NASCAR Cup Series

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Johnson started from the pole at Pocono but found trouble on lap 76 when he cut a tire and hit the wall. Despite the damage, he finished 13th and actually increased his lead in the points standings to 77 over Clint Bowyer.

The racing community woke up to some very shocking news Tuesday morning. Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart broke his right leg in a Sprint Car crash at Southern Iowa Speedway and will miss Watkins Glen.

Edwards at Watkins Glen… Edwards will make his ninth Cup start at Watkins Glen this weekend. In his previous eight starts, he has accumulated three top-five and five top-10 finishes. He has an average start of 12.5 and finish of 9.4 there.

Stenhouse will make his first Sprint Cup start at Watkins Glen this weekend.

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS team travel to Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (WGI) this weekend for Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at The Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race.

The past two years, Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 Stanley Racing team of Richard Petty Motorsports have closed down Watkins Glen International while celebrating in Victory Lane. Ambrose is the defending two-time winner at the road course in Upstate New York and is looking for a three-peat this weekend.

David Ragan's most recent finish at Watkins Glen International (August 2012) was also his career best, and he'll look to top that result one year later as the Sprint Cup Series heads back to the 2.45-mile road course in New York's Finger Lakes region.

The Sprint Cup Series takes its Gen-6 car to Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International for the first time this weekend, but David Gilliland already has plenty of laps under his belt on the 2.45-mile road course. The No. 38 Long John Silver's team tested at the track last week to prepare for the series' second road race of the year.

Michael McDowell will bring his extensive road course-racing background to Front Row Motorsports for the Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International race weekend, as he'll get the nod to pilot the No. 35 Dockside Logistics Ford in the Sprint Cup Series' second road race of the season.