Yearly Archives: 2013

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Sprint Cup Series Preview Cheez-it 355 at The Glen

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Brad Keselowski leads Marcos Ambrose as both cars skid through the grass in the backstretch chicane on the final lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Finger Lakes 355 August 2012 Photo - John Harrelson/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski leads Marcos Ambrose as both cars skid through the grass in the backstretch chicane on the last lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series‘ Finger Lakes 355 August 2012
Photo – John Harrelson/Getty Images

Sprint Cup Series drivers return to Watkins Glen International, Sunday, August 11th for the Cheez-it 355 with television coverage beginning at 12pm ET on ESPN. Radio coverage is on MRN Sirius XM channel 90. Drivers will race 220.5-miles – 90 laps, starting at 1pm ET.

Jeff Gordon is building momentum with five races remaining in the Race to the Chase. Remember, it was just a year ago when the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion didn’t clinch a berth in the Chase until the last race of the regular season at Richmond. Continue reading →

Geoff Bodine Inducted Into Legends of The Glen

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Geoff Bodine Inducted Into Legends of The Glen

Geoff Bodine Photo - Drew Hallowell/Getty Images
Geoff Bodine
Photo – Drew Hallowell/Getty Images

Prolific racer joins elite group at WGI

Popular race car driver Geoff Bodine was inducted into Legends of The Glen on Fridayafternoon.  Bodine, a native of Chemung, NY, raced at Watkins Glen International from 1986 through 2000 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The third-generation driver’s accomplishments at Watkins Glen International include three Top-5s and his eventual final win in the series, which came in 1996.

Bodine also competed at Watkins Glen International in NASCAR’s Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the IROC Series, among other touring series during a career that spanned more than four decades.   Continue reading →

Nationwide Series Preview of ZIPPO 200 At The Glen

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The field flashes under the green flag at the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series' Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International August 2012 Photo - Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
The field flashes under the green flag at the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International August 2012
Photo – Jared Wickerham/Getty Images

Nationwide Series drivers return to Watkins Glen International and television coverage is on ABC this Saturday, August 10th beginning at 2pm ET.  Radio coverage is on MRN, Sirius XM channel 90.

With about a month-and-a-half to prepare since the first road race of the season at Road America, the NASCAR Nationwide Series teams head to Watkins Glen for the Zippo 200 and the second of three road-course events during the 2013 season. Continue reading →

NASCAR Nationwide Series Autograph Session Among Features of Cheez-It™ 355 at The Glen Weekend

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NASCAR Nationwide Series Autograph Session Among Features of Cheez-It™ 355 at The Glen Weekend 

CheezIt355atTheGlenTrevor Bayne, Austin Dillon, Travis Pastrana and Nelson Piquet Jr. among those scheduled to participate in free fan autograph session Friday

Watkins Glen International provides NASCAR fans another way to interact with the stars of the sport: On Friday (August 9) at 4:30 p.m. several NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers will participate in an hour-long autograph session at The Glen.  Continue reading →