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02-14-2007
Chuck On Trucks: Number Crunching
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Let's take a look at some of the numerology leading up to the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race of the 2007 season, the Chevy Silverado HD 250 at Daytona International Speedway:
0 - Career starts Robert Pressley had in the NCTS before making his series debut here in 2002; he won the race. 0 - Wins by Chevrolet and Toyota at Daytona in Truck Series competition. 0.027 - Margin in seconds between Rick Crawford and Travis Kvapil, the first and second place drivers in 2003, the closest finish in series history at Daytona. 0.318 - Margin in seconds between Joe Ruttman and Ricky Hendrick, the first and second place drivers in 2001, the largest margin of victory in series history at Daytona. 1 - Laps led by Bobby Hamilton in 2005, the fewest laps led by a Truck Series race winner at Daytona. 2 - Poles won by Joe Ruttman, the only driver in the seven-year history of the race to earn more than one. 2 - Times the pole winner has won, 2001 with Joe Ruttman and 2006 with Mark Martin. 3 - Top-five finishes by Ted Musgrave, the most by any driver. 3 - Wins scored by Bobby Hamilton Racing, 2001 with Joe Ruttman, 2002 with Robert Pressley and 2005 with Bobby Hamilton. 3 - Times the race has been forced by rule into "overtime" and settled with a green-white-checkered finish. 3 - Wins by Dodge, the second most of any NCTS manufacturer at Daytona 4 - Wins by Ford, the most of any NCTS manufacturer at Daytona. 5 - The fewest cautions of any NCTS race at Daytona, in 2006. 6 - Most top-ten finishes by any driver, scored by Terry Cook. 7 - Drivers that have won in the NCTS at Daytona, no driver has won more than one NCTS race here. 7 - Lead lap finishers in the 2000 race, the fewest lead lap finishers in a Truck race at Daytona. 8 - The most caution flags in an NCTS race at Daytona; it has happened two times, most recently in 2005. 9 - Leaders in the 2003 race, the fewest of any NCTS race at Daytona. 13 - Drivers running at the finish in 2000, the fewest of any Truck Series race at Daytona. 17 - Lead drivers in 2005, the most of any NCTS race at Daytona. 17 - The fewest laps run under caution in an NCTS race at Daytona, in 2006. 18 - Truck number with the most wins, 2, in 2001 and 2002. 18 - Degrees of banking through the tri-oval. 20 - Lead lap finishers in the 2006 event, the most of any Truck race at Daytona 27 - Drivers running at the finish in 2006 31 - Lead changes in the 2000 event, the inaugural NCTS race at DIS; that figure remains the event record and the overall series record for lead changes. 31 - Degrees of banking through the turns at DIS. 36 - Starting position for Bobby Hamilton when he won in 2006, the deepest anyone has ever come in series history to win a race. 42 - The most laps run under caution in a Truck race at Daytona, in 2004. 47.984 - Elapsed time, in seconds, of the quickest lap in Truck Series history at Daytona, by Joe Ruttman in 2000. 59 - Laps led my Mike Wallace in 2000, the most by any race winner at Daytona. 112.570 - Average speed, in miles per hour, of the slowest Truck Series race run at Daytona, in 2004. 146.622 - Average speed in miles per hour of the fastest Truck Series race run at Daytona, in 2006. 167 - Cumulative lead changes in the seven Truck Series races run at Daytona. 194 - Number of laps run under caution in the seven NCTS races at DIS. 712 - The number of laps run in the seven previous Truck Series races held at DIS. 1,200 - Length, in feet, of the two short chutes on the frontstretch at DIS. 1,780 - Miles run in competition in the seven previous NCTS races at DIS. 3,000 - Length, in feet, of the backstretch at DIS. 3,600 - Total length, in feet, of the frontstretch at DIS. 88,850 - Dollars earned by Mark Martin for his victory in 2006, the most ever for a Truck Series winner. 730,151 - Dollars available in the official purse for the 2006 race, the highest in series history.
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