The Numbers for the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan Int’l Speedway:


  • 0 – fewest cautions (three times, most recent 6/13/99)
    1 – fewest laps led by race winner (Mark Martin, 6/14/09)
    2 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (five times, most recent 6/15/75)
    5 – fewest leaders (five times, most recent 8/12/84)
    6 – races won from outside a top-20 starting position
    6 – wins by Dodge at MIS since manufacturer’s return to NASCAR in 2001
    7 – fewest lead changes (8/12/84)
    8 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend at MIS
    9 – most wins (David Pearson)
    10 – most poles (David Pearson)
    10 – most cautions (8/20/06)
    11 – wins by car owner (Wood Brothers, Jack Roush)
    14 – fewest cars running at finish (6/16/74)
    15 – most leaders (6/20/82)
    18 – drivers with more than one win
    21 – drivers with more than one pole at MIS
    21 – lead changes in June race at MIS
    24 – wins from the front row; 16 from the pole
    32 – worst starting position for race winner (Mark Martin, 2009)
    33 – different race winners
    37 – most cars on lead lap at finish (6/18/06)
    40 – different pole winners
    41 – most cars running at finish (five times, most recent 6/17/07)
    63 – most caution laps (8/24/75)
    65 – most lead changes (8/16/81)
    120 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 2.0-mile track
    162 – laps led by race winner (Rusty Wallace, 8/20/89)
    1967 – year construction began on MIS
    1969 – first Sprint Cup race
    1972 – track purchased by Roger Penske
    1973 – only one Sprint Cup race
    1999 – year MIS purchased by ISC
    2011 Caution Update
    4 – fewest cautions this season (Fontana and Pocono)
    5 – number of races extended beyond scheduled distance in 2011
    5 – number of cautions in June race at MIS
    16 – most cautions this season (Daytona)
    162 – number of cautions in the first 22 races of 2011; includes 76 for accidents, 38 for debris and 23 for spins
    753 of 6,048 – number of laps under caution in 2011
    1,101.611 of 8, 760.258 – miles under caution in the first 22 races
    BONUS: In addition to Michigan Int’l Speedway, three other Michigan tracks hosted five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events in the 1950s – Grand River Speedrome (Grand Rapids), Michigan State Fairgrounds (Detroit) and Monroe Speedway.(Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports)(8-17-2011)