Chuck On Trucks: Number Crunching

01-25-2007 | Charles Krall, TrackSide Editor

Chuck On Trucks: Number CrunchingWith the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season just around the corner, let's take a look back at some of the interesting statistics produced in 2006.

0 - Wins for Dodge, the first time a manufacturer has gone a season with a goose-egg in the victory column since Dodge went winless in 1996.
0.112 - Margin of victory at Michigan when Johnny Benson defeated Mark Martin, the closest race of 2006.
1 - The number of laps led by Kelly Sutton in 2006. Sutton raced on the series full-time for three seasons and never was able to get up front before leading her first circuit just moments before a frightening, fiery crash at Kansas.
2 - Number of first time winners - Johnny Benson and Clint Bowyer.
2 - Races that ended under caution, Daytona and Talladega.
3 - Number of races started in 2006 by 2004 series champion Bobby Hamilton before he announced he was fighting cancer; Hamilton succumbed to the disease in early January.
3.09 - Unfinished miles for Terry Cook, the fewest of any competitor that competed in all 25 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 2006.
3.154 - Seconds between Kyle Busch and Terry Cook at Charlotte in May, the largest margin of victory throughout the season.
4 - Short track races that had three or fewer lead changes.
5 - Different drivers that have won Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors driving for Roush Racing: Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Todd Kluever and 2006 winner Erik Darnell.
5 - Wins for Chevrolet, the fewest wins in a season for the Bowtie Brigade in the history of the series.
5 - Races with a margin of victory under a quarter of a second.
5.4 - Average start for Mike Skinner, lowest of any competitor in 2006.
5.52 - Average number of leaders per race.
6 - The most number of wins earned by any one driver in 2006; ironically it was the driver of the No. 6, Mark Martin, who accomplished this.
7 - The average starting position of the winner throughout the 2006 season.
8 - Wins for Ford.
8 - Poles for Mike Skinner, series leader in 2006.
8.4 - Average finish for champion Todd Bodine, the best of any driver throughout the year.
9.36 - Average lead changes per race.
12 - Wins for Toyota.
12 - Pole winners in 2006.
12 - Number of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race winners in 2006.
13 - Top five finishes for Johnny Benson, the best in the series for 2006.
18 - Races with a margin of victory under one second.
19 - How many drivers started each of the 25 races in 2006.
19 - Final points position for Mark Martin, who only started 14 of the 25 races in 2006. Martin finished ahead of three drivers that attempted every race.
21 - Lead changes at Daytona, the most of any race throughout the season.
21 - Number of consecutive races in which Todd Bodine was the championship leader.
25 - Races started in 2006 by Erin Crocker, making her the first female driver in NASCAR racing history to run an entire season's worth of races in a nationally touring series.
25 - Drivers that scored at least one top five finish in 2006.
32 - Teams that attempted to qualify for each race in 2006.
35 - Drivers finishing races at Dover and Kansas, both series records.
35 - Drivers that scored at least one top ten finish in 2006.
51 - The number of drivers that led a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in 2006.
56 - Teams entered in at least one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race throughout the season.
64 - Laps led Dodge drivers. That number is 926 laps fewer than the number of laps led by Chevrolet, the manufacturer that accumulated the third-most laps in the lead.
85 - Races between victories for Terry Cook. Cook won at Indianapolis in 2002 then went winless until a dominant victory at Kansas in July.
90 - Different drivers that competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2006.
90 - How many more laps were run under caution in 2006 versus 2005.
90 - Bonus points earned by Mark Martin in 2006, the most of any driver.
107 - Top ten finishes for Toyota drivers in 2006. There were 250 possible top ten finishes available in 2006.
127 - Points between champion Todd Bodine and runner-up Johnny Benson.
147 - Consecutive starts for Matt Crafton since he joined the series in the final race of the 2000 season.
234 - Lead changes in 2006.
292 - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races held since the series' inception in 1995.
1,958 - Laps led by drivers in Toyota Tundras.
3,666 - Points scored by Todd Bodine on his way to the series championship.
4022 - Number of laps completed in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition in 2006.
4819.52 - Number of miles completed in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition in 2006.
90,000 - Estimated number of people to watch the season opener at Daytona from the grandstands, the largest at-track attendance of the season.
1,046,680 - Dollars won in 2006 by series champion Todd Bodine.