Ford's last victory at Watkins Glen in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was 1996 (Geoffrey Bodine). . Carl Edwards sat on the pole for last year's NSCS race and finished fifth.
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at The Glen and discussed winning at The Glen last year; his season to-date; the legal issue this week with former Earnhardt Ganassi Racing employees, outlook for the weekend and other topics.
CLINT BOWYER, NO. 33 CHEERIOS/HAMBURGER HELPER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Watkins Glen International and discussed the beating and banging at road courses, balancing being aggressive and careful in these last races before the start of the Chase, the keys to surviving Michigan and more.
PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 PITTSBURGH PAINTS/MENARDS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at The Glen and discussed the wild card position for the Chase, his win at Brickyard 400, his relationship with this crew chief and other topics.
The U.S. Army, in conjunction with Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Don Schumacher Racing in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, will run special paint schemes honoring the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War on the Soldiers’ race cars during Veterans Day weekend.
Getting an autograph from a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver will be much easier for fans purchasing four tickets in the Sprint Tower for the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 30.
Ron Fellows will take on the twists and turns at Watkins Glen International this weekend in the No. 36 Golden Corral Chevrolet. He will join the Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) team in his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start this season.
J.D. GIBBS, president, Joe Gibbs Racing Opening comments: “Hey guys, J.D. (Gibbs) here. Just wanted to get together and kind of go over with Lee (White),
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse, will be making his 500th career NASCAR Cup Series start with Team Penske this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Christian Eckes has been on the brink of returning to victory lane as the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series (NCTS) Chase enters round three on Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS).
For the first time since 2017, NASCAR’s fall weekend at “America’s Home for Racing” will return to the track’s oval as all three of the sport’s national touring series will continue their title runs on the traditional 1.5-mile layout.
