August 2011

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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Marcos Ambrose, Brad Keselowski talk thrilling Watkins Glen

Author: Dwight Drum racetake.com

The Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen—at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y—did not disappoint road course enthusiasts for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Some drivers on the fast twisting turns were disappointed, but most crossed the finish line ready for the next race.

Photo credit: NASCARMEDIA

This event had Marcos Ambrose and Kyle Busch chasing one another up front and after a fierce final lap crash a physical confrontation between Boris Said and Greg Biffle. That feud will linger in story for many laps to come.

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Roush Country Spells Good News For The Biff

Team owner Jack Roush’s business ventures are headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, near the two-mile Brooklyn track.

So it makes sense that his team – Roush Fenway Racing – is so strong there. The team has 11 wins at Michigan, which ties the Wood Brothers for most all-time there.

Greg Biffle surely hopes to make it a record-breaking 12. Biffle currently sits 13th in points, and sorely needs a win to enter the Chase discussion. Biffle, one of six drivers who won last year but remains winless in 2011, likely needs a Wild Card berth to land a Chase spot.

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Four Drivers May Lock Up Chase Spots This Weekend

This is usually the time drivers start to gobble up Chase spots.

Four drivers can clinch this weekend at Michigan. Leaving this weekend, to officially clinch a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, a driver has to have a 145-point lead over 11th place.

Those who can mathematically clinch this weekend: Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick. Busch and Edwards are currently 118 points ahead of 11th. Johnson is 112 and Harvick is 104.

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Keselowski, Hamlin Remain In Wild Card Spots

Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin both came into the weekend holding coveted Wild Card positions. They remain holding them after vastly different races at Watkins Glen.

Keselowski, who returns to his home track of Michigan this weekend, finished second, again fighting through a broken left ankle.

Hamlin struggled, finishing 36th after a late-race wreck. Hamlin has won two of the last three races at Michigan.

Also keep an eye on Paul Menard. A winner at Indianapolis, Menard now sits 15th in points.