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1 3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
2 5 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite/Vortex Dodge
3 11 47 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie Toyota
4 4 43 A J Allmendinger Insignia HDTV Ford
5 1 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
6 2 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
7 6 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet
8 10 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
9 22 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
10 16 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
11 20 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet
12 19 39 Ryan Newman U.S.Army Chevrolet
13 31 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
14 12 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge
15 25 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Toyota
16 23 98 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford
17 36 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Ford
18 33 71 Andy Lally Adobe Road Winery/TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
19 24 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
20 32 12 Brad Keselowski No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge
21 17 26 Patrick Carpentier Air Guard Ford
22 28 13 Max Papis GEICO Toyota
23 30 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
24 7 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
25 35 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
26 40 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet
27 43 38 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
28 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
29 38 19 Elliott Sadler Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford
30 41 37 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver’s Ford
31 42 34 Kevin Conway # Extenze Ford
32 34 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
33 18 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
34 27 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet
35 29 09 Bobby Labonte Phoenix Construction Chevrolet Chevrolet
36 15 7 Robby Gordon Speed Factory.TV Toyota
37 14 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota
38 13 83 Boris Said Red Bull Toyota
39 37 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
40 21 36 Ron Fellows Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
41 39 07 P J Jones SpeedFactory.TV Toyota
42 26 55 Michael McDowell PRISM Motorsports Toyota
43 8 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota

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RACE RECAP | WATKINS GLEN
10 Jeff Gordon
9 Jeff Burton
8 Kyle Busch
7 Tony Stewart
6 Jamie McMurray
5 Carl Edwards
4 AJ Allmendinger
3 Marcos Ambrose
2 Kurt Busch

VICTORY LANE

1 Juan Pablo Montoya takes home his second career Cup Series win (first was Infineon), snapping a 113 race winless streak. He led the most laps in dominating fashion.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Kyle Busch started the race in the pits with problems from his lead box.

-Clint Bowyer went behind the wall with drive shaft problems to his 33, and drops out of the Top 12 in points finishing 32nd

-Boris Said was dumped by Tony Stewart fighting for the same piece of racetrack and the 83 car was heavily damaged

-Robby Gordon had transmission problems

-Jimmie Johnson had battery issues and later wrecked with Denny Hamlin near the entrance to pit road. Johnson finished 28th, Hamlin 37th.

Up Next: Michigan
4 Races until the Chase starts

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By Reid Spencer

Sporting News – NASCAR Wire Service
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Aug. 7, 2010) Marcos Ambrose didn’t drive like a man in limbo.

Though his future is uncertain, with his announced departure from JTG/Daugherty Racing for parts—or team—unknown, Ambrose drove immaculately Saturday afternoon in picking up his third straight NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Watkins Glen International, winning the Zippo 200 from the pole.

During a 16-lap run to the finish, Ambrose pulled away to win by 2.834 seconds over Joey Logano, who, for once, was happy to settle for second place.

“It was a wonderful day for us,” said Ambrose, who has not announced plans for next year, though the rumor mill says he’s likely to land in a NASCAR Sprint Cup ride at Richard Petty Motorsports. “We’ve had our troubles at JTG this year, and we’re parting ways at the end of the season, and this is a really fitting way to finish this thing off.”

There’s also unfinished business. Ambrose will start 11th in Sunday’s Cup race at the Glen, hoping to become the first driver to sweep both races at the 2.45-mile road course.

“We’ve got another job to do (Sunday), so I won’t have too many beers tonight,” he said.

Ambrose passed eventual fifth-place finisher Kyle Busch for the lead on Lap 41, hanging Busch behind lapped traffic as the cars roared uphill through Turns 2-4. By the time Ambrose reached the Bus Stop chicane, he had pulled ahead of Busch and remained out front through a pair of caution periods in the final 30 laps.

Kevin Harvick finished third, followed by series points leader Brad Keselowski and Busch. Ron Fellows, Nelson Piquet Jr., Jacques Villeneuve, Steve Wallace and Michael McDowell completed the top 10.

Logano surprised himself with his strong performance on the road circuit.

“I was pretty pumped out about how the car ran today,” Logano said. “Road courses and me never got along before. It’s cool to see yourself improve every time you get to a place like this.”

Part of that improvement was attributable to following Ambrose for much of the race. Before a 10-car wreck in Turn 2 caused a stoppage of more than 25 minutes, Logano kept pace with the race winner.

“Marcos is pretty good through the Bus Stop—just watching the line, the curbs he hits, the way he hits ’em, the speed he carries—I definitely learned a lot,” Logano said. “I feel like I picked up the most through there and was able to be pretty good by the end of the race.”

Note: Keselowski expanded his advantage in the series standings to 327 points over second-place Carl Edwards, who fell out of the race after 25 laps because of an engine failure and finished 33rd.