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t's an ugly whirlwind of confusion and emotion and heartbreak. It will never pass over or go away completely. The most it will do is mellow out, maybe subside a bit. But two years, three years down the road our hearts will still be heavy when we think about Clauson and what could have been.
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.
Carl Edwards will lead the field to the green flag for tomorrow's race at The Glen. The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota scored the pole for the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International after posting a time of 1:09.689 and a speed of 126.562 mph.
Asked what winning does for his confidence, Chris Buescher said it's "always big to be able to pull off a win." Speaking before the NASCAR media corp during his media availability, the driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford - coming off his first career Sprint Cup Series victory just four days earlier in the Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway - talked about what winning the race does for him and his team.
AJ Allmendinger topped the chart in final Sprint Cup Series practice at Watkins Glen International. The driver of the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 1:09.149 and a speed of 127.551 mph.
Martin Truex Jr. topped the chart in first Sprint Cup Series practice at Watkins Glen International. The driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 1:09.513 and a speed of 126.883 mph.