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Marcos Ambrose powers past Brad Keselowski for win at the Glen
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.—Marcos Ambrose passed Brad Keselowski on the first lap of a green-white-checkered-flag finish at Watkins Glen and won Monday’s rain-delayed Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen under caution when a violent multicar wreck exploded behind him on the final circuit. Ambrose, who charged through the bus stop (inner loop) and powered past Keselowski to the inside, became the fifth first-time winner in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series … Read entire article »
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Watkins Glen race postponed until Monday
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.—A system of showers that camped out over the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York forced postponement of the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen until Monday at 10 a.m. ET. The rain arrived right after Sunday’s driver introductions for the 22nd NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the season. When the race begins Monday, Kyle Busch will start from the pole next to second-place qualifier … Read entire article »
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Starting at the back a familiar place for Hamlin
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Denny Hamlin will start Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen from a familiar place — the rear of the field. But during Saturday’s Sprint Cup qualifying session, Hamlin found a new way to get there. Determined not to give in to conservatism during time trials, Hamlin spun, slapped the guard rail with the right side of his car and failed to complete a qualifying … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch storms to pole at Watkins Glen
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.—Kyle Busch showed the aces at Watkins Glen International that he has developed a mastery of the road courses, too. With a lap at 126.421 mph, Busch, the last driver to make a qualifying attempt in Saturday’s time trials, knocked AJ Allmendinger off the pole for Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, in a session that saw 15 drivers beat Jeff … Read entire article »
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Gordon Has a Full Race Cushion Going into Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Including this Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, only five races remain before the 12-driver “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” field is set. For Jeff Gordon at this point of the season, who is “following” him may be more critical than who is ahead. Halfway to the “Chase” after race No. 13 at Kansas Speedway in June, Gordon was 13th in the point standings and 121 markers out … Read entire article »
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Not All Road Courses Are Created Equal
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ two annual visits to road courses may look similar to some casual fans, but to Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), there’s a stark contrast from Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. and Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, site of Sunday’s Helluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen. So much so that Busch describes … Read entire article »
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Montoya Shows Strength In Win At The Glen
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Welcome, Juan Pablo Montoya, to the Chip Ganassi party. Saving his best for the end of Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, Montoya pulled away from Marcos Ambrose and Kurt Busch over the final 16 laps at Watkins Glen International and notched the second NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of his career. Winless in 113 races since his first Cup victory at Sonoma in June 2007, Montoya added another success to the already magical year his Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team owner has enjoyed. Jamie McMurray, who finished sixth Sunday, won the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 this year, and Dario Franchitti added an Indianapolis 500 victory with Ganassi’s IndyCar organization. … Read entire article »
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Edwards streaks to first Cup pole since ’08
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Carl Edwards wrote the next chapter in the resurgence of Roush Fenway Racing in indelible ink—not just by winning the pole for Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen but by blowing away the rest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup field in the process. Edwards sped around the 2.45-mile road course at Watkins Glen International in 70.882 seconds (124.432 mph), just .084 seconds off Jeff Gordon’s 2003 track record. Jamie McMurray was second in Saturday’s qualifying session at 123.814 mph, followed by his Earnhardt Ganassi Racing teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya, at 123.699 mph. … Read entire article »
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