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A look at some NASCAR NEXTEL Cup facts and figures at Watkins Glen International as the series gets ready to run Sunday's AMD at The Glen.
0 - During the first NASCAR race held at Watkins Glen International in 1957, there were zero lead changes as polesitter Buck Baker led from start to finish. That was the only time this has happened at the track
1 - Only one active driver, Michael Waltrip, has competed in all 20 races at The Glen since 1986. He will have to qualify in time to keep his streak alive as he still sits outside the top 35 in owners' points.
2 - For two consecutive years qualifying has been cancelled at The Glen.
3 - Tony Stewart has won three of the past four NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Watkins Glen.
4 - Jeff Gordon leads all drivers with four wins at The Glen.
5 - Five of the last 13 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Watkins Glen were won from the pole starting position: Mark Martin (1993-95), Jeff Gordon (1998) and Tony Stewart (2005). Additionally, five of the remaining eight races were won from starting positions outside the top 10.
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7 - Last year at The Glen, there were seven leaders during the race. Tony Stewart, who started on the pole after qualifying was rained out, won the race.
8 - The most cautions at Watkins Glen during a race was eight at the 1988 Bud at The Glen.
9 - Jeff Gordon holds the record for the most road-course victories, having captured his ninth road-course victory at Infineon Raceway this season.
10 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has posted top-10 finishes in his last three races at Watkins Glen.
12 - Chevrolet has scored the most victories at Watkins Glen with 12.
13 - Thirteen different drivers have won Bud Poles at Watkins Glen. Dale Earnhardt and Mark Martin have each won three apiece to lead all drivers in poles won at the track.
14 - There have been 14 different winners in the 23 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Watkins Glen.
16 - Mark Martin has finished in the top 10 16 times at Watkins Glen, the most of any driver.
18 - Steve Park holds the distinction of being the race winner to have started the deepest in the field at the Glen. He won the race there in 2000 after starting 18th.
20 - This year marks the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup's 20th consecutive race at Watkins Glen. The track was a 2.428-mile road course until 1991 when it was configured to be 2.5 miles.
30 - Greg Biffle has finished 30th or worse in his three races at The Glen.
47 - Geoffrey Bodine was 47 years, three months and 24 days old when he became the oldest driver to win at The Glen on August 11, 1996.
51 - The 1992 Bud at The Glen was shortened to 51 laps by rain. Kyle Petty won that race.
90 - The number of laps in the AMD at The Glen.
200 - Kevin Harvick is expected to make his 200th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup start in the AMD at The Glen.
220.5 - The length in miles of Sunday's race at Watkins Glen.
425 - Jeff Burton is expected to make his 425th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup start at Watkins Glen on Sunday.
625 - Dale Jarrett is expected to make his 625th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup start at The Glen.
2003 - Watkins Glen was the sight of Robby Gordon's last NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in 2003.
4,705,975 - The posted awards for Sunday's AMD at The Glen.
