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

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)