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The 2010 Daytona 500 By The Numbers
February 15, 2010
Often the finishing order of a race does not reflect the true nature of the race. Each week, I shall present various facts about the weeks race based upon statistics to help shed light on the intricacies of each race.
Daytona 500
Winner 1—Jamie McMurray
1 — Number of times Michael Waltrip Racing has put two cars in the top ten in the same race
2 — Number of wins by sponsor Bass Pro Shops in Cup series history
2nd . Previous best finish of the No. 1 car at Daytona accomplished by David Person in July 1980, Sterling Marlin in July 1986, and Terry Labonte in February 1990
5 — Best average running position of the night, accomplished by Kevin Harvick
7 — Number of car numbers who have less starts than the #56 car
12 — Laps led by Scott Speed, tying his career high
14 — The number of race-high, fastest-laps run by AJ Allmendinger
26th — The best previous finish in the Daytona 500 by Jamie McMurray, occurring in the 2008 race
41 — Most laps in a race, accomplished by Kevin Harvick
97.1 — Percentage of laps run in the Top 15 by Kevin Harvick, the highest percentage of the race
68 — The lowest total passes made by a driver during the race who ran the full distance, accomplished by Boris Said
125.0 — The highest driver rating in the field by Kevin Harvick who came home 7th
366 — The number of passes Kyle Busch made in the race, the highest total of the day/night
7532 — Number of days between poles at Daytona for Mark Martin
10/24/93 — The last time a car number No. 56, driven then by Jerry Hill at Rockingham, started a Cup race
10/11/87 — The last time car No. 56 scored a top-ten finish, an eighth-place run by Ernie Irvan at Charlotte
2/26/67 — The last time car No. 00 scored a top-ten finish in the Daytona 500, then driven by Neil Castles