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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."

POST QUALIFYING PRESS CONFERENCE – “I am very proud of my RPM team and everyone. It has been a great weekend for us so far. We qualified fourth and second, so that is a pretty good start to the weekend. I wish Jeff was a little kinder to me to let me get the pole. I thought we had it at the end but it wasn’t enough. It was a pretty good lap though and I will take it. You have to be happy with front row starts.”

In its first series race at Watkins Glen International since 2009, the NASCAR Pro Series East gave the fans a race finish to remember. Second-year driver Scott Heckert was able to get past leader Andrew Ranger and second-place Cole Custer on the final lap of a green-white-checkered finish to score his first career victory in the action-packed Bully Hill Vineyards 125 on Friday.