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| Sunday's race will be the 23rd Sprint Cup race held at the Brickyard. |
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Top 16 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating
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1
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Kevin Harvick
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15
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2
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1
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5
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9
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0
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10.2
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96.6
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2
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Brad Keselowski
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6
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0
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0
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0
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3
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0
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13.3
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87.3
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3
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Kurt Busch
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15
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0
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0
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1
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5
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2
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19.2
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75.5
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4
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Carl Edwards
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11
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1
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0
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1
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3
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0
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13.4
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86.9
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5
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Joey Logano
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7
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0
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0
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2
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4
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0
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13.4
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88.7
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6
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Kyle Busch
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11
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0
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1
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4
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9
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0
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9.7
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101.5
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7
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Martin Truex Jr
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11
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0
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0
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1
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2
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1
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19.3
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76.0
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8
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Matt Kenseth
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16
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0
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0
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7
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10
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2
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13.9
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97.0
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9
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Jimmie Johnson
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14
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1
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4
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5
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6
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3
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15.4
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106.5
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10
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Denny Hamlin
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10
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1
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0
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3
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5
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0
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14.3
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91.3
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11
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Chase Elliott
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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18
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66.0
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12
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Ryan Newman
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15
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1
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1
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2
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3
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2
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16.8
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79.0
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13
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Austin Dillon
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3
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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20.3
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70.3
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14
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Jamie McMurray
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13
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0
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1
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3
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5
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0
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14.7
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78.3
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15
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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16
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0
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0
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1
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5
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3
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18.8
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82.1
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16
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Trevor Bayne
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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31.6
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50.3
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* – Based on last 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2005 – 2015)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 20 of 36 (07-24-16)
Track Size: 2.5-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 9 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 9 degrees
Banking/Straights: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 3,330 feet
Backstretch Length: 3,300 feet
Race Length: 160 laps / 400 miles
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Indianapolis
Jimmie Johnson........................ 106.5
Kyle Larson............................... 103.6
Kyle Busch............................... 101.5
Tony Stewart............................ 101.2
Kasey Kahne.............................. 97.4
Matt Kenseth.............................. 97.0
Kevin Harvick.............................. 96.6
Denny Hamlin............................. 91.3
Greg Biffle.................................. 90.3
Joey Logano............................... 88.7
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (11 total) among active drivers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Carl Edwards, Toyota
183.464 mph, 49.056 secs. 07-24-15
2015 race winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
131.656 mph, (03:06:51), 07-26-15
Track qualifying record:
Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
188.889 mph, 47.647 secs. 07-25-14
(Set in Round 1 of 3)
Track race record:
Bobby Labonte, Pontiac
155.912 mph, (02:33:56), 08-05-00
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At Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
History
· Indianapolis Motor Speedway has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility to incorporate the word into its name.
· With a permanent seating capacity for more than 250,000-plus people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000, it is the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility in history.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was August 6, 1994 – won by Jeff Gordon.
Starts
· There have been 22 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway; one per year from 1994 through 2012.
· 143 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway; 113 in more than one.
· Jeff Gordon is the only driver who has competed in all 22 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tony Stewartleads all active drivers with 17.
· Ryan Newman leads the series among active drivers in average starting position at Indianapolis with a 9.533.
Poles
· Rick Mast won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Indianapolis in 1994 with a speed of 172.414 mph.
· 18 drivers have won Coors Light poles at Indianapolis, led by Jeff Gordon with three; followed by Kevin Harvick with two.
· Two drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Indianapolis: Jeff Gordon (1995-96) and Ernie Irvan(1997-98).
· Youngest Indianapolis Coors Light pole winner: Reed Sorenson (07/29/2007 – 21 years, 5 months, 24 days).
· Oldest Indianapolis Coors Light pole winner: Mark Martin (07/26/2009 – 50 years, 6 months, 17 days).
· Reed Sorenson (07/29/07) is the only driver to post his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Poles
· Chevrolet leads the series in poles at IMS with 10; followed by Ford with six; Toyota, Dodge and Pontiac each have two.
Wins
· 13 different drivers have won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, led by Jeff Gordon with five; followed by his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jimmie Johnson, with four.
· Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to have posted consecutive wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2008 and 2009).
· Youngest Indianapolis winner: Jeff Gordon (08/06/1994 – 23 years, 0 months, 2 days).
· Oldest Indianapolis winner: Bill Elliott (08/04/2002 – 46 years, 9 months, 27 days).
· Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Indianapolis in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with nine; followed by Joe Gibbs Racing (four) and Richard Childress Racing (three).
· Four different manufacturers have won at Indianapolis; led by Chevrolet with 16 victories; followed by Ford(three), Toyota, Dodge and Pontiac each have one.
· Only three of the 22 (13.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis have been won from the Coors Light pole: Kevin Harvick (2003), Jimmie Johnson (2008) and Ryan Newman (2013).
· The pole and the third-place starting position are the two most proficient starting positions in the field, each producing three winners - more than any other starting positions at Indianapolis.
· Five of the 22 (22.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis have been won from the front row: three from the pole and two from second-place.
· 11 of the 22 (50%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis have been won from a top-five starting position.
· 14 of the 22 (63.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Indianapolis have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Three of the 22 (13.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Indianapolis is 27th, by Jeff Gordon in 2001.
· All seven active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winners at Indianapolis Motor Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane.
· Jeff Gordon won the Brickyard 400 in his first start at Indianapolis (inaugural event 1994).
· Ryan Newman competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 12 times before winning in 2013; the longest span of any the seven active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth lead the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Indianapolis without visiting Victory Lane at 16 each.
Wins
· Paul Menard (07/31/11) is the only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to have posted his first career NSCS win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Additional Finishing Positions
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace leads the series in runner-up finishes at Indianapolis with three; followed by Kyle Busch Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth with two each.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-five finishes at Indianapolis with 12; followed by Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth with seven each.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-10 finishes at Indianapolis with 17; followed by Tony Stewart and Mark Martin with 11 each.
· Tony Stewart leads NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Indianapolis with a 9.647.
Track Specific Stats
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the August 3, 1997 race won by Ricky Rudd over Bobby Labonte with a MOV of 0.183 second.
· Three out of the last five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races have had a MOV larger than one second.
· Two of the 22 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races have resulted with a green-white-checkered finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): 2004 (160/161) and 2015 (160/164).
· None of the 22 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.
· Qualifying has not been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
· Jeff Gordon leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Indianapolis with 528 laps led in 22 starts;Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 302 laps led in 14 starts.
Female Competitor Stats
· Danica Patrick became the first female driver to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2013.
Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Driver Rating
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Date
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Danica Patrick
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15
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27
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76.0
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7/26/2015
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Danica Patrick
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14
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42
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67.0
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7/27/2014
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Danica Patrick
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33
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30
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48.5
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7/28/2013
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Averages
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20.7
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33.0
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63.8
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· Shawna Robinson (08/05/01) is the only other female driver to attempt to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis, but she failed to qualify for the event.
NASCAR in Indiana
· There have been 75 NASCAR national series races among four tracks in Indiana.
Track Name
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City
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Total Races
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NSCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Speedway
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26
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22
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4
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0
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Lucas Oil Raceway
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Indianapolis
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47
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0
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30
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17
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Funks Speedway
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Winchester
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1
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1
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0
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0
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Playland Park Speedway
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South Bend
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1
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1
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0
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0
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Totals
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75
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24
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34
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17
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· The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Indiana was at Funks Speedway in Winchester on October 15, 1950. The race was won by Lloyd Moore in a Mercury.
Indiana Drivers in NASCAR
· 80 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Indiana.
· 10 of the 80 have posted a win in a NASCAR national series event.
Driver
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NSCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Tony Stewart
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49
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11
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2
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Ryan Newman
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17
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7
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1
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Darel Dieringer
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7
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0
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0
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Charlie Glotzbach
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4
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0
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0
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John Andretti
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2
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0
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0
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Earl Balmer
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1
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0
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0
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Larry Frank
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1
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0
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0
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Dick Passwater
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1
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0
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0
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Tony Raines
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0
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0
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4
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Kenny Irwin Jr
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0
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0
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2
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Tony Stewart
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49
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1
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Tie NASCAR Hall of Famers Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson for 11th on all-time wins list
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Matt Kenseth
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38
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1
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Tie NASCAR Hall of Famer Tim Flock for 18th on all-time wins list
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Kyle Busch
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37
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1
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Tie Matt Kenseth for 19th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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32
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1
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Tie Fireball Roberts for 22nd on all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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28
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1
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Break tie with Rex White and become solely 25th on all-time wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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27
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1
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Tie Kurt Busch and Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Carl Edwards
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27
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1
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Tie Kurt Busch and Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Jimmie Johnson
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35
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1
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Tie Rusty Wallace (36) for 18th on all-time series poles list
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Kasey Kahne
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27
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1
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Break tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 25th on all-time poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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1
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Tie Alan Kulwicki for 28th on all-time poles list
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Kevin Harvick
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47
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1
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Tie Lee Petty (48) for 10th on all-time 2nd-place finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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46
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1
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Tie Kevin Harvick for 11th on all-time 2nd-place finishes list
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Tony Stewart
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185
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2
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Break the tie with Ned Jarrett to become 16th on all-time NSCS top-five finishes list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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148
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1
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Tie Jim Paschal (149) for 22nd on all-time series top-five finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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17,938
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62
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To become ninth NSCS driver all-time to lead 18,000 laps
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Tony Stewart
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12,818
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182
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To become 11th NSCS driver all-time to lead 13,000 laps
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Kyle Busch
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11,811
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189
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To become 14th NSCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 laps
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Matt Kenseth
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10,851
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149
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To become 16th NSCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 laps
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Kurt Busch
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8,854
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146
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To become 20th NSCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 laps
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Joey Logano
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274
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1
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To make his 275th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start - 94th on all-time NSCS starts list
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Track Specific Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Jimmie Johnson
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4
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1
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Tie Jeff Gordon for the most NSCS wins all-time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Kevin Harvick
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2
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1
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Tie Jeff Gordon for the most NSCS poles all-time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Richard Childress
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3
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1
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Tie Joe Gibbs for the second-most NSCS wins all-time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Kyle Busch
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2
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1
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Tie Rusty Wallace for the most all-time second-place NSCS finishes at IMS
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Matt Kenseth
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2
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1
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Tie Rusty Wallace for the most all-time second-place NSCS finishes at IMS
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Tony Stewart
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11
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1
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Break tie with Mark Martin to become solely second in NSCS top 10s at IMS
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