The Numbers for Pocono Raceway:


  • 1 – fewest cautions (7/30/78)
    2 – fewest on lead lap at finish (twice, most recent 6/6/82)
    3 – fewest caution laps (7/30/78)
    4 – races won from outside a top-20 starting position
    4 – fewest leaders (twice, most recent 6/9/85)
    4 – fewest laps led by race winner (Bobby Labonte, 7/29/01)
    5 – most wins (Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott)
    5 – most poles (Bill Elliott, Ken Schrader)
    10 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend at Pocono Raceway
    10 – fewest lead changes (7/26/98)
    12 – wins by car owner (Rick Hendrick)
    13 – most cautions (twice, most recent 7/24/05)
    16 – drivers with more than one pole at “The Tricky Triangle”
    16 – most leaders (three times, most recent 6/13/04)
    18 – fewest cars running at finish (7/25/82)
    22 – wins from the front row; 13 from the pole
    29 – worst starting position for race winner (Carl Edwards, 6/12/05)
    29 – different race winners
    36 – most cars on lead lap at finish (6/10/07)
    37 – different pole winners
    42 – most cars running at finish (6/10/07)
    56 – most lead changes (7/30/79)
    57 – most caution laps (6/13/04)
    120 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 2.5-mile track
    175 – laps led by race winner (Kurt Busch, 8/5/07)
    2011 Caution Update
    4 – number of races extended beyond scheduled distance in 2011
    4 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana, Pocono)
    16 – most cautions this season (Daytona)
    152 – number of cautions in the first 20 races of 2011 (includes 70 for accidents, 37 for debris and 22 for spins)
    718 of 5,756 – number of laps under caution in 2011
    1,014.811 of 8,034.858 – miles under caution in the first 20 races
    (Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports)(8-3-2011)