NASCAR I Love New York 355

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For Rookie Daniel Suarez, Top-Ten Runs are Becoming Routine

Daniel Suarez, the driver of the #19 STANLEY Toyota, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series I Love NY 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 6, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York. Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Daniel Suárez didn’t seem particularly elated about finishing third at Watkins Glen International, even though he had just achieved a career best in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Perhaps that’s because the Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender is growing accustomed to success. Continue reading →

Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Go Another Round at The Glen

Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, drives during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series I Love NY 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 6, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York. Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch, who swapped sheet metal and post-race barbs at Watkins Glen in 2011 before both drivers finished behind race winner Marcos Ambrose, renewed their rivalry on Lap 45 of Sunday’s I Love New York 355 at the 2.45-mile road course.

After winning the first 20-lap stage, Busch came to pit road twice under caution during the stage break, the second time to remedy a loose left front wheel from the first stop. Continue reading →

Earnhardt Makes Early Exit in Final Trip Around Watkins Glen

Dale Earnhardt Jr., the driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series I Love NY 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 6, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Perhaps it was only fitting that Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on a road course would come to an abrupt and abbreviated end.

The engine in Earnhardt’s No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet expired after 22 laps of Sunday’s I Love New York 355 at Watkins Glen International, bringing a merciful end to a weekend in which Earnhardt and his team searched in vain for a semblance of speed in the car. Continue reading →