I like the changes at Watkins Glen with regard to the gravel traps. Some of them have been removed, while others have been reduced. I think having extended racing surface instead of gravel will give the guys an opportunity to save the car in the event that they get out of shape. Plus, it will cut down on yellow flag laps that used to be run while the cars were fished out of the sandbox.
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen | Watkins Glen International
August 08, 2010 | Race 22 of 36 | Practice 2
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 124.065 71.092 Leader
2 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 123.807 71.240 -0.148
3 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie 123.755 71.270 -0.178
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite / Vortex 123.614 71.351 -0.259
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 123.607 71.355 -0.263
6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 123.541 71.393 -0.301
7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 123.533 71.398 -0.306
8 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 123.491 71.422 -0.330
9 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Insignia HDTV / Best Buy 123.424 71.461 -0.369
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 123.078 71.662 -0.570
11 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 123.059 71.673 -0.581
12 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 123.055 71.675 -0.583
13 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 123.031 71.689 -0.597
14 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 122.994 71.711 -0.619
15 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 122.884 71.775 -0.683
16 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 122.744 71.857 -0.765
17 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 122.658 71.907 -0.815
18 98 Paul Menard Ford Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 122.492 72.005 -0.913
19 83 Boris Said Toyota Red Bull 122.478 72.013 -0.921
20 36 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 122.362 72.081 -0.989
21 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 122.284 72.127 -1.035
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 122.230 72.159 -1.067
23 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 122.189 72.183 -1.091
24 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 122.176 72.191 -1.099
25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal 122.037 72.273 -1.181
26 09 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 121.966 72.315 -1.223
27 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 121.951 72.324 -1.232
28 26 Patrick Carpentier Ford Air National Guard 121.882 72.365 -1.273
29 7 Robby Gordon Toyota SpeedFactory.tv 121.822 72.401 -1.309
30 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 121.657 72.499 -1.407
31 46 J.J. Yeley Dodge InternationalTrucks / Whitney Motorsports 121.628 72.516 -1.424
32 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 121.563 72.555 -1.463
33 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 121.543 72.567 -1.475
34 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 121.508 72.588 -1.496
35 71 Andy Lally Chevrolet Adobe Road Winery / TaxSlayer.com 121.175 72.787 -1.695
36 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 121.046 72.865 -1.773
37 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza 120.691 73.079 -1.987
38 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 120.498 73.196 -2.104
39 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 120.487 73.203 -2.111
40 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 120.272 73.334 -2.242
41 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 119.528 73.790 -2.698
42 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 119.488 73.815 -2.723
43 37 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver's 119.250 73.962 -2.870
44 207 P.J. Jones Toyota SpeedFactory.tv 118.919 74.168 -3.076
45 235 Tony Ave Chevrolet TriStar Motorsports 118.620 74.355 -3.263
46 34 Kevin Conway* Ford Extenze 116.202 75.902 -4.810
* Denotes Rookie
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen | Watkins Glen International
August 08, 2010 | Race 22 of 36 | Practice 2
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 124.065 71.092 Leader
2 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 123.807 71.240 -0.148
3 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie 123.755 71.270 -0.178
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite / Vortex 123.614 71.351 -0.259
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 123.607 71.355 -0.263
6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 123.541 71.393 -0.301
7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 123.533 71.398 -0.306
8 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 123.491 71.422 -0.330
9 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Insignia HDTV / Best Buy 123.424 71.461 -0.369
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 123.078 71.662 -0.570
11 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 123.059 71.673 -0.581
12 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 123.055 71.675 -0.583
13 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 123.031 71.689 -0.597
14 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 122.994 71.711 -0.619
15 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 122.884 71.775 -0.683
16 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 122.744 71.857 -0.765
17 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 122.658 71.907 -0.815
18 98 Paul Menard Ford Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 122.492 72.005 -0.913
19 83 Boris Said Toyota Red Bull 122.478 72.013 -0.921
20 36 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 122.362 72.081 -0.989
21 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 122.284 72.127 -1.035
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 122.230 72.159 -1.067
23 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 122.189 72.183 -1.091
24 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 122.176 72.191 -1.099
25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal 122.037 72.273 -1.181
26 09 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 121.966 72.315 -1.223
27 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 121.951 72.324 -1.232
28 26 Patrick Carpentier Ford Air National Guard 121.882 72.365 -1.273
29 7 Robby Gordon Toyota SpeedFactory.tv 121.822 72.401 -1.309
30 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 121.657 72.499 -1.407
31 46 J.J. Yeley Dodge InternationalTrucks / Whitney Motorsports 121.628 72.516 -1.424
32 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 121.563 72.555 -1.463
33 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 121.543 72.567 -1.475
34 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 121.508 72.588 -1.496
35 71 Andy Lally Chevrolet Adobe Road Winery / TaxSlayer.com 121.175 72.787 -1.695
36 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 121.046 72.865 -1.773
37 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza 120.691 73.079 -1.987
38 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 120.498 73.196 -2.104
39 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 120.487 73.203 -2.111
40 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 120.272 73.334 -2.242
41 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 119.528 73.790 -2.698
42 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 119.488 73.815 -2.723
43 37 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver's 119.250 73.962 -2.870
44 207 P.J. Jones Toyota SpeedFactory.tv 118.919 74.168 -3.076
45 235 Tony Ave Chevrolet TriStar Motorsports 118.620 74.355 -3.263
46 34 Kevin Conway* Ford Extenze 116.202 75.902 -4.810
* Denotes Rookie
