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1: Number of girls Boris Said lifted after winning the Mexico pole last year.By the Numbers: Telcel-Motorola 200
By Josh Pate
March 1, 2007
04:36 PM EST
March 1, 2007
04:36 PM EST
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Sunday may be one of the most unique days of the whole Busch Series season. Once again it's a short field with only 42 cars on the entry list, but the diversity among them may be the most ever in a NASCAR event.
Seven drivers entered in the Telcel-Motorola 200 (1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN 2) were born in Mexico. Four of them were born in Mexico City, home of the 2.518-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course: Carlos Contreras, Adrian Fernandez, Michel Jourdain Jr. and German Quiroga Jr.
Jorge Goeters (San Luis Potosi), Rogelio Lopez (West Caliente) and Antonio Perez (Zapopan) are the other Mexican-born drivers who will race Sunday.
But the international flavor isn't just limited to the track's home country.
Interesting Fact
12 Drivers entered in the Telcel-Motorola 200 who were born outside of the United States. In addition to the seven Mexican-born drivers, the list includes hometowns in Columbia (Juan Montoya), Ontario (J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. and Ron Fellows), Tasmania (Marcos Ambrose) and Venezuela (Alex Garcia).
Fun Fact
27,935,064.27 Purse of the Telcel-Motorola 200, in pesos. The current exchange rate for the U.S. dollar to the Mexican peso is 1 to 11.11900, making the purse in dollars equal to $2,512,372.
All the Facts
0.063 Difference in average speed between the 2005 event and the 2006 event. The inaugural event was slightly faster at 67.591 mph, while last year's race clocked in at 67.528. Both had 22 laps of caution.
2 Winners in two races at Mexico City. Martin Truex Jr. won the inaugural event while Denny Hamlin went to Victory Lane last year. Hamlin will try to repeat this year, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet.
2.5 Average finish for Kevin Harvick at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the best among drivers who entered both races. He was second in the inaugural event and third last year. He is not entered in this year's event, marking the first Busch Series event he will miss since the Memphis race on Oct. 22, 2005.
3 Drivers who finished both Mexico City races inside the top 10: Boris Said, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards.
7.494 Average running position of Boris Said at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the best among drivers entered in Sunday's race.
13 Drivers who have completed every Busch Series lap at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
13 Drivers who have led a lap at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Six drivers led in 2005, and seven led in 2006.
4 Number of Cup starts Boris Said made in 2006, the fewest of any driver in the field.
19 Number of fastest laps for Denny Hamlin at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, more than any other driver.
27 Laps led by Boris Said at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the most among drivers without a victory there. Said led all 27 of his laps last year after starting from the pole position. Said's average start in two races there is 2.5, while his average finish is 3.5.
32.94 Percent of passes made on the frontstretch at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the most popular place to pass on the eight-turn road course.
114 Green-flag passes made by Adrian Fernandez in the two races held at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the most among drivers who have been in either race. Fernandez finished 10th in his first race there (after starting 40th) and was 12th last year (started fourth).
Also
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Two-year Busch stats
| 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pole | Jorge Goeters | Boris Said |
| Winner | Martin Truex Jr. | Denny Hamlin |
| Cautions/Laps | 8/22 | 9/22 |
| Average Speed | 67.591 | 67.528 |
| Purse | $1,977,759 | $2,084,363 |
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