By the Numbers: The Glen

When it comes to road-course racing no one's better, relatively speaking, than Jeff Gordon. And while his numbers at Sonoma are better across the board, he can't be discounted at Watkins Glen.

Gordon has made 14 starts at The Glen, and leads all drivers with four victories. However, only six of his 15 top-fives and seven of his 18 top-10s on the road have come at the New York-based track.

And Jeff isn't the only Gordon who likes to sprinkle in a few right turns during the course (pardon the pun) of a day's work. Watkins Glen is by far Robby Gordon's most productive track and his career average finish of 9.2 is better than Jeff Gordon's 12.6.

Two of Robby Gordon's three Cup wins have come on road courses -- one each at Sonoma and Watkins Glen. But his career numbers reflect much more success at The Glen. All six of his top-10s there happen to be top-fives and in his eight career starts Gordon has finished worse than 16th just once (electrical).

One name conspicuously absent from the entry list is that of Mark Martin, who leads all drivers in top-fives (12) and top-10s (16) at Watkins Glen. From 1993 to 1995 no one was better at The Glen than was Martin, who won each of those three races from the pole. Regan Smith will drive the 01 car this week.

Speaking of missing the Centurion Boats, how is it that no one asked Scott Pruett to drive this year at Watkins Glen?

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