Watkins Glen is one of two road courses on the Nextel Cup schedule. Credit: Autostock

By the Numbers: Sirius at The Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Watkins Glen International was NASCAR's second road course for its premier division when it joined the Cup schedule in 1986.

When Sunday's 20th annual Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen begins, a mixed field of Nextel Cup's best competitors will have a running battle with a strong cast of road course "ringers."

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Defending race winner Tony Stewart, Cup's current road course leader Jeff Gordon and stellar road racers Boris Said, Ron Fellows and Scott Pruett are in the best position to expand the track's statistical legacy.

The following numbers refer to Watkins Glen International and the Sirius at The Glen, unless otherwise noted.

0 -- Mark Martin's number of DNFs in 17 races, his career total of starts.

0 -- The number of wins by Dodge.

0 -- The fewest lead changes, in 1957.

0 -- The fewest caution periods, in 1965.

1 -- The fewest leaders, in 1957.

2 -- Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte's number of pole positions.

Tony Stewart

2 -- Tony Stewart's number of victories.

2 -- The number of times in the last five years that qualifying has been canceled by rain.

2 -- Tony Stewart's number of consecutive road course victories.

2 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s leading number of consecutive top-five finishes.

2 -- The fewest finishers on the lead lap, most recently in 1965.

3 -- Mark Martin's leading streak of consecutive top-10 finishes.

3 -- Mark Martin's consecutive number of victories, all from the pole position, from 1993-1995.

3 -- Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt's leading number of pole positions.

3 -- The number of drivers who have competed in all 19 races since NASCAR returned to the track in 1986: Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd and Michael Waltrip.

4 -- Jeff Gordon's leading number of victories.

4 -- The fewest laps led by a race winner, Ricky Rudd in 1988.

4 -- The number of different pole winners in consecutive events for which qualifying has been held.

5 -- The number of victories by Mark Martin (3) and Rusty Wallace (2).

5.33 -- Tony Stewart's leading average starting position in six races.

6 -- Rick Hendrick's leading number of victories by a car owner.

6 -- Jeff Gordon's number of top-five finishes in the last 10 years.

6 -- The number of years since the race was won from the pole.

Mark Martin

6.18 -- Mark Martin's leading average finishing position in 17 races.

7 -- Chevrolet's victories in the last eight races.

7 -- The number of the 22 races won from the pole position.

7 -- The number of the 22 races won from starting positions outside the top-10.

8 -- Jeff Gordon's leading total of career road course victories, at all venues.

8 -- Terry Labonte's leading number of pole positions by an active driver on all road courses.

8 -- The most caution periods, in 1988.

10 -- Mark Martin's consecutive number of top-10 finishes, prior to last year's 28th place finish.

10 -- Kurt Busch's best finish in four starts.

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11 -- The fewest cars running at the finish, in 1965.

12 -- Mark Martin's leading number of top-five finishes.

12 -- The most leaders, in 1995.

13 -- The number of different drivers who have won poles.

14 -- The most lead changes, in 1991.

14 -- The number of different drivers who have won the race.

15 -- Mark Martin's leading number of top-10 finishes.

17 -- Rusty Wallace's best finish in his last five starts.

18 -- Steve Park's starting position in 2000, the farthest back a race winner has started.

21 -- Jeff Gordon's best finish in his last three starts.

Jeff Gordon

26 -- Jeff Gordon's age when he became the youngest winner.

33 -- The most finishers on the lead lap, in 2000.

36 -- The most caution laps, in 1988.

40 -- The most cars running at the finish, in 2003.

47 -- Geoffrey Bodine's age when he became the oldest winner.

55 -- Terry Labonte's leading number of career road course starts by an active driver.

75 -- The most laps led by a race winner, by Mark Martin in 1994.

173 -- Jeff Gordon's number of laps led, in 12 races.

204 -- Mark Martin's leading number of laps led, in 17 races.

103.030 -- Mark Martin's race record average speed in miles per hour, set in 1995.

124.580 -- Jeff Gordon's Bud Pole Qualifying record lap in miles per hour, set in 2003.

220.5 -- The number of miles covered in 90 laps.