Lakeshore Band to play the national anthem for the Pure Michigan 400
Photo Courtesy Lakeshore High School
The Lakeshore High School band will perform the national anthem before the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday, Aug. 18. The marching band will represent the state of Michigan at the 70th anniversary celebration of D-Day in Normandy, France in 2014. Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →