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Numbers Game: 2010 NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte

.358
Margin of victory in seconds of race winner Kurt Busch over second-place Martin Truex Jr.

2
Finishing position of Showdown transfer driver Truex Jr. The other transfer, Greg Biffle, finished ninth.

3
Number of cautions aside from the three scheduled competition cautions.

4
Number of leaders in Saturday night’s (May 22) Sprint All-Star Race.

4
Finishing position of Denny Hamlin after having to start at the back of the pack for an engine change.

5
Number of drivers who spent the entire race in the top 15: Busch, Joey Logano, Hamlin, Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson.

6
Number of lead changes in the Sprint All-Star Race.

8
Number of cars listed as “out” at the end of the Sprint All-Star race.

8
Number of cars involved in the lap 90 caution.

12
Lowest position Busch ran all night, the best of any other driver.

13
Number of cars running at the finish of the Sprint All-Star Race.

14th
Finishing position of Kyle Busch after contact with teammate Hamlin caused his right-front tire to blow.

16
Finishing position of Casey Mears, who was filling in for Brian Vickers. Mears failed to finish due to a blown engine.

17
Number of green-flag passes for the lead in Saturday’s All-Star Race.

19
Number of laps led by Kurt Busch en route to the victory.

21st
Finishing position of Sprint Fan Vote winner Carl Edwards. There were only 21 cars in the race.

51
Number of fastest laps run by Johnson, the most of anybody.

56
Number of laps led by Johnson in the Sprint All-Star race, the most of anybody. He finished 13th.

128.5
Driver rating for Johnson on Saturday night.

125,000
Estimated number of people in attendance for Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star Race.

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