1 — Active drivers who have won a Cup championship who have not won a plate race: Kurt Busch. Busch has finished third four times at Talladega and has five top-10s in eight races there driving the No. 2 car. But he’s crashed out of two of the past four races at ‘Dega. Still, on Tony Stewart has scored more points in the past 10 plate races.

1 — Active drivers who have made more than two starts at Talladega without a DNF: Kevin Harvick has three top-fives, seven top-10s and 12 lead-lap finishes among his 18 races. He hasn’t finished better than 20th in the past five races there, however.

3 — Top-five finishes for Hendrick Motorsports in plate races the past two years, encompassing 36 starts. Only one has come at Talladega — Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second in April 2009. Hendrick’s average finish during that time is 22nd. However, its 18 plate victories (10 at Talladega) are the most of any team

3 — Consecutive top-10 finishes for Jeff Burton at Talladega, the longest current streak. Burton is one of four drivers to have posted top-10s in both ‘Dega races last year: Greg Biffle, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano.

3 — Races in the past five at Talladega won from a starting position of 22nd or worse. Only three times in the past 22 races there has the winner started on the front row, including one from the pole — Jeff Gordon in April 2007. He started 34th that October in completing the most recent season sweep. Gordon also owns the worst starting position of any winner — 36th in April ’00.

4 — Victories for Jeff Gordon in the past 12 races at Talladega; he also has four finishes of 36th or worse during that span, including three DNFs (crashes). Gordon hasn’t finished better than 19th in his past four races there.

4 — DNFs for Kyle Busch in his first six starts at Talladega, including three for crashes, all in the No. 5 car of Hendrick Motorsports. Since, he has three top-15 finishes in four races, including his only top-10 — a victory in his first start at ‘Dega in the No. 18 of Joe Gibbs Racing.

5 — Races in the past nine at Talladega won with a last-lap pass, including Brad Keselowski’s victory in April 2009. He became the first driver in series history whose first career lap led was to win the race. He is one of four drivers to win at ‘Dega with only one lap led: Ernie Irvan (May 1993), Dale Jarrett (October 2005), Jeff Gordon (Oct. ’07).

10 — Drivers to post their first career victory at Talladega: Richard Brickhouse (1969, first race at ‘Dega), Dick Brooks (’73), Lennie Pond (’78), Ron Bouchard (’81), Bobby Hillin Jr. (’86), Davey Allison (’87), Phil Parsons (’88), Ken Schrader (’88), Brian Vickers (2006), Brad Keselowski (’09). Only Allison, Schrader and Vickers have other Cup victories to their credit. Allison is the only one with multiple ‘Dega victories, with three.

11 — Drivers entered in this week’s race who crashed out in their first start at Talladega: A.J. Allmendinger, Dave Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Robby Gordon, Travis Kvapil, Bobby Labonte, Paul Menard, Martin Treux Jr., Michael Waltrip.

14 — Consecutive races at Talladega in which Elliott Sadler has led, the longest current streak. Only four times during that stretch has he led double-digit laps. He’s posted two of his four top-10s — in 21 starts at the track — in the past three races.

18 — Victories by Chevrolet in the past 22 races at Talladega, but only one in the past four — Toyota swept the 2008 season and Ford won in November ’09.

27 — Cars involved in a Lap 4 crash at Talladega in April 2003, the biggest Big One in track history. The average of nine Big Ones is 17 cars.

28 — Leaders at Talladega in October 2008, a Cup Series record. Only seven drivers led 10 or more laps, with winner Tony Stewart leading the way with 24. There were 64 lead changes in the race.

188.354 — Highest average race speed, in mph, at Talladega, set by Mark Martin in May 1997, an all-time NASCAR record.

Remember folks, the 2010 Aaron’s 499 from Talladega Superspeedway will air at 1:00 PM (ET) Sunday on FOX, with the green flag expected to drop at around 1:20 PM.