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Numbers: Mark Martin Stays Up Late

Posted: May 13th 2009 9:38AM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Mark Martin, Darlington Raceway, Sprint Cup Numbers

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Enjoy a look back at Mark Martin's Southern 500 Darlington win from Saturday night from the angle of Sprint Cup Numbers:

1.531 - Martin's margin of victory, in seconds, over teammate Jimmie Johnson

2 - Wins for Martin at Darlington in 43 career starts

3 - Career 'Did Not Finish' results for Martin at Darlington, each of which was for engine problems

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Numbers: Shrub's Richmond B-Day Bash

Posted: May 4th 2009 9:45AM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, Sprint Cup Numbers

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Kyle Busch celebrated his 24th birthday Saturday night with his third win in Richmond. Here's a look at it from a feature we like to call Sprint Cup Numbers:

2.751 - Kyle Busch's margin of victory in seconds over Tony Stewart, the largest of the 2009 season

3 - Wins Kyle Busch had over the weekend after also taking the Nationwide Series race and a Denny Hamlin charity race

4.895 - Average running position, behind Jeff Gordon (4.198) and teammate Denny Hamlin (3.510)

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Numbers: Keselowski's 'Dega Shocker

Posted: Apr 29th 2009 2:48PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Talladega Superspeedway, Sprint Cup, Sprint Cup Numbers

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Takin' a glance at Brad Keselowski's upset win in last Sunday's action at Talladega Superspeedway:

0.175 - Seconds Keselowski finished ahead of second-place Dale Earnhardt Jr.

1 - Total number of laps led by Keselowski in his Sprint Cup career

1 - Number of Miss Sprint Cup girls doused with champagne in victory lane by Keselowski

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Numbers: Mark Martin's Phoenix Win

Posted: Apr 21st 2009 2:01PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Mark Martin, Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports

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Here's a glance at Mark Martin's first victory since 2005 Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway as FanHouse takes you by the Sprint Cup Numbers:

.005 - Amount of elapsed time Kyle Busch exceeded NASCAR's pit road speed limit by on the final pit stop. The penalty took him from Martin's bumper as the nearest challenger to the back of the pack.

.734 - Seconds Martin finished ahead of second-place Tony Stewart

2.135 - Martin's average running position Saturday night, best of all drivers.

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Numbers: Jeff Gordon's Winless Streak

Posted: Apr 6th 2009 12:19AM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Jeff Gordon, Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports

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Sunday afternoon, the longest drought in between wins in Jeff Gordon's Sprint Cup career finally came to a close with a 'W' in Texas Motor Speedway's Samsung 500. Here's a quick look at No. 24's drought by the numbers:

14,037 - Laps completed between victory lane visits

540 - Days in between wins for Gordon [Lowe's, Oct. 13, 2007 - Texas, April 5, 2009]

447 - Total laps led in 2008

394 - Total laps led in seven 2009 races

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