As the season winds down to its penultimate race at Phoenix, here are some interesting fast facts about this race trrack!
FAST FACTS: Completed: January 1964 Distance: 1 mile Shape:
Oval Banking (variable): 10°-11° in Turns 1-2 10°-11° in Backstretch Dogleg 8°-9° in Turns 3-4 3° on the frontstretch 9° on the backstretch
Frontstretch Length: 1,179 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,551 feet Pit Road Length: 1,140 feet
STARTS, ACTIVE DRIVERS
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman……..28 Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth,
Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick…………………27
WINS
Kevin Harvick……………………………………8 Jimmie Johnson……………………………….4 Dale Earnhardt Jr……………………………..3 Je Gordon, Mark Mar n,
Jeb Burton, Carl Edwards,
Davey Allison ………………………………….2
TOP 5 FINISHES
Jimmie Johnson………………………………15 Mark Mar n, Je Gordon,
Kevin Harvick………………………………….12 Denny Hamlin…………………………………..10
TOP 10 FINISHES
Jeff Gordon…………………………………….24 Mark Mar n……………………………………21 Jimmie Johnson……………………………… 19 Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch…………………16
POLES
Ryan Newman…………………………………..4 Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards
Rusty Wallace, Jimmie Johnson,
Kyle Busch………………………………………..3
LAPS LED, ACTIVE DRIVERS
Kevin Harvick………………………………..1,484 Jimmie Johnson………………………………977 Kurt Busch……………………………………. 750
LAPS LED, NO WINS
Greg Biffle (24 starts)……………………… 389 Joey Logano (15 starts)…………………….156 Geoff Bodine (13 starts)……………………149 Ernie Irvan (9 starts)……………………….. 119 Brad Keselowski (13 starts)……………….119
LAPS COMPLETED
Mark Martin……………………………….10,477 Jeff Gordon……………………………….. 10,356 Bobby Labonte……………………………. 9,062 Jeff Burton………………………………….. 9,001 Tony Stewart………………………………..8,391
AVG STARTING POSITION (Min. 5 starts)
Rusty Wallace…………………………………. 8.1 Kyle Larson………………………………………….8.2
Alan Kulwicki…………………………………. .8.6 Jeff Gordon…………………………………… 10.8
Kyle Busch……………………………………. 11.4 Jimmie Johnson…………………………….. 11.4
AVG FINISH (Min. 5 starts)
Alan Kulwicki………………………………….. 5.2 Jimmie Johnson………………………………. 7.8 Dale Earnhardt…………………………………9.5 Mark Mar n…………………………………….9.6 Kevin Harvick………………………………… 10.3
LOWEST STARTING POSITION, WINNER
Ricky Rudd, 1995……………………………… 29 Matt Kenseth, 2002……………………………28 Alan Kulwicki, 1988……………………………21
RACE WINNERS FROM THE POLE
Carl Edwards…………………….Nov. 10, 2010 Mark Martin……………………..Apr. 18, 2009 Jimmie Johnson………………….Nov. 9, 2008 Je Gordon……………………….Apr. 21, 2007 Kevin Harvick……………………Mar. 15, 2015
FASTEST AVERAGE SPEED
Tony Stewart, Nov. 7, 1999……….. 118.132 Matt Kenseth, Nov. 10, 2002………113.857 Kevin Harvick, March 13, 2016…… 113.212
FASTEST QUALIFYING SPEED
Jimmie Johnson, Nov. 15, 2015….. 143.158 Denny Hamlin, Nov. 9, 2014……… 142.113 Kevin Harvick, Mar. 15, 2015…….. 140.751
MOST LAPS LED
Kevin Harvick, Nov. 9, 2014………………264 Dale Earnhardt, Nov. 4, 1990…………….262 Kevin Harvick, Nov. 12, 2006…………….252
MOST LAPS LED, NON-WINNER
Kyle Busch, Nov. 11, 2012……………….. 237 Denny Hamlin, Nov. 14, 2010……………190 Greg Biffle, Nov. 13, 2005……………….. 189
FEWEST LAPS LED, WINNER
Ryan Newman, Apr. 10, 2010……………….4 Kevin Harvick, Apr. 22, 2006……………….10 Kasey Kahne, Nov. 13, 2011………………..14
MOST CAUTIONS
12……………………………………..Nov. 9, 2014 11……………………………………..Nov. 7, 2004 10………………Six mes, last, Mar. 15, 2015
MOST LEAD CHANGES
28……………………………………Feb. 27, 2011 25…………………………………..March 4, 2012 23…………………….Twice, last, Nov. 5, 2000
Nationwide Series
STARTS
Kevin Harvick…………………….23 Mike Wallace…………………….22 Mike Bliss…………………………21 Kyle Busch………………………. 20 Kenny Wallace,
Brad Keselowski………………….18
WINS
Kyle Busch………………………….9 Carl Edwards………………………4 Greg Biffle………………………… 3 Joey Logano……………………….2 Eleven Drivers…………………….1
TOP 5 FINISHES
Kevin Harvick…………………… 17
Kyle Busch………………………. 13 Carl Edwards,
Brad Keselowski………………….10 Greg Biffle…………………………..7
TOP 10 FINISHES
Kevin Harvick…………………….19 Kyle Busch………………………. 16 Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth..13 Brad Keselowski………………..12
POLES
Kyle Busch………………………….8 Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano………………………..3 Jason Lefler……………………….2
LAPS LED
Kyle Busch………………….. 1,811 Carl Edwards…………………..568 Greg Biffle……………………… 536 Joey Logano…………………… 388 Kevin Harvick…………………. 327
LAPS COMPLETED
Kevin Harvick………………. 4,410 Mike Wallace………………..4,025 Kyle Busch………………….. 3,902 Mike Bliss…………………… 3,791 Kenny Wallace…………….. 3,491
AVG STARTING POSITION (Min. 5 starts)
Kyle Busch……………………… 4.6
Joey Logano……………………. 5.3 Denny Hamlin…………………. 5.5 Carl Edwards……………………5.8 Ty Dillon………………………… 7.0
AVERAGE FINISH
(Min. 5 starts)
Joey Logano……………………..5.2
Carl Edwards…………………… 5.6 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr……………6.0 Ty Dillon…………………………. 6.2 Kyle Busch……………………… 6.4
LOWEST STARTING POSITION, WINNER
Greg Biffle, 4/22/05…………….20
Scott Wimmer, 11/9/02………18 Kevin Harvick, 4/21/06………..14
WINNERS FROM THE POLE
Nine mes,
last by Kyle Busch…….11/14/15
FASTEST AVERAGE SPEED
Elliott Sadler, 3/3/12… 116.317 Jeff Burton, 11/4/00…. 115.145 Jeff Gordon, 11/6/ 99…115.053
FASTEST QUALIFYING SPEED
Kyle Busch, 11/14/15… 138.504 Erik Jones, 3/12/16…… 136.789 Joey Logano, 3/14/15…135.201
MOST LAPS LED
Kyle Busch, 2/26/11………. 200* Kyle Busch, 11/14/15………. 190
Kyle Busch, 11/8/14………… 187
*Led every lap
MOST LAPS LED, NON-WINNER
Kyle Busch, 11/8/14………… 187 Greg Biffle, 11/9/02………… 185 Kyle Busch, 11/6/04………….151
FEWEST LAPS LED, WINNER
Brad Keselowski, 11/8/14…….9 Scott Wimmer, 11/ 9/02……..15 Elliott Sadler, 3/3/12…………..26
MOST CAUTIONS
14…………………………….4/22/05 11…Three mes, last, 11/10/07 10………….Twice, last, 11/10/10
MOST LEAD CHANGES
14…………………………….4/11/08 11…………….Twice, last,11/6/04 10……………Twice, last, 4/21/06
Camping World Truck Series
STARTS
Ron Hornaday, Jr………………. 19 Terry Cook, Jack Sprague…… 16 Rick Crawford, Mike Bliss,
Matt Crafton……………………. 15
WINS
Kevin Harvick…………………….. 4 Jack Sprague……………………… 3 Erik Jones, Kyle Busch
Ron Hornaday, Jr, Mike Skinner, Joe Ruttman………………………. 2
TOP 5 FINISHES
Ron Hornaday, Jr………………. 10 Jack Sprague……………………… 9 Mike Skinner…………………….. 6 Four Drivers………………………. 5
TOP 10 FINISHES
Ron Hornaday, Jr. and
Jack Sprague ……………………….13 Matt Crafton, Mike Skinner…10 Joe Ruttman………………………. 9
POLES
Jack Sprague……………………… 5 Ron Hornaday, Jr.,
Mike Skinner, Mike Bliss,
Stacy Compton, Erik Jones……2
LAPS LED
Jack Sprague………………….. 739 Kyle Busch……………………… 319 Erik Jones………………………. 304 Kevin Harvick…………………. 301 Mike Bliss……………………… 219
LAPS COMPLETED
Ron Hornaday, Jr………….. 2,725 Jack Sprague………………… 2,457 Terry Cook…………………… 2,361 Rick Crawford………………. 2,264 Matt Crafton……………….. 2,212
AVERAGE STARTING POSITION (Min. 5 starts)
Kyle Busch………………………. 5.7
Jack Sprague…………………… 6.9 Johnny Benson, Jr……………. 7.8 Mike Bliss……………………….. 8.0 Matt Crafton…………………… 8.1
AVERAGE FINISH (Min. 5 starts)
Kyle Busch………………………. 4.0 Jack Sprague……………………. 5.7 Mike Skinner…………………… 7.2 Joe Ruttman…………………… 7.9 Ted Musgrave…………………. 8.2
LOWEST STARTING POSITION, WINNER
Mike Skinner, 2/5/95………… 16 Greg Bi e, 10/26/01………… 11 Kevin Harvick, 11/7/08……… 10 Timothy Peters, 11/ 13/15…. 10
WINNERS FROM THE POLE
Six mes, last by Erik Jones, …………………………………..11/7/14
FASTEST AVERAGE SPEED
Kevin Harvick, 11/8/02 …………………………………..108.014
Kevin Harvick, 10/31/03 …………………………………..107.527
Joe Ruttman, 11/1/97.. 103.942
FASTEST QUALIFYING SPEED
Erik Jones, 11/13/15…. 137.515 Erik Jones, 11/7/14…… 135.532 Nelson Piquet, Jr. 11/9/12….. 134.439
MOST LAPS LED
Jack Sprague, 4/21/96…….. 151 Jack Sprague, 10/26/96……. 144 Erik Jones, 11/7/14…………. 114
I looked it so that you wouldn’t have to. And know you know the rest of the story!
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
