In the final road course race of the 2014 season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. overcame adversity to earn a 20th-place finish in Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International.
AJ Allmendinger powered his No. 47 Scott Products Chevrolet SS to victory at the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen, scoring his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win.
Matt Kenseth was the top-finishing Toyota driver with a ninth-place result in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Watkins Glen International. AJ Allmendinger won the race after three red flag delays due to on-track incidents.
Crew chief Todd Berrier and Martin Truex Jr. put their heads together and made a decision with 32 laps remaining in the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, and they played it out to perfection over the remaining distance on the 2.45-mile road course.
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 SCOTT PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER - TELL US ABOUT LAP 89 WHEN MARCOS GOT PAST YOU: “Yeah, I mean I knew our car was slick on restarts on the tires and I knew Marcos was going to try to move me out of the way if he had the opportunity."
CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Kellogg’s/Cheez-It Ford Fusion (FINISHED 5th) “I am glad Jimmy Fennig put us in a position to be up there for the win. I am sure like everyone up there that you want the last few laps to do over again."
CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Kellogg’s/Cheez-It Ford Fusion (FINISHED 5th) “I am glad Jimmy Fennig put us in a position to be up there for the win. I am sure like everyone up there that you want the last few laps to do over again. It was a blast and a lot of fun."
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 SCOTT PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER- TELL US ABOUT LAP 89 WHEN MARCOS GOT PAST YOU:“Yeah, I mean I knew our car was slick on restarts on the tires and I knew Marcos was going to try to move me out of the way if he had the opportunity. To his credit he didn’t wreck me."
Trevor Bayne finished in the 13th position on Saturday afternoon in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) event at Watkins Glen International after overcoming early contact that damaged the left-front fender of the No.6 AdvoCare Ford Mustang.
