Greg Biffle waits to qualify at Martinsville in April 2004. Credit: Autostock

By the Numbers: Martinsville

The Subway 500 will be the first on the combination concrete and asphalt .526-mile oval since it was resurfaced following the spring event.

The Subway 500 is the 32nd of 36 events on the season and marks the sixth event in NASCAR's first 10-race "playoff" for the title of its premier division -- the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

A pair of veteran drivers with a history of short track success is most likely to add to Martinsville's statistical legacy.

Jeff Gordon is the defending race and pole champion of the Subway 500, while Rusty Wallace is the most recent Martinsville Cup winner following his drought breaking victory in April.

The following numbers refer to Martinsville:

0 -- Terry Labonte's number of victories in 52 career starts.

0 -- The number of drivers who have won four consecutive pole positions.

.19 -- Geoff Bodine's closest margin of victory, in seconds, over Rusty Wallace in September 1992.

3 -- Jeff Gordon's number of consecutive Bud Poles.

3 -- The fewest caution laps, in April 1971.

4 -- Dale Jarrett's number of consecutive top-10 finishes in Cup races, since New Hampshire.

4 -- The fewest laps led by a race winner, by John Andretti in April 1999.

7 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of career victories by an active driver.

8 -- The number of Cup drivers who won races in 2003 who have not yet won in 2004: Robby Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Michael Waltrip, Ricky Craven, Bill Elliott, Kevin Harvick, Dale Jarrett and Terry Labonte.

9 -- The number of times in 54 years of twice-a-year Cup racing that a sweep has occurred, most recently by Jeff Gordon in 2003.

12 -- The degree of banking in the corners.

14 -- The most leaders, in October 2001.

16 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of top-five finishes, by an active driver.

17 -- The number of 107 Cup races won from the pole, or 16 percent.

18 -- The most caution periods, in October 2000.

19 -- Petty Enterprises' leading number of car owner victories.

20 -- The most drivers to finish on the lead lap, in April 2002.

25 -- The most lead changes, in September 1980.

27 -- Terry Labonte's leading number of top-10 finishes, by an active driver.

28 -- The number of years between Dodge's Cup victories, by Dave Marcis in 1975 and Rusty Wallace in April 2004.

31 -- Chevrolet's leading number of Modern Era victories, since 1972.

35 -- The pit road speed limit, in miles per hour. Under caution, the pace vehicle will travel 40 mph.

36 -- Kurt Busch's starting position for the 2002 Old Dominion 500, the furthest back a winner has started in a 500-lap race.

42 -- The most cars running at the finish, in April 1999.

53 -- Terry Labonte's leading number of career starts by an active driver, if he starts the Subway 500.

74 -- Eleventh place Jamie McMurray's margin in the Nextel Cup standings over 12th place Dale Jarrett.

82 -- The number of 107 Cup races won from starting positions inside the top-10, or 74 percent.

82.223 -- Jeff Gordon's 500-lap race record average speed, in miles per hour, set in three hours, 11 minutes and 55 seconds in September 1996.

95.371 -- Tony Stewart's Bud Pole Qualifying record, in miles per hour, set in 19.855 seconds in September 2000.

118 -- The most caution laps, in October 2003.

263 -- The number of miles covered in 500 laps.

493 -- The most laps led in a 500-lap race, by Fred Lorenzen in September 1964.

593 -- The number of different Cup drivers who have competed in 111 races since 1949.

1956 -- The year of the first 500-lap race, won by Buck Baker in a Dodge.

3,551 -- Rusty Wallace's leading total of laps led by an active driver.

91,000 -- The announced grandstand seating capacity.

$4,690,147 -- Posted awards.