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.
Roush Fenway Racing rookie Ryan Reed and the No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop DiabetesSM presented by Lilly Diabetes team fought for a 12th-place finish in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Watkins Glen. After being forced to a backup car due to a practice accident, Reed ran a solid race and avoided trouble, in order to earn his 10th top-15 finish of the 2014 season.
Kyle Busch (second) was the top Toyota to the finish line in Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Watkins Glen International, crossing the finish line behind race-winner Marcos Ambrose.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 12 Snap-On Ford Mustang – PRESS CONFERENCE - TALK ABOUT HOW YOU FELT IT WENT OUT THERE TODAY. “The 12 car doesn’t get to run many races. Greg Erwin and all the guys with the Snap-On Ford did a great job for me all weekend. "
MARCOS AMBROSE, No. 09 Stanley Ford Mustang – FINISHED 1st (VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW) EARLY IN THE RACE YOU HAD CONTACT WITH KYLE BUSCH, WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS AT THAT POINT? “The spotter said he was sticking his nose in and I kind of half closed the door and made contact."
Jeff Gordon powered the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS to the pole position for Sunday's Cheez-It 355 at The Glen with a lap of 68.126 seconds/129.466 m.p.h. It is the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champions' 75th career pole, his third at Watkins Glen International and first of the 2014 season.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 4TH “I didn’t really put a whole lap together. The car was really good and just didn’t get everything out of it that I needed to get the pole. Still a solid effort by our Budweiser team and a really good starting position. From there we should be able to hopefully race up front all day.”
MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 8th - How was qualifying? "It was good. We got a good second lap and the third lap wasn't quite as good in the last round but it was good. It was a lot better than we expected. I think we made a lot of improvements from yesterday. We had a lot more speed and the car drove a lot better, so that was encouraging."
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS - POLE WINNER “Oh gosh, I am so proud of this pole, and the effort the this Drive To End Hunger team put in this weekend, as well as that lap. Qualifying has really been what has been hurting us a Watkins Glen, and I blame myself really."
With two first-place and two-second place finishes locked in after the first four races of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS, Wright Motorsports enters the next two rounds as the points leaders in both the team and driver categories.
Justin Haley, driver of the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse, is coming off a ninth-place finish in last weekend’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.
TNT Sports will launch its coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 with a Saturday night showdown as the opening race of the In-Season Tournament at the network’s home track, Atlanta Motor Speedway.
