Budweiser Shootout Trivia
Posted February 4, 2010; Source - NASCAR Communications

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2010) – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing returns to the track Saturday night with the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. A total of 28 drivers are eligible to participate in the annual preseason, non-points race at Daytona International Speedway.

Budweiser Shootout Trivia

The number of participants has ranged from a low of seven in 1981 to a high of 28 in 2009.

Mark Martin had appeared in the most consecutive Budweiser Shootout races, competing in 20 consecutive events from 1989-2008. The active leader in consecutive appearances is Jeff Gordon, with 16. This year marks his 17th.

There have been seven multiple winners in the Budweiser Shootout: Tony Stewart has won three of the last nine (2001, 2002 and 2007); Dale Earnhardt won six events, most all-time; Dale Jarrett won in 1996, 2000 and 2004; Other multiple winners: Neil Bonnett (1983 and 1984), Ken Schrader, (1989 and 1990), Jeff Gordon (1994 and 1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003 and 2008).

Bonnett, Schrader and Stewart are the only drivers to win back-to-back races.

Buddy Baker (1979), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Jeff Gordon (1994), Dale Jarrett (1996) and Denny Hamlin (2006) all won the first Budweiser Shootout in which they competed.

Only five times in the 31-year history of the race has the winner gone on to win the Daytona 500: Bobby Allison (1982); Bill Elliott (1987); Dale Jarrett (1996 and 2000); Jeff Gordon (1997).

There have been three winners from the pole: Darrell Waltrip (1981), Bill Elliott (1987) and Ken Schrader (1989).

Chevrolet has the most victories (18), followed by Ford (7), Buick (2), Oldsmobile (2) and Pontiac (2).

Budweiser Shootout at Daytona - By the Numbers

.08 –Margin of victory in seconds by Dale Earnhardt over Sterling Marlin in 1995, the closest margin in Budweiser Shootout history

1 – Laps led by Rusty Wallace (1998), Neil Bonnett (1983-84), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Dale Jarrett (2004) and Kevin Harvick (2009) in the Budweiser Shootouts they won

2.75 – Average finish by Dale Earnhardt, best by any driver with multiple starts

5 – Drivers who have won the event in their first appearance (Buddy Baker, 1979; Dale Earnhardt, 1980; Jeff Gordon, 1994; Dale Jarrett, 1996; Denny Hamlin, 2006)

14 – Number of different leaders in last season’s event, most since race began in 1979

19 –Starting position of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2003, the lowest starting position of a Budweiser Shootout race-winner

23 – Number of lead changes in last season’s event, highest number since race began in 1979

27 – Kevin Harvick’s starting position last season, the lowest by a race winner in the event’s history

28 – Number of participants in 2009, the largest field in the event’s history

44 – Laps led by Greg Biffle in 2005, the most by a driver who did not win the event

47 – Laps led by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008, the most in a single Budweiser Shootout

Budweiser Shootout at Daytona Who's Who

A historical rundown of drivers eligible for this year's Shootout...

John Andretti has been in the Shootout twice (1996,1998); best finish is ninth ('98)...

Greg Biffle has been in the Shootout four times (2005,2007,2008,2009); best finish is fifth ('05)...

Geoff Bodine has been in the Shootout 16 times (1983-1992, 1994-1995, 1998, 2002-2003, 2005); best finish is first ('92)...

Jeff Burton has been in the Shootout four times (1997,2001,2007,2009); best finish is fifth ('01)...

Kurt Busch has been in the Shootout six times (2002,2003,2005,2007-2009); best finish is third ('07)...

Kyle Busch has been in the Shootout three times (2006,2007,2009); best finish is seventh ('07)...

Derrike Cope has been in the Shootout twice (1991,1999); best finish is 13th ('99)...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been in the Shootout nine times (2001-2009); best finish is first ('03 and '08)...

Carl Edwards has been in the Shootout three times (2006,2008,2009); best finish is seventh ('09)...

Bill Elliott has been in the Shootout 23 times (1982-1983, 1985-1996, 1998, 2001-2008); best finish is first ('87)

Jeff Gordon has been in the Shootout 16 times (1994-2009); best finish is first ('94 and '97)...

Denny Hamlin has been in the Shootout four times (2006-2009); best finish is first ('06)...

Kevin Harvick has been in the Shootout five times (2003-2004,2006-2007,2009); best finish is first ('09)...

Jimmie Johnson has been in the Shootout seven times (2003-2009); best finish is first ('05)...

Kasey Kahne has been in the Shootout five times (2005-2009); best finish is sixth ('09)...

Matt Kenseth has been in the Shootout three times (2003,2006,2009); best finish is third ('03)...

Bobby Labonte has been in the Shootout 11 times (1994,1996-2002,2004-2005,2009); best finish is third ('99)...

Terry Labonte has been in the Shootout 15 times (1982-1989,1992,1996-,1997,2001-2004); best finish is first ('85)...

Joey Logano has been in the Shootout once (2009); best finish is 28th ('09)...

Sterling Marlin has been in the Shootout six times (1992-1993,1995-1996,2000,2002); best finish is second ('95 and '96)...

Mark Martin has been in the Shootout 21 times (1982,1989-2008); best finish is first )'99)...

Jamie McMurray has been in the Shootout four times (2004,2006,2008,2009); best finish is second ('09)...

Juan Pablo Montoya will be a rookie in the 2010 Budweiser Shootout...

Ryan Newman has been in the Shootout seven times (2002-2008); best finish is second ('05)...

Ken Schrader has been in the Shootout 18 times (1988-1991,1993-1994,1996,1998-2008); best finish is first ('89 and '90)...

Tony Stewart has been in the Shootout 10 times (2000-2009); best finish is first ('01, '02 and '07)...

Brian Vickers has been in the Shootout four times (2005-2007,2009); best finish is eighth ('07)...

Michael Waltrip has been in the Shootout four times (1992,2006,2008,2009); best finish is eighth ('92)...

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