By the Numbers
.002: seconds, which is the closest margin of victory at Talladega Superspeedway. It occurred in the 1999 Aaron's 312 NASCAR Nationwide 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 Sprint 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 Sprint 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 Sprint Cup Series winners in Talladega Superspeedway history
62: drivers have made their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Talladega Superspeedway
79: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held to date at Talladega Superspeedway
98: 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 Sprint Cup Series (62) and NASCAR Nationwide 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
507: pit stops would be needed for a typical NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car with a regulation 17.75-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 Sprint Cup Series (32,400 square feet) and NASCAR Nationwide and
Camping World Truck Series (23,250 square feet) garages at Talladega Superspeedway.
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