Roush Fenway Racing heads north to the Empire State and the concrete jungle where dreams are made of as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) get set to tackle the 2.45-mile road course at Watkins Glen International. Jack Roush has six wins all-time at WGI, including three in the Cup series, two in trucks and one in Xfinity action.
Watkins Glen Preview: The Series heads to Watkins Glen International for the second and final road course race of the 2018 season. Hamlin captured his first win at “The Glen” in 2016, making his pass for the lead with only 10 laps left in the 90-lap race. In 12 starts at “The Glen,” Hamlin has secured three top-five finishes, including last year’s fourth-place result.
Truex the Road Course Ace… 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) champion Martin Truex Jr. has become quite the road course ace over the last two seasons. Truex captured his first win at Watkins Glen International in 2017 and followed it with another victory at Sonoma Raceway earlier this year after also winning in a Toyota at the track in 2013. Now two for two on road courses in one year’s time, the defending Cup Series champion returns to Watkins Glen where it all started. In 12 career-series starts at The Glen... Читать дальше...
News and notes: After recording his sixth top 25 finish in the last seven races, Boyd is preparing to head North for the Zippo 200 at The Glen, which will be the first of four road course races scheduled for the Xfinity Series. "Let's just say I've been on the simulator non stop the last several days," says Boyd. "The simulator is a great tool to really learn the track, practice shifting, and getting familiar with my braking patterns. I really don't know what to expect, especially with the weather being a threat for this weekend as well. Читать дальше...
This weekend, Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Sylvania team return to Watkins Glen International, where in 2003 Menard made his debut in the series now known as Monster Energy Cup.
There are three good reasons why Martin Truex Jr. is considered one of the strong favorites to win Sunday’s road race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.
“This weekend is going to give us a good idea of what our road-course package is going to be like for this year. We’ve had some good runs in the past, but we need to step up our road course game. We’re only a few races away from the playoffs and we want to win the regular season championship for a second year in a row –those playoff points are key. Hopefully we can keep our Textron Off Road Wildcat XX Chevrolet out of trouble and get ourselves another solid finish.” –Elliott Sadler
1. Kyle Busch: Busch pulled away on a restart with three laps to go and cruised to the win in the Gander Outdoors 400. "I tied Tony Stewart with my 49th Cup win," Busch said. "One more win and I can finally say, 'Well, passing him in the buffet line is out of the question, but at least I passed Tony in the standings." Note: The quotes in this article are fictional.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited the 2.5-mile racetrack located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway. It was the 14th race of the season and there are now only two races left until the Playoffs begin at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Chevrolet has more wins at Watkins Glen than any other manufacturer. The Bowtie Brigade has been to Victory Lane at Watkins Glen 17 times in the 35 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events held at the 2.45-mile road course.
Cindric on Watkins Glen “Road racing provides a certain comfort for me and can be an unknown for many of my competitors. I really like racing at Watkins Glen and it will be an added challenge with all the Cup drivers that will be racing on Saturday this weekend. For us there is a lot of emphasis on this weekend. It’s an opportunity for us to shine and break the curse. The No. 60 has definitely had a rough stretch and a lot of hard work has been put into this weekend and hopefully that will come to... Читать дальше...
Chase Elliott on racing at Watkins Glen: “In the last couple of years, I feel like we’ve run better at Watkins Glen. We had a good run at Sonoma earlier this season, so hopefully we learned some things that we can do this weekend. I’ve never really had the results to show (at Watkins Glen), but we usually always have had some speed and pace.”
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series will be competing this weekend at Watkins Glen International, the second road course race of the 2018 season. There are currently seven Ford drivers holding down MENCS Playoff positions with five races remaining in the regular season while Cole Custer, Austin Cindric and Ryan Reed are in Playoff spots with seven NSX events remaining. Here’s a look at how both have fared at WGI.
Ryan Reed has competed at Watkins Glen International (WGI) four times in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Three of those four finishes are 15th or better, including a top-10 finish in 2016.
Fans of Watkins Glen International have always made sure their passion for the historic facility was loud and clear. Now, a new partnership with Eternal Fan™, and the addition of a new infield attraction will allow them the opportunity to leave a permanent mark at their favorite track.
KAHNE BY THE NUMBERS: In 14 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Watkins Glen, Kasey Kahne has an average start of 19.2 and an average finish of 20.7. He’s completed 1,244 of 1,264 (98.4 percent) career laps, and has led for three laps.