JOEY LOGANO, No. 12 Snap-On Ford Mustang (Finished 2nd) -- “It’s fun. Dang, I wish it was for the win and not for second. I had such a good short run car, just in the wrong position to start that last run. I feel like if I was second I could have won the race. I just had a really good short run car. Our long run speed was off a bit and that’s when the 18 and 22 would drive by us and we were a third-place car on the long run but probably a winning car on the short run. By time I cleared the 22 the 18 was gone. If we had another four or five laps (he would have drove off again). I needed a caution”
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his season thus far, the differences between Sonoma and Watkins Glen, road course racing in general, and more.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media at Watkins Glen International: DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is your approach for tomorrow’s race at Watkins Glen International after winning here last year? “Just focusing mostly on the corners that you need to setup to pass on and making sure all of the braking is good. Those are all of the keys to being upfront and having a fast car and after that it’s all about circumstances and strategy and things like that.”
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his desire to win at Watkins Glen, hard racing with Kyle Larson, stage racing, and more.
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford has enjoyed past success on the road course of Watkins Glen. Logano looks to this weekend as possibly his best chance for victory and securing a spot in the upcoming NASCAR Playoffs. Logano explained to media Saturday morning.
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet SS and Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) team engineers made a pit stop at Meeting Street Academy in Charleston, S.C. today, to speak to the fourth and fifth grade science classes about the role STEM subjects play in racing. Team partner Credit One Bank was also in attendance and donated $25,000 to the school.
Next up on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule is Watkins Glen International, where AJ Allmendinger scored his first-career victory and first win for the JTG Daugherty Racing team in 2014. The I Love New York 355 at The Glen airs at 3 PM ET Sunday, August 6th on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
Kulwicki, who passed away in a plane crash in 1993, worked out of LFR’s current race shop building his championship winning cars. In an effort to honor his legacy, LFR and McDowell will be running a special scheme commemorating Kulwicki’s 1986 rookie se
Today, at the NASCAR Fuel for Business meetings in New York City, ExxonMobil and NASCAR® announced the renewal of a long-standing partnership, continuing to designate its Mobil 1™ brand as the “Official Motor Oil of NASCAR®”. The newly signed agreement will extend the successful partnership to 20 years, which has been highlighted by marketing and technological innovation that has catalyzed growth across both entities.
The 23-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 173.061 mph in 32.035 seconds for his sixth O'Reilly career pole and second straight of 2026 at EchoPark Speedway.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 99.115 mph in 53.683 seconds for his fifth Truck career pole and first on a road course in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Jacob Denney was entering the two-night affair at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Fairbury, Nebraska, with tons of momentum and seeking back-to-back victories.
The 21-year-old Annunziata from Colts Neck, New Jersey, led all but nine of 68 laps en route to his second consecutive ARCA Menards Series career victory in Lakeville, Connecticut.
In 171 NASCAR Cup Series starts at EchoPark Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned nine wins and four pole awards, including Kevin Harvick’s emotional victory in 2001.
