CHEVY NSCS AT WATKINS GLEN: Team Chevy Fast Facts

CHEVY FAST FACTS
CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
AUGUST 11, 2013

·        A total of 18 Team Chevy drivers will start the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Watkins Glen International.  The 90-lap event will begin at 1:00 p.m., ET and will air live on ESPN, MRN Radio, Sirius/XM Radio Channel 90 and www.nascar.com.

CHEVROLET DRIVERS STARTING IN THE TOP-10:

·        Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald’s/Monopoly Chevrolet SS, will take the green-flag from the sixth position

·        Paul Menard, No. 27 Menards/Splash Chevrolet SS, will start seventh

CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL:

Chevrolet drivers have won 16 of 30 races at Watkins Glen International. Victories by current Team Chevy drivers are:

Tony Stewart, No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS, has five (5) victories at Watkins Glen International (’02, ’04, ’05, ’07 & ’09)
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS, has four (4) wins at Watkins Glen International (’97, ’98, ’99 & ‘01)
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS, has one (1) trophy from Watkins Glen International (’06)
Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, has visited Victory Lane at Watkins Glen International once (1) (’10)

A Chevrolet driver has won seven (7) of the last 10 races at Watkins Glen International
A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Watkins Glen 12 times
Team Chevy drivers have scored 53 top-five and 107 top-10 finishes at Watkins Glen
A Chevrolet has led 1,243 laps (47.5% of possible 2,618 laps) at Watkins Glen
TEAM CHEVY IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:

·        Chevrolet has won 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Manufacturers’ Championships

·        Team Chevy drivers have scored 712 wins and 641 poles in NSCS competition

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