Marcos Ambrose put on a dominating performance to win the Zippo 200 Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen International for the third year in a row.
Ambrose, the pole sitter, led 60 of 82 laps around the 2.45-mile road course and easily held off Joey Logano at the finish by 2.8 seconds for the win on Saturday. The 33-year-old Australian joined Terry Labonte as the only drivers to win three consecutive Nationwide races at Watkins Glen. Labonte accomplished the feat here from 1994-96. MiamiHerald.com
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.
“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 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.”
“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.” NASCAR.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 147 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 2 20 Joey Logano Toyota 3 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 4 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 6 88 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 7 27 Nelson Piquet Jr. Ford 8 32 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota 9 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 10 81 Michael McDowell Dodge 11 7 J.R. Fitzpatrick Chevrolet 12 10 Tayler Malsam Toyota 13 11 Brian Scott * Toyota 14 40 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 15 35 Tony Ave Chevrolet 16 23 Alex Kennedy Chevrolet 17 98 Paul Menard Ford 18 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 19 15 Michael Annett Toyota 20 159 Kyle Kelley Chevrolet 21 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 22 9 Boris Said Ford 23 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 24 70 Mark Green Chevrolet 25 1 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 26 16 Colin Braun * Ford 27 26 Brian Keselowski Dodge 28 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet 29 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota 30 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 31 24 Eric McClure Ford 32 21 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 33 60 Carl Edwards Ford 34 12 Justin Allgaier Dodge 35 38 Jason Leffler Toyota 36 6 Billy Johnson Ford 37 5 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Chevrolet 38 52 Joey Scarallo Ford 39 61 Chase Miller Ford 40 89 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet 41 92 Dan Brode Dodge 42 136 Kevin Hamlin Chevrolet 43 182 Matt Carter Dodge
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