Race #22: Watkins Glen
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen
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- Race: Sunday, August 8, 2010 in Watkins Glen, NY
- Title Sponsor: Heluva Good!
- Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 1:18pm/et
NSCS Practice 1: 16th
NSCS Final Practice: 8th
NSCS Qualifying Order: 30th
NSCS Starting Position: 2nd
NSCS Pit Stall:
Finish:
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Event Schedule
Times are local to the Track
Friday, August 6
- 7:00am NSCS Garage Opens
- 8:00am Grandstands Open (Close 1 hour after track activity ends)
- 9:00am NNS Garage Opens
- 12:00pm – 1:50pm NSCS Practice
- 2:00pm – 4:00pm NNS Final Practice
- 4:10pm – 5:30pm NSCS Final Practice
- 7:00pm NSCS Garage Closes
- 7:00pm NNS Garage Closes
Saturday, August 9
- 6:00am NNS Garage Opens
- 7:00am NSCS Garage Opens
- 8:00am Grandstands Open (Close 1 hour after track activity ends)
- 9:10am NNS Qualifying
- 11:10am NSCS Qualifying
- 1:30pm NNS Driver Introduction
- 2:00pm NNS RACE – Zippo 200
- 3:00pm NSCS Garage Closes
Sunday, August 8
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- 7:00am NSCS Garage Opens
- 10:00am Grandstands Open (Close 1 hour after track activity ends)
- 12:30pm NSCS Driver Introduction
- 1:00pm NSCS RACE – Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen
NOTES - Jamie McMurray and No. 1 McDonald's Team
Watkins Glen History: This weekend marks McMurray’s eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at Watkins Glen International. In his seven prior starts at the track McMurray has an average start of 19.9 and an average finish of 20th. McMurray’s best start came in 2005 with 11th and best finish of third in 2006. He has only one DNF, coming just short of finishing last year’s event due to engine failure.
Pocono Recap: McMurray captured his first Brickyard 400 victory last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and welcomed the opportunity to return to Pocono, a track that has admittedly been one of McMurray’s arch enemies throughout his NSCS career. However, coming off an exciting victory and welcoming a new partner in AXE Twist to the team, McMurray and the No. 1 Team looked to change their luck at the “Tricky Triangle.” McMurray and team fought handling issues for the majority of the weekend at Pocono Raceway, but did place a top-10 starting position of ninth. From the start of the 500-mile event, McMurray would fight an ill-handling race car and the team would have to battle back from two pit road speeding violations that caused a loss of two laps. Late-race strategy by McMurray’s Crew Chief, Kevin “Bono” Manion, as rain approached, put McMurray in position to finish inside the top 15, and possibly the top 10. But, the rain dispersed and the field would go back to racing. McMurray’s No.1 AXE Twist Machine would fall off quicker than expected, and he would bring his machine home on the lead lap in a respectable 22nd position.
Golden Arches Return: McMurray and team will welcome back the familiar red, black and gold colors of McDonald’s this weekend when the NSCS returns to Watkins Glen International Raceway. The Golden Arches have seen an incredible amount of success this season, particularly at Darlington and Chicagoland Speedway. At Darlington, the No.1 McDonald’s Team set a new track qualifying record, going on to finish second in the Southern 500. McMurray and team also brought home the second pole award for McDonald’s at Chicagoland Speedway en-route to a fifth-place finish at McDonald’s home track.
McMurray Makes A Pit Stop at Binghamton, New York McDonald’s: 2010 Daytona 500 Champion and Brickyard 400 Winner Jamie McMurray will make a pit stop at the McDonald’s located at 167 Main Street in Binghamton, NY on Thursday, Aug. 5 from 5-6pm ET. The driver will sign autographs for fans in attendance and spend some time in the kitchen with the McDonald’s “Drive-Thru Crew” making his favorite sandwich, The Big Mac.
Honorary Chairman: Chip Ganassi, who is leading his racing teams through one of the most successful motorsports seasons in history this year, has agreed to serve as the Honorary Chairman of the 22nd Annual Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Ceremony. The ceremony will be held on the evening of Wednesday, August 25, in downtown Detroit, Michigan. As Honorary Chairman, Ganassi will preside over the formal black-tie induction ceremony at the Fillmore Theater in the heart of downtown Detroit. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America features more than 30 racing and high performance vehicles. The constantly changing collection features racing machines from the motorsports world of Indy Cars, Stock Cars, Sports Cars, Can-Am, Trans-Am, Sprint Cars, Powerboats, Truck Racing, Drag Racing, Motorcycles, Air Racing and even Snowmobiles.
CHASSIS INFO
No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet (NSCS): Chassis #1012. The No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet team will bring chassis #1012 to Watkins Glen. This chassis was first used at Infineon Raceway in June where McMurray finished 15th. The team also tested the chassis two weeks ago at Road Atlanta.
Originally Posted by joshw26
Awesome to hear! Hope everything keeps going good for you, and I'm sure Jamie will put a show on for you guys.
