Lowe's Motor Speedway was reground during the offseason, resulting in faster speeds. Credit: Autostock

By the Numbers: Coca-Cola 600

CONCORD, N.C. -- Lowe's Motor Speedway has been the site of NASCAR's longest race, the Coca-Cola 600, since 1960.

But despite that lengthy history, the track surface's recent grinding job gives Sunday night's 46th annual event a new look and a different feel.

Defending Coke 600 winner Jimmie Johnson -- who swept both points races at Lowe's last season along with the 600's Bud Pole -- and fall pole winner Ryan Newman are in good position to expand the track's statistical legacy.

Jimmie Johnson

The following numbers refer to Lowe's Motor Speedway and the Coca-Cola 600, unless otherwise noted.

0 -- The fewest caution periods, in 1961.

1 -- Kurt Busch's total top-10 finishes in nine starts.

1 -- The fewest finishers on the lead lap, most recently in 1987.

2 -- Jimmie Johnson's number of consecutive Coca-Cola 600 victories.

2 -- The number of father-son combinations who have won: Richard and Kyle Petty and Bobby and Davey Allison.

2 -- The number of the 16 drivers with 40 or more starts who have never won: Ricky Rudd and Dave Marcis.

2 -- The fewest lead changes, in 1961.

2.25 -- Ryan Newman's average start, best of all active drivers.

3 -- The number of Coca-Cola 600s shortened by rain, in 1968, 1997 and 2003.

3 -- Ryan Newman's number of top-10 finishes in eight starts.

3 -- The number of active drivers who scored their first Cup pole: Jeff Gordon (1993), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) and Ryan Newman (2001).

3 -- The fewest leaders, in 1961.

3 -- The fewest laps led by a race winner, by Joe Weatherly in 1961.

4 -- The number of active drivers who scored their first Cup win: Jeff Gordon (1994), Bobby Labonte (1995), Matt Kenseth (2000) and Jamie McMurray (2002).

4 -- The number of consecutive races won by Chevrolet.

Jeff Gordon

4 -- Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon's career victories, best among active drivers.

5 -- The number of drivers that scored top-10 finishes in both races in 2004: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Jamie McMurray, Elliott Sadler and Tony Stewart.

5 -- The number of races since Mark Martin's last top-10 finish, his Coca-Cola 600 victory in 2002.

5 -- Jeff Gordon's number of consecutive Bud Poles for the Coca-Cola 600, from 1994-1998.

5 -- The number of drivers who have won in Rick Hendrick-owned cars: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte and Ken Schrader.

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

7 -- Jeff Gordon's leading number of Bud Poles by an active driver.

8.29 -- Jimmie Johnson's average finish, best by all active drivers.

10 -- The fewest cars running at the finish, in 1961.

11 -- Rick Hendrick's leading number of victories by a car owner.

14 -- The most caution periods, in 1980.

Mark Martin

15 -- Mark Martin's leading number of top-five finishes by an active driver.

15 -- Sterling Marlin's leading number of DNFs by an active driver.

16 -- Greg Biffle's best finish in four starts.

18 -- The most leaders, in 1988.

20 -- Mark Martin's string of Lowe's races running at the finish, best among active drivers.

22 -- Jeff Gordon's age when he became the youngest winner in 1994.

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

25 -- Ricky Rudd's leading number of top-10 finishes by an active driver.

26 -- The number of times in 92 races a front-row starter has won.

37 -- Jimmie Johnson's starting position in 2003, the farthest back a 600-mile race winner has started.

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

59 -- The most lead changes, in 1979.

71 -- The number of the 92 races won from starting positions inside the top-10.

113 -- The most caution laps, in 1980.

151.952 -- Bobby Labonte's 600-mile race record average speed in miles per hour.

188.877 -- Ryan Newman's Bud Pole Qualifying record lap, in miles per hour.

335 -- The most laps led by a 600-mile race winner, by Jim Paschal in 1967.

836 -- Jimmie Johnson's leading number of laps led in the last 10 races.

1,413 -- Bill Elliott's leading number of laps led by an active driver.

171,000 -- The announced grandstand seating capacity.