The Coca-Cola 600 By The Numbers

STATISTICS PROVIDED BY DARNELL COMMUNICATIONS FOR DODGE MOTORSPORTS

THE NUMBERS for the Coca-Cola 600 (600 only) Charlotte Motor Speedway
1 – fewest cars on the lead lap at finish of Coca-Cola 600 (eight times, most recent 1962)
2 – fewest cautions for the Coca-Cola 600 (twice, most recent 1963)
4 – fewest leaders (1972)
5 – fewest laps led by race winner (David Reutimann, 2009)
5 – most 600 wins (Darrell Waltrip)
6 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
6 – most 600 poles (Ryan Newman & David Pearson)
8 – wins from the pole
11 – fewest lead changes (twice, most recent 1967)
21 – most leaders (2005)
22 – most cautions (2005)
26 – most cars on lead lap at finish (2009)
27 – different pole winners
29 – different race winners
31 – most Coca-Cola 600 starts (Buddy Baker & Richard Petty)
54 – most lead changes (1979)
113 – most caution laps (1980)
120 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 1.5-mile track after a significant rainfall
335 – most laps led by race winner (Jim Paschal, 1967)

2011 Caution Update

4 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana)
16 – most cautions this season (Daytona)
92 – number of cautions in the first 11 races of 2011; includes 45 for accidents, 16 for debris and 16 for spins
465 of 3,679 – number of laps under caution in 2011
581.429 of 4,368.500 – miles under caution in the first 11 races