NASCAR Cup Series

Attorneys representing the family of deceased sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, who ran over and killed Mr. Ward during a sprint car race at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park on Aug. 9, 2014.

Jeff Gordon has had great success at Watkins Glen and in what is his last time running at the road course in upstate New York. Gordon has 4 wins, 6 top 5’s and an average finish of 14.8. Jeff was asked what the road courses meant to his career. “I think early on I just remember wanting to take on every challenge as a team that we possibly could to improve to be a bigger threat for the championship,” he said.

Michael McDowell is in his second season driving the No. 95 K-LOVE/Thrivent Ford Fusion for Leavine Family Racing. As the series prepares for Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, McDowell and owner Bob Leavine spoke about the challenges of running a part-time schedule and how their main goal of expanding to a full season is a top priority.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Watkins Glen International and discussed his memories at racing at The Glen over the years, what makes him such a good road course racer, his thoughts on the high downforce package the teams will race at Michigan and many other topics.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How much confidence do you have entering Watkins Glen after winning at Sonoma? “It was certainly unexpected I guess in Sonoma, but I feel like I’ve been a pretty good road racer over the years so it wasn’t surprising. Just look forward to these races. I always do every year. It’s kind of fun, it’s kind of a ‘weekend off’ from the oval stuff. "

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER/BUSH’S BEANS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Watkins Glen International and discussed his victory at The Glen last season, his opportunity this weekend to make the Chase, his assessment of where his team is at this point in the season and many other topics.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series travel to Watkins Glen International this week while the Camping World Truck Series is off. All Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series practices, qualifying sessions and races can be seen on NBC Sports Live Extra. The full schedule is listed below.

Still, rain at Watkins Glen means racing. Take off the slicks, replace them with rain tread, and off they go. There is a possibility of rain, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is among those who would not mind using the wipers. Of course, you just got to know that come Sunday the sun shall be shining.

Kyle Busch: Busch inherited the lead when Joey Logano ran out of gas with three laps to go, but Logano’s misfortune was a harbinger of the same for Busch, whose tank ran dry with one lap to go. Busch finished

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series makes its final road course stop of the 2015 season this weekend at Watkins Glen International in New York, where Michael Annett is prepared to add right turns to his driving repertoire on the winding 2.45-mile track.