The Friday Numbers

For fun, we thought we'd start a regular Friday distraction called 'the numbers'. Because Fridays are all about small distractions right? These may not always be design and tech oriented, but they will most definitely involve sports. Since it's Friday the 13th, the most talked about and feared day on the calendar, its only fitting we start with 13. Here goes...

RACING:
-The number 13 has not been in use in Formula One racing since 1976 and has only twice made an appearance at racetracks in the World Championship.
-Formula 1 teams are no longer given the number 13 when car numbers are given out to them. The team now finishing seventh in the previous year's championship will take numbers 14 and 15 as opposed to 13 and 14.
-The only driver to win a race in the No. 13 car was Johnny Rutherford, making his NASCAR debut at Daytona. Rutherford would win the Indianapolis 500 of Open Wheel racing three times.

STADIUMS:
-George Steinbrenner rejected 13 plans by architectural firm HOK prior to the building of the new Yankee Stadium.
-Most American High School gymnasiums have scoreboards which contain 13 digits (score, time of possession, etc.)


BASKETBALL:
-Wilt Chamberlain, who wore the jersey number 13, was named to 13 All-Star teams.
-Tonight, February 13th, the Harlem Globetrotters will play in Madison Square Garden...Wilt Chamberlain once played for the Harlem Globetrotters.

SOCCER:
-Its not always bad luck. Kristine Lilly, who made more international appearances than any other player in the sport's history, wore #13 for the USA women's team.

HOCKEY:
-No player wearing the #13 sweater has been inducted into the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame.