In 93 NSCS starts at Watkins Glen, Roush Fenway has recorded three wins, 23 top-five finishes, 40 top-10 finishes and has an average finish of 15.5. All three of Roush Fenway’s victories came with former driver Mark Martin.
Furniture Row Racing has entered into a four-race agreement to carry the DraftKings logo as an associate sponsor on Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 78 Chevrolet.
This Week's No. 28 JGL Racing Toyota at Watkins Glen International: J.J. Yeley will pilot Chassis No. 411 in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International. This is a new chassis to the JGL Racing organization and the first time it is being raced by J.J. Yeley.
FOUR IN A ROW: Camry driver Matt Kenseth held on to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race decided by fuel mileage at Pennsylvania’s Pocono Raceway on Sunday – the fourth-consecutive Cup Series victory for Toyota. With Kenseth’s win, the four-victory streak is the longest for the manufacturer since entering NSCS competition with the Camry in 2007. Kyle Busch won three-straight races at Kentucky Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway prior to Kenseth’s triumph. The victory was Kenseth’s second NSCS win in 2015 after also visiting victory lane at Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway in April.
Chris Buescher | No. 34 Bully Hill Vineyards Ford "I'm really excited to go racing again in the Cup car. I've had some success on road courses last year, and I think Watkins Glen was a good track for us. I didn't get to do Sonoma earlier this year, but I feel like we can get back into it at Watkins Glen and have a good day."
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will take to the road for the second and final time this season as the annual race at Watkins Glen International is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Ford has seven all-time series wins at the famed road course by four drivers.
When it comes to getting NASCAR’s biggest names in the Green Flag Experience, Martinsville Speedway delivers. Kurt Busch is the second driver scheduled to take part in a moderated question-and-answer session prior to the Goody’s® Headache Relief Shot® 500 on November 1, Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell announced today.
Chris Buescher will have a new partner aboard the No. 34 Ford when he returns to the Sprint Cup Series at Watkins Glen International this week. Bully Hill Vineyards will join the Front Row Motorsports entry as primary sponsor for the team for Sunday's Cheez-it 355 at The Glen. The Hammondsport, N.Y.-based winery will also be an associate sponsor on Front Row teammate Cole Whitt's No. 35 Ford for the road course race in the popular Finger Lakes region.
EARNHARDT AT WATKINS GLEN: In 15 Sprint Cup starts at Watkins Glen International, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has posted six top-15 finishes and completed 92.7 percent of the laps he has attempted (1,255 laps of 1,354 total). He scored a career-best third-place finish at the road course in 2003.
Enzo Fittipaldi completed a flawless weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, leading every lap for the second straight race to sweep the INDY NXT by Firestone doubleheader.
The Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, celebrated America’s 250th Anniversary with the longstanding Independence Day tradition that is the 5.11 RedBud National.