A look at some NASCAR Sprint Cup facts and figures at Lowe's Motor Speedway as the series gets ready to run Saturday's Bank of America 500.
0 - Out of the Chase contenders, only Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin have had zero DNF's. 1 - Joe Lee Johnson was the first race winner at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and Fireball Roberts won the first pole in 1960. 2 - Jeff Burton has won at Lowe's twice. 3 - Fred Lorenzen had three back-to-back victories at Lowe's (fall 1964 and both in 1965) 4 - Greg Biffle has had four top 10s at Lowe's (in 11 starts there). 5 - With five victories at Lowe's, Jimmie Johnson is tied with Hendrick teammate, Jeff Gordon. Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty both posted five victories at Lowe's also. 6 - Bobby Allison and Darrel Waltrip lead all drivers with six victories. 7 - Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers with a total of seven pole awards (with Gordon winning five straight between 1994 and 1998). 8 - Johnson has eight top-five fi
nishes at Lowe's. 9 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has nine top 10s at Lowe's (in 18 starts). 10 - Gordon has had the most top 10 finishes of all Chase contenders with 17. 11 - David Pearson posted 11 consecutive poles (fall 1973 - 1978). 13 - Thirteen races have been won from the pole, and there have been 13 back-to-back victories at Lowe's. 15 - Rick Hendrick has the most wins of any car owner with 15. 37 - The 37th starting position is the furthest back in the field a race winner started (Jimmie Johnson, 2003 Coca-Cola 600). 41 - There have been 41 different drivers to win at Lowe's. 116.5 - Johnson holds the series-high Driver Rating with 116.5 (Formula combining the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race). 193.216 - Elliott Sadler holds the Qualifying Record with 193.216 mph. 597 - Carl Edwards has the series-high Green Flag Passes with 597 (Number of passes a driver had under green conditions). 2003 - In 2003, the fall race was the first race at Lowe's to be completely run at night. $5,291,863 - The posted awards for Saturday's Bank of America 500 (event record).
