NASCAR Cheez-it 355 at the Glen

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Jason’s Journey: Being in Victory Lane

JasonJourneylogo400x300It’s something fans dream of when attending any race – Being in victory lane at any NASCAR Race. It’s an exclusive club for winners. Victory lane is symbolic in our sport as a place of triumph and it’s where drivers can turn into legends. Being in a place that powerful seems impossible. I never imagined being there, but a magical Sunday at Watkins Glen left me pinching myself, wondering if it was true. That’s one Sunday I won’t soon forget. Continue reading

Rowdy’s Redemption at Watkins Glen

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 11, 2013  Photo - Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 11, 2013
Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Image

Kyle ‘Rowdy’ Busch found redemption this weekend by convincingly taking the checkered flag to win the Cheez-it 355 at The Glen.

Having surrendered the lead late in the last two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Watkins Glen International, Busch reversed the trend Sunday by winning the at the 2.45-mile road course by .486 seconds over runner-up Brad Keselowski. Continue reading

Sprint Cup Series Preview Cheez-it 355 at The Glen

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

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

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