WATKINS GLEN, NY – Qualifying on Saturday for the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen will consist of two elimination rounds to determine the starting grid. The first elimination round will last 25 minutes and include all cars. The 12 cars that post the fastest single lap will advance to the final round. The remaining cars will be sorted based on their times posted in the first round of qualifying in descending order. The final qualifying round will last 10 minutes and the fastest single lap time will determine positions 1 through 12 in descending order. The fastest driver in the final round will earn the pole position for the race.
40 drivers are scheduled to qualify for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen, which takes place on Sunday.
The first driver to be lined up on pit road will be Jeff Gordon, while the final driver lined up on pit road will be Kasey Kahne.
The qualifying order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the first practice. After the first round, the cars line up by speed.
Watkins Glen Pole Notes & Facts:
· 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.
The full qualifying order is below.
40 drivers are scheduled to qualify for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen, which takes place on Sunday.
The first driver to be lined up on pit road will be Jeff Gordon, while the final driver lined up on pit road will be Kasey Kahne.
The qualifying order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the first practice. After the first round, the cars line up by speed.
Watkins Glen Pole Notes & Facts:
· 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.
The full qualifying order is below.
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