THE NUMBERS for the DAYTONA 500
2 ? number of times Richard Petty drove a Dodge to victory in the Daytona 500 among his seven wins (1973 and 1974)
3 ? number of Daytona 500s run without a caution (1959, 1961, and 1962)
3 ? number of consecutive Daytona 500s extended beyond the scheduled distance (2005 2007)
4 ? number of Daytona 500s shortened due to rain (1965, 1966, 2003 and 2009)
7 ? fewest lead changes for a Daytona 500 (1964 and 1965)
11 ? number of jet dryers available for the Daytona 500 and Speedweeks 2011
11 ? most cautions for a Daytona 500 (three times ? 1968, 2005 and 2006)
21 ? most different leaders for a Daytona 500 (2010)
32 ? most consecutive Daytona 500 starts (Dave Marcis, 1968-1999)
52 ? number of lead changes among 21 drivers at last year?s Daytona 500
60 ? most lead changes in the previous 52 Daytona 500s (1974)
68 ? most starters for the Daytona 500 (1960)
120 ? minutes, the minimum amount of time it takes to dry the 2.5-mile track after a significant rainfall
184 ? most laps led by race winner of the ?The Great American Race? (Richard Petty, 1964, 200-lap event)
265 ? total number of cautions in the 36 Sprint Cup races in 2010; 305 in 2009
BONUS
39 ? consecutive Sprint Cup races led by Bobby Allison (9/6/71 ? 10/22/72)
Source: http://the-auto-racing-journal.blogspot.com/2011/02/daytona-500-numbers.html
Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge Ryan Truex NAPA Toyota
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