NASCAR Cup Series

Martin Truex Jr.'s patience paid off in the I Love New York 355 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International on Sunday afternoon. Truex saved just enough fuel to hold off a hard-charging Matt Kenseth and claim his first-ever Watkins Glen victory in front of a sold-out crowd.

In the final road course race of the season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove his NESN Ford to a 20th-place finish in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Watkins Glen International.

Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion took the lead with three laps to go in the I Love New York 355 at Watkins Glen International then had to give it up to pit for fuel and finished in a solid eighth place.

Austin Dillon Finishes 26th After Running Out of Fuel With Two Laps Remaining "We just didn't have the speed we needed in our No. 3 Dow STEM Chevrolet today. Our handling was a little off throughout the day today. I was too loose in essess and had trouble getting through the bus stop. We gambled on our fuel strategy when we pitted under that final caution, knowing we'd have to save to avoid being one lap short."

Martin Truex Jr. played the fuel game correctly in the closing laps of the I Love New York 355 at The Glen to win at Watkins Glen International.

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CHEVROLET SS – Finished 9th ON TOP-10 FINISH: "Of course you always want more when you come here, at least I do. We had a tough weekend, and we fought hard. The car wasn't very good on the first run, and we made some better changes. Got it better. Got it pretty competitive there. I just really struggled in traffic. I got behind Jimmie, and tore up the tires. Once I got by him it was actually not too bad. From there it was just fuel saving. Don't really know how much you have. I tried to save, I felt like I saved a lot. Maybe a little too much. Overall it was a solid day for the Kroger Clicklist Chevy. Always want more here, but it was a tough weekend and we got everything we could."

CLINT BOWYER, No. 14 Five Star Urgent Care Ford Fusion (Finished 5th) HOW TOUGH WAS IT TO SAVE FUEL FOR AS LONG AS YOU HAD TO SAVE? “Yeah, that’s that hard thing. When you have them there at arm’s reach you want to go for it. That’s the win that will put you into the Chase right there in front of you. But if you run out of gas that’s the dagger that will knock you out for good. It’s the right thing. We just have to keep knocking on the door. Another top-five with our Five Star Urgent Care car. It’s a new sponsor on the car. Hopefully we can get them on board for another shot.”

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his season thus far, the differences between Sonoma and Watkins Glen, road course racing in general, and more.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media at Watkins Glen International: DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is your approach for tomorrow’s race at Watkins Glen International after winning here last year? “Just focusing mostly on the corners that you need to setup to pass on and making sure all of the braking is good. Those are all of the keys to being upfront and having a fast car and after that it’s all about circumstances and strategy and things like that.”

A grand total of 2,519 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races have been run since June 19, 1949, and only 189 individual drivers can say they've won a race. Not one of those drivers, however, can say he's won at every active race track on the NASCAR schedule.