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Carl Edwards has only celebrated on concrete this year.By the Numbers: Dover
Edwards goes for No. 5 on the concrete surface
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Five races this season held on concrete, four of them won by Carl Edwards. It's been documented and the runaway points leader has even been coined as the Concrete King.
Aside from the paving product on which Edwards has found success this season, a unique characteristic about his four wins are that they've come consecutively.
He won at Bristol in March and celebrated two weeks later in the Busch Series' next race, on the concrete speedway in Nashville. Then in June, he put his No. 60 in Victory Lane at Dover for the first time in his career and followed it up with another win at Nashville. He fell short at the Bristol night race, finishing 11th.
Saturday's RoadLoans.com 200 at Dover marks the final concrete race in the dwindling Busch Series season. Therefore there's no chance for Edwards to continue his string of back-to-back victories on the lightly colored surface. Not that it matters to him, because he still manages to run near the front.
Interesting Fact
392Laps led by Carl Edwards this season on concrete tracks. Only two other drivers have led more laps than that during the entire season: Kyle Busch (941) and Jeff Burton (438).
Fun Fact
60Feet above sea level, on average, that the state of Delaware sits, the lowest average altitude of the 50 United States.
All the Facts
2Races this season that Martin Truex Jr. has entered: Daytona and Talladega. He will drive the No. 8 Chevrolet in Saturday's race.
2.979Average running position for Martin Truex Jr. in his last three starts at Dover. That includes his victory in 2005, a 12th-place finish in the fall of 2005 and a 30th-place finish in this race last year.
3Times that a driver has swept both races at Dover: Robert Pressley (1992), Todd Bodine (1993) and Randy LaJoie (1996).
4Drivers entered in Saturday's race with an average running position of 10th in the last five Dover races: Greg Biffle (10.144), Reed Sorenson (10.222), Jamie McMurray (10.605) and Marcos Ambrose (10.900).
5Drivers who spent all 200 laps of the June event inside the top 15: Carl Edwards (first), Denny Hamlin (second), Scott Wimmer (third), Casey Mears (fourth) and Kasey Kahne (12th). Only Mears and Kahne are not racing on Saturday.
6.5Average finish for Clint Bowyer in his four Dover starts. After finishing 19th in his first start, he has finishes of second, fourth and first. He did not race in June, but is entered in the No. 21 RCR Chevrolet this weekend.
8Times a Dover winner has gone on to win the Busch Series championship: Sam Ard (1984), Randy LaJoie (summer 1996), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (summer 1998, summer 1999), Greg Biffle (summer 2002), Brian Vickers (fall 2003), Martin Truex Jr. (fall 2004, summer 2005).
25Career Busch Series starts at Dover for Jason Keller, tied for the most all-time. If Keller qualifies for Saturday's race, he will set the mark for the most Busch starts at the track.
58Times that Reed Sorenson has been passed under green in the last five Dover races, the fewest among drivers who have raced in each event.
99Career starts in the Busch Series for Carl Edwards. He has amassed 13 victories, 44 top-fives and 64 top-10s. His average starting position in his Busch career is 11.2 with an average finish of 11.7.
102Drivers who have raced at Dover in the last five events held at the track.
119Green-flag passes made by Greg Biffle in the last five Dover races, more than any other driver.
119Laps in which Carl Edwards had the fastest car during the last five Dover races.
122.0Driver Rating of Martin Truex Jr. for Saturday's race. Ryan Newman has a perfect rating of 150.0 from his fall 2005 victory in which he led 193 of 200 laps. Newman, however, is not on the entry list this weekend.
701Points scored by Reed Sorenson in his five starts at Dover, more than any other driver in the last five races at the track.
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Busch Series Winners
| Year | Winner | Make | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | 4 |
| 1983 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | 12 |
| 1984 | Sam Ard | Oldsmobile | 2 |
| 1985 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 1986 | Darrell Waltrip | Pontiac | 2 |
| Morgan Shepherd | Buick | 1 | |
| 1987 | Mark Martin | Ford | 5 |
| Rick Mast | Buick | 3 | |
| 1988 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Buick | 15 |
| Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 5 | |
| 1989 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | 8 |
| Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 14 | |
| 1990 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | 4 |
| Harry Gant | Buick | 3 | |
| 1991 | Todd Bodine | Buick | 9 |
| Harry Gant | Buick | 16 | |
| 1992 | Robert Pressley | Oldsmobile | 4 |
| Robert Pressley | Oldsmobile | 4 | |
| 1993 | Todd Bodine | Chevrolet | 5 |
| Todd Bodine | Chevrolet | 22 | |
| 1994 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 19 |
| Johnny Benson Jr. | Chevrolet | 20 | |
| 1995 | Mike McLaughlin | Chevrolet | 5 |
| Johnny Rumley | Chevrolet | 24 | |
| 1996 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | 16 |
| Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | 24 | |
| 1997 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | 2 |
| Joe Bessey | Chevrolet | 6 | |
| 1998 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 16 |
| Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 4 | |
| 1999 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 15 |
| Casey Atwood | Chevrolet | 5 | |
| 2000 | Jason Keller | Chevrolet | 22 |
| Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 14 | |
| 2001 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | 21 |
| Jeff Green | Ford | 2 | |
| 2002 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3 |
| Scott Wimmer | Pontiac | 26 | |
| 2003 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 3 | |
| 2004 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 7 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | 2 | |
| 2005 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | 5 |
| Ryan Newman | Dodge | 1 | |
| 2006 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 36 |
| Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 16 | |
| 2007 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 8 |
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