NASCAR Cup Series

Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, improved 23 positions over the course of the 90-Lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) event at Watkins Glen International to earn a ninth-place finish on Sunday afternoon.

When Carl Edwards first visited Watkins Glen International in 2005, it was for a test session for the Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series cars that he ran for Jack Roush Racing. This writer recalls it fondly because I’ll never forget how wide-eyed and excited he was before he went out on the track.

Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion overcame an early pit-road speeding penalty and an off-road adventure to finish 20th in the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International.

In the final road course race of the 2016 season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. worked his way inside the top-20 when his Ford Ecoboost Ford spun suffering heavy damage from the impact. The wreckage could not be repaired, forcing Stenhouse to settle with a 38th-place finish in the Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International.

Toyota driver Denny Hamlin was victorious in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Watkins Glen International.

AJ Allmendinger piloted his No. 47 Kroger/Kingsford Chevrolet SS to a fourth-place finish to take top honors for Team Chevy in the Cheez-It 355 Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International. Allmendinger’s first and only Sprint Cup Series win came at the 2.45-mile track in 2014. Known for his road course prowess and a favorite to win today’s race, the California native was penalized for speeding on pit road early in the 90-lap event, but rallied late in the race to earn his second top five finish of the season.

BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – Finished 3rd - WALK US THROUGH THE FINAL COUPLE OF CORNERS THERE COMING TO THE CHECKERED FLAG. “I thought we had a really good Miller Lite Ford Fusion and got pushed back on a couple of the restarts.

As hell broke loose behind, Denny Hamlin piloted along and scored the victory in the Empire State. The driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota took the lead with 10 laps to go and survived a myriad of late cautions to win the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen.

Furniture Row Racing confirmed the worst kept secret in the NASCAR world of this past week in that Erik Jones will drive their second car in 2017.

Watkins Glen International has always set a full schedule of off-track activities during the annual NASCAR stop at the upstate NY venue including autograph sessions, driver appearances, opportunities to have coffee with track executives (president and vice president) and concerts every night of the race weekend.