Also:
- Never before had four drivers earned two Top 5s in the first two races of the season since the Daytona 500 became the season opener in 1982
- Kevin Harvick has five straight 1st- or 2nd-place finishes, dating back to Texas in November
- Jamie McMurray surpassed Rick Mast for the most Cup starts in the #1 (182)
- Brendan Gaughan made $97,785 in his very first Cup start in the #62, more than anyone had ever totaled in that car number (Rick Wilson had earned the most, $56,500 in 20 starts from 1980-1983)