CUP: Gordon Leads By The Numbers

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CUP: Gordon Leads By The Numbers

Jeff Gordon leads all drivers with five victories at Infineon Raceway...

Tom Jensen | Posted June 15, 2009 Charlotte, NC

Jeff Gordon (Left) places ear plugs in the ears of daughter Ella Sophia prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pocono 500 on June 7, 2009 at Pocono Raceway. (Photo: Jason Smith/Getty Images)

Jeff Gordon comes into Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup race with some mighty impressive credentials.

Gordon, the four-time series champion, has five victories on the 12-turn, 1.99-mile Infineon Raceway road course in Sonoma, Calif., just a few miles from Gordon’s hometown of Vallejo.

According to statistics provided by NASCAR, here’s how the top 12 in Sprint Cup points, along with 2007 Infineon winner Juan Pablo Montoya, stack up heading into the Father’s Day race:

1. Tony Stewart, No. 14 Stewart-Hass Racing Chevrolet Impala SS
2009 Rundown:
• One win, seven top fives, 11 top 10s
• Average finish of 8.9
• Led seven races for 99 laps
At Infineon Raceway:
• Two wins, three top fives, six top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 10.0
• Finished 10th last season
• Led seven of 10 races for 66 laps

2. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2009 Rundown:
• One win, eight top fives, 10 top 10s
• Average finish of 10.2
• Led nine races for 505 laps
At Infineon Raceway:
• Five wins, 10 top fives, 12 top 10s; five poles
• Average finish of 9.3
• Finished third last season
• Led nine of 16 races for 437 laps

3. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 107.9
2009 Rundown:
• Two wins, six top fives, nine top 10s
• Average finish of 12.9
• Led 13 races for 794 laps
At Infineon Raceway:
• One top five, two top 10s
• Average finish of 19.3
• Finished 15th last season
• Led three of seven races for 30 laps

4. Kurt Busch, No. 2 Penske Championship Racing Dodge,
2009 Rundown:
• One win, four top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 13.1
• Led eight races for 324 laps
At Infineon Raceway:
• Three top fives; one pole
• Average finish of 19.1
• Finished 32nd last season
• Led three of eight races for 60 laps

5. Ryan Newman, No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
2009 Rundown:
• Five top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 13.6
• Led eight races for 138 laps
At Infineon Raceway:
• Two top fives, five top 10s
• Average finish of 9.4
• Finished seventh last season
• Led one of seven races for 11 laps

6. Carl Edwards, No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
2009 Rundown:
• Four top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 13.7
• Led eight races for 158 laps
At Infineon Raceway:
• Two top 10s
• Average finish of 17.8
• Finished ninth last season
• Led two of four races for 14 laps

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