2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen

The 2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 11 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45-mile (4.023  km) road course, it was the twenty-second race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his third of the season, while Brad Keselowski finished second. Martin Truex, Jr., Carl Edwards and Juan Pablo Montoya rounded out the top five.

2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
Race details
Race 22 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date August 11, 2013
Location Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (5.43 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.9 km)
Weather Temperatures up to 78.1 °F (25.6 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1]
Average speed 87.001 mph (140.015 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Richard Petty Motorsports
Time 68.777 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports
Laps 51
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
Nielsen Ratings 2.7 (4.171 million viewers)

This is the first NASCAR race since the 1998 NAPA 500 without Five-Time Watkins Glen winner Tony Stewart.

Report

Background
The short course at Watkins Glen International.

Watkins Glen International is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Sonoma Raceway.[2] The standard short road course at Watkins Glen International is a 7-turn course that is 2.45 miles (3.94 km) long;[3] the track was modified in 1992, adding the Inner Loop, which lengthened the long course to 3.4 miles (5.5 km) and the short course to the current length of 2.45 miles (3.94 km).[4] Marcos Ambrose was the defending race winner after winning the race in 2011 and 2012.[5]

On August 6, it was announced that Tony Stewart would not be participating after breaking both bones in his right leg in a Sprint car accident at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on the night of August 5.[6][7] Instead, road racing veteran Max Papis would step in and replace Stewart for the Watkins Glen event, with future drivers to be decided for the next four or five oval races.[8] This marked the first race since his debut in the 1999 Daytona 500 that a Sprint Cup race did not have Stewart in the field, ending a streak of 521 straight starts for Stewart.

Qualifying order

Source:[9]

Start

The race was scheduled to start at 1:18 p.m. EDT, Marcos Ambrose led the field to the green flag on lap 1.

1st caution, restart and wreck

The first caution came out on lap 15 for a crash by Jeff Gordon in the back straightaway, the race restarted on lap 19, a couple of laps later, the second caution came out for a multi-car crash in the straightaway, by lap 41, the race was red flagged for seven minutes for cleanup on the track, the race restarted on lap 43.

Quarter mark

The third caution came out when Kyle Busch spun into the tires, and was out of gas, the race restarted on lap 63, A couple of laps later, the fourth caution came out for a wreck again on lap 80, some cars were involved in the crash, the race restarted on lap 86, and the fifth caution came out on lap 85 for a crash by Marcos Ambrose, The race restarted on lap 88, and Kyle Busch won his race at Watkins-Glen.

Results

Qualifying
Marcos Ambrose scored the pole position.
Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord68.777128.241
2 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota68.929127.958
3 56Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota69.197127.462
4 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingToyota69.213127.433
5 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota69.231127.400
6 1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet69.245127.374
7 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet69.369127.146
8 2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord69.372127.141
9 22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord69.388127.111
10 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota69.428127.038
11 42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet69.486126.932
12 35Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord69.546126.823
13 78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet69.551126.813
14 39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet69.577126.766
15 55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota69.715126.515
16 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord69.743126.464
17 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord69.791126.377
18 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet69.802126.357
19 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet69.822126.321
20 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota69.884126.209
21 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord69.931126.124
22 31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet69.952126.086
23 51Owen KellyPhoenix RacingChevrolet69.994126.011
24 33Ron FellowsCircle SportChevrolet70.042125.924
25 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet70.069125.876
26 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet70.161125.711
27 32Boris SaidFAS Lane RacingFord70.163125.707
28 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet70.228125.591
29 14Max PapisStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet70.229125.589
30 13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord70.622124.890
31 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord70.646124.848
32 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord70.677124.793
33 17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord70.800124.576
34 36Victor Gonzalez, Jr.Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet71.199123.878
35 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet71.273123.750
36 83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota71.297123.708
37 19Alex KennedyHumphrey Smith RacingToyota71.309123.687
38 93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota71.338123.637
39 30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota71.616123.157
40 7Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet71.652123.095
41 40Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet72.293122.004
42 87Tomy DrissiNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota73.320120.295
43 52Brian KeselowskiBrian Keselowski MotorsportsToyota74.165118.924
Source:"http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6048&StatType=Qualifying

Race results
Kyle Busch won the race.
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points1
1 518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota902147
2 82Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord90042
3 356Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota90041
4 1699Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord90040
5 1142Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet90140
6 215Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota90038
7 922Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord90037
8 1848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet90036
9 1378Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet90035
10 447A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingToyota90034
11 61Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet90134
12 3013Casey MearsGermain RacingFord90032
13 2629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet90832
14 1439Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet90030
15 2914Max PapisStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet9000[2]
16 1716Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord90028
17 727Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet90027
18 3317Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord90026
19 2011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota90025
20 3510Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet90024
21 3134David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord90023
22 2732Boris SaidFAS Lane RacingFord90022
23 1020Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota90021
24 2351Owen KellyPhoenix RacingChevrolet9000[2]
25 2138David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord90019
26 2231Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet90018
27 407Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet90017
28 4140Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet9000[2]
29 3719Alex KennedyHumphrey Smith RacingToyota90015
30 2588Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet85014
31 19Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord845115
32 1555Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota8400[2]
33 3930David StremmeSwan RacingToyota83011
34 195Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet82010
35 2433Ron FellowsCircle SportChevrolet7409
36 2824Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6508
37 3243Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord5807
38 1235Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord5806
39 4352Brian KeselowskiBrian Keselowski MotorsportsToyota4705
40 3893Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota4104
41 3436Victor Gonzalez, Jr.Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet3903
42 4287Tomy DrissiNEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota3902
43 3683David ReutimannBK RacingToyota401
Notes
  1. ^1 Points include 3 Chase for the Sprint Cup points for winning, 1 point for leading a lap, and 1 point for most laps led.
  2. a b c d Ineligible for drivers' championship points.

Standings after the race

References
  1. "2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  2. White, Rea (August 5, 2010). "Road course races challenge the specialists". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  3. "Watkins Glen". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. "Watkins Glen History". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  5. "2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  6. "Stewart breaks leg in sprint race". Fox News. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  7. Gluck, Jeff; Andy Hamilton (August 6, 2013). "Tony Stewart suffers broken leg in sprint car crash". USA Today. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  8. "Stewart could face 4-6 weeks of recovery time"
  9. "Sprint Cup qualifying order at Watkins Glen". NASCAR. August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
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