Talladega Notes & Facts - Friday - drivers: 438 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega; 299 in more than one. Dave Marcis leads the series in starts at Talladega with 61. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 43 starts; followed by Joe Nemechek with 38. Bobby Isaac won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Talladega in 1969 with a speed of 199.466 mph. Isaac won the first three poles at the 2.66-mile superspeedway. 44 different drivers have won at Talladega Superspeedway led by Dale Earnhardt with 10. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with six. Richard Childress Racing has the most wins at Talladega in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 12; followed by Hendrick Motorsports with 11. Nine different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Talladega; led by Chevrolet with 39 victories; followed by Ford with 20 and Toyota with three. NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the series in top-five finishes at Talladega with 23. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 15. Dale Earnhardt leads the series in top-10 finishes at Talladega with 27. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 19. Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Talladega with a 10.520. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Talladega with a 15.000. Jamie McMurray (10/06/2002) made his series debut at Talladega Superspeedway. Brian Scott (05/04/2014) David Gilliland (10/08/2006) and Travis Kvapil (10/05/2008) posted their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light poles at Talladega. 2012 series champion Brad Keselowski (04/26/2009) and Brian Vickers (10/08/2006) posted their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins at Talladega. Nine drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series have posted consecutive wins at Talladega; Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the series in consecutive wins at Talladega after posting four straight from the fall of 2001 - 2003. Brad Keselowski is the only active series driver to win at Talladega in his first appearance. Matt Kenseth competed at Talladega Superspeedway 25 times before winning the fall of 2012; the longest span of any the 12 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners. Matt Kenseth (25) Tony Stewart (19) Kevin Harvick (18) and David Ragan (12) all made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Talladega. Joe Nemechek leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Talladega without visiting Victory Lane at 38; followed by Kurt Busch with 27. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Talladega with 844 laps led in 43 starts. Three female drivers have competed at Talladega in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Janet Guthrie Patty Moise and Danica Patrick. 70 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Alabama. Nine drivers from Alabama have won at least one race in NASCARs three national series; five have won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. (NASCAR)(10-17-2014)
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 19:38:01 +0000
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