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| THURSDAY TRIVIA - this is just something to pass the time until weekend arrives |
| Kyle Busch and winning from the pole. Kyle Busch became the first driver to win from the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. Now every track on the 2009 schedule has had at least one race winner that started on the pole. But the little known fact is that Kyle Busch’s win was the 500th time in NASCAR CUP history that a driver has started first and finished first (Curtis Turner was the first driver to do so in 1950). Now some Thursday Trivia about winning from the pole: Q1: Kyle Busch won Las Vegas from the pole position. How many times has he done that in his short career? Q2: Richard Petty has won a race from the pole 61 times. Who are the top 4 after him? Q3: Who are the leading active drivers in wins from the pole position? Q4: With Kyle Busch’s win at Vegas, the streak continues in which a driver has won a race from the pole in every year since 1950. Which year produced the fewest race winners from the pole? Q5: Which season has recorded the most wins from the pole? Q6: What is the modern era record (1972 to current)? Q7: Which driver won 5 times from the pole position in 2008? The first time a driver has won from the pole 5 times in a season in 23 years. Q8: Which current driver has the longest losing streak from the pole position? His streak is the modern era record. Q9: Which track has scored the most winners from the pole? Q10: Kyle Busch is the second driver to win from the pole in a #18 car. Who was the other? Q11. What car number have all 3 Petty’s taken to victory lane from the pole? Q12: Which car number has the most different drivers to win from the pole? |
ANSWERS A1: 3 - twice in 2008, and once in 2009. A2: David Pearson – 37 Darrell Waltrip – 24 Bobby Isaac – 21 Bobby Allison – 20 A3: Jeff Gordon – 19 Bill Elliott – 16 Jimmie Johnson – 7 Mark Martin – 7 A4: 1989 – Rusty Wallace won from the pole at Rockingham. That was the only time during the 1989 season. Obviously 2009 is now tied with that mark, but there are 33 races left. A5: 1964 & 1967 each had 20 wins from the pole. In 1967 – Richard Petty won from the pole a Cup record 15 times. Other big years – Tim Flock 11 times in 1955. Bobby Isaac 11 times in 1969. A6: 1981 had 10 wins from the pole. Darrell Waltrip had 8 wins from the pole, the modern era record. Bill Elliott had 7 in 1985. A7: Jimmie Johnson A8: Ryan Newman has not won a race in his last 31 starts from the first position. His last win from the pole was in 2003 at Pocono. A9: North Wilkesboro and Richmond have had 23 each. Bristol has 22. A10: Bobby Labonte – 4 times. A11: #42 - Lee Petty 6 times, Richard Petty once, Kyle Petty 3 times. A12: #11 and its an impressive list of 9 different drivers. Junior Johnson once, Ned Jarrett 11 times, Bobby Allison once, Cale Yarborough 10 times, Darrell Waltrip 18 times, Terry Labonte once, Geoff Bodine once, Bill Elliott once and Denny Hamlin twice. |
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