By the Numbers
.002:
seconds, which is the closest margin of victory at Talladega Superspeedway. It
occurred in the 1999 Aaron's 312 NASCAR Busch Series race, when Terry Labonte
edged Joe Nemechek for victory
1: mile,
which is the approximate length of the grandstands located on the west side of
Talladega Superspeedway
4: NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series cars (weighing the regulation 3,400-lbs. each) would be
required to equal the approximate weight of hamburgers sold by concessions
during a race weekend at Talladega Superspeedway
8: drivers
have posted their first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series career victories at Talladega
Superspeedway
26: light
poles line the main entrance to Talladega Superspeedway leading to the track¿s
North Tunnel
33: degrees
of banking in turns at Talladega Superspeedway - the steepest on the NASCAR
circuit; Also the number of different NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series winners in
Talladega Superspeedway history
62: drivers
have made their first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start at Talladega Superspeedway
74: NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series races held to date at Talladega Superspeedway
112: octane
Sunoco Racing Fuel, which is used by teams competing at Talladega Superspeedway
130: garage
spaces for cars competing at Talladega Superspeedway, combining the capacity of
the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (62) and NASCAR Busch and ARCA RE/MAX Series (68)
garage structures
148: feet,
which is the height of Talladega Superspeedway¿s new scoring tower
212: acres,
which is the size of Talladega Superspeedway¿s infield
692: pit
stops would be needed for a typical NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series car with a
regulation 13-gallon fuel cell* to use all of the approximately 9,000 gallons of
Pepsi products dispensed at concessions during a race weekend at Talladega
Superspeedway
1,800: square
feet, which is the size of the United States flag that flies above the North
Tunnel entrance to Talladega Superspeedway
7,440: light
bulbs are used by the scoring position displays on the scoring tower in the
Talladega Superspeedway infield
12,000:
pounds of Ballpark Franks are sold by concessions during a race weekend at
Talladega Superspeedway, which when laid end-to-end, would circle the entire
2.66-mile track 1.14 times
55,650:
square feet, which is the combined area of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (32,400
square feet) and NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck Series (23,250 square feet)
garages at Talladega Superspeedway.
* Fuel cells at
Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona International Speedway hold approximately 13
gallons of Sunoco fuel, which is smaller than the 22-gallon specification at
other tracks.
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