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Platinum selling recording artist and American Idol winner David Cook will perform the National Anthem and give the command to start engines for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International, Saturday, August 11.

Michael Annett on Going to Watkins Glen: “The Glen is a fast road course and I enjoy racing there. I haven’t had the best results in the past, but I’m looking to turn that around this weekend and come home with a good solid finish at the end of the day on Saturday.

When Bristol Motor Speedway changed its surface from asphalt to concrete prior to the August Night Race in 1992, nobody was really quite sure what to expect.

The Dale Jr. Foundation has rejuvenated its Camaro giveaway program by incentivizing the raffle and offering ticket buyers the chance to win more prizes.

Brad Keselowski finished second in his No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge in last year’s visit to The Glen, his second Sprint Cup start at the track.

Roush Fenway Racing will take its NASCAR teams to the whirling road course of Watkins Glen, where the team will look for its 13th win on a NASCAR road course and its sixth NASCAR victory at ‘The Glen.’

Two companies will be prominently displayed on Bobby Labonte’s No. 47 Toyota Camry fielded by JTG Daugherty Racing this weekend at Watkins Glen International.

SAM HORNISH JR. – No. 12 PPG Automotive Refinish Dodge Challenger Crew Chief: Chad Walter - Career Stats: 2012 Season Stats: Starts: 53 Starts: 20 Wins: 1 Wins: 0 Top Fives: 8 Top Fives: 6 Top 10s: 19 Top 10s: 13 Poles: 0 Poles: 0 Laps Led: 217 Laps Led: 102

Pocono Recap: Denny Hamlin finished 29th in Sunday’s rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, getting collected in an incident on a restart shortly before the skies opened up on the 2.5-mile track."

This Saturday afternoon will mark Ryan Truex's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) road course debut as he returns to the seat of the No. 20 Grime Boss Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.