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Numbers: Mark Martin Stays Up Late

May 13, 2009 – 9:38 AM
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Geoffrey Miller

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Enjoy a look back at Mark Martin's Southern 500 Darlington win from Saturday night from the angle of Sprint Cup Numbers:

1.531 - Martin's margin of victory, in seconds, over teammate Jimmie Johnson

2 - Wins for Martin at Darlington in 43 career starts

3 - Career 'Did Not Finish' results for Martin at Darlington, each of which was for engine problems

5 - Age of Martin's crew chief Alan Gustafson when Martin had his first Sprint Cup start in 1981

6 - Career victories for Gustafson as a Sprint Cup crew chief

7.523 - Martin's average running position, 5th-best in the field

9 - Number of races Martin has finished on the lead lap at Darlington in the past 10 he's raced

11 - Martin's new ranking in the Sprint Cup driver standings, up four spots from before the race and up from 34th after crashing at Atlanta in March

37 - Martin's new career win total

46 - Number of laps Martin led Saturday night

50 - Martin's age, and possibly the new '20' in Sprint Cup racing

96.6 - Percentage of laps Martin has completed at Darlington of 14,620 attempted

285 - Points Martin is behind Sprint Cup point leader Jeff Gordon

360 - Laps of 367 Martin completed inside the Top-15, second only to Ryan Newman's 367
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