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Credit: Autostock
By Dave Rodman, Turner Sports Interactive
June 4, 2004
10:48 AM EDT (1448 GMT)
DOVER, Del. -- Dover International Speedway, the one-mile concrete-paved "Monster Mile" near the Mid-Atlantic shore of the Atlantic Ocean, has a 35-year legacy of arduous competition on its 24-degree high-banked oval.
Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and defending MBNA 400 winner Ryan Newman all have a chance Sunday to add to Dover's statistical legacy.
2 -- The number of consecutive victories at Dover by Ryan Newman.
3 -- The number of drivers that have won three consecutive races at Dover: David Pearson (1972-1973), Rusty Wallace (1993-1994) and Jeff Gordon (1995-1996).
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4 -- Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott and Ricky Rudd's leading total of career Dover victories among active drivers.
5 -- Rusty Wallace's leading number of career Dover pole positions by an active driver.
8.97 -- Rusty Wallace's average start in 40 Dover races, best among all active drivers with at least 10 starts.
10 -- Jeff Gordon's average finish in 22 Dover races, best among all active drivers with at least 10 starts.
11 -- The number of Dover's 68 Cup races won from the pole position, or 16 percent.
15 -- Mark Martin's leading number of top-five finishes at Dover among active drivers.
26 -- Ricky Rudd's leading number of top-10 finishes at Dover among active drivers.
37 -- Kyle Petty's starting position for the 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500, the furthest back a race winner has started at Dover.
51 -- Ricky Rudd's leading number of Dover starts among active drivers.
55 -- The number of Dover's 68 Cup events won from starting positions inside the top-10, or 81 percent.
159.964 -- Rusty Wallace's Dover track record Bud Pole Qualifying speed set in September 1999 in 22.505 seconds.
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