Kurt Busch’s victory at Infineon Raceway ballooned the number of different winners this season to 11 in the first 16 races, the most since 2003.
Races at Daytona, much like the 2011 season, have offered a varied list of victors. There have been seven different winners in the last seven races.
Competition numbers – both this season and at Daytona – have been likewise robust. Check out some of the notable bullets from this season:
• Average of 13 leaders per race, most through 16 races in series history
• Average of 30 leaders per race, most through 16 races in series history
• 8 races with a margin of victory under one second, including Talladega, which tied for the closest finish (.002 seconds) since the inception of electronic scoring in 1993.
• 42 different drivers have led at least one lap.
• 30 different drivers have scored at least one top 10 finish.
February’s Daytona 500 set track records in both leaders (74) and lead changes (22).
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