NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Starting Position Facts
After Race 35 of the 2009 Season: Phoenix

Number of Victories for Starting Positions
1st	506		12th	31		23rd	8		34th	3
2nd	354		13th	42		24th	13		35th	1
3rd	261		14th	27		25th	11		36th	2
4th	184		15th	33		26th	5		37th	6
5th	129		16th	21		27th	7		38th	3
6th	92		17th	16		28th	3		39th	2
7th	97		18th	15		29th	2		40th	0
8th	53		19th	22		30th	6		41st	0
9th	65		20th	17		31st	7		42nd	0
10th	45		21st	13		32nd	6		43rd	2
11th	48		22nd	12		33rd	2		N/A	64

Races Won From 37th Starting Position or Lower
Pos.	Driver		Year	Race		Track
43rd	Johnny Mantz		1950	Southern 500		Darlington
43rd	Fonty Flock		1953	Raleigh 300		Raleigh
39th	Bobby Labonte		2001	NAPA 500		Atlanta
39th	Matt Kenseth		2009	Daytona 500		Daytona
38th	Jeff Burton		1999	Jiffy Lube 300		New Hampshire
38th	Bill Elliott		1988	Firecracker 400		Daytona
38th	Elliott Sadler		2001	Food City 500		Bristol
37th	Jimmie Johnson		2003	Coca-Cola 600		Lowe's
37th	Ward Burton		2001	Southern 500		Darlington
37th	Bobby Labonte		2000	Southern 500		Darlington
37th	Bobby Labonte		1999	NAPA 500		Atlanta
37th	Kyle Petty		1995	MGD 500		Dover
37th	Lee Petty		1959	Race 20		Atlanta

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