Historical data:
Race winners:
Bobby Allison (6)   Darrell Waltrip (6) Dale Earnhardt (5)  Richard Petty (5)  
David Pearson (4)
Buddy Baker (4) Fred Lorenzen (4)   Jeff Gordon (4) Mark Martin (4) Donnie
Allison (3)
Cale Yarborough (3) LeeRoy Yarbrough (3)    Dale Jarrett (3)    Joe Weatherly
(2) Neil Bonnett (2)
Benny Parsons (2)   Bill Elliott (2)    Junior Johnson (2)  Rusty Wallace (2)  
Jim Paschal (2)
Davey Allison (2)   Bobby Labonte (2)   Jeff Burton (2) Jimmie Johnson (2) 
Marvin Panch (1)
Nelson Stacy (1)    J.L. Johnson (1)    Speedy Thompson (1) Harry Gant (1) 
Kyle Petty (1)
Ken Schrader (1)    Charlie Glotzbach (1)   Geoffrey Bodine (1) Ernie Irvan
(1)   Terry Labonte (1)
Matt Kenseth (1)    Sterling Marlin (1) Jamie McMurray (1)  Tony Stewart (1)
    Races won from the pole:    14 of 91 events (15%)
    Races won from in top 10:   70 of 91 events (77%)
    Races won from outside top 10:  21 of 91 events (23%)

Modern Era Event Victories by Car Make (1972 - Present):
Chevy   Ford    Olds    Pontiac Buick   Dodge   Mercury Plymouth   
Matador
    28  19  0   4   4   7   3   0   0

Track Milestones
•   Fireball Roberts won the pole for the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at
Charlotte, the World 600 in 1960.
•   Joe Lee Johnson won the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Charlotte, the
World 600 in 1960.
•   Track lighting was installed in 1992. The first night race was the 1992
The Winston. The first night (twilight) points race was the 1993 Coca-Cola 600.
•   Charlotte Motor Speedway was renamed Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 1999.
•   The 2003 UAW-GM Quality was the first complete night race at Lowe’s Motor
Speedway.

Track Update
There have been nine different race winners in the last 10 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson (May 2003 and May 2004) is the
only repeat race winner beginning in the fall of 1999.

Manufacturer Update
All three manufacturers have posted victories at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in
the past three seasons, but Chevrolet has won three straight.

Qualifying Update
Jeff Gordon has won seven Bud Poles in his 23 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at
Charlotte. He is second only to retired driver David Pearson with 14 poles at
the North Carolina speedway.

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Active Drivers First and Last at This Track
    First Start
Waltrip, Michael    5-26-85
Mayfield, Jeremy    10-10-93
Sadler, Elliott 5-24-98
Earnhardt, Dale Jr. 5-30-99
Johnson, Jimmie 10-7-01
Vickers, Brian  10-11-03
        First Pole
Gordon, Jeff    10-6-93
Burton, Ward    10-5-94
Earnhardt, Dale Jr. 5-24-00
Newman, Ryan    5-24-01
Cope, Derrike   9-30-98
    First Win
Gordon, Jeff    5-29-94
Labonte, Bobby  5-28-95
Kenseth, Matt   5-28-00
McMurray, Jamie 10-13-02
    Last Pole
Johnson, Jimmie 5-27-04
Spencer, Jimmy  10-4-01
Cope, Derrike   9-30-98
    Last Win
McMurray, Jamie 10-13-02

Last Victory at This Track
    in a Chevrolet  Jimmie Johnson  2004 Coca-Cola 600
    in a Dodge  Jamie McMurray      2002 UAW-GM Quality 500
    in a Ford   Mark Martin     2002 Coca-Cola 600
    in a Pontiac    Bobby Labonte   2000 UAW-GM Quality 500

Car Owner Victories at This Track
Rick Hendrick   10
Junior Johnson  8
Petty Engineering   8
Holmon-Moody    7
Jack Roush  7
Wood Brothers   6
Robert Yates    5
Ray Fox 4
Richard Childress   4
Joe Gibbs   4
DiGard Racing   3
Bud Moore   3
Melling Racing  2
Raymond Beadle  2
Banjo Matthews  2
Ranier Racing   2
Chip Ganassi    2
M.C. Anderson   1
Rahmoc  1
L.G. DeWitt 1
Hoss Ellington  1
Nord Krauskorf  1
Cotton Owens    1
Tom Friedkin    1
Jon Thorne  1
John Masoni 1
Osterlund Racing    1
Paul McDuffie   1
Hal Needham 1
Total   91
Fuel/Tire Data
Goodyear Tire Codes: Left-side — D-6810; right-side — D-6812
Other Tracks With This Same Tire Combination: California Speedway, Dover
International Speedway,
Michigan International Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway and Kansas Speedway
Estimated Pit Window: 60-65 laps, based on fuel mileage
Pace Car Speed: Pit Road – 45 mph; Caution – 55 mph

The Money
•   The posted awards for the UAW-GM Quality 500 are $4,951,541.
•   The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Leader Bonus is worth $20,000 for the UAW-GM
Quality 500.
•   The MBNA Mid-Race Leader Bonus is worth $10,000 for the UAW-GM Quality
500.

Would You Believe?
Ryan Newman has scored three Bud Poles, a second and three fourth-place
starts in his seven races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Track Tidbits
•   The field will consist of 43 cars: the fastest 38 cars plus five
provisionals based upon current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup owner points. The 43rd position is
reserved for a past NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion, if needed. If unused by a past
champion, it will go to the next eligible car owner.
•   The faster of two qualifying laps will be used to determine the first 38
starting positions, with the provisionals added afterward as required.
•   There have been 91 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Charlotte, two races per
year, since the track opened in 1960. In 1961, there were two 100-mile
qualifying races held the week before the World 600.
•   Ryan Newman is the defending Bud Pole winner for the UAW-GM Quality 500 –
he swept both Bud Poles there in 2003.
•   David Pearson leads all drivers with 14 Bud Poles at Charlotte, including
11 straight from the fall of 1973 through 1978.
•   Jeff Gordon has won seven poles at Charlotte, the most of all active
drivers. He won five straight poles for the Coca-Cola 600 between 1994 and 1998.
•   There have been only three different Bud Pole winners in the last seven
races at Charlotte. Ryan Newman (May 2001; both 2003) and Jimmie Johnson (May
2002; May 2004) are the repeat Bud Pole winners in the seven-race period. Jimmy
Spencer won the Bud Pole there in October 2001. Qualifying was rained out in
the fall of 2002.
•   The pole at Charlotte has been swept 13 times. Bobby Labonte (1999) was
the most recent driver to win both Bud Poles in a season at Charlotte until
Ryan Newman did so in 2003.
•   Tony Stewart is the defending champion of the UAW-GM Quality 500.
•   Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip are the all-time winners at Lowe’s
Motor Speedway. Both have six Charlotte victories.
•   Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin lead all active drivers, each with four
victories at Charlotte.
•   In 44 years of twice-a-year NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing at Lowe’s Motor
Speedway, a sweep has occurred just five times.
•   Dale Earnhardt (1986) was the most recent driver to win both Charlotte
races in the same year. Richard Petty (1975), David Pearson (1974), Bobby
Allison (1971) and Fred Lorenzen (1965) are the others to win both Charlotte races
in the same year.
•   The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway has been won from the
pole and from the second starting position 13 times. Third has produced 12
winners while fourth and fifth have each produced seven for a total of 52
victories in 91 races from the top-five starting positions (57-percent).
•   Jimmie Johnson won the 2003 Coca-Cola 600 from the 37th starting
position, the furthest back a race winner has started at Charlotte.

Track Update of the Week
Tony Stewart has finished ninth or better in eight of his 11 races at
Charlotte, including a victory in the 2003 UAW-GM Quality 500.

How Important is Track Position?
Six of the last 15 races at Charlotte have been won from the front row,
but six of the last 10 have been won from a starting position of 13th or worse.

Selected Modern Era Performance at this Track
(Minimum of three starts)
Category    All-time    Active  Last 10 Races
Starts  Richard Petty - 64  Ricky Rudd – 56 14 Drivers - 10
Poles (Races)   David Pearson – 14 (46) Jeff Gordon – 7 (23)    Ryan Newman –
3 (7)
Wins (Races)    Bobby Allison – 6 (44)  Jeff Gordon - 4 (23)    Jimmie
Johnson – 2 (6)
    Darrell Waltrip – 6 (55)    Mark Martin – 4 (39)
Top Fives   Bobby Allison – 23  Mark Martin – 15    Bobby Labonte - 6
    Richard Petty - 23
Top 10s Richard Petty – 31  Ricky Rudd – 25 Bobby Labonte - 8
Laps Led    Bobby Allison – 2,249   Mark Martin – 1,116 Jimmie Johnson - 801
DNFs (Races)    Dave Marcis – 36 (54)   Sterling Marlin - 15 (47)   Ricky
Craven – 5 (9)
Average Start (Races)   Ryan Newman 2.428 (7)   Ryan Newman 2.428 (7)   Ryan
Newman 2.428 (7)
Average Finish (Races)  Rex White – 9.00 (10)   Jamie McMurray – 9.25 (4)  
Bobby Labonte – 5.80 (10)