Together with Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch taking trophies from the last two Cup Series races, the next member of the”Big 3,” Martin Truex Jr., may feel his period to triumph is this weekend at Watkins Glen International (WGI).
Truex is the defending winner in Watkins Glen and has top-10 finishes in his last two races there, and seven top 10s in 12 total starts on the road program. Problem is, no present driver has accomplished a repeat win in The Glen. Marcos Ambrose, who returned in his native Australia, is the final to win races here.
Harvick, kyle Busch and Truex would be the three favorites Sunday to win but also to hoist the Cup Series trophy in November.
Perhaps nobody gets as excited about Watkins Glen’s street course as veteran A.J. Allmendinger, that hit his playoff ticket in the street in 2014. This past week allmendinger started to take the checkers.
Allmendinger has six top-10 finishes in his last seven races at The Glen and has accomplished the impressive task of finishing every lap (812) of every race he’s competed in there.
Race setup
Distance: 220.5 kilometers (90 Laps); Period 1 (Ends on Lap 20), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Final Phase (Ends on Lap 90).
The monitor
Watkins Glen, located in upstate New York, is a 7-turn, 2.45-mile street course that recently underwent a repave. Though the road-course is very similar to Sonoma Raceway, it’s relatively flat with fewer turns, making it a faster route than its California sister.
Recent winners
2017: Martin Truex Jr..
2016: Denny Hamlin
2015: Joey Logano
2014: AJ Allmendinger
2013: Kyle Busch
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