Five insane stats for Jeff Gordon at Martinsville

By George Winkler | Published: October 24, 2016 5

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80.4 percent

Jeff Gordon has finished in the top 10 a whopping 37 times in 46 races at Martinsville (80.4 percent). In comparison, Richard Petty, who won 15 times at Martinsville, finished in the top 10 37 times in 67 races (55.2 percent).

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Nine

Jeff Gordon has nine wins at Martinsville, and that's more than the career wins of all but 13 of the Sprint Cup Series regulars who were competing in the 40-car field in last weekend's Chase elimination race at Talladega.

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3,779

Jeff Gordon has led 3,779 laps at Martinsville, and that's more than NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regulars Joey Logano (3,524), Clint Bowyer (2,338) and Jamie McMurray (1,867) have led in all races in their entire careers.

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15 in a row

In a 15-race span between 2003 and 2010, Jeff Gordon won four times at Martinsville, finished in the top five 13 times (86.7 percent) and finished in the top 10 every time -- his worst showing being ninth in the fall of 2004.

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99.5 percent

Martinsville is known for its beating and banging, but out of a possible 22,890 laps at 'The Paperclip,' Jeff Gordon has completed 22,769 laps (99.5%).

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