Sprint Cup Standings 2015: Update after Watkins Glen

Just as the two leaders entered the final lap, Logano got loose in the first turn, went wide, and almost lost control of his vehicle.

It was the first time a driver has swept both races at the track. “At the end of the day, the results don’t show it, but I feel like we are starting to gain some momentum”. Our team executed perfectly today.

On lap 21, Allmendinger reported his rear tires had burned off, and Harvick, with Truex close behind, passed Allmendinger for the lead. “We have had really fast cars and circumstances have gotten in our way”. They say Marcos isn’t here, it should be easy for you.

NASCAR-record nine road course wins, four at the Glen.

“I’m still just trying to catch my breath”, Logano told reporters after the win.

Although Kyle Busch had to settle for second place, he is now in the top 30 in the series standings and will in all likelihood have a berth in the Chase.

In addition to the excitement during the race, Logano also had the opportunity to begin the construction work that will continue at the track.

“He said he was going to wreck me – we’ll see”, Dillon said. I made a mistake on pit road and I finally figured something out and just over-figured it out. “Every driver wants to win a road course and now that we’ve done it, it’s a surreal moment”. We lost a young driver that had a lot of talent.’. His win in the Daytona 500 and spot second in the standings allowed him to do that.

“It is the identical automotive we ran final yr, the identical automotive we ran at Sonoma”, stated Allmendinger, who additionally gained the pole for the West Coast street course race in June. “The thing I’ve learned about the Sprint Cup Series is it doesn’t matter whether somebody needs a win or not”. If he holds his position, he would be able to qualify for NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup despite missing the first eleven races due to a broken leg.

He said that the string of three late race cautions likely cost him a chance to challenge Logano on the final lap. “I have to be on my “A” game to have a shot to win”. On Sunday, while the race and the scramble at the finish that fans have come to enjoy at the road course did not quite happen, the ending was still unexpected.

And he’s right. Gordon, who was 42nd two weeks ago at Indianapolis, has just one top-five finish since May.

“This is a big one”, he said.

Logano wasn’t the only victor at Watkins Glen on Sunday, however.

Busch has won four of the past six races.

One of four Cup tracks he’s never won at. “I was running as fast as I needed to”. The misfortune of the day this week belonged to reigning series champion Harvick won looked headed for Victory Lane for the third time this year, but had his auto run dry two turns from the finish line at the New York state race track. “Those cautions all along the road just killed us”. At Sonoma this year, he finished in 2nd place, behind his brother Kyle.

For the second week in a row, NASCAR’s race victor was ultimately decided by pit strategy. The driver joked that at least he is getting better. “It makes up for last week”, Logano said. “I was pretty very bad last week”.

Cole Mentzel – Kurt Busch – He’s finished in the top 10 the last 5 out of 7 races at the Glen.

Clint Bowyer finished sixth, while Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Sam Hornish Jr. and Johnson rounded out the top 10.