Posts Tagged ‘Watkins Glen International’
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Clockwise.
NASCAR continues its annual summer “Yankee Goodwill Tour” of the Union states, hitting up
Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Watkins Glen has always been a bit of an oddball on the circuit, at least compared with the rest of the NASCAR fare.
Of course, Watkins Glen is only one of the two road courses in NASCAR, but it’s the only race where you race clockwise, not counter-clockwise like all other tracks. The pit boxes are also on the right side, the only time we get to see that. In Cup Series, it’s also the smallest in terms of seating capacity (41,000), but also one of the five longest (only Daytona, Talladega, Indy and Pocono are longer).
Because it’s a road course and there’s more to explain, we’ll play it a little more seriously this week. (Worked well for Sonoma anyway.)
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Tags: Buck Baker, Daytona International Speedway, Formula 1, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, J.D. McDuffie, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Pocono Raceway, Robby Gordon, Talladega Superspeedway, Tim Richmond, Watkins Glen International
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
NASCAR's version of Fumé Blanc.
Kasey Kahne held off Tony Stewart to pick up an unexpected win at Infineon Raceway. How unexpected was it? It was Kahne’s first Top 10 at Sonoma, his first Top 20 at Sonoma, his first Top 10 at any road course in Cup Series and actually his first Top 10 at any road course at any level of NASCAR.
So, yeah, if you picked Kasey Kahne to win today, you either are crazy, clairvoyant or you couldn’t decide on a pick and you paid good money to hold a double-elimination tournament between 43 liquored-up lemurs and the lemur representing Kasey Kahne won.
I dunno. It’s late. Drunk lemurs are funny. No, I’m not drunk myself. Just tired.
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Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Bobby Labonte, Boris Said, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Gilliland, David Ragan, David Reutimann, Daytona International Speedway, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Infineon Raceway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Max Papis, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Patrick Carpentier, Reed Sorenson, Richard Petty, Richard Petty Motorsports, Robby Gordon, Ron Fellows, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen International
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
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Tags: Carl Edwards, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Infineon Raceway, James Finch, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michigan International Speedway, Nationwide Series, Pocono Raceway, Richard Childress Racing, Ron Fellows, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen International
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Wait. I'm supposed to do what now?
This weekend is the NASCAR season’s first of two road course tracks—this first one being the annual sojourn to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. Of course, this means that we get a few new faces this weekend, the “road ringers,” those ambiturners who only show up twice a year to substitute for the guys who consider right turns to actually be just awkward 270° left turns.
So, since you may not be familiar with them, we present to you, a quick guide to the NASCAR road ringers.
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Tags: A.J. Foyt, American Le Mans Series, Ash Racing, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Bill Davis, Bob Jenkins, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Boris Said, Brad Keselowski, Brandon Ash, Brian Simo, Butch Leitzinger, Cal Wells, Camping World West Series, Chip Ganassi, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, David Reutimann, Daytona International Speedway, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Felix Sabates, Front Row Motorsports, Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, Hall of Fame Racing, Heartland Park Topeka, IndyCar Series, Infineon Raceway, James Finch, JR Motorsports, Juan Pablo Montoya, Junie Donlavey, Kevin Harvick Incorporated, Kirk Shelmerdine, Larry McClure, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Mark Simo, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Mike Bliss, Nationwide Series, P.J. Jones, Parnelli Jones, Patrick Carpentier, Phoenix International Raceway, Portland International Raceway, Regan Smith, Richard Childress Racing, Ron Fellows, SCCA Trans-Am Series, Scott Pruett, Stan Hover, Sterling Marlin, Tom Hubert, Tommy Baldwin Racing, Tony Ave, Tony Raines, Travis Kvapil, Watkins Glen International
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Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Raise your hand if you're Ensure.
Nearly out of gas, Mark Martin won the LifeLock 400 at Michigan, making it to the end as other drivers fell away in the final laps. But Mark is hardly “running on empty,” picking up his third win over the age of 50, but unlike the song (back in ‘65, Mark was, well, seven, not seventeen), Mark seems to know exactly where he’s headed. Although the part about “I don’t know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels,” probably fits just fine.
We’ve joked about Martin in the past and about how he’s trying to be something of a second Harry Gant, but Martin looks to be serious about it. Gant had eight wins in his 50s and now Martin has three. The question we jokingly asked before, we ask once again more seriously: can Mark Martin beat Harry Gant’s record for wins over age 50?
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Tags: Bill Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Bristol Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Daytona International Speedway, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Harry Gant, Hendrick Motorsports, Infineon Raceway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Mark Martin, Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Michigan International Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway, Richmond International Raceway, Robby Gordon, Roush Fenway Racing, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen International
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
I'm in way over my head here...
I’d like to extend a special thank you to our patient readers. The biggest racing weekend of the year, and I was spending time launching Twitter Motorsports and then when the Coca-Cola 600 was postponed until Monday, I was annoyed because, well, yesterday was the second anniversary of the beginning of wedded bliss for myself and Mrs. Restrictor Plated and we already had plans for the day.
But, you can’t do anything about the weather. So, in lieu of having to bang out five posts from all the activity over the weekend, I’ll summarize everything for you that you need to know about what’s happened between Saturday and today.
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Tags: Brendan Gaughan, Brian Simo, Carl Long, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, David Reutimann, David Stremme, Dover International Speedway, Helio Castroneves, Hendrick Motorsports, Infineon Raceway, JTG Daugherty Racing, Justin Allgaier, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip, Michael Waltrip Racing, Mike Bliss, Mike Skinner, Nationwide Series, Patrick Carpentier, Penske Racing, Rick Hendrick, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Scott Riggs, Stewart-Haas Racing, Tommy Baldwin Racing, Tony Eury Jr., Watkins Glen International
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Mark Martin is still chasing Harry Gant, just in a different way now.
Why let Harry Gant have all the fun in the Centrum Silver set? Harry Gant may have won eight Cup races after the age of 50, but Mark Martin seems determined to give him a run for his money. First he wins at Phoenix, then he signs for another year, and then he wins at Darlington.
And while Mark Martin winning the race is definitely the headline, there were quite a lot of other storylines from a wild race at Darlington.
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Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darlington Raceway, David Ragan, Daytona International Raceway, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Harry Gant, Hendrick Motorsports, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Nemechek, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Paul Menard, Phoenix International Raceway, Reed Sorenson, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, Stewart-Haas Racing, Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen International
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
With a very potentially-dangerous finish to Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega, the question is being raised over and over again, “What can be done to make Talladega safer for fans and drivers?” Carl Edwards didn’t waste time putting too fine a point on it, “NASCAR puts us in this box and we’ll race like this until we kill somebody and NASCAR will change it.”
Well, I have a suggestion. It’s a simple one, quite cost-effective, has been proven to work in the past, would definitely change the dynamic of the race, but would definitely make Talladega safer for everyone. Oh, and you might be able to get rid of the restrictor plate once and for all.
Any guesses?
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Tags: Carl Edwards, J.D. McDuffie, Talladega Superspeedway, Watkins Glen International
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
NASCAR fans have been embracing Twitter very rapidly. NASCAR has always been a fan-friendly sport and Twitter is helping fans online connect to not just other fans, but also tracks, sponsors, teams and even some drivers.
But for someone unfamiliar with what Twitter has to offer, it can be very overwhelming. So, I present to you a primer to Twitter, specifically geared towards NASCAR fans.
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Tags: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Bristol Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards, Chicagoland Speedway, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darlington Raceway, David Gilliland, David Ragan, David Reutimann, Daytona International Speedway, Denny Hamlin, Dover International Speedway, Elliott Sadler, Gateway International Raceway, Greg Biffle, Homestead Miami Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Iowa Speedway, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kansas Speedway, Kasey Kahne, Kelly Bires, Kentucky Speedway, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Kyle Petty, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Marcos Ambrose, Martin Truex Jr., Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth, Max Papis, Memphis Motorsports Park, Michael McDowell, Michael Waltrip, Michigan International Raceway, Milwaukee Mile, NASCAR, Nashville Superspeedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, O'Reilly Raceway Park, Phoenix International Raceway, Pocono Raceway, Richmond International Raceway, Ricky Carmichael, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr., Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart, Twitter, Watkins Glen International
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