Ford has won 18 races this year, while Chevrolet has captured 11 and Pontiac one…Dale Earnhardt has now gone 57 races without a victory, the longest winless streak of his career…Pole-sitters have had little luck this year, winning only four times in 30 races…Jeff Gordon needs to finish 13th or better in the final two races to lock up the Winston Cup point title, regardless of what Mark Martin does (Martin ranks second)…Gordon has three straight top-five finishes at Phoenix…The pole sitter has never won Phoenix in nine races and the winner has never started from the front row(WRAL Online)(10-28-97)
