Numbers Game: 2011 Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan
4 – the number of top-fives finishes for Ryan Newman in the past six races. He was fifth at Michigan.
Numbers Game
Numbers Game: 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen
1 – Drivers from Australia to win in the Sprint Cup Series. Marcos Ambrose became the first driver to pull off the feat on Monday.
Numbers Game: 2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono
0 Top-10 finishes for Jeff Burton in 21 starts this season. He is the only driver in the top 30 in the standings who hasn’t recorded a top-10 finish. He was 17th at Pocono. 0 Top-10 finishes for Brad Keselowski through 21 races in 2010. He has two wins and six top-10 finishes through 21 …
Numbers Game: 2011 Brickyard 400
9 – Brickyard 400s won by a Chevrolet.
Numbers Game: 2011 Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville
4 – the number of top-10 finishes for Johnny Sauter in five truck starts at Nashville.
Numbers Game: 2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire
4 – the number of top-30 finishes this season for rookie Andy Lally. He was 28th at New Hampshire.
Numbers Game: 2011 Quaker State 400 at Kentucky
6 – the number of 32nd-place finishes for Andy Lally this season. He was 32nd at Kentucky.
Numbers Game: 2011 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
6 – the number of infractions against Bobby Labonte in the Coke Zero 400.
Numbers Game: 2011 Infineon-Road America Weekend
8th – Reed Sorenson’s starting position for the first green-white-checkered restart in Saturday’s Nationwide race at Road America.
Numbers Game: 2011 Heluva Good 400 at Michigan
2nd – Denny Hamlin’s worst finish in his last three starts at Michigan. He’s won the last two spring races.
Numbers Game: 2011 5-hour Energy 500 at Pocono
2 – Fords finished in the top 20 in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Pocono. Matt Kenseth was eighth and David Ragan was 17th.
Numbers Game: 2011 STP 400 at Kansas
5 – the number of cautions in Sunday’s race at Kansas. It tied for the fewest number with the Oct. 2010 race.