Daytona International Speedway:
History
· Groundbreaking for Daytona International Speedway was Nov. 25, 1957. The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track and the hole filled with water. It is now known as Lake Lloyd.
The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona was a 100-mile qualifying race for the Daytona 500 on Feb. 20, 1959.
· Richard Petty won his 200th career race on July 4, 1984 at Daytona.
· Lights were installed in the spring of 1998. However, the race was delayed until October that year due to thick smoke from wildfires. The second Daytona race has been held under lights ever since.
· For only the second time in its history, Daytona International Speedway was repaved in 2010. The project began on Monday, July 5, 2010.
Notebook
· There have been 128 NASCAR Sprint Cup races since the track hosted its first race in 1959: 53 have been 500 miles, 48 were 400 miles and four 250 miles. There were also 23 qualifying races that were points races.
· Fireball Roberts won the inaugural pole at Daytona.
· Bob Welborn won the first race at Daytona, the 100-mile qualifying race for the Daytona 500.
· Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 on Feb. 22, 1959.
· Fireball Roberts won the first 400-mile race at Daytona, the 1963 Firecracker 400.
· 53 drivers have posted poles; 20 have more than one.
· Cale Yarborough leads all drivers with 12 poles.
· Bill Elliott leads all active drivers with five poles; followed by Jeff Gordon and Ken Schrader, with three.
· 55 drivers have won a race; 26 have won more than once.
· Richard Petty leads all drivers in victories, with 10.
· Jeff Gordon has six victories, more than any other active driver.
The Wood Brothers have won 15 races at Daytona, more than any other car owner.
· 17 full-length races at Daytona have been won from the pole, including last year’s Coke Zero 400, won by polesitter Kevin Harvick.
· A driver has swept both races at Daytona only four times, most recently by Bobby Allison, in 1982.
· The last 11 Daytona races that finished under green have had a margin of victory under a half second.
NASCAR in Florida
· There have been 166 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Florida.
· 161 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series (all-time) have their home state recorded as Florida.
· There have been nine race winners from Florida in NASCAR’s three national series:
Daytona International Speedway Data
Race #: 17 of 36 (7-2-11)
Track Size: 2.5 miles
Race Length: 400 miles (160 laps)
Banking/Corners: 31 degrees
Banking/Straights: 3 degrees
Banking/Tri-Oval: 18 degrees
Driver Rating at Daytona
Trevor Bayne** 108.2
Tony Stewart 100.6
Kyle Busch 98.3
Kurt Busch 96.4
Jeff Gordon 89.6
Clint Bowyer 89.1
Matt Kenseth 87.9
Jimmie Johnson 87.9
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 87.3
Carl Edwards 85.7
Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005-2011 races (13 total) at Daytona.
** Indicates the driver has only competed in one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2010 pole winner: None (inclement weather)
2010 race winner: Kevin Harvick (135.719 mph, 7-3-10)
Qualifying record: Bill Elliott (210.364 mph, 42.783 seconds, 2-9-87)
Race record: Bobby Allison (173.473 mph, 7-4-80)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
DAYTONA DATA
Daytona International Speedway
TRACK RECORDS
Most Wins: 10 – Richard Petty
Most Poles: 12 – Cale Yarborough
Most Top Fives: 28 – Richard Petty
Most Top 10s: 37 – Richard Petty
Most Lead Changes: 60 – 2/17/74
Fewest Lead Changes: 6 – 2 times,
most recently 7/16/02 (non-qualifying races)
Most Leaders: 21 – 2/14/10
Fewest Leaders: 1 – 4 times, most recently 2/22/63
Most Cautions: 12 – 7/1/89
Fewest Cautions: 0 – 7 times, most recently 2/18/62
Most Caution Laps: 60 – 2/25/68
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 – 7 times, most recently 2/18/62
Most on the Lead Lap: 34 – 7/1/06
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 1 – 8 times,
most recently 2/15/76
Most Running at the Finish: 41 – 2 times,
most recently 7/7/07
Fewest Running at the Finish: 11 – 7/4/63
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 184 – 2/23/64
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 – 4 times,
most recently 7/2/94
Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 40 – Chevrolet
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.005 Seconds – 7/7/07
Greatest Margin of Victory: 4.102 Seconds – 7/5/03
Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.
STARTING POSITIONS OF RACE WINNERS
Races won from Pos. No. 1...............25
Races won from Pos. No. 2...............19
Races won from Pos. No. 3...............11
Races won from Pos. No. 4...............11
Races won from Pos. No. 5.................3
Races won from Pos. No. 6.................7
Races won from Pos. No. 7.................7
Races won from Pos. No. 8.................6
Races won from Pos. No. 9...............10
Races won from Pos. No. 10...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 11...............2
Races won from Pos. No. 12...............4
Races won from Pos. No. 13...............4
Races won from Pos. No. 14...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 15...............5
Races won from Pos. No. 19...............4
Races won from Pos. No. 21...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 30...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 32...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 33...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 34...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 38...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 39...............1
RACES WON FROM POLE (17 of 104)
Fireball Roberts ..................1959, 1962
Jack Smith ...................................1960
Richard Petty ................................1966
Cale Yarborough........1968, 1981, 1984
David Pearson ..............................1974
Buddy Baker.................................1980
Bill Elliott ............................1985, 1987
Jeff Gordon.........................1999, 2004
Dale Jarrett ..................................2000
Tony Stewart ......................2005, 2009
Kevin Harvick ...............................2010
DAYTONA QUALIFYING RACE (1959-71)
WINS FROM POLE (8 of 23)
Fireball Roberts ..................1961, 1962
Darel Dieringer .............................1965
Cale Yarborough ...........................1970
B. Issac.........................................1969
Junior Johnson.............................1965
Joe Weatherly...............................1961
Jack Smith ...................................1960
Note: From 1959-71 qualifying event winners were credited with a points-paying series win.
From 1959-67 qualifying event distance was 100 miles.
From 1968-2003 qualifying event distance was 125 miles.
Startingin 2005 qualifying event distance was150 miles.
POLE WINNERS
Cale Yarborough ...........................12
Fireball Roberts ..............................6
Buddy Baker ...................................5
Bill Elliott ........................................5
Donnie Allison .................................4
Dale Jarrett ....................................4
Sterling Marlin ................................4
Darel Dieringer ...............................3
Dale Earnhardt ................................3
Jeff Gordon .....................................3
Ken Schrader ..................................3
Bobby Allison ..................................2
Davey Allison ..................................2
A.J. Foyt .........................................2
Bobby Isaac ....................................2
Jimmie Johnson .............................2
Bobby Labonte ...............................2
Mark Martin ....................................2
David Pearson ................................2
Mike Skinner ..................................2
Loy Allen Jr ....................................1
Greg Biffle ......................................1
Geoffrey Bodine ..............................1
Neil Bonnett ....................................1
Jeff Burton .....................................1
David Gilliland ................................1
Charlie Glotzbach ............................1
Paul Goldsmith ...............................1
Jeff Green ......................................1
Kevin Harvick .................................1
Ernie Irvan ......................................1
Junior Johnson ...............................1
Banjo Matthews ..............................1
Paul Menard ...................................1
Joe Nemechek ...............................1
Cotton Owens .................................1
Marvin Panch .................................1
Steve Park ......................................1
Benny Parsons ................................1
Kyle Petty .......................................1
Richard Petty ..................................1
Ricky Rudd .....................................1
Greg Sacks .....................................1
Boris Said .......................................1
Jack Smith .....................................1
Tony Stewart ..................................1
Ramo Stott .....................................1
Martin Truex Jr ...............................1
Curtis Turner ...................................1
Darrell Waltrip .................................1
Bob Welborn ...................................1
LeeRoy Yarbrough ...........................1
RACE WINNERS
Richard Petty ................................10
Cale Yarborough .............................9
David Pearson ................................8
Fireball Roberts ..............................7
Bobby Allison ..................................6
Jeff Gordon .....................................6
Bill Elliott ........................................4
Dale Jarrett ....................................4
Junior Johnson ...............................4
Dale Earnhardt ................................3
A.J. Foyt .........................................3
Bobby Isaac ....................................3
Sterling Marlin ................................3
Tony Stewart ..................................3
Michael Waltrip ...............................3
LeeRoy Yarbrough ...........................3
Davey Allison ..................................2
Buddy Baker ...................................2
Dale Earnhardt Jr ...........................2
Pete Hamilton .................................2
Kevin Harvick .................................2
Ernie Irvan ......................................2
Fred Lorenzen ................................2
Jamie McMurray ............................2
Jack Smith .....................................2
Joe Weatherly .................................2
Donnie Allison .................................1
John Andretti ..................................1
Mario Andretti .................................1
Earl Balmer .....................................1
Greg Biffle ......................................1
Geoffrey Bodine ..............................1
Neil Bonnett ....................................1
Jeff Burton .....................................1
Ward Burton ...................................1
Kyle Busch .....................................1
Derrike Cope ..................................1
Darel Dieringer ...............................1
Charlie Glotzbach............................ 1
Paul Goldsmith ...............................1
Jimmie Johnson .............................1
Matt Kenseth ..................................1
Tiny Lund .......................................1
Sam McQuagg ................................1
Ryan Newman ................................1
Marvin Panch .................................1
Benny Parsons ................................1
Lee Petty ........................................1
Tim Richmond ................................1
Johnny Rutherford ..........................1
Greg Sacks .....................................1
Jimmy Spencer ..............................1
Darrell Waltrip .................................1
Bob Welborn ...................................1
TRACK RECORDS
Most Wins: 10 – Richard Petty
Most Poles: 12 – Cale Yarborough
Most Top Fives: 28 – Richard Petty
Most Top 10s: 37 – Richard Petty
Most Lead Changes: 60 – 2/17/74
Fewest Lead Changes: 6 – 2 times,
most recently 7/16/02 (non-qualifying races)
Most Leaders: 21 – 2/14/10
Fewest Leaders: 1 – 4 times, most recently 2/22/63
Most Cautions: 12 – 7/1/89
Fewest Cautions: 0 – 7 times, most recently 2/18/62
Most Caution Laps: 60 – 2/25/68
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 – 7 times, most recently 2/18/62
Most on the Lead Lap: 34 – 7/1/06
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 1 – 8 times,
most recently 2/15/76
Most Running at the Finish: 41 – 2 times,
most recently 7/7/07
Fewest Running at the Finish: 11 – 7/4/63
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 184 – 2/23/64
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 – 4 times,
most recently 7/2/94
Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 40 – Chevrolet
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.005 Seconds – 7/7/07
Greatest Margin of Victory: 4.102 Seconds – 7/5/03
Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.
STARTING POSITIONS OF RACE WINNERS
Races won from Pos. No. 1...............25
Races won from Pos. No. 2...............19
Races won from Pos. No. 3...............11
Races won from Pos. No. 4...............11
Races won from Pos. No. 5.................3
Races won from Pos. No. 6.................7
Races won from Pos. No. 7.................7
Races won from Pos. No. 8.................6
Races won from Pos. No. 9...............10
Races won from Pos. No. 10...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 11...............2
Races won from Pos. No. 12...............4
Races won from Pos. No. 13...............4
Races won from Pos. No. 14...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 15...............5
Races won from Pos. No. 19...............4
Races won from Pos. No. 21...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 30...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 32...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 33...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 34...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 38...............1
Races won from Pos. No. 39...............1
RACES WON FROM POLE (17 of 104)
Fireball Roberts ..................1959, 1962
Jack Smith ...................................1960
Richard Petty ................................1966
Cale Yarborough........1968, 1981, 1984
David Pearson ..............................1974
Buddy Baker.................................1980
Bill Elliott ............................1985, 1987
Jeff Gordon.........................1999, 2004
Dale Jarrett ..................................2000
Tony Stewart ......................2005, 2009
Kevin Harvick ...............................2010
DAYTONA QUALIFYING RACE (1959-71)
WINS FROM POLE (8 of 23)
Fireball Roberts ..................1961, 1962
Darel Dieringer .............................1965
Cale Yarborough ...........................1970
B. Issac.........................................1969
Junior Johnson.............................1965
Joe Weatherly...............................1961
Jack Smith ...................................1960
Note: From 1959-71 qualifying event winners were credited with a points-paying series win.
From 1959-67 qualifying event distance was 100 miles.
From 1968-2003 qualifying event distance was 125 miles.
Startingin 2005 qualifying event distance was150 miles.
POLE WINNERS
Cale Yarborough ...........................12
Fireball Roberts ..............................6
Buddy Baker ...................................5
Bill Elliott ........................................5
Donnie Allison .................................4
Dale Jarrett ....................................4
Sterling Marlin ................................4
Darel Dieringer ...............................3
Dale Earnhardt ................................3
Jeff Gordon .....................................3
Ken Schrader ..................................3
Bobby Allison ..................................2
Davey Allison ..................................2
A.J. Foyt .........................................2
Bobby Isaac ....................................2
Jimmie Johnson .............................2
Bobby Labonte ...............................2
Mark Martin ....................................2
David Pearson ................................2
Mike Skinner ..................................2
Loy Allen Jr ....................................1
Greg Biffle ......................................1
Geoffrey Bodine ..............................1
Neil Bonnett ....................................1
Jeff Burton .....................................1
David Gilliland ................................1
Charlie Glotzbach ............................1
Paul Goldsmith ...............................1
Jeff Green ......................................1
Kevin Harvick .................................1
Ernie Irvan ......................................1
Junior Johnson ...............................1
Banjo Matthews ..............................1
Paul Menard ...................................1
Joe Nemechek ...............................1
Cotton Owens .................................1
Marvin Panch .................................1
Steve Park ......................................1
Benny Parsons ................................1
Kyle Petty .......................................1
Richard Petty ..................................1
Ricky Rudd .....................................1
Greg Sacks .....................................1
Boris Said .......................................1
Jack Smith .....................................1
Tony Stewart ..................................1
Ramo Stott .....................................1
Martin Truex Jr ...............................1
Curtis Turner ...................................1
Darrell Waltrip .................................1
Bob Welborn ...................................1
LeeRoy Yarbrough ...........................1
RACE WINNERS
Richard Petty ................................10
Cale Yarborough .............................9
David Pearson ................................8
Fireball Roberts ..............................7
Bobby Allison ..................................6
Jeff Gordon .....................................6
Bill Elliott ........................................4
Dale Jarrett ....................................4
Junior Johnson ...............................4
Dale Earnhardt ................................3
A.J. Foyt .........................................3
Bobby Isaac ....................................3
Sterling Marlin ................................3
Tony Stewart ..................................3
Michael Waltrip ...............................3
LeeRoy Yarbrough ...........................3
Davey Allison ..................................2
Buddy Baker ...................................2
Dale Earnhardt Jr ...........................2
Pete Hamilton .................................2
Kevin Harvick .................................2
Ernie Irvan ......................................2
Fred Lorenzen ................................2
Jamie McMurray ............................2
Jack Smith .....................................2
Joe Weatherly .................................2
Donnie Allison .................................1
John Andretti ..................................1
Mario Andretti .................................1
Earl Balmer .....................................1
Greg Biffle ......................................1
Geoffrey Bodine ..............................1
Neil Bonnett ....................................1
Jeff Burton .....................................1
Ward Burton ...................................1
Kyle Busch .....................................1
Derrike Cope ..................................1
Darel Dieringer ...............................1
Charlie Glotzbach............................ 1
Paul Goldsmith ...............................1
Jimmie Johnson .............................1
Matt Kenseth ..................................1
Tiny Lund .......................................1
Sam McQuagg ................................1
Ryan Newman ................................1
Marvin Panch .................................1
Benny Parsons ................................1
Lee Petty ........................................1
Tim Richmond ................................1
Johnny Rutherford ..........................1
Greg Sacks .....................................1
Jimmy Spencer ..............................1
Darrell Waltrip .................................1
Bob Welborn ...................................1
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Geico becomes title sponsor at Chicagoland
Business of NASCAR: Geico becomes title sponsor at Chicagoland
By Tripp Mickle
Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(June 28, 2011)
Geico has signed a three-year deal to title sponsor Chicagoland Speedway's fall Sprint Cup Series race.
The deal gives Geico significant exposure in one of the nation's largest media markets and a high-profile position as the naming-rights partner for the first race in the Chase for the NASACAR Sprint Cup. It's the first time the company has done a naming-rights agreement in any sport.
Terms of the deal weren't available, but race title sponsorships typically sell for around $1 million a year. Sources said the Geico deal was backloaded so that the company would pay less this year and more in the final two years of the deal. It includes marketing and promotional commitments.
"We've had a history of B2B title partners, and we're excited to have a consumer partner,” Chicagoland president Scott Paddock said. "We're excited about their history and commitment to activation. The media and promotional support of this is going to be outstanding. They understand the opportunity this platform provides for them and are putting a very attractive amount of resources behind it.”
The deal is Geico's second this year with International Speedway Corp., which owns Chicagoland and 11 other Sprint Cup Series tracks. It previously signed a five-year, seven-track sponsorship at ISC-owned campsites. The company underindexes in the Chicago market where competitors Allstate and State Farm have headquarters.
The race sponsorship extends Geico's spending in sports. The company is the leading sports spender in the insurance category. It increased its sports spending by 30 percent in 2010 to $216 million.
Geico has not made a commitment to buy media for the race. That is sold separately by ESPN, which will televise the race. The company has bought advertising to support other sports sponsorships such as its deal with the NHL, which it supported with a series of NHL-specific spots on NBC during the Stanley Cup Finals.
The deal with Geico closes out one of three open race title sponsorships for ISC. The company is in final negotiations on deals for Richmond and Talladega and expects to finalize deals later this summer.
Tripp Mickle is a reporter with SportsBusiness Journal.
By Tripp Mickle
Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(June 28, 2011)
Geico has signed a three-year deal to title sponsor Chicagoland Speedway's fall Sprint Cup Series race.
The deal gives Geico significant exposure in one of the nation's largest media markets and a high-profile position as the naming-rights partner for the first race in the Chase for the NASACAR Sprint Cup. It's the first time the company has done a naming-rights agreement in any sport.
Terms of the deal weren't available, but race title sponsorships typically sell for around $1 million a year. Sources said the Geico deal was backloaded so that the company would pay less this year and more in the final two years of the deal. It includes marketing and promotional commitments.
"We've had a history of B2B title partners, and we're excited to have a consumer partner,” Chicagoland president Scott Paddock said. "We're excited about their history and commitment to activation. The media and promotional support of this is going to be outstanding. They understand the opportunity this platform provides for them and are putting a very attractive amount of resources behind it.”
The deal is Geico's second this year with International Speedway Corp., which owns Chicagoland and 11 other Sprint Cup Series tracks. It previously signed a five-year, seven-track sponsorship at ISC-owned campsites. The company underindexes in the Chicago market where competitors Allstate and State Farm have headquarters.
The race sponsorship extends Geico's spending in sports. The company is the leading sports spender in the insurance category. It increased its sports spending by 30 percent in 2010 to $216 million.
Geico has not made a commitment to buy media for the race. That is sold separately by ESPN, which will televise the race. The company has bought advertising to support other sports sponsorships such as its deal with the NHL, which it supported with a series of NHL-specific spots on NBC during the Stanley Cup Finals.
The deal with Geico closes out one of three open race title sponsorships for ISC. The company is in final negotiations on deals for Richmond and Talladega and expects to finalize deals later this summer.
Tripp Mickle is a reporter with SportsBusiness Journal.
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