10s -- R. Petty (41)

7.939 -- Rusty Wallace's average finish in 33 starts, best among drivers with two or more starts.

8.7 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s leading average finish in his last 10 starts.

10 -- The number of different pole winners in consecutive races.

11 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s total of career starts, completed without a DNF.

11 -- Michael Waltrip's leading number of DNFs by an active driver.

11 -- The number of times in 33 races on the current configuration that a starter from the top-three positions has won.

12 -- Elliott Sadler's best finish in 12 starts.

13 -- Ford's number of victories in 33 races since the last track reconfiguration, in 1988.

13 -- Dale Jarrett's best finish in his last six starts.

14 -- The degree of banking in the four turns.

15 -- Petty Enterprises' leading number of victories by a car owner.

15 -- The most caution periods, in May 2003.

16 -- The most leaders, in September 1994.

20 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of top-five finishes on the .750-mile configuration.

21 -- Jeff Burton's number of starts without a DNF, his career total.

23 -- Richard Petty's age when he became the youngest winner on April 23, 1961.

23 -- The most finishers on the lead lap, in May 2003.

25 -- Matt Kenseth's starting position for the 2002 Monte Carlo 400, the farthest back a 400-lap race winner has started on the current configuration.

25 -- The number of races since a driver won from the pole: Bill Elliott in spring 1992.

25 -- The most lead changes, most recent of two times in March 1996.

26 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of top-10 finishes on the .750-mile configuration.

26 -- The leading number of Modern Era victories, since 1972, by Chevrolet.

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

33 -- The number of races on the .750-mile configuration.

39 -- The most cars running at the finish, most recent of three times in September 1999.

45 -- Kurt Busch's number of consecutive races ranked in the top 10 in the Nextel Cup standings, the longest current streak.

51 -- Harry Gant's age when he became the oldest winner on Sept. 7, 1991.

52 -- Ricky Rudd's leading number of starts by an active driver.

109.047 -- Dale Jarrett's 400-mile race record average speed in miles per hour, set in 2 hours, 45 minutes and 4 seconds on Sept. 6, 1997.

123 -- The most caution laps, most recent of two times in September 1974.

129.983 -- Brian Vickers' Bud Pole Qualifying record lap, in miles per hour, set in 20.772 seconds on May 14, 2004.

300 -- The number of miles covered in 400 laps.

369 -- The most laps led by a 400-lap race winner, by Bobby Allison in September 1979.

867 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of laps led in the last 10 races.

2,933 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of laps led on the .750-mile configuration.

107,097 -- The announced grandstand seating capacity.