NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at The Glen Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series teams are taking to the road course this week for the Zippo 200 at The Glen on Saturday, August 5th at 2 pm ET. Coverage begins at 1:30 pm ET on NBCSN, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

 

Drivers will race 200.9 miles over 82 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 20, Stage 2 on lap 40, and the last Stage ends on the last lap 82. Continue reading

Keselowski Wins at The Glen, Making it Four-for-Four in Nationwide Series

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Hertz Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International on August 10, 2013  Photo - Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Hertz Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International on August 10, 2013
Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Four-for-four is a great day on the baseball diamond.

It’s an even better day on the race track. Just ask Brad Keselowski, who won his fourth straight NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Watkins Glen International.

Keselowski’s 1.418-second victory over Penske Racing teammate Sam Hornish Jr. in the Zippo 200 was his fourth in his last four NNS starts this season (though not in consecutive events) and the 24th of his career. Continue reading

Nationwide Series Preview of ZIPPO 200 At The Glen

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