The NASCAR Sprint Cup series heads to Michigan worldwide Speedway for next Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 with live coverage on the NBC Sports Network start at 1:30 p.m. ET. “(It was) just an overall good day for us”. And once the No. 22 (Logano) got there, I had to pick up the pace just a little bit.
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“I have always liked this race track it feels like you can be more aggressive”, Allmendinger said.
Brandon Gdovic placed a season-best 13th Saturday in the Xfinity Series road-course race at Watkins Glen global. “That was something I’ve been looking forward to”. Don’t screw this up, ‘ ” he said.
“These cars can’t seem to get away from each other the past three years”, said Greg Erwin, crew chief for Keselowski.
Kyle Busch is finally in the top-30 after finishing second at the Cheez-It 355 on Sunday.
Seven caution flags slowed the race for 20 laps. “Joey was really, really fast and we knew that”. “It just wasn’t meant to be. We didn’t want to do the same thing”.
“Going into tomorrow I feel happy with what we’ve got”, Allmendinger said. Busch, on that lap, moved past Kenseth and into third place.
Of course with two wins already this season and leading in the points Harvick can afford to gamble. “And then we got to the last lap and I thought, ‘Shoot, he’s not running out”. He was spun out by Dillon on a restart midway through the race and, with 16 laps to go, skidded into the Armco barrier that lines the track after tight racing with Brendan Gaughan.
Five-time race victor Tony Stewart, racing at Watkins Glen for the first time since 2012, received a rousing welcome for the Watkins Glen race fans upon his introduction before the start of Sunday’s race. He was nursing a damaged proper leg two years in the past and sat out final yr’s race after the dash automotive he was driving in a race at close by Canandaigua struck and killed 20-year-old driver Kevin Ward Jr. the night time earlier than Stewart was scheduled to race at Watkins Glen. IMSA’s top series now will be called the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship effective November. 1, 2015.
While the Team Penske Ford team totally dominated the race, each driver had to overcome an issue to prevail at the end.
“Yeah, it’s remarkable”, said Joey Logano in a post race press conference.
Logano, Keselowski and Buescher were in charge at the restart and maintained their positions, and with no further interruptions to proceedings it was Logano who clinched his 25th series victory having led for 39 of the 82 laps.
The race dealt potentially devastating blows to several drivers hopeful of qualifying for the Chase on points.
AJ Allmendinger knows all too well what’s at stake on the road course at Watkins Glen.
“However fast Michael goes, we go faster”, Bert Le Clos told The Associated Press in Kazan. We just have to figure out how to get there. But it could have been much worse for the defending Sprint Cup champion. Here are the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings after Watkins Glen. Allmendinger has now won the pole at both road courses this year.
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Jeff Gordon had brake problems nearly from the outset and finished 41st, dropping two spots to 12th in the standings.
