Numbers Game: 2011 Auto Club 400 at Fontana

1
The number of laps Kevin Harvick led in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race (March 27) at Auto Club Speedway.

1
The number of wins for Richard Childress Racing at Auto Club Speedway following Harvick’s win Sunday.

5
The number of wins for Kyle Busch in last six Nationwide Series starts.

6
The number of points separating 35th-place Casey Mears from 36th-place Andy Lally in Sprint Cup owner points after Sunday’s race.

7
The number of consecutive wins for Joe Gibbs Racing at Auto Club Speedway (the most for any owner at any track).

7
The number of cars that pulled off the track in the first 41 laps of Saturday’s Nationwide Series race with mechanical issues.

11
The number of Sprint Cup races won at Auto Club Speedway by drivers starting outside the top 10 in 22 races.

12
The number of top-five finishes Jimmie Johnson has in 17 career starts at Auto Club Speedway.

13
The number of cars on the lead lap at the end of the Nationwide Series race on Saturday (the most at any race in 2011).

14
The number of different winners in 22 Sprint Cup races at Auto Club Speedway.

16
Caution laps in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway (fewest ever at Auto Club Speedway).

18
Lead changes in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race.

20
The number of cars within three laps of the lead at the end of Saturday’s 150-lap Nationwide Series race.

21
Lead changes in Saturday’s Nationwide Series race (first time this year it is more than Cup race).

38
The number of laps Jennifer Jo Cobb ran in Saturday’s Nationwide Series race one week after saying she was not a start-and-park driver. She retired due to “handling” issues.

70
The number of combined laps Joe Nemechek completed in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races over the weekend.

151
The number of laps led by Kyle Busch in Sunday’s 200-lap Sprint Cup race.

$1,056
The difference in prize money between 34th-place finisher Robby Gordon (ran 197 laps) and 43rd-place finisher Michael McDowell (ran 32 laps).

$34,405
The difference in prize money between 39th-place finisher Denny Hamlin ($123,880) on Sunday and 16th-place finisher Paul Menard ($89,475).

88,000
The listed attendance for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race in Fontana (compared to 72,000 last year in spring).

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