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