There are 36 days left before the Feb. 24, 2013 Daytona 500; hence, today’s number is: 36.

The number of points-paying events on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, a figure that has been status quo since the series expanded from 34 races in 2000 to 36 in 2001. From eight races in its debut year in 1949, NASCAR’s elite series grew to as many as 62 events in 1964. Richard Petty ran 61 of those races en route to the first of his seven championships. Two seasons, 1973 and 1985, featured the smallest number of events (28), before the race track building boom of the 1990s necessitated additional dates. ... Leer más

There are 36 days left before the Feb. 24, 2013 Daytona 500; hence, today’s number is: 36.

The number of points-paying events on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, a figure that has been status quo since the series expanded from 34 races in 2000 to 36 in 2001. From eight races in its debut year in 1949, NASCAR’s elite series grew to as many as 62 events in 1964. Richard Petty ran 61... Leer más

There are 37 days left before the Feb. 24, 2013 Daytona 500; hence, today’s number is: 37.

The number of career victories recorded by NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Bobby Isaac, who collected 28 of those 37 wins in two years. Isaac went to Victory Lane 17 times in 50 starts in 1969, finishing sixth in the standings in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. A year later, Isaac won 11 times and posted 32 top fives in 47 starts to win the championship in NASCAR’s premier division. Isaac won three points races at Daytona--two qualifying events for the Daytona 500 (in 1964 and 1969, when they still counted in the standings) and one 400-mile race in July 1971. ... Leer más

There are 37 days left before the Feb. 24, 2013 Daytona 500; hence, today’s number is: 37.

The number of career victories recorded by NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Bobby Isaac, who collected 28 of those 37 wins in two years. Isaac went to Victory Lane 17 times in 50 starts in 1969, finishing sixth in the standings in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. A year later, Isaac won 11 times and posted 3... Leer más

There are 38 days left before the Feb. 24, 2013 Daytona 500; hence, today’s number is: 38.

The number of NASCAR Sprint Cup pole positions won by Buddy Baker, one of the hardest chargers in the history of the sport. Baker excelled in important races on big tracks. He won 19 Cup events during a career that spanned 33 years, including four victories each at Charlotte and Talladega and two at Darlington. Baker’s crowning achievement, however, came in the 1980 Daytona 500, where he led 143 of 200 laps in adding the Harley J. Earl trophy to his collection. ... Leer más

There are 38 days left before the Feb. 24, 2013 Daytona 500; hence, today’s number is: 38.

The number of NASCAR Sprint Cup pole positions won by Buddy Baker, one of the hardest chargers in the history of the sport. Baker excelled in important races on big tracks. He won 19 Cup events during a career that spanned 33 years, including four victories each at Charlotte and Talladega and two at Darli... Leer más