courtesy of Jayski.com Sprint Cup Race #22 of 36 for the 2008 season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Sunday, August 10, 2008 in Watkins Glen, NY Title Sponsor: Centurion Boats Track: Watkins Glen International Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:17pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television Coverage/Re-air/TV Team SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 11:00am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace NASCAR Countdown: ESPN - 1:00pm/et TV: ESPN 2:00 pm/et Announcers: Dr. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake Studio: Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times: Monday, August 11 at 2:00am/et on ESPN2 Monday, August 11 at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic Thursday, August 14 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and Thursday, August 14 at 5:30pm/et on HD Net (High Def) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week Motor Racing Network Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice Dates/Times/TV Practices: Friday, August 8, 11:45am - 1:20pm/et, TV-ESPN2 Saturday, August 9, 12:00 - 12:45pm/et, TV-SPEED Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, August 9, 1:20 - 2:20pm/et on TV-ESPN2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information/Times/TV Qualifying Draw: Friday, August 8, 10:45am/et Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42 [if no past champ prov used, then 43rd goes next fastest non top-35 driver], Friday, August 8 at 3:10pm/et, TV-ESPN2 AND live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Diagram: Track Website: Watkins Glen International Track Specs: a 2.45-mile paved road course. 90 laps, 220.5 miles It has 11 turns with a variety of banking in turns ranging from 6 degrees to 10 degrees. The length of the frontstretch is 2,141 feet and the length of the backstretch is 1,839 feet. Watkins Glen International has hosted the race since 1986. Grandstand seating capacity: approx 41,000 Opened: 1956 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former winners of the courtesy of Wikipedia.Org: The Glen 101.2 1957 August 4, 1957 Buck Baker '57 Chevrolet The Glen 151.8 1964 July 19, 1964 Billy Wade '64 Mercury 1965 July 18, 1965 Marvin Panch '65 Ford The Budweiser At The Glen 1986 August 10, 1986 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 1987 August 10, 1987 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 1988 August 14, 1988 Ricky Rudd Buick 1989 August 13, 1989 Rusty Wallace (2) Pontiac Budweiser At The Glen 1990 August 12, 1990 Ricky Rudd (2) Chevrolet 1991 August 11, 1991 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 1992 August 9, 1992 Kyle Petty Pontiac 1993 August 8, 1993 Mark Martin Ford The Bud At The Glen 1994 August 14, 1994 Mark Martin (2) Ford 1995 August 13, 1995 Mark Martin (3) Ford 1996 August 11, 1996 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 1997 August 10, 1997 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 1998 August 9, 1998 Jeff Gordon (2) Chevrolet Frontier @ the Glen 1999 August 15, 1999 Jeff Gordon (3) Chevrolet Global Crossing @ the Glen 2000 August 13, 2000 Steve Park Chevrolet Global Crossing at the Glen 2001 August 12, 2001 Jeff Gordon (4) Chevrolet Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen 2002 August 11, 2002 Tony Stewart 2003 August 10, 2003 Robby Gordon Sirius at the Glen 2004 August 15, 2004 Tony Stewart (2) Chevrolet Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen 2005 August 14, 2005 Tony Stewart (3) Chevrolet AMD at the Glen 2006 August 13, 2006 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Centurion Boats at the Glen 2007 August 12, 2007 Tony Stewart (4) Chevrolet
Centurion Boats at the Glen Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com Qualifying was cancelled due to rain. The field is set by the current 2008 owners points Pos Car# Driver Make Reason 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 1st in Owners Pts 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 2nd in Owners Pts 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford 3rd in Owners Pts 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 4th in Owners Pts 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 5th in Owners Pts 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 6th in Owners Pts 7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 7th in Owners Pts 8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 8th in Owners Pts 9 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 9th in Owners Pts 10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 10th in Owners Pts 11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 11th in Owners Pts 12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 12th in Owners Pts 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 13th in Owners Pts 14 6 David Ragan Ford 14th in Owners Pts 15 8 Aric Almirola Chevy 15th in Owners Pts 16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 16th in Owners Pts 17 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 17th in Owners Pts 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 18th in Owners Pts 19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 19th in Owners Pts 20 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 20th in Owners Pts 21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 21st in Owners Pts 22 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 22nd in Owners Pts 23 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 23rd in Owners Pts 24 5 Casey Mears Chevy 24th in Owners Pts 25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 25th in Owners Pts 26 38 David Gilliland Ford 26th in Owners Pts 27 15 Paul Menard Chevy 27th in Owners Pts 28 44 David Reutimann Toyota 28th in Owners Pts 29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 29th in Owners Pts 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 30th in Owners Pts 31 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 31st in Owners Pts 32 01 Ron Fellows Chevy 32nd in Owners Pts 33 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 33rd in Owners Pts 34 77 Sam Hornish Jr.# Dodge 34th in Owners Pts 35 66 Scott Riggs Chevy 35th in Owners Pts 36 00 Michael McDowell# Toyota 21 attempts, 36th in Owners Pts 37 84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 21 attempts, 37th in Owners Pts 38 96 P.J. Jones Toyota 21 attempts, 38th in Owners Pts 39 10 Patrick Carpentier# Dodge 21, 39th in Owners Pts 40 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 21, 40th in Owners Pts 41 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy 21, 41st in Owners Pts 42 70 Max Papis Chevy 21 attempts, 42nd in Owners Pts 43 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford 21 attempts, 43rd in Owners Pts DNQ 34 Brian Simo Ford 19 attempts, 45th in Owners Pts DNQ 60 Boris Said Ford 3 attempts, 50th in Owners Pts
Even though its my local track, I hate the Glenn. Road tracks bore me. Plus it's supposed to rain all weekend. Should make for a good race.
Centurion Boats at the Glen Results courtesy of Nascar.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 195/10 90 Running 2 9 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 175/5 90 Running 3 41 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie 165/0 90 Running 4 25 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Big Red Slim Pack 165/5 90 Running 5 16 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 155/0 90 Running 6 11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 150/0 90 Running 7 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 151/5 90 Running 8 10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 142/0 90 Running 9 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 138/0 90 Running 10 19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 134/0 90 Running 11 35 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 130/0 90 Running 12 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 127/0 90 Running 13 30 01 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Red Head 124/0 90 Running 14 7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 121/0 90 Running 15 20 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy / Garmin 118/0 90 Running 16 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 115/0 90 Running 17 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 112/0 90 Running 18 17 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 109/0 90 Running 19 22 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 106/0 90 Running 20 37 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Charter Comm. 103/0 90 Running 21 8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 100/0 90 Running 22 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 102/5 90 Running 23 12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 94/0 90 Running 24 42 45 Boris Said Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 91/0 90 Running 25 34 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 88/0 90 Running 26 14 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 85/0 90 Running 27 31 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 82/0 90 Running 28 27 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 79/0 90 Running 29 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 76/0 90 Running 30 40 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 73/0 90 Running 31 28 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 70/0 90 Running 32 32 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 67/0 90 Running 33 26 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 64/0 89 Running 34 33 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 61/0 89 Running 35 15 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 58/0 89 Running 36 23 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools 55/0 89 Running 37 36 96 P.J. Jones Toyota DLP HDTV 52/0 89 Running 38 39 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 49/0 86 Accident 39 43 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 46/0 83 Accident 40 24 38 David Gilliland Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 43/0 81 Accident 41 29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 40/0 81 Accident 42 21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 37/0 81 Accident 43 38 70 Max Papis Chevrolet Haas Automation 34/0 81 Accident
