A statistical look ahead at Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway:
96 Races — two per season — at Bristol Motor Speedway since it first started hosting races in 1961.
12 Wins at Bristol for Darrell Waltrip, most in its history. There have been 37 different winners at the track.
5 Wins at Bristol for Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch, most among active drivers.
42 Different pole winners, led by Cale Yarborough (nine).
7 Bristol poles for Mark Martin, right, most among active drivers. Martin also leads his peers with 15 top-five finishes at the half-mile track in 40 career starts.
22 Winners who started from the pole, the most productive starting position. Seventy-nine winners have started in the top 10.
38 Elliott Sadler’s starting position when he won at Bristol in 2001. It’s the deepest starting spot for any Bristol winner.
21 Races won by owner Junior Johnson, most by any car owner. Five different drivers, including Johnson, scored those victories between 1965 and 1986.
1 Caution-free race at Bristol, in July 1971.
1,468 Points scored by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the past 10 races at Bristol, most by any driver. Earnhardt has seven top-10 finishes, including one victory, in that span.
9.6 Kevin Harvick’s average finish at Bristol, best among active drivers. Harvick has one win, nine top-five finishes and 11 top-10 results in 16 starts.
Note: All stats courtesy of NASCAR and race-team releases.
-- Michele Vincze
Top photo: Getty Images
Mark Martin photo: The Associated Press
who was 7th on inside starting position today at Bristol
Posted by: Dian e | March 22, 2009 at 04:13 PM