2016 Week 22 Pit Road: Watkins Glen

Weekly Review and Power Rankings

Cheez-It 355 at the Glen

Photo: NASCAR via Twitter

By Richard Tix

Monday mornings are never a man's best friend. After a weekend (for most) and a race on Sunday (most of the time), Monday hit's us all hard. Even if you enjoy your job, the thought of not having a full day to enjoy on your own for five full week days can drive a man crazy.

What is worse then Monday? A Monday to start an off week in NASCAR. After Watkins Glen NASCAR takes a week off before heading to Bristol August 20th. Hopefully they drivers and teams enjoy some much needed time off while we put in our time. They all deserve it in a NASCAR season that I would bet makes a man on a Cup team go crazy. 

They spend countless hours everyday working on cars, strategy, and fine tuning skills. All this in a season that last from February to November (and that's only counting the racing season and not the preseason work they put in).

So hopefully the drivers and team members enjoy their time while we try and pass the time until Bristol.

The upside to all of this is that when they come back we head into crunch time before the Chase. Bristol, Michigan, Darlington, and Richmond are the only thing between us and the 2016 Sprint Cup Chase. So many story-lines are starting to really pick up steam and are worth watching for the next four races. During those next four races we will take a look pre-race to review how it has played out.

Chris Buescher's Quest for the 2016 Chase

• Even after a disappointing race where he finished 30th, Buecher picked up three points on 30th place (David Ragan). Ragan was also part of a wreck and finished the race in 33rd. Ragan now has 295 points while Buescher sits at 292 total. The first time we went to Bristol this year Chris finished 21st and David finished 39th after engine issues.

The Chase for Points

• Every race that passes relieves some pressure for the guys without a win but on top of the points standings, but it adds in more pressure towards the bottom. Right now NASCAR has 12 winners. 11 winners in the top 30, one outside the top 30. So, if we ended today five non win drivers would get in, but if Buecsher gets into the top 30 that number reduces to four. So, how do we stand and who is in trouble? Newman currently leads the non win pack at 562 points. Elliott (-1 from Newman), Dillon (-2), McMurray (-12), and Larson (-42) follow behind. The top two or three guys should feel safe week to week, but with four races nothing is for sure right now. CGR is really in a hard spot here being 15th and 16th in. They passed the first scare when AJ Allmendinger didn't win at WG and moved the number to four in on points and potentially three when/if Buescher gets to the top 30. But if a new non winner pushes the number down both CGR cars could be the big losers. Next in line is Bayne (-8 behind 16th), Kahne (-11 behind 16th), and Blaney (-18 behind 16th).

The Chase for a Win

• The last guys above (Bayne (-8 behind 16th), Kahne (-11 behind 16th), and Blaney (-18 behind 16th)) need to start looking at needing a win to get in. Buescher holds the key for everyone, but if he makes the top 30 these guys will drop further down the standings, making a win even more important. The rest of the guys in the standings on down to 30th including Dale Earnhardt Jr (concussion) are also in a huge need of a win. If someone does pull it off it also will change the outcome of the above topic "The Chase for Points."

Pit Road Power Rankings Week 22 (Week 21)

1. Kyle Busch (LW-1)- The consistency Rowdy has had lately is just too much to lose the top spot. In his last seven he has a win, two top 5's, six top 10's, and a 12th. Finish: 6th
2. Brad Keselowski (LW-3)- 28 laps led were the most on the day and his average running position was 6th. Yes, he got into Truex and the No. 78 team should be upset, but BK did take the blame and it was a late race situation. Every driver is at fault at some point. Finish: 3rd
3. Joey Logano (LW-4)- JoLo almost looked like he was going to repeat as WG winner, but Hamlin closed the door. The No. 22 team only has one win in 2016. Crazy. Finish: 2nd
4. Kevin Harvick (LW-2)- Harvick lost the standings lead to BK after being involved in a late wreck. Tough luck during a season he hasn't been caught up in much rough luck. Finish: 32nd
5. Tony Stewart (LW-5)- This isn't just for novelty, Smoke is putting him in position to be a Chase threat for the Championship. SHR has shown they have the equipment and now Smoke is reminding us he is kind of good at this racing thing. Finish: 5th
6. Denny Hamlin (LW-10)- It's been a good season, he just won, and he is climbing the power rankings, but... But, his two wins on the season are Daytona and Watkins Glen. Win's are wins, but if I am picking a final four that reason above will have me leaving him out right now. Finish: 1st
7. Matt Kenseth (LW-6)- A nice top 10 at a track where he only holds a handful of top 10's. Nice way to leave road courses behind if you're Kenseth. Finish: 10th
8. Kurt Busch (LW-8)- 
9. Kyle Larson (LW-7)- The ending for Larson (and Truex) is just a script of hard racing at road course racing. It's what makes it fun, but also frustrating when you're having a good day like Kyle. Finish: 29th
10. Martin Truex Jr (LW-12)- See Larson above. Sucks when you have raced clean all day for that to happen late. BK made a mistake but I will say it did look like Truex may have been getting a bit loose already, BK just made it happen. Martin rallied to finish well. Finish: 7th
11. Carl Edwards (LW-9)- When a team has four drivers like Busch, Kenseth, Hamlin, and Edwards someone has to have a down week, right? Most have them have had low points in the season. The last six races would be considered a down point for the No. 19. Finish: 15th
12. Chase Elliott (LW-NR)- That finish was needed for the No. 24 team. One: AJ Allmendinger didn't win so its another race down without a new winner. Two: the got a nice finish at a road course to help them in the standings. After a nightmare run at Pocono that left with cloudy weather, the Chase forecast looks a bit better this week. 

Dropped Out: Austin Dillon (LW-11)

Just Missed: Trevor Bayne

2016 NASCAR Week 22 Preview: Watkins Glen

Cheez-It 355 at the Glen

Watkins Glen International

By Richard Tix

NASCAR Opinion: 

Hot Take: Sporting events cost money.

Any sport has it's cost and we should all know that. However, year after year the complaint that going to the track is too expensive gets brought up and the incorrect fact that tickets are too expensive gets throw out there.

Sure, maybe for you it's too expensive. We all come from different backgrounds and all make different incomes. But, sports are a luxury, not a given. Going to sporting event's all comes down to priorities. Would your rather save some money, watch it on TV, and use that money on something else you need (not want)?

It is 100% understandable if you do not have the means to go to a race, not everyone can do every event. Life isn't fair and most of us have to work to make a living let alone go to a race.

I make one race a season so I know the struggles first hand. Being in Minnesota makes it a tough task to go anywhere at the Cup level for cheap. However, costs can be cut in places as long as we realize ticket prices aren't the issue.

Many tracks have inexpensive ticket options just for people who complain about prices, yet they continue to complain... Heck, most of these seats are even pretty good views at each track. Ive heard MIS, LVMS, Auto Club, and more all make deals to get fans to the track.

Complaining about money is the easy way out. If you just enjoy it better on TV, fine. Can't afford it this year because funds got tight, fine. Just lost the love of the sport, fine. All of that happen's, but don't use ticket prices as an excuse.

Compared to other sports NASCAR ticket prices are pretty inexpensive (think NFL, NHL, NBA, Soccer. The MLB might be an exception in some cities). Upper level tickets for the Vikings are normally around $50 for the highest seats (NFL), same with the Wild (NHL). Once we hit the new football stadium those prices may jump more for the Vikings. 

Add in the fact that a beer or even pop (soda) is around $7-7.50 at these stadiums and things add up fast. Parking in a downtown area is normally $10-15 (Vikings games used to get hiked up to $20 for a lot 3/4 miles away).

Point being, sports are expensive.

In NASCAR most tracks let you bring in coolers full of beer or pop (soda) and any kind of food you would like. Seriously, tell that to a sports fan who attends NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL games who doesn't follow NASCAR and hasn't been to a track. I bet the flip out with how awesome it is you can bring in a 12 pack, pop (soda), chips, sandwiches, ANYTHING YOU WANT. Tracks miss out on a ton of revenue on concessions just to get you there, but you want to complain.

"Hotel's in the area jack up prices." Sure they do. If one of your busiest weekends is a NASCAR weekend and you have an area with high demand and small quantities to give up you would capitalize. Nothing NASCAR or the tracks can do about supply and demand of hotel accommodations. Maybe they could create their own line of hotel chains (not likely folks), but even then the market wouldn't change much during these weekends.

NASCAR may not be able to do anything, but you can! Maybe you have friends or relatives in the area (we have friends about 45-55 min away from MIS). That's a small option for many people, but I have more. Stay farther away from the track. Many times you can make an easy 1 hour, 2 hour drive into the track and save a ton of money on hotels. Like camping? Maybe rough it for a few nights at a campground. It saves a ton of money and even gives you an extra experience that might bring some fun memories.

In the end everything still cost's money and you as a fan have to deal with it. Tracks have tried making cheap ticket packages, but the fan looks past this and moves onto the next thing to complain about. If you want to go bad enough you will make away or understand maybe it's not meant to be for that event. But, just realize in life nothing is free and life is not fair. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy things, you just have to start looking at it in another perspective. Make it happen or move along and enjoy it another way, folks!

Race Preview:

That was a long rant with a lot of opinion tied in, remember we all have opinions and most of them are not wrong. Just remember if you want to make it happen their are ways to get there. But, its race 22 and we have some actual takes on racing action this week to talk about.

Last week Chris Buescher won and put everyone on blast. Now, if he makes it to the top 30 he will steal a Chase spot. Good for him and good for Front Row. Other drivers/teams not already locked into the Chase have a five race warning call which starts this weekend.

Every driver has had 21 races to race their way in, so I don't want to hear Buescher doesn't deserve a spot, he does if he passes all the required rules (top 30). No, we do not need to change the format because of this. Every sport has an underdog story even in the playoffs. The NBA lets in 16 teams and normally only four of those have a legit shot to win. But, it creates some great opening round drama. Similarly, the NCAA Basketball tournament is filled with Cinderella lore. In the end "natural selection" takes over and the strong teams almost always prevail, but sports are sports because unpredictability is key.

NASCAR now has that and it adds some great feel good stories for teams that never get noticed. Do you think FRM and other small teams don't work there butts off with a smaller budget then the "big boys?" Night in and night out those guys work there tails off and deserve some pay off. Let there hard work pay off for once and enjoy the first three races in the Chase.

WG now gets even more focus because another underdog win will put more pressure on guys relying on the points bubble. If A.J. Allmendinger comes out strong early guys in the field like Larson, Elliott, Newman, and McMurray (among others) will start pressing. It will bring out the best or worst in each driver as they need to perform there best under pressure.

In the end, every driver has 26 races to race there way in. Plain and simple you need to win to have a chance in the Championship anyways. Strategy, good luck, bad luck, fast cars, crap cars, and even weather will make 16 teams a Chase team or not. Every driver/team with a win will have deserved it because racing is sport, and sport is unpredictable. Enjoy the moments and just remember that it's not like these teams didn't realize that any week something like Chris Buescher winning couldn't throw a wrench in there plan.

**This section is just a quick look at some of Cup drivers latest finishes. This is not a tool for fantasy purposes and NBTW only is looking at end results. No deep statistic's are involved, but rather it is just a quick way to get ready for the race and get caught up on who has finished well at each track**

The Good

• Kyle Busch- In 11 starts at WG Rowdy only has two non top 10's. One was his first Cup start here and the other his car was beat up (2014). The other nine races he has two wins, five top 5's, and nine top 10's. Yeah, he can wheel it at WG.
• Brad Keselowski- Some of the classic racing footage from recent races involves BK. BK v Kyle Busch and BK v Ambrose were two very fun races. Yet, BK hasn't won here while coming in second three times.
• Kyle Larson- Larson's first Cup start at WG actually resulted in a better finish then his second, but last year was arguably the better run. Last year he had an average running position of 11th and spent 80% of the race in the top 15, while finishing 12th. He could be an underdog worth watching on Sunday.
• Extra Credit- A.J. Allmendinger

The Middle

• Tony Stewart- In the three races from 2011-2015 (missed 2013 and 2014) Smoke has one top 20 (19th). It hasn't been good, but what has during that time? Before that he was one of the best drivers at WG. What will we get Sunday? I lean towards the old Smoke with the way he has been driving lately.

The Bad

• Paul Menard- I will give Menard this, he has two top 15's and three top 20's in his last four starts at WG, but the rest hasn't been pretty. 12 career starts and no top 10's. 
• Greg Biffle- Up and down is how to describe the Biff's performance at WG. He has four top 10's in 13 starts here, but also five finishes of 30th or higher.
• Kasey Kahne- Not a single top 10 finish in 12 tries for Kahne at WG. He also only has four top 15's and seven top 20's in that same time.

About the Track: Watkins Glen International 

Track Stats

• Three straight years the race was won from the Pole (1993-95) and all three years Mark Martin was the winner.
• Mark Martin has the most top 5's (12) and most top 10's (16) by any driver.
• Tony Stewart has the most career wins (5).
• Tim Richmond won the first race after NASCAR came back to the Glen (ran races in '57, '64, and '65) in 1986 beating out Darrell Waltrip. Part of his 7 win 1986 season.
• Steve Park won in 2000 after starting 18th, which is the farthest back a winner has started. Steve Parks only other Cup win was at Rockingham. Watkins Glen was his first.
• Geoffrey Bodine's last career win was at Watkins Glen in 1996 (18 career wins).
• Robby Gordon's final career win was also at the Glen in 2003. Where he first won Sonoma first and then finished the Road Course sweep in 2003 at Watkins Glen. 
• The race has been won from the front row 11 times (Pole 9 times) in 32 NASCAR races.
• A race has been won only 12 times out of 33 races after starting outside of the top 5 (Most recently 2014-AJ Allmendinger 6th and 2015-Joey Logano 16th) and 9 times after starting outside the top 10. 

Track Info

• Surface 
• Asphalt and concrete
• Length: 3.40 miles
• Turns 11

2016 NASCAR Watkins Glen Entry List

Cheez-It 355 at the Glen

Photo: Mel Evans | The Associated Press

By Richard Tix

The official entry list for the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen (From: Jayski.com)

2016 Watkins Glen NASCAR Schedule

Cheez-It 355 at The Glen

By Richard Tix

**All Times are Eastern Time Zone (ET)**

Thursday August 4, 2016

• 1-2:25 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series first practice
• 3:30-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series second practice

Friday August 5, 2016

• 10-10:55 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice- NBCSN
• 12:30-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series first practice- NBCSN
• 3-4:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice- NBCSN
• 4:45 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying- NBCSN

Saturday August 6, 2016

• 12:15 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying- CNBC
• 2 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at The Glen (82 laps, 200.9 miles)- CNBC

Sunday August 7, 2016

• 2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (90 laps, 220.5 miles)- USA 

2015 Pit Road Week 22: Watkins Glen

Weekly Review and Power Rankings

Cheez-It 355 at the Glen" Week 22

By Richard Tix

This last week their was plenty of build up and anticipation for NASCAR heading back to a road course. Like every year, the "we need more road course" comments came back out, as did the "we need a road course in the Chase." Well, I can not say I disagree with either (I have been saying for awhile now add another road course and some more short track action).

WGI lived up to its hype again with another dramatic finish. This time it was partly due to fuel mileage, but non the less we had a last lap pass and plenty of entertainment. Except this year an underdog didn't win and no one stole a Chase spot.

The tracks are dwindling down for guys who have yet to have a 2015 win. With the last road course out of the way is there any chance of a 2015 win less driver to lock himself into the Chase via a visit to Victory Lane? 

NASCAR heads to Michigan International Speedway this week and will test out a new high drag package (different but similar to Indy). MIS and this package might give a driver like Jeff Gordon, Paul Menard, or Kyle Larson a chance to steal one from the top teams. It will be interesting to watch it play out, also interesting? This weeks Power Rankings:

2015 Cheez-It 355 at the Glen Race Results- Racing Reference

Week 22 Power Rankings (Week 21)

1. Kyle Busch (LW-1)- Rowdy has finally cracked the top 30 and is now in the Chase (as of this writing). Don't forget he still has to stay in the top 30 (currently in the good by 6 points). But, I expect him to stay there easily. Sunday he had a fast car and finished runner-up, so he has stayed hot. Finish: 2nd
2. Kevin Harvick (LW-3)- It's hard not putting Harvick #1, but he hasn't won in 19 races (Phoenix). He is still notching top 5's left and right so he has no need to worry and is still a top title contender. Finish: 3rd
3. Joey Logano (LW-5)- After running out of fuel in a very well run Pocono race and finishing 20th, JoLo bounced back in a big way Sunday winning the Cheez-It 355. It was his first win since the Daytona 500 and is now completely locked into the Chase: Finish: 1st
4. Matt Kenseth (LW-2)- Five straight top 10 finishes, three of those were top 5's with a win at Pocono. Yes, the Pocono win was all based off of guys running short on fuel, but a win is a win and so is five straight top 10's. Finish: 4th
5. Brad Keselowski (LW-4)- Brad also has five straight top 10's right now, and a few of those races he had a car capable of winning. Yet, he has come up short. BK looks to be a contender down the stretch. Side note: if you missed it check out his touching and emotional blog post from this week. Finish: 7th
6. Jimmie Johnson (LW-6)- Jimmie and the #48 team fought for that top 10. It was a long day, but those kinds of finishes show up down the stretch in a Championship run. Finish: 10th
7. Kurt Busch (LW-7)- Pocono's finish broke up his top 10 streak of seven straight, but on Sunday he started a new one. That is 10 top 10's in his last 12 races. Finish: 5th
8. Carl Edwards (LW-8)- Carl has had a rough year overall, but things have been getting better. He has four top 10's in his last five races and lead at least one lap in three of those. The speed and finishes are starting to turn a corner. Finish: 8th
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr (LW-9)- Deja vu? Jr started 7th and finished 11th at WGI. WGI is not one of Jr's favorites, but he once again just missed the top 10 and salvaged a day turning right. Finish: 11th
10. Clint Bowyer (LW-12)- Another top 10 for Bowyer means he can continue to stress a bit less. An even bigger outcome on Sunday? AJ Allmendinger (or any win less driver) didn't win. Finish: 6th
11. Kyle Larson (LW-NR)- Someone's parody account on Twitter may finally rejoice (although I am sure he will ask to be higher...). It wasn't what Larson needed, but he is on a stretch of good finishes so maybe the win is around the corner? Finish: 12th
12. Paul Menard (LW-NR)- Menard is now second only to Jamie McMurray in non win Chase points. Meaning, he is the second guy to get in on points if the Chase started today. Finish: 13th

Dropped Out: Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin

Just Missed: Ryan Newman

Honorable Mention: Sam Hornish Jr (9th)

2015 Week 22 Preview: Watkins Glen

Cheez-It 355 at the Glen

Watkins Glen International

By Richard Tix

NASCAR heads into a race weekend for the first time in what feel's like forever coming off a non Kyle Busch win. Not that Kyle didn't try after winning the Pocono Pole, but down the stretch it wasn't in the cards while running out of fuel.

So, this time we head into the weekend with a different Joe Gibbs Racing driver victory from the previous race, Matt Kenseth. Kenseth won his second race of 2015 last Sunday in the Windows 10 400 at Pocono. It moved Kenseth up the 2015 Chase Standings and it was also another show of confidence that JGR is on the right track again after a slow start to the season.

One week after NASCAR worked a track with only three turns, they now head to Watkins Glen to turn right for only the second time in 2015. The road course has provided some great entertainment the past few seasons so it is one you won't want to miss (check out the TV Schedule at the bottom of the article). Last year it was AJ Allmendinger's first career Cup win in dramatic fashion providing the fireworks. That very same win locked him into the brand new 2014 Chase where a win means everything.

Could the same thing happen in 2015? Will an underdog like AJ get a win and get into the Chase? Or will we once again see Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski duke it out on the closing laps? One thing is for sure, it is must watch TV.

The Good

• AJ Allmendinger- The 2014 winner at WGI, AJ also owns a career average finish of 7.8 here. Last year this race locked him into the 2014 Chase and he will look to do the same this year. He has 4 top 10's in his 6 career WGI starts, plus 2 top 5's, and last years win.
• Brad Keselowksi- Last year BK got slowed down by some bad luck, but the three previous years he was involved in classic NASCAR finishes where each time he came up just short in 2nd place. He has yet to win here at WGI, but has shown he knows how to wheel it around the track with the best (Marcus Ambrose and Kyle Busch).
• Kyle Busch- Speaking of Rowdy, he is another guy who know's how to get it done at WGI. He has 8 top 10's in 10 career starts here and was also a victim of back luck last year. If all three of these guys stay out of trouble we could have one heck of a finish. 

The Middle

• Matt Kenseth- The Glen just isn't Kenseths track (only 5 top 10's in 10 starts). But, even though he doesn't notch a lot of top 10's, he also limits the damage by pulling off top 15's (10 in 15 starts) so he fits the "middle" description perfect.

The Bad

• Aric Almirola- Only four career starts at the Glen, but so far he has flip flopped 30+ finishes and 18th place finishes. If trends continue he is looking at a 30+ finish on Sunday (35, 18, 37, and 18th). 
• David Ragan- In 8 starts Ragan only has one top 20 (2014- 19th). He has been running between 20-25th most of the time, but it just isn't going to continue to cut it if he want's back into a major ride. 
• Dale Earnhardt Jr- I'll give Jr this, he is trying, but even he admits WGI isn't his track. In 15 starts he has two top 5's and 3 top 10's, but the last one came in 2005. However, he did just finish 11th in 2014 so thing's might be looking up? 
• Extra Credit- Paul Menard

About the Track: Watkins Glen International 

Track Stats

• Three straight years the race was won from the Pole (1993-95) and all three years Mark Martin was the winner.
• Mark Martin has the most top 5's (12) and most top 10's (16) by any driver.
• Tony Stewart has the most career wins (5).
• Tim Richmond won the first race after NASCAR came back to the Glen (ran races in '57, '64, and '65) in 1986 beating out Darrell Waltrip. Part of his 7 win 1986 season.
• Steve Park won in 2000 after starting 18th, which is the farthest back a winner has started. Steve Parks only other Cup win was at Rockingham. Watkins Glen was his first.
• Geoffrey Bodine's last career win was at Watkins Glen in 1996 (18 career wins).
• Robby Gordon's final career win was also at the Glen in 2003. Where he first won Sonoma and then finished the Road Course sweep in 2003 at Watkins Glen. 
• The race has been won from the front row 11 times (Pole 9 times) in 32 NASCAR races.
• A race has been won only 11 times out of 32 races after starting outside of the top 5 (Most recently 2014-AJ Allmendinger 6th) and 8 times after starting outside the top 10. 

Track Info

• Surface 
• Asphalt and concrete
• Length: 3.40 miles
• Turns 11

Watkins Glen International
Race	Date	Cars	Winner(s)	St	Make / Model
1957-35	8/4/1957	20	Buck Baker	1	'57 Chevrolet
1964-40	7/19/1964	26	Billy Wade	1	'64 Mercury
1965-33	7/18/1965	19	Marvin Panch	3	'65 Ford
1986-18	8/10/1986	36	Tim Richmond	1	Chevrolet
1987-18	8/10/1987	40	Rusty Wallace	2	Pontiac
1988-18	8/14/1988	40	Ricky Rudd	6	Buick
1989-18	8/13/1989	40	Rusty Wallace	13	Pontiac
1990-18	8/12/1990	40	Ricky Rudd	12	Chevrolet
1991-18	8/11/1991	40	Ernie Irvan	3	Chevrolet
1992-18	8/9/1992	39	Kyle Petty	2	Pontiac
1993-19	8/8/1993	38	Mark Martin	1	Ford
1994-20	8/14/1994	40	Mark Martin	1	Ford
1995-20	8/13/1995	40	Mark Martin	1	Ford
1996-20	8/11/1996	39	Geoffrey Bodine	13	Ford
1997-20	8/10/1997	42	Jeff Gordon	11	Chevrolet
1998-20	8/9/1998	43	Jeff Gordon	1	Chevrolet
1999-21	8/15/1999	43	Jeff Gordon	3	Chevrolet
2000-21	8/13/2000	43	Steve Park	18	Chevrolet
2001-22	8/12/2001	43	Jeff Gordon	13	Chevrolet
2002-22	8/11/2002	43	Tony Stewart	3	Pontiac
2003-22	8/10/2003	43	Robby Gordon	14	Chevrolet
2004-22	8/15/2004	43	Tony Stewart	4	Chevrolet
2005-22	8/14/2005	43	Tony Stewart	1	Chevrolet
2006-22	8/13/2006	43	Kevin Harvick	7	Chevrolet
2007-22	8/12/2007	43	Tony Stewart	5	Chevrolet
2008-22	8/10/2008	43	Kyle Busch	1	Toyota
2009-22	8/10/2009	43	Tony Stewart	13	Chevrolet
2010-22	8/8/2010	43	Juan Pablo Montoya	3	Chevrolet
2011-22	8/15/2011	43	Marcos Ambrose	3	Ford
2012-22	8/12/2012	43	Marcos Ambrose	5	Ford
2013-22	8/11/2013	43	Kyle Busch	5	Toyota
2014-22	8/10/2014	43	A.J. Allmendinger	6	Chevrolet

2014 Cheez-It 355 at the Glen Photo's

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