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Watkins Glen Fact Sheet
FRONTIER at THE GLEN FACT SHEET EVENT: Frontier at The Glen NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race DISTANCE: 220.5 Miles (90 laps) DATE: Sunday, August 15, 1998 TIME: 12:30 P.M. CIRCUIT: Watkins Glen International, 2.45-Mile NASCAR Course ...
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FRONTIER at THE GLEN FACT SHEET
EVENT: Frontier at The Glen NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race
DISTANCE: 220.5 Miles (90 laps)
DATE: Sunday, August 15, 1998
TIME: 12:30 P.M.
CIRCUIT: Watkins Glen International, 2.45-Mile NASCAR Course
STARTERS: 38 (Plus up to five provisional starters)
SANCTION: NASCAR
PURSE: $1,888,063
QUALIFYING: Friday, August 13, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. (Positions 1-25)
Saturday, August 14, 1999 at 10:45 a.m. (Positions 26-36)
QUALIFYING RECORD: Dale Earnhardt, 120.733 MPH (1:13.054)
ALL-TIME POLES: Mark Martin 3, Dale Earnhardt 3, Terry Labonte 2, Morgan Shepherd,
WINNERS: Geoff Bodine, Tim Richmond, Todd Bodine, Jeff Gordon
TRACK RACE Mark Martin, 103.030 mph (1996 Bud at the Glen, 220.5 miles)
RECORDS:
ALL-TIME WINNERS: Mark Martin 3, Rusty Wallace 2, Ricky Rudd 2, Jeff Gordon 2, Geoff Bodine 1, Kyle Petty 1, Ernie Irvan 1, Tim Richmond 1
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Jeff Gordon
TELEVISION: ESPN (Live)
RADIO: MRN Radio Network (Live)
TICKETS: Watkins Glen International (607) 535-2481
Box 500, Watkins Glen, NY 14891
SATURDAY Pepsi 150 NASCAR, Busch Grand National North
RACES: NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series
HISTORIC NOTE: Watkins Glen also hosted Grand National (now Winston Cup) races in 1957 (Buck Baker), 1964 (Billy Wade) and 1965 (Marvin Panch)
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