By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 15, 2011) 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. [...]
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Ambrose powers past Keselowski for win at the Glen
August 15th, 2011 
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Busch Grabs Pole At NNS Zippo 200
August 13th, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Qualifying Times Because of Brad Keselowski‘s absence, Kurt Busch made some hay while the sun shone at Watkins Glen International. Saturday was the day for qualifications for this NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Busch did well for himself, grabbing the pole while putting out a hot lap of 123.241 MPH as th qualifying was ran with eight groups [...]
Pacelap: Watkins Glen
August 11th, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive By Dan Beaver, Special to NASCAR.COM August 11, 2011 4:15 PM, EDT The summer series between the two road-course races is often a great time to develop momentum. The variety of tracks has changed through the years, but there has always been a predominance of flat tracks, which combines with the hot conditions of late [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
August 11th, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 11, 2011) Today’s number is this week’s daily double. 4: Career top-10 finishes at road courses for Matt Kenseth in 23 Sprint Cup starts, with three of them coming at Watkins Glen, site of Sunday’s race. 0: Number of top fives on road courses [...]
Joey Logano To Partake In Man v. Food Nation Challenge
Giving a whole new meaning to “pulling double duty,” NASCAR driver Joey Logano will recover from 220.5 grueling miles of road course racing at Watkins Glen International on Sunday (ESPN, 1 p.m. ET) by taking a food challenge on Monday in New York for an upcoming episode of Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation. Logano, [...]
Kurt Busch Named Honorary Chairman of 2011 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Ceremony
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion driver Kurt Busch has agreed to serve as the Honorary Chairman of the 23rd Annual Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Ceremony, Wednesday, August 24, at the Fillmore Theater in downtown Detroit. Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, currently drives the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge for Penske [...]
MARS BOTANICAL™ To Promote COCOAVIA™ By Sponsoring Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Toyota Tundra At Pocono Raceway
August 2nd, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in Camping World Truck Series - News/Rumors, NASCAR, Transactions, Your Track Pass Exclusive Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that CocoaVia™, cocoa extract dietary supplements made by Mars Botanical™, will be the primary sponsor on Kyle Busch‘s No. 18 Toyota Tundra for the Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) at Pocono Raceway this Saturday, August 6, 2011. Mars, Incorporated has been [...]
Report: Danica will run Nationwide full time, Cup part time in 2012
August 2nd, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 2, 2011) Danica Patrick is finalizing a deal to run a full Nationwide Series schedule for JR Motorsports and a partial Cup schedule with Stewart-Haas Racing next season, according to The Associated Press. JR Motorsports spokesman Mike Davis and Patrick agent Mark Dyer declined to comment [...]
