2014 Watkins Glen - Cheez-It 355 at the Glen - Pre Race Thread

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[dpkimmel2001]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8:

ON TRACK
-- 9:30-10:50 a.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 12:30-2 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 2:10-3 p.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series final practice
, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 4:30-5:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)

GARAGECAM PRESENTED BY MOBIL 1
-- Noon.: Sprint Cup Series (Watch live)
-- 1:40 p.m.: Nationwide Series (Watch live)

PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 10:30 a.m.: Ander Vilarino and Frederic Gabillon (Drivers in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East)
-- 10:45 a.m.: AJ Allmendinger
-- 11:15 a.m.: Marcos Ambrose
-- 11:30 a.m.: Regan Smith
-- 11:45 a.m.: Kyle Busch

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9:

ON TRACK
-- 9:40 a.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, ESPN2 (Follow live)
-- 11:40 a.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, ESPN2 (Follow live)
-- 2:15 p.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at The Glen (82 laps, 200.9 miles), ABC (Follow live)

PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 1 p.m. (approximately): NSCS Post Qualifying Press Conference
-- 5 p.m. (approximately): NNS Post Race Press Conference

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10:

ON TRACK
-- 1 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (90 laps, 220.5 miles), ESPN (Follow live)

PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 4 p.m. (approximately): NSCS Post Race Press Conference

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Interesting Watkins Glen story.

The Bog: Remembering the infamous Watkins Glen mud bowl and fire pit

 

[FenderBumper]

Since i don't have to leave for my next race until Mon i will get to watch the Nascar race this weekend. I just finished setting the dvr to record all the Nascar racing for this week.

Enjoy your couch weekend.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Interesting Watkins Glen story.

The Bog: Remembering the infamous Watkins Glen mud bowl and fire pit

Whoa --- makes Talladega look tame.

 

[Nitro Dude]

Enjoy your couch weekend.

Thank's FB, i'm ready...I just went to Smart and Final and bought a box of ice cream drumsticks.

 

[sdj]

I wonder if that guy getting the autograph was really a Kenseth fan, or that was just the first car he got too. I mean Jeff Gordon's only 2 cars up he could have got his autograph.

He was a Kenseth fan not a Gordon Fan. Funny how people forget that Matt actually has fans, and I am one of them.

 

[Johali]

He was a Kenseth fan not a Gordon Fan. Funny how people forget that Matt actually has fans, and I am one of them.

Do you know who the other two are?

 

[ChexOrWrex]

He was a Kenseth fan not a Gordon Fan. Funny how people forget that Matt actually has fans, and I am one of them.

Everyone except Johnson fans were Matt fans last year. What a let down

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Beautiful glass trophy --- same color as the guard rails.

 

[BobbyFord]

Looks like great weather for the race this weekend (here and there)

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Morning @ Watkins Glen. What that saying again..... Red sky in the morning.....

 

[dpkimmel2001]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8:

ON TRACK
-- 9:30-10:50 a.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 12:30-2 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 2:10-3 p.m.: NASCAR Nationwide Series final practice
, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 4:30-5:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)

GARAGECAM PRESENTED BY MOBIL 1
-- Noon.: Sprint Cup Series (Watch live)
-- 1:40 p.m.: Nationwide Series (Watch live)

PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 10:30 a.m.: Ander Vilarino and Frederic Gabillon (Drivers in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East)
-- 10:45 a.m.: AJ Allmendinger
-- 11:15 a.m.: Marcos Ambrose
-- 11:30 a.m.: Regan Smith
-- 11:45 a.m.: Kyle Busch

 

[Greg]

After watching Maria Molenos Watkins Glen race weather forecast on Race Hub I gave learned that the weather will good for the race, and that it will be wet down south.

 

[#17D500winner]

He was a Kenseth fan not a Gordon Fan. Funny how people forget that Matt actually has fans, and I am one of them.

You've got some nerve, trying to be a Kenseth fan when he doesn't even drive for HMS or have a famous father or a bandwagon to climb aboard, Shame, shame, shame.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

cupmechanic ‏@cupmechanic 2h
Road course racing. Now the driver has 2-3 times more corners to complain about. #wontturn #wontstop #maybeusuckatroadracing

 

[dpkimmel2001]

 

[ToyYoda]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Ambrose wins on Sunday, I believe he would only be the second driver to score his first 3 Cup wins at the same track. Michael Waltrip got his first 3 Cup wins all at Daytona, I don't recall anyone else who has done it.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Ambrose wins on Sunday, I believe he would only be the second driver to score his first 3 Cup wins at the same track. Michael Waltrip got his first 3 Cup wins all at Daytona, I don't recall anyone else who has done it.

Michael won 2 at Daytona, 1 at Talladega.

And I wouldn't mind at all if Ambrose won on Sunday.

 

[#17D500winner]

Michael won 2 at Daytona, 1 at Talladega.

And I wouldn't mind at all if Ambrose won on Sunday.

I believe his last win was at Talladega and his first three were Daytona.

 

[ToyYoda]

I believe his last win was at Talladega and his first three were Daytona.

Yeah, his first 3 wins were the '01 Daytona 500, the '02 Pepsi 400 (Daytona July race), and the '03 Daytona 500. His other career win was at Talladega later in '03.

 

[#17D500winner]

Ist practice about to begin.

 

[DanicaFreak]

GO 10

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Yeah, his first 3 wins were the '01 Daytona 500, the '02 Pepsi 400 (Daytona July race), and the '03 Daytona 500. His other career win was at Talladega later in '03.

My mistake -- I forgot the 2 in a row at Daytona. Senior moment. *sigh*

 

[lisa]

Kurt 10th in Practice 1, so far. Not bad.

 

[DanicaFreak]

Does a caution take away from practice time or do they get this time back?

 

[Johali]

My mistake -- I forgot the 2 in a row at Daytona. Senior moment. *sigh*

That happens to the ones of us that still try to rely on experience and memory instead of googling everything before we post it.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Does a caution take away from practice time or do they get this time back?

They don't extend it because of a caution. It is what it is.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Lots of action in the carousel so far.

 

[FenderBumper]

Thank's FB, i'm ready...I just went to Smart and Final and bought a box of ice cream drumsticks.

Love them sticks. Even better eating when sipping cream or root beer soda. Enjoy.

 

[FenderBumper]

Does a caution take away from practice time or do they get this time back?

You sound worried about your driver getting every second of practice she can get.

 

[SlicedBread22]

Penske boys fast again

 

[DanicaFreak]

You sound worried about your driver getting every second of practice she can get.

Yeah she needs to see the track as long as possible

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Yeah she needs to see the track as long as possible

because she's a rookie

 

[DanicaFreak]

because she's a rookie

 

[ToyYoda]

That happens to the ones of us that still try to rely on experience and memory instead of googling everything before we post it.

I actually remembered that stat Google free, believe it or not.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

21 years ago today, Mark Martin won the 1st of 3 straight at the Glen

 

[ToyYoda]

21 years ago today, Mark Martin won the 1st of 3 straight at the Glen

This was also his first of four straight wins in 1993. He also won at Michigan, Bristol, and Darlington in the following weeks.

 

[DanicaFreak]

I hope the 10 has picked up