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Watkins Glen International
Centurion Boats at The Glen

Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team : No. 18 - M&M’S Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Steve Addington

Kyle Busch won the Centurion Boats at The Glen, his 12th victory in 136 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his eighth victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2008.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Watkins Glen International.
Tony Stewart (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in ten races at Watkins Glen International. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2008.
Marcos Ambrose (third) posted his first top-10 finish in just his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Patrick Carpentier (20th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 242 points over Carl Edwards.
Kyle Busch, who won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mexico City and at Infineon, became the first driver in NASCAR history to win three road-course races in the top three national series in the same season.

In Race for the Chase points, Kenseth assumes 12th, Bowyer drops outside to 13th.

A wild wreck in Turn 11 stopped the action on Lap 82 in what had been a relatively tame race to that point. Contact from the Toyota of Michael McDowell sent David Gilliland’s Ford spinning out of control into the guardrail. Sam Hornish Jr. slid sideways, driver’s-side-first, into the barrier of sand barrels dividing the racetrack from pit road.

Bobby Labonte limped away from his damaged No. 43 Dodge after the crash, which also damaged the cars of Michael Waltrip, Dave Blaney, Joe Nemechek, Max Papis and Reed Sorenson. Labonte was transported from the infield care center to a local hospital, where he was treated and released and cleared for competition.

McDowell and Gilliland were called to the NASCAR trailer after the incident to discuss the aggressive driving that triggered the wreck. No penalties were assessed.

After a stoppage of more than 43 minutes, the race restarted on Lap 86 with Busch leading Stewart to the green flag, followed by Ambrose, Montoya, Truex, Denny Hamlin and Harvick.

Notes: Jimmie Johnson had one of the strongest cars Sunday, but a flat left rear tire forced the No. 48 Chevrolet to make an early pit stop on Lap 42. Johnson rallied from the setback to finish seventh. … Busch swept both Cup road course races this season, having won at Infineon Raceway in June. He also won on the road course at Mexico City in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this year and finished second to Ambrose in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide race at The Glen. … Ambrose’s third-place finish was the first top five for the Wood Brothers since Ricky Rudd finished fourth at Bristol on Aug. 27, 2005. … Dale Earnhardt Jr. waited one lap too long to pit and got caught when the caution came out on Lap 64. Forced to pit under the yellow, he restarted 32nd on Lap 67, finished the race in 22nd and dropped from second to fourth in the Cup standings.

NASCAR Race Number 22
Unofficial Race Results for the Centurion Boats At The Glen - Sunday, August 10, 2008
Watkins Glen International - Watkins Glen, NY - 2.45 Mile Road
Total Race Length - 90 Laps - 220.5 Miles - Purse: $4,895,379

Leader
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Winnings Status Times Laps
1 1 18 Kyle Busch M&M’S Toyota 90 195 10 $227,000 Running 4 52
2 9 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 90 175 5 $192,036 Running 1 1
3 43 21 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie Ford 90 165 $141,095 Running
4 25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Big Red Slim Pack Dodge 90 165 5 $137,983 Running 1 2
5 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 90 155 $133,783 Running
6 11 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 90 150 $134,661 Running
7 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 90 151 5 $132,236 Running 1 2
8 10 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 90 142 $113,866 Running
9 3 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 90 138 $121,425 Running
10 19 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 90 134 $81,225 Running
11 37 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 90 130 $74,075 Running
12 13 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 90 127 $120,241 Running
13 32 01 Ron Fellows Bass Pro Shops/Red Head Chevrolet 90 124 $80,475 Running
14 7 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 90 121 $100,141 Running
15 22 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge 90 118 $96,520 Running
16 20 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 90 115 $76,800 Running
17 5 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 90 112 $109,833 Running
18 17 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 90 109 $75,925 Running
19 24 5 Casey Mears Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet 90 106 $81,950 Running
20 39 10 Patrick Carpentier # Charter Dodge 90 103 $67,600 Running
21 8 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 90 100 $75,400 Running
22 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 90 102 5 $74,800 Running 2 33
23 12 07 Clint Bowyer DIRECTV Chevrolet 90 94 $82,025 Running
24 40 45 Boris Said Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge 90 91 $84,458 Running
25 36 00 Michael McDowell # Champion Mortgage Toyota 90 88 $82,733 Running
26 16 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 90 85 $104,700 Running
27 31 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Dodge 90 82 $87,758 Running
28 27 15 Paul Menard Menards/Quaker State Chevrolet 90 79 $73,350 Running
29 6 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 90 76 $111,011 Running
30 14 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 90 73 $73,425 Running
31 30 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 90 70 $91,989 Running
32 34 77 Sam Hornish Jr. # Mobil 1 Dodge 90 67 $107,125 Running
33 28 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 89 64 $64,850 Running
34 35 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 89 61 $72,933 Running
35 15 8 Aric Almirola U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 89 58 $95,283 Running
36 23 28 Travis Kvapil Hitachi Power Tools Ford 89 55 $88,164 Running
37 38 96 P.J. Jones DLP HDTV Toyota 89 52 $68,825 Running
38 41 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 86 49 $60,650 Accident
39 33 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 83 46 $70,072 Running
40 26 38 David Gilliland Dish Network Turbo HD Ford 81 43 $60,390 Accident
41 29 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 81 40 $60,230 Accident
42 21 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerois Racing/Betty Crocker Dodge 81 37 $97,046 Accident
43 42 70 Max Papis Haas Automation Chevrolet 81 34 $60,373 Accident
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 87,000, Kyle Busch won the Centurion Boats at the Glen, his 12th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #6 Ragan (backup car); #45 Said (driver change) and #55 Waltrip (engine change).
Failed to Qualify: (2) * Brian Simo, #34; * Boris Said, #60.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 16 Mins, 11 Secs. Average Speed: 97.148 MPH Margin of Victory: 2.275 Seconds
Caution Flags: 4 for 9 laps: Laps: 49-50 (Debris); 65-66 (Debris); 79-81 (#12 spun turn 1); 84-85 (#00,22,38,41,43,55,70,77,78 accident frontstretch [Red Flag - 43:05 - Lap 84]).
Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers: Kyle Busch 1; D. Earnhardt Jr. 2-29; Kyle Busch 30-53; T. Stewart 54; Kyle Busch 55; J. Montoya 56-57; J. Johnson 58-59; D. Earnhardt Jr. 60-64; Kyle Busch 65-90.
Top 12 Driver Points: (1) Kyle Busch 3,254;(2) C. Edwards 3,012;(3) J. Johnson 3,010;(4) D. Earnhardt Jr. 2,985;(5) J. Burton 2,945;(6) J. Gordon 2,754;(7) T. Stewart 2,744;(8) K. Kahne 2,713;(9) D. Hamlin 2,689;(10) G. Biffle 2,689;(11) K. Harvick 2,670;(12) M. Kenseth 2,628.
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18
EA Sports Move of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Kyle Busch, #18 (120.507 mph, Lap 68)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Kyle Busch, #18 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Kurt Busch, #2
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Martin Truex, Jr, #1 (.07 seconds) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Patrick Carpentier, #10
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Kyle Busch, #18 USG Improving the Finish : Marcus Ambrose, #21 (40 Places)
WIX Lap Leader : Kyle Busch, #18 (52 Laps)
Next Race: Aug. 17, 2008 - Michigan International Speedway