Ryan Newman won one of the "most competitive" Daytona 500s in history, according to NASCAR's stats.Here's why, by the numbers:
42 - Number of lead changes at the start/finish line, which the most since 2001 (49)
5 - Number of time a Daytona 500 (since 1970) has had more than 40 lead changes
16 - Number of drivers that led a lap (second highest in Daytona 500 history to 2006's 18)
7 - Number of car owners represented in the Top-10 (Penske, Gibbs, Ganassi, Gillett-Evernham, Robby Gordon, Hendrick, Roush-Fenway)
81 - Number of races since Newman's last win
10.23 - Newman's average running position during the Daytona 500
20 - Miles led by race winner, Ryan Newman
257 - Number of green flag passes made by Newman's teammate Sam Hornish Jr. Newman had 215.
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