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Statistical Advance: Analyzing The Sprint Unlimited (Part2)

Kurt Busch – No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet – (Stewart-Haas Racing)                                            

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2002     14         1          97         70         1          3          Running

2003     11         3          97         70         1          11         Running

2005     6          6          97         70                                 Running

2007     3          19         2          70         2          6          Running

2008     18         1          2          70                                Running

2009     9          12         2          78                                 Running

2010     23         22         2          32                                 Accident

2011     1          17         22         75         3          3          Running

2012     17         6          51         82                                 Accident

2013     13         18         78         15                                 Accident

2014     14         10         41         35                                 Accident

 

 

Kyle Busch – No. 18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota – (Joe Gibbs Racing)                                                                     

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2006     15         14         5          72         2          4          Running

2007     7          6          5          70         3          39         Running

2009     10         10         18         78         2          6          Running

2010     4          17         18         76                                 Running

2011     16         21         18         41         2          2          Accident

2012     1          2          18         82         2          3          Running

2013     16         13         18         14                                 Accident

2014     3          4          18         75         1          6          Running

 

 

Austin Dillon – No. 3 DOW Chevrolet – (Richard Childress Racing)

2015 will be Austin Dillon’s first appearance in the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona

 

 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. – No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet – (Hendrick Motorsports)                                                    

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2001     6          10         8          70                                 Running

2002     2          16         8          70         1          20         Running

2003     1          19         8          70         4          13         Running

2004     2          19         8          70                                 Running

2005     7          12         8          70                                 Running

2006     2          19         8          72         1          1          Running

2007     14         17         8          70                                 Running

2008     1          7          88         70         7          47         Running

2009     18         9          88         64         4          23         Accident

2010     11         11         88         76                                 Running

2011     19         1          88         27         3          4          Accident

2012     20         8          88         54         2          12         Accident

2013     8          16         88         75                                 Running

2014     9          14         88         65         1          7          Accident

 

 

 

Carl Edwards – No. 19 Toyota – (Joe Gibbs Racing)                                                                

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2006     16         11         99         71                                 Running

2008     12         20         99         70         1          1          Running

2009     7          11         99         78         2          11         Running

2010     17         1          99         74         2          42         Accident

2011     21         3          99         33                                 Accident

2012     9          11         99         82                                 Running

2013     12         1          99         75                                 Running

2014     13         7          99         35                                 Accident

 

 

 

Jeff Gordon – No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet – (Hendrick Motorsports)                                   

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status             

1994     1          6          24         20         1          2          Running

1995     4          5          24         20                                 Running

1996     9          7          24         20                                 Running

1997     1          3          24         20                                 Running

1998     14         5          24         25                                 Engine

1999     15         8          24         25                                 Running

2000     2          6          24         25                                 Running

2001     11         6          24         70                                 Running

2002     3          22         24         70                                 Running

2003     2          18         24         70         2          31         Running

2004     5          2          24         70         2          16         Running

2005     3          11         24         70                                 Running

2006     19         10         24         23                                 Accident

2007     21         11         24         31                                 Electrical

2008     4          22         24         70         1          1          Running

2009     4          28         24         78         2          2          Running

2010     6          23         24         76                                 Running

2011     6          12         24         75         1          1          Running

2012     15         14         24         73         3          16         Accident

2013     17         7          24         14                                 Accident

2014     12         13         24         35                                 Accident

 

 

Denny Hamlin – No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota – (Joe Gibbs Racing)                                                   

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2006     1          15         11         72         3          16         Running

2007     17         21         11         70                                 Running

2008     9          12         11         70                                Running

2009     13         5          11         78         2          4          Running

2010     5          24         11         76                                 Running

2011     12         4          11         75                                 Running

2012     5          16         11         82                                 Running

2013     15         5          11         14                                 Accident

2014     1          1          11         75         6          27         Running

 

 

 

Kevin Harvick – No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet – (Stewart Haas Racing)                                                          

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2003     9          16         29         70                                 Running

2004     3          5          29         70         2          10         Running

2006     20         18         29         15                                 Engine

2007     5          20         29         70         2          11         Running

2009     1          27         29         78         1          1          Running

2010     1          2          29         76         5          21         Running

2011     7          18         29         75                                 Running

2012     22         22         29         54         3          4          Accident

2013     1          17         29         75         3          37         Running

2014     5          6          29         75         2          6          Running

 

Jimmie Johnson – No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet – (Hendrick Motorsports)

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2003     7          2          48         70         1          4          Running

2004     9          17         48         70                                 Running

2005     1          17         48         70         1          16         Running

2006     5          2          48         72         3          12         Running

2007     4          8          48         70                                 Running

2008     3          18         48         70                                Running

2009     14         21         48         77         1          2          Accident

2010     13         16         48         76                                 Running

2011     4          23         48         75         2          7          Running

2012     14         18         48         74         1          1          Accident

2013     14         11         48         14                                 Accident

2014     17         18         48         28                                 Accident

 

 

Kasey Kahne – No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet – (Hendrick Motorsports)

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2005     9          13         9          70                                 Running

2006     18         5          9          35                                 Accident

2007     15         15         9          70                                 Running

2008     10         8          9          70                                 Running

2009     6          14         9          78         1          2          Running

2010     2          19         9          76                                 Running

2011     24         5          9          7                                  Engine

2012     13         19         4          79                                 Running

2013     7          3          5          75                                 Running

 

 

 

Matt Kenseth – No. 20 Dollar General Toyota – (Joe Gibbs Racing)                                                      

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2003     3          5          17         70         3          6          Running

2006     6          16         17         72                                 Running

2009     8          25         17         78         1          1          Running

2010     16         8          17         74                                 Accident

2011     13         19         17         74                                 Running

2012     21         23         17         54                                 Accident

2013     5          12         20         75         2          25         Running

2014     10         16         20         35                                 Accident

 

 

Brad Keselowski – No. 2 Miller Lite Ford – (Team Penske)                                                                  

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2012     4          3          2          82                                 Running

2014     2          5          2          75         3          8          Running

 

 

Kyle Larson – No. 42 Target Chevrolet -  (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates)                                         

2015 will be Kyle Larson’s first appearance in the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona

 

Joey Logano – No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford – (Team Penske)                                                               

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2009     28         19         20         3                                  Accident

2010     7          21         20         76                                 Running

2011     18         22         20         27                                 Accident

2012     18         10         20         54         1          1          Accident

2013     3          9          22         75                                 Running

2014     4          11         22         75         2          11         Running

 

 

Casey Mears – No. 13 GEICO Toyota – (Germain Racing)                                                                    

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2005     13         18         41         70         1          2          Running

2008     6          24         5          70                                 Running

2009     15         24         07         77                                 Accident

 

 

Paul Menard – No. 27 PEAK / Menards Chevrolet – (Richard Childress Racing)                                                                       

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2009     12         1          98         78         1          2          Running

2012     23         24         27         8                                  Accident

 

 

Jamie McMurray – No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet – (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates)                           

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2004     17         3          42         69         2          8          Accident

2006     8          17         26         72         1          1          Running

2008     22         4          26         24                                 Accident

2009     2          15         26         78         4          16         Running

2010     3          9          1          76         2          2          Running

2011     2          14         1          75                                 Running

2012     16         4          1          73         5          11         Accident

2014     6          2          1          75         2          10         Running

 

 

Ryan Newman – No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet – (Richard Childress Racing)                                          

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2002     15         8          12         70                                 Running

2003     4          15         12         70                                 Running

2004     16         16         12         69         1          4          Accident

2005     2          7          12         70         1          4          Running

2006     17         7          12         68                                 Accident

2007     20         9          12         46                                 Engine

2008     23         17         12         70                                 Running

2010     19         4          39         74                                 Accident

2011     3          8          39         75         3          18         Running

2012     7          13         39         82                                 Running

2014     8          17         31         75                                 Running

 

 

Danica Patrick – No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet – (Stewart Haas Racing)                                           

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2014     16         12         10         35                                 Accident

 

 

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – No. 17 Fastenal Ford – (Roush Fenway Racing)                                                

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2014     15         3          17         35                                 Accident

 

 

 

Tony Stewart – No. 14 Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet – (Stewart Haas Racing)                              

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2000     4          3          20         25                                 Running

2001     1          7          20         70                                 Running

2002     1          3          20         70         2          31         Running

2003     15         12         20         70                                 Running

2004     7          18         20         70                                 Running

2005     4          8          20         70                                 Running

2006     3          3          20         72         3          7          Running

2007     1          14         20         70         2          11         Running

2008     2          10         20         70         2          9          Running

2009     3          6          14         78         1          4          Running

2010     9          13         14         76         2          6          Running

2011     11         2          14         75         3          4          Running

2012     2          15         14         82         1          7          Running

2013     4          15         14         75         2          5          Running

2014     11         9          14         35                                 Accident

 

 

Martin Truex Jr. – No. 87 Furniture Row Chevrolet – (Furniture Row Racing)                                       

                                                            Times   Laps    

Year     Fin       St         Car       Laps     Led      Led      Status

2008     21         9          1          47                                 Accident

2012     19         1          56         54         2          7          Accident

2013     9          6          56         75         1          2          Running

 

 

 

The Sprint Unlimited Tidbits

·         The number of participants has ranged from a low of seven in 1981 to a high of 28 in 2009 (25 are eligible for this year’s event).

·         The drivers with the most Sprint Unlimited appearances:

o    Mark Martin (24)

o    Bill Elliott (23)

o    Jeff Gordon (21)

o    Ken Schrader (19)

o    Rusty Wallace (19)

·         Jeff Gordon has appeared in the most consecutive Sprint Unlimited races, competing in 21 consecutive events from 1994-2014.

·         There have been nine multiple winners in the Sprint Unlimited:

o    Dale Earnhardt won six events, most all-time (1980, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995).

o    Dale Jarrett won in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

o   Kevin Harvick won in 2009, 2010 and 2013.

o    Tony Stewart won in 2001, 2002 and 2007.

o    Other multiple winners: Neil Bonnett (1983-1984), Ken Schrader, (1989-1990), Jeff Gordon (1994 and 1997), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003 and 2008) and Denny Hamlin (2006 and 2014).

o    Bonnett, Schrader, Stewart and Harvick are the only drivers to win back-to-back Sprint Unlimited races. No driver has won three consecutive Sprint Unlimited events.

·         Buddy Baker (1979), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Jeff Gordon (1994), Dale Jarrett (1996) and Denny Hamlin (2006) all won the first Sprint Unlimited in which they competed.

·         Only five times in the 32-year history of the race has the winner gone on to win the Daytona 500:

      Bobby Allison (1982)

      Bill Elliott (1987)

      Dale Jarrett (1996 and 2000)

Jeff Gordon (1997)

·         There have been four winners from the pole: Darrell Waltrip (1981), Bill Elliott (1987), Ken Schrader(1989) and Denny Hamlin (2014).

·         Two drivers have swept the Sprint Unlimited, Daytona 500 pole and Daytona 500 from 1979-2014: Dale Jarrett (2000) and Bill Elliott (1987)

 

 

·         One driver has swept the Sprint Unlimited, Daytona 500 and the Coke Zero 400 from 1979-2014: Bobby Allison (1982).

·         Seven drivers have won the Sprint Unlimited (1979-2014) and the championship in the same season. Dale Earnhardt is the only one to have accomplished it multiple times (four times).

Tony Stewart (2002)

Jeff Gordon (1997)

Dale Earnhardt (1993)

Dale Earnhardt (1991)

Dale Earnhardt (1986)

Darrell Waltrip (1981)

Dale Earnhardt (1980)

·         Four drivers have won consecutive Sprint Unlimited races (1979-2014). None went on to win that year’s Daytona 500.

Kevin Harvick (2009-10)

Tony Stewart (2000-01)

Ken Schrader (1990-91)

Neil Bonnett (1983-84)

·         The format for The Sprint Unlimited has changed 13 times since its inception into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 1979.

·         Danica Patrick is the only female driver to have competed in the Sprint Unlimited (1979 – 2014) – she started 12th and finished 16th last season.

The Sprint Unlimited Manufacturer Recap

 

Manufacturer          Victories          Last Victory - Driver

Chevrolet                20                     2013 – Kevin Harvick

Ford                       7                      2004 – Dale Jarrett

Toyota                    2                      2014 – Denny Hamlin                

Buick                      2                      1982 – Bobby Allison

Oldsmobile             2                      1980 – Dale Earnhardt

Pontiac                   2                      2002 – Tony Stewart

Dodge                    1                      2011 – Kurt Busch

 

·         This season 14 Chevrolets, six Toyotas and five Fords are entered into the Sprint Unlimited

 

By the Numbers: The Sprint Unlimited

.013  Margin of victory in seconds by Kyle Busch over Tony Stewart in 2012, the closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history

.058  Margin of victory in seconds by Kurt Busch over Jamie McMurray in 2011, the second closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history

.08  Margin of victory in seconds by Dale Earnhardt over Sterling Marlin in 1995, the third closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history

– Laps led by Rusty Wallace (1998), Neil Bonnett (1983-84), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Dale Jarrett (2000 and 2004) and Kevin Harvick (2009) in the Sprint Unlimited races they won

2.75 – Average finish by Dale Earnhardt, best by any driver with multiple starts

5 – Drivers who have won the event in their first appearance (Buddy Baker, 1979; Dale Earnhardt, 1980; Jeff Gordon, 1994; Dale Jarrett, 1996; Denny Hamlin, 2006)

6 – Number of Sprint Unlimited wins by Dale Earnhardt, the series leader

7 – Number of fewest starters in the field for the Sprint Unlimited (1981)

10 – Number of races led, the most since race began in 1979 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)

11 – Number of starts before winning, most since race began in 1979 (Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin)

14 – Number of different leaders in the 2009 event, most since race began in 1979

20 – Number of wins by Chevrolet in the Sprint Unlimited, leads all manufacturers

21 – Most consecutive starts in the Sprint Unlimited by Jeff Gordon (1994-2014).

27 – Kevin Harvick’s starting position in 2009, the lowest by a race winner in the event’s history

28 – Number of lead changes in the 2011 event, highest number since race began in 1979

44 – Laps led by Greg Biffle in 2005, the most by a driver who did not win the event

47 – Laps led by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008, the most in a single Sprint Unlimited was the 2013 event won byKyle Busch.

197.802 mph – The fastest average speed of the race for the Sprint Unlimited was in 1987 won by Bill Elliott.

 

An official Nascar release & photos

 

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