-Buck Baker won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Watkins Glen in 1957 with a speed of 87.071 mph. Driver/owner Buck Baker went on to win the inaugural race from the pole.
-20 drivers have Coors Light poles at Watkins Glen, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon with three each.
-Mark Martin is the only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to post consecutive Coors Light poles at Watkins Glen (three) – 1993, 1994, and 1995.
-Tony Stewart leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Watkins Glen with a 6.067 – Stewart has made 15 starts at WGI.
-Nine of the 33 (27.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Watkins Glen have been won from the Coors Light pole; the most recent was Kyle Busch in 2008.
-The Coors Light pole position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (nine) than any other starting position at Watkins Glen.
-11 of the 33 (33.3%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Watkins Glen have been won from the front row: nine from the pole and two from second-place.
-21 of the 33 (63.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Watkins Glen have been won from a top-five starting position.
-23 of the 33 (69.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Watkins Glen have been won from a top-10 starting position.
-None of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Watkins Glen have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
-The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Watkins Glen is 18th, by Steve Park in 2000.
-Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Watkins Glen six times: 1965, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
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