Articles tagged ‘Watkins Glen International’

Aug 15

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Marcos Ambrose Qualifies for Sprint Summer Showdown

Earns Chance at $3 Million Payout for Driver, Driver’s Charity and Lucky Race Fan HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – August 15, 2011 – With his win in Monday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose is qualified to be a finalist for a chance to earn a $3 million payout in the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVO™ 3D. If Ambrose can also win the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Labor Day weekend, he will claim the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVO 3D title and win $1 million for himself, $1 million for his designated charity, Victory Junction, and $1 million dollars for a lucky race fan. Later this week a fan ... FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Post-Race Recaps

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 2nd “It was just a really good Dodge Charger today. I’m really proud of my guys for giving me a fast Miller Lite Dodge Charger. I wanted to win, but if ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Post-Race Recaps

MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion – TV VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW: “I’ve sacrificed so much to get here and to finally win and be here in Victory Lane in the Cup Series is a dream come true. I ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Race Results

After a day-delay due to rain, and on a green-yellow-checkered (flags) restart of the NSCS Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (Watkins Glen International) it was Marcos Ambrose getting by Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch to capture his ... FULL STORY »

Robin Miller Sounds Off on IndyCar’s Brian Barnhart Following Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar Series Race At New Hampshire Motor Speedway

"Miller: “In the long list of things Barnhart has done that have been inconsistent and lacked common sense, I think he topped himself on this one.” While rain forced the postponement of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race today at Watkins ... FULL STORY »

Casey Roderick, Randy Hill Racing & Co. Record Top-25 Finish In Nationwide Debut

WATKINS GLEN, New York (August 14, 2011) - - Making a NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) debut at a road course is not exactly the norm, but that is the challenge rookie driver Casey Roderick, Randy Hill Racing ... FULL STORY »

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Postponed Until Monday

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Set to Start at 10:00 a.m. WATKINS GLEN, NY – At 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, NASCAR and Watkins Glen International officials announced that the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Sprint Cup Series ... FULL STORY »

2011 Rain-Postponed NSCS Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Q&A with Drivers, AJ Allmendinger & Marcos Ambrose
Posted 08.14.11
Rain caused postponement of today’s scheduled NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International until 10 a.m. Monday. Ford drivers AJ Allmendinger and Marcos Ambrose, who will start second and third respectively, spoke about waiting another day to race. AJ ALLMENDINGER – No. 43 Best Buy Ford Fusion – DOES ...FULL STORY »

Kurt Busch Goes From Relief Driver to Champ by Winning Second Career Zippo 200
Posted 08.14.11
Younger Busch Brother Kyle Claims the Pole for Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen in Record Setting Fashion WATKINS GLEN, NY – Many expected Kurt Busch to be competitive when he stepped in for an injured Brad Keselowski in today’s Zippo 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race but he made the ...FULL STORY »

Joey Logano Races to Third-Place Finish in Nationwide Series Event at Watkins Glen
Posted 08.13.11
The Finish: Joey Logano used a great late-race call from Crew Chief Adam Stevens to drive the No. 20 GameStop Toyota from fifth to third on a green-white checkered finish in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series event, the Zippo 200, at Watkins Glen International. With the third-place finish, Logano ...FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NNS Zippo 200 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 08.13.11
Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Joey Logano (third) and Kyle Busch (fourth) earned top-five results for Toyota in Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Watkins Glen International. Busch led three times for a race-high 48 laps (of 48) at the 2.45-mile upstate New York road course. Camry drivers Joe Nemechek (11th), Brian ...FULL STORY »

Alex “Kid” Kennedy finishes 23rd in Watkins Glen Nationwide Series race
Posted 08.13.11
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 13, 2011) – When the checkered flag finally flew over the 11-turn road course of Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon, Alex Kennedy and the No. 23 Primalyn Enterprises / Dream Factory Chevrolet overcame a lack of cautions and kept their nose clean to finish 23rd ...FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2011 NNS Zippo 200 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 08.13.11
CARL EDWARDS – No. 60 Fastenal Ford Mustang – “I messed up the last restart. I messed it up, but Kurt did a really good job. He didn’t spin the tires and I wish I could have done a better job for my guys. It was kind of a frustrating ...FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NNS Zippo 200 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 08.13.11
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Ruby Tuesday/Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T) Race Winner IT CAME DOWN TO A GREEN-WHITE CHECKERED FLAG; TAKE US THROUGH THE RESTART? “I knew that it was going to be a good finish. On the restart at the end, all heck could have broken loose. I actually drove ...FULL STORY »

2011 NNS Zippo 200 Race Results
Posted 08.13.11
On a green-white-checkered (flags) restart, it was pole sitter Kurt Busch (filling in for Brad Keselowski) keeping Jimmie Johnson (0.974 seconds) behind him to win the NNS Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International. This was Busch's first series win of the 2011 season, his third series career win and his second series ...FULL STORY »

Allmendinger Puts Best Buy Ford on Front Row at Watkins Glen
Posted 08.13.11
13 August 2011 (Watkins Glen, NY)-- AJ Allmendinger posted a fast lap time of 69.997 seconds (126.041 mph) with the No. 43 Best Buy Ford Fusion around the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen circuit to score a front row start for the 26th annual Helluva Good Dips at the Glen on Saturday. The ...FULL STORY »

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