Extraneous Budweiser Shootout Tidbits

Here's some Budweiser Shootout Tidbits for you:

• 91 drivers have participated in the Budweiser Shootout;
42 of those drivers have participated in two or less; 28 in only one.

• There have been as few as seven drivers in one race, (1981) and a high of 23 in 2008.
(Which will be broken this year)

• Whose competed the most times in the Budweiser Shootout?:

• Bill Elliott (23)
• Mark Martin (21)
• Rusty Wallace (19)
• Ken Schrader (18)
• Geoffrey Bodine (16)
• Ricky Rudd (16)

• Whose competed in the most consecutive number of Shootouts?
Mark Martin has appeared in 20 straight events from 1989-2008.
Unfortunately, Mark will not compete in this year’s race.
With that, the active lead will be taken over by Jeff Gordon with 16 (including this year’s event).

• How many multiple winners have there been?
There have been seven multiple winners in the Budweiser Shootout:

• Tony Stewart has won three of the last eight Budweiser Shootouts (2001, 2002 and 2007).
• Dale Earnhardt won six of the 23 races between 1979 and 2001. His six victories came in 12 appearances.
• Dale Jarrett won in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
• The 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.

• Who won the Shootout in their first appearance in the race?

• Buddy Baker (1979),
• Dale Earnhardt (1980),
• Jeff Gordon (1994),
• Dale Jarrett (1996) and
• Denny Hamlin (2006)

• How often has the winner gone on to win the Daytona 500?:

• Bobby Allison (1982)
• Bill Elliott (1987)
• Dale Jarrett (1996 and 2000)
• Jeff Gordon (1997)

• Do you know how many drivers won from the pole?

• Darrell Waltrip (1981),
• Bill Elliott (1987) and
• Ken Schrader (1989).

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