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Sprint Cup Race #22 of 36 for the 2008 season
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Race: Sunday, August 10, 2008 in Watkins Glen, NY
Title Sponsor: Centurion Boats
Track: Watkins Glen International
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:17pm/et
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Television Coverage/Re-air/TV Team

SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 11:00am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace
NASCAR Countdown: ESPN - 1:00pm/et
TV: ESPN 2:00 pm/et

Announcers: Dr. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake
Studio: Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Monday, August 11 at 2:00am/et on ESPN2
Monday, August 11 at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic
Thursday, August 14 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and Thursday, August 14 at 5:30pm/et on HD Net (High Def)
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Radio Coverage This Week

Motor Racing Network
Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Practice Dates/Times/TV

Practices:
Friday, August 8, 11:45am - 1:20pm/et, TV-ESPN2
Saturday, August 9, 12:00 - 12:45pm/et, TV-SPEED

Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, August 9, 1:20 - 2:20pm/et on TV-ESPN2
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Qualifying Information/Times/TV

Qualifying Draw: Friday, August 8, 10:45am/et

Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42 [if no past champ prov used, then 43rd goes next fastest non top-35 driver], Friday, August 8 at 3:10pm/et, TV-ESPN2 AND live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Track Diagram:


Track Website: Watkins Glen International

Track Specs:
a 2.45-mile paved road course.
90 laps, 220.5 miles
It has 11 turns with a variety of banking in turns ranging from 6 degrees to 10 degrees.
The length of the frontstretch is 2,141 feet and the length of the backstretch is 1,839 feet.
Watkins Glen International has hosted the race since 1986.
Grandstand seating capacity: approx 41,000
Opened: 1956
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Former winners of the courtesy of Wikipedia.Org:

The Glen 101.2
1957 August 4, 1957 Buck Baker '57 Chevrolet

The Glen 151.8
1964 July 19, 1964 Billy Wade '64 Mercury
1965 July 18, 1965 Marvin Panch '65 Ford

The Budweiser At The Glen
1986 August 10, 1986 Tim Richmond Chevrolet
1987 August 10, 1987 Rusty Wallace Pontiac
1988 August 14, 1988 Ricky Rudd Buick
1989 August 13, 1989 Rusty Wallace (2) Pontiac

Budweiser At The Glen
1990 August 12, 1990 Ricky Rudd (2) Chevrolet
1991 August 11, 1991 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet
1992 August 9, 1992 Kyle Petty Pontiac
1993 August 8, 1993 Mark Martin Ford

The Bud At The Glen
1994 August 14, 1994 Mark Martin (2) Ford
1995 August 13, 1995 Mark Martin (3) Ford
1996 August 11, 1996 Geoffrey Bodine Ford
1997 August 10, 1997 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
1998 August 9, 1998 Jeff Gordon (2) Chevrolet

Frontier @ the Glen
1999 August 15, 1999 Jeff Gordon (3) Chevrolet

Global Crossing @ the Glen
2000 August 13, 2000 Steve Park Chevrolet

Global Crossing at the Glen
2001 August 12, 2001 Jeff Gordon (4) Chevrolet

Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen
2002 August 11, 2002 Tony Stewart
2003 August 10, 2003 Robby Gordon

Sirius at the Glen
2004 August 15, 2004 Tony Stewart (2) Chevrolet

Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen
2005 August 14, 2005 Tony Stewart (3) Chevrolet

AMD at the Glen
2006 August 13, 2006 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet

Centurion Boats at the Glen
2007 August 12, 2007 Tony Stewart (4) Chevrolet

[Mike S.]

Centurion Boats at the Glen Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com

Qualifying was cancelled due to rain. The field is set by the current 2008 owners points

Pos Car# Driver Make Reason
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 1st in Owners Pts
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 2nd in Owners Pts
3 99 Carl Edwards Ford 3rd in Owners Pts
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 4th in Owners Pts
5 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 5th in Owners Pts
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 6th in Owners Pts
7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 7th in Owners Pts
8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 8th in Owners Pts
9 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 9th in Owners Pts
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 10th in Owners Pts
11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 11th in Owners Pts
12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 12th in Owners Pts
13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 13th in Owners Pts
14 6 David Ragan Ford 14th in Owners Pts
15 8 Aric Almirola Chevy 15th in Owners Pts
16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 16th in Owners Pts
17 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 17th in Owners Pts
18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 18th in Owners Pts
19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 19th in Owners Pts
20 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 20th in Owners Pts
21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 21st in Owners Pts
22 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 22nd in Owners Pts
23 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 23rd in Owners Pts
24 5 Casey Mears Chevy 24th in Owners Pts
25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 25th in Owners Pts
26 38 David Gilliland Ford 26th in Owners Pts
27 15 Paul Menard Chevy 27th in Owners Pts
28 44 David Reutimann Toyota 28th in Owners Pts
29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 29th in Owners Pts
30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 30th in Owners Pts
31 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 31st in Owners Pts
32 01 Ron Fellows Chevy 32nd in Owners Pts
33 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 33rd in Owners Pts
34 77 Sam Hornish Jr.# Dodge 34th in Owners Pts
35 66 Scott Riggs Chevy 35th in Owners Pts
36 00 Michael McDowell# Toyota 21 attempts, 36th in Owners Pts
37 84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 21 attempts, 37th in Owners Pts
38 96 P.J. Jones Toyota 21 attempts, 38th in Owners Pts
39 10 Patrick Carpentier# Dodge 21, 39th in Owners Pts
40 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 21, 40th in Owners Pts
41 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy 21, 41st in Owners Pts
42 70 Max Papis Chevy 21 attempts, 42nd in Owners Pts
43 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford 21 attempts, 43rd in Owners Pts
DNQ 34 Brian Simo Ford 19 attempts, 45th in Owners Pts
DNQ 60 Boris Said Ford 3 attempts, 50th in Owners Pts

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Even though its my local track, I hate the Glenn. Road tracks bore me. Plus it's supposed to rain all weekend. Should make for a good race.

[Mike S.]

Centurion Boats at the Glen Results courtesy of Nascar.com

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 195/10 90 Running
2 9 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 175/5 90 Running
3 41 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie 165/0 90 Running
4 25 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Big Red Slim Pack 165/5 90 Running
5 16 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 155/0 90 Running
6 11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 150/0 90 Running
7 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 151/5 90 Running
8 10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 142/0 90 Running
9 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 138/0 90 Running
10 19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 134/0 90 Running
11 35 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 130/0 90 Running
12 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 127/0 90 Running
13 30 01 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Red Head 124/0 90 Running
14 7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 121/0 90 Running
15 20 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy / Garmin 118/0 90 Running
16 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 115/0 90 Running
17 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 112/0 90 Running
18 17 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 109/0 90 Running
19 22 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 106/0 90 Running
20 37 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Charter Comm. 103/0 90 Running
21 8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 100/0 90 Running
22 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 102/5 90 Running
23 12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 94/0 90 Running
24 42 45 Boris Said Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 91/0 90 Running
25 34 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 88/0 90 Running
26 14 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 85/0 90 Running
27 31 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 82/0 90 Running
28 27 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 79/0 90 Running
29 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 76/0 90 Running
30 40 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 73/0 90 Running
31 28 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 70/0 90 Running
32 32 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 67/0 90 Running
33 26 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 64/0 89 Running
34 33 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 61/0 89 Running
35 15 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 58/0 89 Running
36 23 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools 55/0 89 Running
37 36 96 P.J. Jones Toyota DLP HDTV 52/0 89 Running
38 39 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 49/0 86 Accident
39 43 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 46/0 83 Accident
40 24 38 David Gilliland Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 43/0 81 Accident
41 29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 40/0 81 Accident
42 21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 37/0 81 Accident
43 38 70 Max Papis Chevrolet Haas Automation 34/0 81 Accident