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The Numbers for the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway:


  • 0 – fewest cautions (6/6/71)
    1 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (11 times, most recent 9/15/91)
    3 – fewest leaders (five times, most recent 5/16/82)
    3 – fewest lead changes (10/17/71)
    4 – number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
    6 – fewest laps led by race winner (Jeff Burton, 9/24/06)
    6 – most poles (David Pearson)
    7 – most wins (Bobby Allison and David Pearson)
    13 – fewest cars running at finish (5/17/81)
    13 – most leaders (twice, most recent 9/24/00)
    13 – wins from each of the first three starting positions in 83 races
    16 – most cautions (9/19/93)
    21 – most cars on lead lap at finish (6/4/06)
    29 – most lead changes (twice, most recent 5/18/86)
    31 – fewest cars to start a Sprint Cup race (5/20/79, 500-mile race)
    32 – different race winners
    35 – different pole winners
    40 – most running at finish (9/21/08)
    90 minutes – approximate amount of time it takes to dry the one-mile, all-concrete track after a significant rainfall
    103 – most caution laps (9/19/93)
    491 – most laps led by race winner (Richard Petty, Dodge, 9/15/74)
    2011 Caution Update
    3 – fewest cautions this season (New Hampshire 2)
    16 – most cautions this season (Daytona1)
    206 – number of cautions in the first 28 races of 2011; includes 100 for accidents, 47 for debris and 28 for spins
    1,004 of 7,943 – number of laps under caution in 2011
    1,380.619 of 10,951.158 – miles under caution in the first 28 races
    (Darnell Communications for Dodge Motorsports)(9-29-2011)