Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, continued his strong season after scoring his ninth top-10 finish in 12 races to stay atop the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings following race at Dover International Speedway. Harvick finished 7th in the 400-lap/400-mile race after starting 30th in the 43-car field.
Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, finished second in the Autism Speaks 400, leading once for one lap. It is Burton’s third top-five and fifth top-10 of the season and moved him to eighth in the standings.
Tony Stewart, No.14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet, moved up four positions in the standings to 14th with his ninth place finish.
Kyle Busch (Toyota) was the race winner. Matt Kenseth (Ford), Denny Hamlin (Toyota) and David Reutimann (Toyota) completed the top-five finishers.
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, led eight times for a race-high 225-laps before suffering an speeding penalty on pit road exiting from his last pit stop of the race. The four-time defending champion is fourth in the standings, 131 points out of the lead.
Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Charlotte Motor Speedway going into the Coca-Cola 600 on May 30.
CHARLOTTE-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
Greg Biffle (No. 16 3M NEXCARE Ford)
· Two top fives, five top 10s
· Average finish of 18.2
· Average Running Position of 16.4, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 87.6, ninth-best
· 112 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 175.320 mph, sixth-fastest
· 2,053 Laps in the Top 15 (58.6%), sixth-most
· 301 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), ninth-most
Jeff Burton (No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet)
· Three wins, eight top fives, 15 top 10s
· Average finish of 14.8
· Average Running Position of 14.9, sixth-best
· Driver Rating of 87.5, 10th-best
· 73 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-most
· 634 Green Flag Passes, seventh-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 174.989 mph, 12th-fastest
· 2,082 Laps in the Top 15 (59.5%), fifth-most
· 360 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota)
· Three top fives, six top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 19.0
· Average Running Position of 10.9, third-best
· Driver Rating of 104.4, second-best
· 234 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
· 589 Green Flag Passes, 12th-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 176.025 mph, second-fastest
· 2,717 Laps in the Top 15 (77.6%), second-most
· 468 Quality Passes, second-most
Carl Edwards (No. 99 Scotts Grubb Ford)
· Four top fives, seven top 10s
· Average finish of 12.9
· Driver Rating of 85.2, 11th-best
· 690 Green Flag Passes, third-most
· 1,741 Laps in the Top 15 (49.7%), 12th-most
· 297 Quality Passes, 10th-most
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Stars &Stripes Chevrolet)
· Five wins, 16 top fives, 19 top 10s; seven poles
· Average finish of 15.7
· Average Running Position of 17.2, 12th-best
· Driver Rating of 88.5, sixth-best
· 147 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 175.298 mph, seventh-fastest
· 1,854 Laps in the Top 15 (52.9%), 10th-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota)
· Three top 10s
· Average finish of 18.6
· Average Running Position of 15.9, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 82.6, 13th-best
· 74 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-most
· 1,925 Laps in the Top 15 (62.1%), ninth-most
· 287 Quality Passes, 12th-most
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Memorial Day Tribute Chevrolet)
· Six wins, nine top fives, 13 top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 8.6
· Series-best Average Running Position of 6.6
· Series-best Driver Rating of 118.9
· Series-high 363 Fastest Laps Run
· 636 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most
· Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 176.372 mph
· Series-high 3,194 Laps in the Top 15 (91.2%)
· Series-high 506 Quality Passes
Kasey Kahne (No. 9 Budweiser/Armed Forces Tribute Ford)
· Three wins, five top fives, seven top 10s
· Average finish of 11.6
· Average Running Position of 11.3, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 102.1, third-best
· 315 Fastest Laps Run, second-most
· 686 Green Flag Passes, fourth-most
· 2,320 Laps in the Top 15 (66.2%), fourth-most
· 424 Quality Passes, third-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 17 Jeremiah Weed Ford)
· One win, six top fives, 10 top 10s
· Average finish of 15.6
· Average Running Position of 16.7, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 88.5, sixth-best
· 108 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 174.969 mph, 13th-fastest
· 2,024 Laps in the Top 15 (57.8%), seventh-most
· 306 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Joey Logano (No. 20 Home Depot Toyota)
· One top five, two top 10s
· Average finish of 7.0
· Average Running Position of 10.0, second-best
· Driver Rating of 101.0, fourth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 175.742 mph, third-fastest
Mark Martin (No. 5 CARQUEST Auto Parts/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet)
· Four wins, 17 top fives, 22 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 16.0
· Average Running Position of 12.2, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 91.2, fifth-best
· 567 Green Flag Passes, 13th-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 175.363 mph, fourth-fastest
· 2,546 Laps in the Top 15 (72.7%), third-most
· 363 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot Chevrolet)
· One win, six top fives, 11 top 10s
· Average finish of 13.3
· Average Running Position of 16.2, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 84.2, 12th-best
· 142 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-most
· 599 Green Flag Passes, ninth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 175.349 mph, fifth-fastest
· 1,948 Laps in the Top 15 (55.6%), eighth-most
· 306 Quality Passes, seventh-most
At Charlotte Motor Speedway:
History
· Construction began on Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1959.
· The track’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on June 19, 1960.
· The track was repaved midseason in 1994.
· The track name changed from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 1999. It changed back to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 2010 season.
· The track was re-paved again before the 2006 season.
Notebook
· There have been 102 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, two races per year since the track opened in 1960. In 1961, there were two 100-mile qualifying points races held the week beforethe May race. The first six fall races at Charlotte were 400-mile events (1960-65).
· 37 drivers have posted poles, led by David Pearson with 14.
· Fireball Roberts won the pole for the first race, in 1960.
· David Pearson posted 11 straight poles at Charlotte from the fall of 1973 through 1978.
· Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles, with eight. Jeff Gordon has seven.
· Jeff Gordon won five straight poles for the spring races between 1994 and 1998.
· 42 drivers have won races, led by Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip and Jimmie Johnson, with six each. David Reutimann became a first-time series winner last May after winning the Coca-Cola 600.
· Joe Lee Johnson won the first race, in 1960.
· There have been 13 back-to-back victories, including three consecutive by Fred Lorenzen (fall 1964 and both 1965) and four straight by Jimmie Johnson (both in 2004 and 2005).
· A sweep has occurred eight times, including each season from 2004-2007.
· 14 races have been won from the pole, the last by Jimmie Johnson last October.
· Jimmie Johnson won the 2003 Coca-Cola 600 from the 37th starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.
· Jimmie Johnson is the only driver with more than two Charlotte races to average top-10 finishes (8.6). He has the all-time best average finish among drivers with at least five races.
· A number of active drivers earned their first win at CMS: Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Jamie McMurray, Casey Mears and David Reutimann. Inactive drivers David Pearson, Buddy Baker and Charlie Glotzbach also got their first series win at Charlotte.
Charlotte Motor Speedway Data
Race #: 13 of 36 (5-30-10)
Track Size: 1.5 miles
· Banking/Corners: 24 degrees
· Banking/Straights: 5 degrees
· Frontstretch: 1,980 feet
· Backstretch: 1,500 feet
Driver Rating at Charlotte
Jimmie Johnson 118.9 Kyle Busch 104.4 Kasey Kahne 102.1 Joey Logano* 101.0 Mark Martin 91.2 Jeff Gordon 88.5 Matt Kenseth 88.5 Brian Vickers 88.0 Greg Biffle 87.6
Jeff Burton 87.5
Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005-2009 races (10 total) at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
* - Logano has run only one CMS race.
Qualifying/Race Data
2009 pole winner: Ryan Newman (188.475 mph, 28.651 secs.)
2009 race winner: David Reutimann (120.899 mph, 5-25-09)
Qualifying record: Elliott Sadler (193.216 mph, 27.948 secs., 10-13-05)
600-mile race record: Bobby Labonte (151.952 mph, 5-28-95)
Estimated Pit Window: Every 50-55 laps, based on fuel mileage.
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