0
The number of drivers to win the Bud Shootout, Gatorade Duel race and the Daytona 500 in the same year.
.032
The difference, in seconds, between Hendrick Motorsports teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon during Sunday’s (Feb. 13) pole qualifying.
1
The number of times a Dodge has ever won the Budweiser Shootout (2011, Kurt Busch).
3
The number of laps Budweiser Shootout winner Kurt Busch led.
7
The most Daytona 500 wins by a single driver, Richard Petty.
10
The number of poles Earnhardt Jr. has in 400 career Sprint Cup starts.
11
The number of years since a pole winner has won the Daytona 500 (Dale Jarrett, 2000).
14
The number of cars running at the end of the Budweiser Shootout (24 started).
15 minutes, 10 seconds
The length of the shortest shootout race of all time (Bill Elliott, 1987). Saturday’s race was over one hour, 13 minutes.
19th
Michael Waltrip’s starting position when he won the Daytona 500 in 2001.
23rd
The average starting position of the last four Daytona 500 winners.
27
Number of times a top-five starter has gone on to win the Daytona 500.
28
The number of lead changes in this year’s Budweiser Shootout as a result of the two-car drafts, a new race record.
33
The pounds per square inch NASCAR set the pressure release valve on the water system following the Budweiser Shootout.
206
The highest average speed for a complete lap reached during Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout, achieved by both Waltrip and Kyle Busch. The lap was 20 miles per hour faster than Earnhardt Jr.’s pole lap average of 186.089 mph. RaceView, available for free at nascar.com during Speedweeks, reported an unofficial average lap speed of over 208 mph for Waltrip.
1967
The last time a foreign-born driver won the Great American Race (Mario Andretti, 1967). Marcos Ambrose (Australia) and Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) will both attempt to change this on Sunday.
1993
The last time that a driver won the Daytona 500 from the outside of the front row (Jarrett).
1997
The last time a Budweiser Shootout winner has gone on the win the Daytona 500 (Gordon).
2004
The last time a driver won a Gatorade Duel race and the Daytona 500 in the same year (Earnhardt Jr.).
153,000
The difference in prize money awarded to the first Budweiser Shootout winner (Buddy Baker, 1979) and Kurt Busch in 2011. Busch obviously made out a little better than Baker.