First, a correction to our first dispatch on this weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen, road race expert, the dude with the doo, Boris Said will drive the #08 entry not Terry Labonte as reported by the entry list published at NASCAR.COM.
Jimmie Johnson leads the field having qualified for the pole for Sunday’s action. This is significant since Johnson has never had a Sprint Cup victory in road racing. His efforts have generally been mediocre at best. With Michigan, Bristol, and Atlanta ahead before judgment day in Richmond, this is exactly the kind of momentum the #48 Lowes Chevrolet team needs to reach toward an unprecedented 4th consecutive championship.
If Johnson races a smart race and stays out in front, he’ll make much progress advancing on Tony Stewart, one of the most successful drivers ever to contend at the upstate New York road track.
To Johnson’s side in the front row, find Kurt Busch in the #2 Miller Lite Penske Dodge. Rusty Wallace once propelled the #2 car to fortune on road courses so this is a great accomplishment for the elder Busch having the best season since his championship run for the Roush boys.
The second row has an interesting matchup. Denny Hamlin, hot off his Pocono win starts 3rd, but a driver who’s been building experience on oval tracks improving as the year has progressed is known as a road track specialist having been right in the thick of competition last year at the Glen. Eyes will be on Marcos Ambrose in the #47 car in 4th.
Rounding out the top 10 are:
5. David Stremme, #12, Toyota
6. Ryan Newman, #39, Chevrolet
7. Greg Biffle, #16, Ford
8. Kyle Busch, #18, Toyota
9. Boris Said, #08, Ford
10. Juan Montoya, #42 Chevrolet
Of other top competitors, Tony Stewart placed his #14 Chevrolet in 13th. Jeff Gordon, who joins Stewart with four Watkins Glen wins, qualified the #24 Chevrolet miserably, securing only a 31st starting position side-by-side his teammate, Mr. Miserable 2009 himself, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mark Martin clocks in running in the 29th spot.
Looking over the field, it would be hard to not bet on one of the top ten qualifiers unless the driver’s name is Tony Stewart who can make up lost ground with some smart pit strategies and head’s up racing. If there’s a sleeper in the field, we’d give the nod to the #47 car with Marcos Ambrose.
Bring on the action, tighten up those belts, get the helmet straight, and drop the green flag. The rolling hills of upstate New York will be rumbling and bumbling Sunday afternoon!
Jimmie Johnson leads the field having qualified for the pole for Sunday’s action. This is significant since Johnson has never had a Sprint Cup victory in road racing. His efforts have generally been mediocre at best. With Michigan, Bristol, and Atlanta ahead before judgment day in Richmond, this is exactly the kind of momentum the #48 Lowes Chevrolet team needs to reach toward an unprecedented 4th consecutive championship.
If Johnson races a smart race and stays out in front, he’ll make much progress advancing on Tony Stewart, one of the most successful drivers ever to contend at the upstate New York road track.
To Johnson’s side in the front row, find Kurt Busch in the #2 Miller Lite Penske Dodge. Rusty Wallace once propelled the #2 car to fortune on road courses so this is a great accomplishment for the elder Busch having the best season since his championship run for the Roush boys.
The second row has an interesting matchup. Denny Hamlin, hot off his Pocono win starts 3rd, but a driver who’s been building experience on oval tracks improving as the year has progressed is known as a road track specialist having been right in the thick of competition last year at the Glen. Eyes will be on Marcos Ambrose in the #47 car in 4th.
Rounding out the top 10 are:
5. David Stremme, #12, Toyota
6. Ryan Newman, #39, Chevrolet
7. Greg Biffle, #16, Ford
8. Kyle Busch, #18, Toyota
9. Boris Said, #08, Ford
10. Juan Montoya, #42 Chevrolet
Of other top competitors, Tony Stewart placed his #14 Chevrolet in 13th. Jeff Gordon, who joins Stewart with four Watkins Glen wins, qualified the #24 Chevrolet miserably, securing only a 31st starting position side-by-side his teammate, Mr. Miserable 2009 himself, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mark Martin clocks in running in the 29th spot.
Looking over the field, it would be hard to not bet on one of the top ten qualifiers unless the driver’s name is Tony Stewart who can make up lost ground with some smart pit strategies and head’s up racing. If there’s a sleeper in the field, we’d give the nod to the #47 car with Marcos Ambrose.
Bring on the action, tighten up those belts, get the helmet straight, and drop the green flag. The rolling hills of upstate New York will be rumbling and bumbling Sunday afternoon!
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