Kevin Harvick started up front and finished up front in Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
Streaking into the lead on the first lap of a green-white-checkered-finish, Harvick held off Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the rain-delayed Cup Series race.
“This has been a great place for us,” said Harvick, who started on the pole and led a race-high 28 laps. “Daytona has been one of those magical places for us since we started coming here.”
Jeff Burton ran fifth, followed by Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch, Reed Sorenson, Mike Bliss and Scott Speed.
The “big one” accident happened on Lap 149 when there was a sheet-metal crushing, chain-reaction accident between Turns 3 and 4.
Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Chicagoland Speedway going into the LifeLock.com 400 on July 10.
CHICAGOLAND-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
Greg Biffle (No. 16 3M FILTRETE Ford)
· Enters Chicagoland 10th in points
· One top five, one top 10
· Average finish of 15.4
· Average Running Position of 15.7, 13th-best
· Driver Rating of 89.8, 10th-best
· 50 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-most
· Series-high 361 Green Flag Passes
· Average Green Flag Speed of 167.052 mph, seventh-fastest
· 721 Laps in the Top 15 (53.9%), 11th-most
· 120 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), 12th-most
Clint Bowyer (No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet)
· 14th in points
· Three top 10s
· Average finish of 12.5
· Average Running Position of 14.0, 11th-best
· Driver Rating of 86.4, 13th-best
Kurt Busch (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge)
· Fourth in points
· Five top 10s
· Average finish of 17.2
· Average Running Position of 13.4, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 86.8, 12th-best
· 297 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 166.855 mph, 13th-fastest
· 931 Laps in the Top 15 (69.6%), ninth-most
· 151 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Snickers Toyota)
· Sixth in points
· One win, two top fives, two top 10s
· Average finish of 12.8
· Average Running Position of 10.2, sixth-best
· Driver Rating of 104.6, sixth-best
· 72 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 167.256 mph, sixth-fastest
· 1,021 Laps in the Top 15 (76.3%), sixth-most
· 151 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet)
· 11th in points
· One win, two top fives, three top 10s
· Average finish of 15.2
· Average Running Position of 11.6, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 94.0, eighth-best
· 60 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-most
· 284 Green Flag Passes, 12th-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 167.018 mph, ninth-fastest
· 1,024 Laps in the Top 15 (76.5%), fifth-most
· 176 Quality Passes, second-most
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
· Second in points
· One win, five top fives, six top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 9.2
· Average Running Position of 11.2, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 96.3, seventh-best
· 58 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most
· 290 Green Flag Passes, 10th-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 167.036 mph, eighth-fastest
· 1,065 Laps in the Top 15 (79.6%), fourth-most
· Series-high 199 Quality Passes
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota)
· Fifth in points
· One top five, one top 10
· Average finish of 19.0
· Driver Rating of 87.1, 11th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 166.983 mph, 10th-fastest
· 133 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet)
· Two wins, five top fives, six top 10s
· Average finish of 8.7
· Average Running Position of 7.9, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 106.8, fifth-best
· 37 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 167.549 mph, fourth-fastest
· 1,162 Laps in the Top 15 (86.8%), third-most
· 141 Quality Passes, ninth-most
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet)
· Third in points
· Five top fives, seven top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 8.1
· Series-best Average Running Position of 7.3
· Series-best Driver Rating of 112.8
· 142 Fastest Laps Run, second-most
· Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 167.945 mph
· Series-high 1,190 Laps in the Top 15 (88.9%)
· 165 Quality Passes, third-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 17 Crown Royal Black Ford)
· Seventh in points
· Two top fives, four top 10s
· Average finish of 11.2
· Average Running Position of 9.9, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 107.8, third-best
· Series-high 156 Fastest Laps Run
· 285 Green Flag Passes, 11th-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 167.774 mph, third-fastest
· 977 Laps in the Top 15 (73.0%), seventh-most
· 148 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Mark Martin (No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet)
· One win, one top five, four top 10s
· Average finish of 12.6
· Average Running Position of 12.9, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 93.0, ninth-best
· 66 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 166.897 mph, 11th-fastest
· 795 Laps in the Top 15 (59.4%), 10th-most
Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot Chevrolet)
· Two wins, seven top fives, seven top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 9.6
· Average Running Position of 7.4, second-best
· Driver Rating of 112.1, second-best
· 115 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 167.891 mph, second-fastest
· 1,183 Laps in the Top 15 (88.4%), second-most
· 154 Quality Passes, fifth-most
At Chicagoland Speedway:
History
· Construction of the Chicagoland Speedway began in August 1999.
· The first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Chicago was July 14, 2001.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was held on July 15, 2001.
Notebook
· There have been nine NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Chicagoland Speedway.
· 14 drivers have competed in all nine races.
· Todd Bodine won the first pole.
· There has been a different pole winner after every qualifying session (qualifying was canceled in 2008).
· Kevin Harvick won the first two races.
· Six different drivers have won races, led by Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart, each with two.
· Kyle Busch won the 2008 race from the pole, the first time a driver won from the pole. It was also the only time a driver had won from a top-five starting position.
· Kevin Harvick won the 2002 race from the 32nd starting position, the deepest in the field that a race winner ever started at Chicago.
· Only one starting position has multiple wins: 14th. Mark Martin won from the 14th starting position last year, as did Ryan Newman in 2003.
· Jeff Gordon (9.2), Kevin Harvick (8.7), Jimmie Johnson (8.1), Tony Stewart (9.6) and Brian Vickers (8.8) are active drivers who average a top-10 finish.
· Four of the last five races have ended with a margin of victory under one second.
· Two active drivers got their first start at Chicago: David Stremme and Johnny Sauter.
NASCAR in Illinois
· There have been 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Illinois.
· 71 drivers all-time in NASCAR three national series have their home state recorded as Illinois.
· There have been four race winners from Illinois in NASCAR’s three national series:
Driver NSCS NNS NCWTS Fred Lorenzen 26 0 0 Tom Pistone 2 0 0 Justin Allgaier 0 1 0 Bobby Dotter 0 1 0 Erik Darnell 0 0 2
Chicagoland Speedway Data
Race #: 19 of 36 (7-10-10)
Track Size: 1.5 miles
Race Length: 400 miles (267 laps)
Banking/Corners: 18 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Tri-Oval: 11 degrees
Driver Rating at Chicagoland \
Jimmie Johnson 112.8 Tony Stewart 112.1 Matt Kenseth 107.8 Brian Vickers 107.3 Kevin Harvick 106.8 Kyle Busch 104.6 Jeff Gordon 96.3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 94.0 Mark Martin 93.0 Greg Biffle 89.8
Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005-2009 races (5 total) at Chicagoland.
Qualifying/Race Data
2009 pole winner: Brian Vickers, (182.164 mph)
2009 race winner: Mark Martin, (133.810 mph, 7-11-09)
Track qualifying record: Jimmie Johnson (188.147 mph, 28.701 secs., 7-8-05)
Track race record: Kevin Harvick (136.832 mph, 7-14-02)
Estimated Pit Window: Every 50-55 laps, based on fuel mileage.
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