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Track facts for Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
•Number of previous races: 15.
•First Sprint Cup race: March 1, 1998, won by Mark Martin.
•Last Sprint Cup race: March 11, 2011, won by Tony Stewart.
•Won from pole: 1, by Kyle Busch in 2009.
•Won from top-5 starting position: 4 times in 15 races (27%).
•Won from top-10 starting position: 7 times (47%).
•Won from 21st or worse starting position: 4 times (27%).
•Worst starting spot for race winner: 25th, by Matt Kenseth in 2004.
•Most laps led: 219, by Jeff Gordon in 2010.
•Fewest laps led by a race winner: 1, by Jimmie Johnson in 2006.
•Track records: ◦Fastest race: 146.554 mph by Mark Martin in 1998.
◦Fastest qualifying speed: 190.456 mph by Kasey Kahne in 2012.
◦Most lead changes: 28 in 2007.
◦Closest finish: Jimmie Johnson's .045 second margin over Matt Kenseth in 2006.
◦Most caution flags: 14 in 2009.
•From 2008-2012 a typical Las Vegas Motor Speedway race had 18.0 lead changes, 9.4 cautions for 41.4 laps, and an average green-flag run of 22.1 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
•Victories by manufacturer: Ford 7, Chevrolet 6, Dodge 1, Toyota 1.
•Victories by owner: Jack Roush 7, Rick Hendrick 5, Chip Ganassi 1, Joe Gibbs 1, Stewart-Haas Racing, 1.
Driver Notes:
•The most Las Vegas races without a:
Active Drivers All-Time
Win: Bobby Labonte (15 races)
Top 5: Joe Nemechek (14)
Top 10: Dave Blaney, Ken Schrader (11)
Pole: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin (15)
Lap led: Ken Schrader (11)
Lead-lap finish: A. Almirola, B. Keselowski, D. Stremme (4) John Andretti (8)
•Top career marks at Las Vegas:
Active Drivers All-Time
Races: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin (15)
Wins: Jimmie Johnson (4)
Top 5s: Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart (6)
Top 10s: Mark Martin (10)
Poles: Kasey Kahne (3)
Laps: Jeff Burton (3,827)
Laps led: Tony Stewart (482)
Lead-lap finishes: Jeff Burton (14)
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