Five Races Left In Statistically Rich Season

Five races remain, as the season hits its stretch run. A statistical look back at the previous 31 shows that 2009 has been one of the most competitively balanced ever. For example:

• 13 different race winners
• 10 different Coors Light Pole winners
• 42 drivers led at least one lap
• 35 drivers have scored at least one Top 10 this year
• Average Margin of Victory of 1.138 seconds
• 16 races with an MOV under 1 second
• Average of 10 leaders per race
• Average of 19 lead changes per race
• Average of 21 green flag passes for the lead all along the track
• Average of 2,804 green flag passes per race
• 53% of the cars finished on the lead lap
• 84% of the cars were running at the finish