Backstretch Motorsports

Win Locks Top Seed In Chase

Race Fast Facts
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

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Franchitti’s NNS Return Nets Pole and a Top Five

Race Fast Facts
Watkins Glen International
Zippo 200

Race Winner: Marcos Ambrose
Age: 31
Team : No. 59 - STP Ford
Owner: Tad Geschickter
Crew Chief: Gary Cogswell

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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 8, 2008) - One week after scoring an improbable first victory in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, AIM Autosport made victory number two look easy Friday night at Watkins Glen International.

Brian Frisselle and Mark Wilkins led 78 of the 82 laps to win the Crown Royal 200, Round 12 of the 2008 Rolex Series season showcasing the Daytona Prototypes.

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MARTIN TRUEX JR., NO. 1 BASS PRO SHOPS / TRACKER BOATS IMPALA SS, MAX SIEGEL, PRESIDENT OF DEI, JOHN STORY, VICE PRESIDENT OF MOTORSPORTS OPERATIONS FOR DEI met with media and discussed contract renewal, the state of DEI and plans for the future, and more.

ON RE-SIGNING WITH DEI:
TRUEX JR: “I’m excited and I’m glad to put an end to all the rumors and get rid of all the speculation and solidify my position at DEI. I’m looking forward to running the Bass Pro Shops No. 1 the rest of this year and next year. I’m looking forward to doing great things with the company and moving forward. This season has been kind of up and down for us, but I really believe in my race team. I believe in the things we’re doing at the shop that we can contend to win races and get back to the forum we had last year. I’m looking forward to starting that off this weekend here at Watkins Glen. We’ve run well here in the past. I’ve always had good success here in everything we’ve ever driven. Last year was a really good race for us here, probably one of the best I’ve ever driven at this race track. So I’m looking forward to the weekend. So hopefully we’ll start this thing off and have a good run this weekend and keep things going throughout the rest of the season and get prepared good for next year.”

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Watkins Glen, NY) — Heavy rains cancelled all on-track activities for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series today at Watkins Glen
Points leader Kyle Busch and second-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. will lead the 43-car field to the green on Sunday after the lineup was set according to the rulebook.

Marcos Ambrose will start the No. 21 Little Debbie Ford shotgun on the field.

Brain Simo and Boris Said will head home.

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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 7, 2008) — One week after scoring his first Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 victory, Brian Frisselle gained his first career pole position Thursday in qualifying for the Crown Royal 200, shattering the Watkins Glen International short course record in the process.

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GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Ready for Late-Season Rally and a Return to Winning Ways in Friday’s Crown Royal 200 at The Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 6, 2008) — Undeterred by an uncanny run of bad luck and equally determined to end the 2008 season on a high note, defending Crown Royal 200 race winners and reigning Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Champions GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, return to Watkins Glen International this Friday ready to mount a late-season rally in the final four races of the year.

The Crown Royal 200 sprint is scheduled for 82 laps with a two-hour time limit and joins last week’s Montreal 200 as one of the two shortest races of the season. The green flag is scheduled to drop at 6:30 p.m. ET and the race, which will be run on 8-8-08, is appropriately schedule to air on SPEED in same-day coverage at 8 p.m. ET.

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P.J. Jones to Drive No. 96 DLP HDTV Toyota at Watkins Glen

Veteran Road Racer will Sub for J.J. Yeley in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Aug. 5, 2008) – P.J. Jones will drive the No. 96 DLP HDTV Toyota Camry in Sunday’s Centurion Boats at The Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International road course, Hall of Fame Racing officials announced today.

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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Aug. 5, 2008) — Aric Almirola returns to NASCAR Sprint Cup racing, driving the No. 8 U.S. Army Chevrolet in this weekend’s road race at Watkins Glen International.

It will be the sixth Cup race of the season for the 24-year-old rookie and his first since last month’s announcement that he will pilot the No. 8 entry full-time for Dale Earnhardt Inc. in 2009.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 4, 2008) – At what point does Kyle Busch start worrying?

The battle for potential Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup bonus points got tighter this past weekend, with Carl Edwards picking up another 10 bonus points for his win at Pocono – pushing his total to 30.

Busch, with 70 bonus points, still has a 40-point lead – but his comfort zone is quickly shrinking.

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