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Numbers Game: 2011 5-hour Energy 500 at Pocono

2
The number of times Carl Edwards finished outside the top 20 in 14 races this season. He was 37th at Pocono on Sunday (June 12).

2
Fords finished in the top 20 in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Pocono. Matt Kenseth was eighth and David Ragan was 17th.

2
Times that Tony Stewart has finished outside the top 10 at Pocono since 2006. He was 21st on Sunday.

2
Speeding penalties issued to Brian Vickers on Sunday. After receiving his first penalty, Vickers sped down pit road on his trip to serve the penalty.

3
The number of finishes for Denny Hamlin outside the top six at Pocono since 2006. He finished 19th on Sunday.

3
Top-10 starters finished in the top 10 at the Sprint Cup race at Pocono.

5
Wins for Bill Elliott and Jeff Gordon at Pocono. They lead all drivers in wins at the track.

10
The record number of cautions in the Camping World Truck Series race at Texas on Friday.

12
Wins for car owner Rick Hendrick at Pocono after Gordon’s victory Sunday.

19
The record number of lead changes in the Camping World Truck Series race at Texas on Friday. There was also a record for leaders (11).

22nd
The finishing position of Johnny Sauter after crossing the line first at the end of Friday’s Camping World Truck Series race at Texas. Sauter was black-flagged for changing lanes on a restart.

34
Points chopped off Edwards’s points lead after a 37th-pace finish at Pocono. He now leads Jimmie Johnson by just six points.

48
Sprint Cup races at Pocono won by a top-10 starter in 67 races. Gordon started third on Sunday.

48
The number of wins for Ron Hornaday in the Camping World Truck Series after his win on Friday.

84
The number of wins for Gordon after winning at Pocono on Sunday. Gordon is now tied for third on the all-time wins list with Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip.

479
Laps completed this season by Joe Nemechek through 14 Sprint Cup races. He ran 29 laps at Pocono on his way to a 40th-place finish.

865
Laps led this season by Kyle Busch in the Sprint Cup Series. He led two laps and finished third on Sunday. Busch has led in 11 of the first 14 races.

957
The number of laps led by Gordon at Pocono, the most of all time. He led 39 laps on the way to the win on Sunday.

2007
The last year that Gordon had multiple victories in a single season.

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