In the final road course race of the 2016 season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. worked his way inside the top-20 when his Ford Ecoboost Ford spun suffering heavy damage from the impact. The wreckage could not be repaired, forcing Stenhouse to settle with a 38th-place finish in the Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International.
AJ Allmendinger piloted his No. 47 Kroger/Kingsford Chevrolet SS to a fourth-place finish to take top honors for Team Chevy in the Cheez-It 355 Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International. Allmendinger’s first and only Sprint Cup Series win came at the 2.45-mile track in 2014. Known for his road course prowess and a favorite to win today’s race, the California native was penalized for speeding on pit road early in the 90-lap event, but rallied late in the race to earn his second top five finish of the season.
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – Finished 3rd - WALK US THROUGH THE FINAL COUPLE OF CORNERS THERE COMING TO THE CHECKERED FLAG. “I thought we had a really good Miller Lite Ford Fusion and got pushed back on a couple of the restarts.
Recap: Joey Logano drove the No. 12 Snap-on Tools Ford Mustang from the pole to victory lane in Saturday afternoon’s Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International claiming the first NASCAR XFINITY Series win for Team Penske in 2016.
Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Mustang, overcame a spin on Lap 29 to earn a fifth-place finish in the NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon.
Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 6 Cheez-It Ford Mustang, was running inside the top 10 for much of the early portion of the event before a multi-car incident unfolded in front of him following a Lap 17 restart, leaving him nowhere to go.
Paul Menard and the No. 2 Chevrolet Team Lock In Third-Straight Top-Three Finish at Watkins Glen International "We had a good qualifying effort yesterday. I think we kind of surprised ourselves a little bit actually."
JOEY LOGANO, No. 12 Snap-On Ford Mustang – Finished 1st - “It was far from easy. What a great Snap-On Ford Mustang. It was awesome for this 12 team to come together."
Garrett Smithley’s first race day at Watkins Glen International was short. Smithley’s Chevrolet overheated only 13 laps into the race, and he was forced to the garage. He finished 39th.
Since its debut in 2001, Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, has hosted 94 races across seven series on its 1.5-mile oval. None, however, have been in the last seven years.
Thirty years ago, the NASCAR Cup Series last raced for points at North Wilkesboro Speedway, a short track synonymous with the sport’s roots and one that helped define its gritty, blue-collar reputation.
A specialist like Rivalane Auto Transport can coordinate door-to-door pickup from a residential street, race shop, or track and deliver to the next event or buyer with minimal handling.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero team wrapped up the road-course portion of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season with a 28th-place finish in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
