August 2011

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1 16 Greg Biffle Pure Michigan Ford 37.826 190.345
2 17 Matt Kenseth Kroger Ford 37.853 190.209
3 39 Ryan Newman WIX Filters Chevrolet 37.980 189.573
4 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 38.036 189.294
5 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 38.057 189.190
6 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 38.094 189.006
7 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 38.149 188.734
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet 38.162 188.669
9 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 38.176 188.600
10 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet 38.204 188.462
11 27 Paul Menard Duracell / Menards Chevrolet 38.221 188.378
12 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 38.226 188.353
13 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 38.251 188.230
14 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 38.275 188.112
15 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 38.280 188.088
16 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 38.286 188.058
17 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 38.297 188.004
18 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet 38.298 187.999

PODCAST: The Final Lap #170 – Chris Myers from Showtime’s Inside NASCAR

19 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 38.344 187.774
20 21 Trevor Bayne (i) JDRF / Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford 38.347 187.759

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Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion, is coming
off the first win of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career when he won
Monday’s rain-delayed race at Watkins Glen International. Ambrose
talked about the aftermath of that victory as part of NASCAR’s weekly
teleconference this afternoon.

MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion – DO YOU FEEL REDEMPTION
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED IN SONOMA A YEAR AGO? “I was trying hard to
forget about Infineon Raceway, but I have to say winning for the first
time in the Sprint Cup Series is incredible, a huge achievement, and
I’m just very thankful for the opportunity that I’ve been given here
at Richard Petty Motorsports with the help of Stanley and DeWalt.
It’s been a dream weekend for me and I’ve totally erased my memories
of Sonoma from this moment forward.”

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SHOW #170 – Our guest this week is Chris Myers from Showtime’s Inside NASCAR and NASCAR on FOX.  Plus Paul and I chat about all of the Watkins Glen stories, Boris Vs. Biffle, Johnson Vs. Kurt, Ambrose finally wins, and much more.  This is a packed show. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop

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Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Kurt and Kyle Busch
will be first to run on PIR’s new surface as part of Goodyear tire test on August 29-30

(PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Goodyear, the exclusive tire for NASCAR, will test Phoenix International Raceway’s new surface August 29-30, with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch participating. The testing sessions will be closed to the general public. All testing activities are subject to weather.