Hamlin claims second NASCAR win of season at Watkins Glen

Hamlin had the lead on the final corner at the series’ other road course race at Sonoma in June.

Martin Truex Jr. ($26.50): He has been one of the fastest cars all weekend, but after his qualifying run was ruined by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Truex will have to start 14th.

“It was just the front two cars, the 2 (Keselowski) and the 18 (Busch) just overshot the corner in that one restart and gave us an opportunity”, Hamlin said.

“At the end of the day we did gain a couple points, only on the 30th position”, he said. “I mean, it’s just awesome, insane racing, full contact”. At the last minute he came back up and I was already committed.

Stewart finished in the top five in fifth for his final race at Watkins Glen International. I was under him.

Gordon, who was the most career road-course victories of any NASCAR Premier Series victory, rallied back for a 14th-place finish on Sunday. Stewart is just behind him with eight. They’ve been great teammates of ours. “I love road races”. “I just felt like this (race) has always trended to be a lot of cautions at the end, and I felt confident that we were going to get the caution laps that we needed to make it on fuel, and we did”.

“We’ve got to do a good job these next few”. Starting 15th, Harvick should drive into the top 10, if not the top five, and easily top 40 fantasy points. “I really think that we’ve turned the corner with all of our Toyota teams”. That is a free spot for both of us, and (he) just dumped me. “By far the worst pain-wise that I’ve had to go through”.

“Pretty dumb move right there, too, but I was the smarter one racing for points, lifted, could have wrecked him, but didn’t”.

The Daytona 500 victor tweeted a picture Tuesday after he received his version of the Harley J. Earl Trophy that goes to drivers who win the Great American Race.

Kyle Busch (A): I always want an A-List driver that has a high ceiling and a high floor, and Busch offers both at Watkins Glen. Larson and Allmendinger came to turn number seven and saw Truex Jr’s spun out vehicle in a cloud of smoke. The 27-year-old IN resident has started three Indianapolis 500s and was a development driver for Chip Ganassi IN NASCAR, where he competed IN 26 races over the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Watkins Glen International announced Sunday it is finishing plans for a new viewing deck for fans outside the Esses part of the track next year.

Marion Marauder wins Hambletonian – Marion Marauder held off Southwind Frank at the wire Saturday to capture the $1 million Hambletonian in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and make Paula Wellwood the second female trainer to win trotting’s biggest race at the Meadowlands. “I am proud of them for that”, said the Pocono victor.