1.   After qualifying fifth, he was knocked out by a crash on the opening lap.

2.   Gordon was involved in a violent wreck on the opening lap and it was doubtful for a few minutes whether he even wanted to return to the track.

3.   Gordon led the opening two laps Sunday, but fell out of the draft on the next lap and dropped to eighth.

4.   If Tracy made a mistake, it was on the opening lap when he hit Alex Tagliani going through the Fountain chicane.

5.   On the opening lap, Gordon was one of four cars to wreck in the first turn because of the wet track.

6.   Race leader Tony Stewart became the first driver to pace the opening lap of the race in back-to-back years, starting with his rookie year.

7.   White, who started in fourth position, took a quick lead coming off turn four of the opening lap, passing Cass.

8.   Paul Fargher, an Isle of Man native, suffered fatal injuries in the accident on the opening lap of a three-lap TT race.

9.   Amy Mortimer gave the Wildcats the lead after the first of her three opening laps and they stayed in front the rest of the way.

10.   Doohan is fourth in the current standings after crashing out on the opening lap of the Madrid Grand Prix on Sunday.