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| Kyle Busch is only active driver with multiple road course wins; He has four wins, two at Sonoma. |
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 Top 16 at Sonoma Raceway
Rank
|
Driver
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Wins
|
Top Fives
|
Top 10s
|
DNFs
|
Average Finish
|
Driver Rating
| |
1
|
Kyle Larson
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18.3
|
90.0
| |
2
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
19.5
|
87.0
| |
3
|
Kyle Busch
|
12
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
18.1
|
90.1
| |
4
|
Kevin Harvick
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
14.6
|
87.9
| |
5
|
Chase Elliott
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
67.7
| |
6
|
Brad Keselowski
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
19.1
|
74.2
| |
7
|
Jamie McMurray
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
16.3
|
85.5
| |
8
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
15
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
9
|
1
|
12.5
|
99.9
| |
9
|
Denny Hamlin
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
20.8
|
80.2
| |
10
|
Joey Logano
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
12.9
|
83.4
| |
11
|
Matt Kenseth
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
21.9
|
74.7
| |
12
|
Clint Bowyer
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
8
|
1
|
11.5
|
90.2
| |
13
|
Ryan Blaney
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
63.2
| |
14
|
Kurt Busch
|
16
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
0
|
14.5
|
107.8
| |
15
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
54.3
| |
16
|
Erik Jones
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
* – Based on last 12 races at Sonoma Raceway.
2017 Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
|
Stage 1 Winner
|
Stage 2 Winner
|
Stage 3 Winner
|
Race Winner
|
Following Race #15
| ||
Daytona
|
Kyle Busch
|
Kevin Harvick
|
N/A
|
Kurt Busch
|
Drivers
|
Points
| |
Atlanta
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Kevin Harvick
|
N/A
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
20
| |
Las Vegas
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
N/A
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
15
| |
Phoenix
|
Joey Logano
|
Chase Elliott
|
N/A
|
Ryan Newman
|
Kyle Larson
|
13
| |
Auto Club
|
Kyle Larson
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
N/A
|
Kyle Larson
|
Brad Keselowski
|
12
| |
Martinsville
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Chase Elliott
|
N/A
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Ryan Blaney
|
8
| |
Texas
|
Ryan Blaney
|
Ryan Blaney
|
N/A
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Ryan Newman
|
5
| |
Bristol
|
Kyle Larson
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
N/A
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Kurt Busch
|
5
| |
Richmond
|
Matt Kenseth
|
Brad Keselowski
|
N/A
|
Joey Logano
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
5
| |
Talladega
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Denny Hamlin
|
N/A
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
Austin Dillon
|
5
| |
Kansas
|
Kyle Busch
|
Ryan Blaney
|
N/A
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Kyle Busch
|
4
| |
Charlotte
|
Kyle Busch
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Denny Hamlin
|
Austin Dillon
|
Kevin Harvick
|
3
| |
Dover
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
N/A
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Chase Elliott
|
2
| |
Pocono
|
Kyle Busch
|
Kyle Larson
|
N/A
|
Ryan Blaney
|
Denny Hamlin
|
2
| |
Michigan
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
N/A
|
Kyle Larson
|
Joey Logano
|
1
| |
Sonoma
|
Matt Kenseth
|
1
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Sonoma Raceway Data
Season Race #: 16 of 36 (06-25-17)
Track Size: 1.99-miles
Number of Turns: 12
Race Length: 110 laps / 219 miles / 350 Kilometers
Stage 1 and 2 Length: 25 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 60 laps
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Sonoma
Kurt Busch............................... 107.8
Jimmie Johnson.......................... 99.9
Clint Bowyer............................... 90.2
Kyle Busch................................. 90.1
Kyle Larson................................ 90.0
Ryan Newman............................ 88.3
Kevin Harvick............................. 87.9
AJ Allmendinger......................... 87.5
Martin Truex Jr........................... 87.0
Kasey Kahne.............................. 86.9
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (12 total) among active drivers at Sonoma Raceway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
Carl Edwards, Toyota
95.777 mph, 74.799 secs. 06-25-16
2016 race winner:
Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
80.966 mph, (02:42:13), 06-26-16
Track qualifying record:
Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
96.568 mph, 74.186 secs. 06-27-15
Track race record:
Clint Bowyer, Toyota
83.624 mph, (02:39:55), 06-24-12
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At Sonoma Raceway:
History
· The track opened as a 2.52-mile road course and drag strip in 1968.
· The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race was held on June 11, 1989 – won by Ricky Rudd at an average speed of 76.088 mph.
· The first nine MENCS races were 300 kilometers and switched to a 350k format in 1998.
· The track was reconfigured to 1.949 miles in 1998 with the installation of an 890-foot chute between the original Turns 4 and 7.
· The track was reconfigured to 2.0 miles in 2001 and re-measured at 1.99 miles in 2002.
· There have been 28 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Sonoma Raceway since the first race there in 1989 – one race per season.
Starts
· 206 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway; 146 in more than one.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Sonoma with 23 starts.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with 17 starts.
· 43 different drivers have made their first series start at Sonoma; none are currently active.
· Rusty Wallace leads the series in average starting position at Sonoma with a 6.941.
· Kurt Busch leads all active drivers in average starting position with an 8.875.
Poles
· 17 drivers have Coors Light poles at Sonoma, led by Jeff Gordon with five.
· Jamie McMurray leads all active drivers in Coors Light poles at Sonoma with three.
· Rusty Wallace won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Sonoma in 1989 with a speed of 90.041 mph.
· Three drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Sonoma: Ricky Rudd (1990 through 1992), Jeff Gordon (1998, ’99 and 2004, ’05) and Jamie McMurray (2013, ’14). Rudd holds the record for most consecutive poles at Sonoma with three.
· Youngest Sonoma pole winner: Joey Logano (06/26/2011 – 21 years, 1 month, 2 days).
· Oldest Sonoma pole winner: Rusty Wallace (06/25/2000 – 43 years, 10 months, 11 days).
· Five different manufacturers in the MENCS have won a pole at Sonoma – Chevrolet (13 poles), Ford (seven), Pontiac (three), Toyota (three) and Dodge (two).
· Only one MENCS driver has posted his first Coors Light pole at Sonoma - Boris Said (6/22/2003).
Wins
· 18 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Sonoma Raceway, led by Jeff Gordon with five wins.
· Six active MENCS drivers have wins at Sonoma; led by Kyle Busch with two victories (2008, 2015). Busch is the only active driver with multiple wins; Kasey Kahne (2009), Jimmie Johnson (2010), Kurt Busch (2011) Clint Bowyer (2012) and Martin Truex Jr. (2013) each have one win.
· Jeff Gordon leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in road course wins with nine (Sonoma, five; Watkins Glen, four); Tony Stewart has the second most road course wins all-time with eight (Watkins Glen, five; Sonoma, three).
· Kyle Busch leads all active MENCS drivers in road course wins with four (Sonoma, two and Watkins Glen, two) – Busch is tied with NASCAR Hall of Famers David Pearson and Mark Martin for 10th most MENCS road course wins all-time.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison holds the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series record for the most wins (six) at a single road course track - Riverside International Raceway.
· Jeff Gordon is the only driver to post consecutive MENCS wins (three total) at Sonoma Raceway (1998 and 1999 were each from the pole and the 2000 win was from the fifth starting position).
· Youngest Sonoma winner: Kyle Busch (06/22/2008 – 23 years, 1 month, 20 days).
· Oldest Sonoma winner: Ricky Rudd (06/23/2002 – 45 years, 9 months, 11 days).
· Hendrick Motorsports leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Sonoma with six victories (Jeff Gordon with five and Jimmie Johnson with one); followed by Joe Gibbs Racing with four wins (Kyle Busch with two and Tony Stewart with two).
· Six different manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma; led by Chevrolet with 11 victories; followed by Ford with seven, Toyota (four), Dodge (three), Pontiac (two) and Buick (one).
· Five of the 28 (17.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from the Coors Light pole; the most recent was Jeff Gordon in 2004.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in wins from the pole at Sonoma with three (1998, 1999 and 2004).
· The Coors Light pole position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more wins (five) than any other starting position at Sonoma Raceway.
· Eight of the 28 (28.5%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from the front row: five from the pole and three from second starting position.
· 20 of the 28 (71.4%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Eight of the 28 (28.5%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 10.
· Two of the 28 (7.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Sonoma is 32nd, by Juan Pablo Montoya in 2007.
· Juan Pablo Montoya is the only MENCS driver to post his first career win at Sonoma Raceway (2007).
· Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. lead the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Sonoma without visiting Victory Lane at 17 each.
Additional Finishing Positions
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in runner-up finishes at Sonoma with five; followed by Mark Martin with four and Tony Stewart with three.
· Five active drivers are tied for the most runner-up finishes at Sonoma: Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman each have one MENCS runner-up finish on the famous road course.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-five finishes at Sonoma with 14; followed by Ricky Rudd with 10. Kurt Busch leads all active drivers with seven.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-10 finishes at Sonoma with 18; followed by Mark Martin with 13. Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with nine.
· Jeff Gordon leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Sonoma with an 8.304. Clint Bowyer leads all active drivers with a 11.455.
Track Specific Stats
· Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway was the June 27, 1999 race won by Jeff Gordon over Mark Martin with a MOV of 0.197 second.
· Below are the top five closest MOVs in the MENCS at Sonoma:
Margin of Victory
|
Date
|
Race Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
0.197
|
6/27/1999
|
Jeff Gordon
|
Mark Martin
|
0.320
|
5/7/1995
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
Mark Martin
|
0.460
|
5/5/1996
|
Rusty Wallace
|
Mark Martin
|
0.532
|
6/28/2015
|
Kyle Busch
|
Kurt Busch
|
0.553
|
6/22/2003
|
Robby Gordon
|
Jeff Gordon
|
· Qualifying has never been cancelled in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway.
· None of the 28 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma Raceway have been shortened due to weather conditions.
· None of the 28 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma Raceway have been postponed to a later date.
· There have been three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races resulting in NASCAR Overtime at Sonoma Raceway:
Date
|
Actual No. of Laps
|
Scheduled No. of Laps
|
NASCAR Overtime Laps
|
Race Winner
|
6/24/2012
|
112
|
110
|
2
|
Clint Bowyer
|
6/21/2009
|
113
|
110
|
3
|
Kasey Kahne
|
6/22/2008
|
112
|
110
|
2
|
Kyle Busch
|
· Jeff Gordon leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Sonoma with 457 laps led in 23 starts. Kurt Busch leads all active drivers with 197 laps led at Sonoma.
· Below are the top five MENCS laps leaders at Sonoma:
Drivers
|
Laps Led
|
Laps Completed
|
% of Laps Led
|
Jeff Gordon
|
457
|
2343
|
20%
|
Kurt Busch
|
197
|
1752
|
11%
|
Rusty Wallace
|
171
|
1516
|
11%
|
Mark Martin
|
161
|
1975
|
8%
|
Robby Gordon
|
158
|
1499
|
11%
|
Female Competitors
· Danica Patrick is the only female driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series to compete at Sonoma Raceway.
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Driver Rating
|
Date
|
Danica Patrick
|
11
|
19
|
69.8
|
6/26/2016
|
Danica Patrick
|
21
|
24
|
61.6
|
6/28/2015
|
Danica Patrick
|
11
|
18
|
69.6
|
6/22/2014
|
Danica Patrick
|
31
|
29
|
43.0
|
6/23/2013
|
Averages
|
18.5
|
22.5
|
61.0
|
NASCAR in California
· There has been a total of 197 NASCAR national series races held in the state of California among 17 different tracks.
· Please see the chart below for a breakdown of the 197 events:
Tracks in California
| |||||
Track Name
|
City
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Total Races
|
Auto Club Speedway
|
Fontana
|
28
|
28
|
13
|
69
|
Riverside International Raceway
|
Riverside
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
48
|
Sonoma Raceway
|
Sonoma
|
28
|
0
|
4
|
32
|
Mesa Marin Raceway
|
Bakersfield
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
Ontario Motor Speedway
|
Ontario
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
California State Fairgrounds
|
Sacramento
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Carrell Speedway
|
Gardena
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Ascot Stadium
|
Los Angeles
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Bay Meadows Race Track
|
San Mateo
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Marchbanks Speedway
|
Hanford
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Oakland Stadium
|
Oakland
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Redwood Speedway
|
Eureka
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Willow Springs Speedway
|
Lancaster
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Capitol Speedway
|
Sacramento
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Merced Fairgrounds
|
Merced
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Santa Clara Fairgrounds
|
San Jose
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Saugus Speedway
|
Saugus
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Totals
|
142
|
28
|
27
|
197
|
· The first NASCAR national series event held in the state of California was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on April 8, 1951 at Carrell Speedway. The race was won by Marshall Teague (Hudson).
California Drivers In NASCAR
· A total of 438 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as California.
· 40 of the 438 (9.1%) Californian drivers in NASCAR have posted at least one win in one of NASCAR’s three national series. The list of winners is below:
Drivers from California
| ||||
Driver
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
| |
1
|
Jeff Gordon
|
93
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
83
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
Kevin Harvick
|
35
|
46
|
14
|
4
|
Marvin Panch
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Ernie Irvan
|
15
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
Dick Rathmann
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Dan Gurney
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Eddie Gray
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
Parnelli Jones
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Eddie Pagan
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
Robby Gordon
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
Kyle Larson
|
3
|
8
|
2
|
13
|
Ray Elder
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
Danny Letner
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
Marvin Porter
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
AJ Allmendinger
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
Dick Brooks
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
Marvin Burke
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
Jim Cook
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
Lou Figaro
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
Danny Graves
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
Johnny Mantz
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
Casey Mears
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
24
|
Bill Norton
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
John Soares
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
Danny Weinberg
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
Ron Hornaday Jr
|
0
|
4
|
51
|
28
|
Jason Leffler
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
29
|
Ryan Reed
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
30
|
David Gilliland
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
31
|
Justin Marks
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
32
|
Joe Ruttman
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
33
|
Boris Said
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
34
|
Mike Skinner
|
0
|
1
|
28
|
35
|
Matt Crafton
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
36
|
Tyler Reddick
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
37
|
Cole Custer
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
38
|
Justin Lofton
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
39
|
Scott Speed
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
40
|
Brandon Whitt
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Milestones
| |||
Drivers
|
Has
|
Needs
|
Milestones
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
83
|
1
|
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for fourth on MENCS all-time wins list
|
Kyle Busch
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Kevin Harvick
|
35
|
2
|
Tie Bobby Isaac (37) for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
|
Kurt Busch
|
29
|
3
|
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Denny Hamlin
|
29
|
3
|
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Brad Keselowski
|
23
|
2
|
Tie Joe Weatherly, Jim Paschal (25) for 31st on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Ryan Newman
|
51
|
3
|
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time MENCS poles list
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
35
|
1
|
Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Kasey Kahne
|
27
|
1
|
Break the tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 25th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Denny Hamlin
|
24
|
1
|
Break the tie with Alan Kulwicki to become solely 28th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Kevin Harvick
|
49
|
1
|
Become the 10th MENCS driver to post 50 or more second-place finishes
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
46
|
2
|
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
29
|
1
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Tie Ricky Rudd for 25th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
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Matt Kenseth
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174
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2
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Tie Bill Elliott for 19th on the all-time MENCS top-five finishes list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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149
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1
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To become the 24th driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-five finishes
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AJ Allmendinger
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49
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1
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To post his 50th career MENCS top-10 finish
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Jimmie Johnson
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18,618
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382
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To become the ninth driver in series history to lead 19,000 or more laps
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Matt Kenseth
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11,498
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502
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To become the 15th MENCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 or more laps
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Kevin Harvick
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10,755
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245
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To become 17th MENCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 or more laps
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Kurt Busch
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8,867
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133
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To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
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Ryan Newman
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4,739
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261
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To become 40th MENCS driver all-time to lead 5,000 or more laps
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