Talladega Preview – Top 12 Stats, Kurt Busch Best Average Finish

Submitted by RACING NEWS DIGEST

WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009; 12 pm.
WHERE: Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.
TV/RADIO: Live on ABC and MRN Radio Network
RACE LENGTH: 500.08 miles (188 laps)
PURSE: $5,492,493
DEFENDING RACE WINNER Tony Stewart (3 hr., 36 min., 10 sec.)
QUALIFYING: Oct. 31, starting at 11:15 a.m.
DEFENDING POLE SITTER: Travis Kvapil (187.364 mph)
QUALIFYING RECORD: Bill Elliott, 212.809 mph; April 30, 1987
RACE RECORD: Mark Martin, 188.354 mph (2 hr., 29 min., 18 sec.); May 10, 1997

40th ANNIVERSARY
When the checkered flag falls on the Nov.1 AMP Energy 500, fans will have witnessed the 81st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, thus bringing an end to Talladega’s 40th anniversary celebrations.

TALLADEGA MILESTONES – Sunday’s AMP Energy 500 is the 100th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race to be held in the state of Alabama. All but 20 of those races have been held at Talladega Superspeedway. Six other Alabama tracks held events from 1951 through 1968; the most recent at Montgomery Speedway, a .5-mile track. That race, was won by the NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Bobby Allison. Allison, from Hueytown, won four times at Talladega.
Kurt Busch will make his 325th start. Martin Truex (No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet) will make his 125th.

Some Numbers From Talladega Superspeedway
Visit the Talladega Superspeedway track page for complete stats

All numbers below are from Racing News Digest.

At first it appears that Hendrick has the domination at Talladega. It is Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin that have the most wins, top 5’s and top 10’s. Of course they also have the most starts.

But when you start looking at average finishing positions at Talladega, it’s Kurt Busch that tops the chart. Then it is Tony Stewart who is then followed by the 3 Hendrick Musketeers. Tony and Kurt’s average finishing position at Talladega is quite a bit better than those 3 Hendrick Musketeers.

16 – Number of drivers that have multiple pole positions.

11 – Drivers have won the race from the pole position.

14 – Number of drivers that have won multiple times.

11 – Starting position with the best average finishing position – 12.84 since 2000.

TOP 12 DRIVERS In Points At Talladega Superspeedway
Each column in the table below is sortable, just click on the head of each column
Pole’s at Racing News Digest Include Rained Out Qualifying

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