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Jones overcame some trouble in qualifying on Saturday and rebounded with a fourth-place finish in Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen, his fourth consecutive finish of fourth or better. Jones started 14th in the race following trouble in qualifying that saw him blow Turn 1 and suffer a flat tire on his first run on the track. NASCAR allowed his team to change the tire and he went back out to ...Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott defeats Martin Truex Jr. again at Watkins Glen for his 2nd victory of the season View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick says William Byron had to "stand his ground" in his NASCAR Cup Series clash with Kyle Busch at Watkins Glen View the full article

Johnson, who finished 19th, aimed his frustrations at Ryan Blaney after the two had contact during the final stage of the race. "Yeah he just drove through me in the Carousel over there," said Johnson. "I was trying to hear what he had to say but his lips were quivering so bad and he can't even speak. I guess he's nervous or scared or both. I don't know what the hell the problem is. He just ...Keep reading View the full article

Truex again found himself chasing down Chase Elliott for the win at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on Sunday, but once again he came up short. Read Also: Chase Elliott tops Truex at Watkins Glen for second straight year Most of the race, Elliott maintained a solid lead but late in the race Truex was able to get to Truex’s rear bumper but was never able to make a pass ...Keep reading View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott resited pressure from Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr to clinch a second NASCAR Cup win of 2019 at Watkins Glen View the full article

Bakkerud started on pole position for the final in Canada, thanks to a lights-to-flag victory in semi-final two, before the Norwegian then repeated the performance in the main event to score his first win since the Argentine round in 2016. Bakkerud capitalised when the event’s dominant force, Niclas Gronholm, made a poor start from pole in semi-final one and didn’t make the final. That ...Keep reading View the full article

In almost an exact replay of a year ago, Elliot deftly held off a furious charge from Truex, answering every challenge over the final 50-lap final stage. The win is Elliott’s second of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season and fifth of his career – all coming in the last 12 months. Denny Hamlin finished third, Erik Jones fourth and Ryan Blaney rounded out the ...Keep reading View the full article

Elliott, looking for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series win at the Glen, was being challenged for the lead by Martin Truex Jr. with one lap remaining in the 20-lap stage but a caution for Bubba Wallace froze the field. Truex ended up second, Kevin Harvick third, Clint Bowyer fourth and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top-five. Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, most of the ...Keep reading View the full article

The Latest: Chase Elliott wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen View the full article

The Latest: Chase Elliott wins second stage of NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen View the full article

The Latest: Chase Elliott wins first stage of NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen View the full article

Elliott, looking for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series win at the Glen, started on the pole and took command early, easily holding off Denny Hamlin for the stage win. Martin Truex Jr. was third, Kyle Busch recovered from an early spin to finish fourth and William Byron completed the top-five. Elliott took the early lead and just as Lap 2 began, Kyle Busch spun in Turn 1 but was able ...Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen for the second straight time View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to go racing at The Glen View the full article

Tanak began the final day of the rally with 16.4 seconds in hand over Citroen driver Lappi, and extended the gap to 21.1s ahead of the closing Power Stage. The Estonian topped the 11.12-km test, 0.6s faster than Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville, to score the maximum 30 points and win the rally by 25.6s over Lappi. Despite only setting the seventh-fastest time on the Power Stage, Lappi was ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson likes what he sees in new crew chief View the full article

Allmendinger was part of a wild final lap battle with Austin Cindric in Saturday’s Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, with Cindric finally coming out on top for his first career victory. Read Also: Cindric bests Allmendinger for first Xfinity win at Watkins Glen Allmendinger’s No. 10 Chevrolet failed post-race inspection, as the car did not meet the ...Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott wins pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen International View the full article

The Hyundai i20 driver took an early joker lap in his Q1 race from second in a bid to overhaul leader Anton Marklund, but after dropping valuable time in traffic, Marklund was able to beat Gronholm at the joker merge on the final tour. Gronholm wound up sixth. Having then been beaten into the lead of his race in Q2 by Marklund’s GCK teammate Guerlain Chicherit, Gronholm again ducked into the ...Keep reading View the full article

Elliott earned his first career win in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series last season at the Glen and will start on the pole for Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen as he attempts his second consecutive win at the road course. Elliott was fastest in both qualifying sessions, topping the final 10-minute session with an average lap speed of 127.297 mph. William Byron ended up second (127.144 ...Keep reading View the full article

On a restart on Lap 14 of 82 in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, Chastain got into Allgaier as both exited the inner loop, which send Allgaier spinning into the outside wall and doing damage to the rear end of his No. 7 Chevrolet. It took three pit stops for Allgaier’s team to repair the damage and he immediately began working his way back through the field. On the final ...Keep reading View the full article

On four new tires after a late-race pit stop, Cindric finally ran down then-leader Allmendinger with one of 82 laps remaining, to take the lead, but that was just the beginning. Over the final lap, Allmendinger nudged Cindric to briefly retake the lead. Cindric briefly ran off the course, returned and took the battle right back to Allmendinger, passing him again and holding on for the win in ...Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott is back at Watkins Glen International aiming to win on the historic road course for the second straight time View the full article

In the final minutes of Saturday’s final practice session, Elliott jumped to the top of the speed chart with an average lap of 126.901 mph – nearly a mile-and-a-half faster than second-place Martin Truex Jr. (125.418 mph). Matt DiBenedetto ended up third (125.391 mph), Michael McDowell fourth and Kyle Busch completed the top-five. Elliott picked up his first career Cup Series victory ...Keep reading View the full article