Defending Watkins Glen race-winner Marcos Ambrose entered the Sprint Cup Series’ Finger Lakes 355 as the odds-on favorite to win. And Ambrose, who...
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Marcos Ambrose slips by Keselowski to win at Watkins Glen
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23 hours ago
Marcos Ambrose driving the No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford slipped by Brad Keselowski on the last lap of the race at Watkin’s Glen to win for the second year in a row.
Kyle Busch was leading the race reports are that he slipped on oil and got loose, at that point Keselowski got into him and turned him. [...]
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Ambrose now has wild-card shot
Watkins Glen International turned into a 2.45-mile slip-and-slide Sunday as NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers attempted to avoid oil and rain.
But Marcos Ambrose used his stellar road-course skills -- and a little luck -- in an effort to find a dry line with maximum grip on a track that was less than satisfactory after the No. 47 Toyota coated the surface with oil.
And when the track wasn...
Ambrose sneaks into wild-card picture
We saw an incredible road-course race Sunday at Watkins Glen.
You would have to look long and hard to find a finish like that on a road course. For that matter, other than maybe Daytona and Talladega -- where we know that just because you are leading the white-flag lap you probably wouldn't be the winner of the event -- you won't see a finish like we did Sunday very often...
Ambrose slides to win at The Glen
Via MyTeamRivals.com
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21 hours ago
Marcos Ambrose got by Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski on an oil-slicked race track on Sunday to claim victory in the Finger Lakes 355 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on Sunday. It was Ambrose’s second-straight win at the track.
“It just feels so good to be back here in victory lane,” Ambrose said.
Busch was in the lead as the white...
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21 hours ago
Marcos Ambrose out-slicks drivers in wild finish at Watkins Glen
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7 hours ago
In the final laps at Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen, Marcos Ambrose's chances for the checkered flag looked slim. After passing Brad Keselowski to move into second and staying neck-and-neck with the leader Kyle Busch, Keselowski got by Ambrose.
At this time, Bobby LaBonte's engine sprung an oil leak, spewing the slippery black gold all over the...
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Watkins Glen 2012: Race and Commercial Breakdown Compared to 2011
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Below is the race and commercial breakdown for the Finger Lakes 355k at Watkins Glen International Raceway from Sunday versus what it was a year ago.
Marcos Ambrose slid by Brad Keselowski to win his... [...]
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Marcos Ambrose Finger Lakes 355 At The Glen Race Recap
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Marcos Ambrose drove to his second-consecutive victory at Watkins Glen International in thrilling fashion as he traded spots for the lead multiple times coming to the checkered flag on an oil-slicked race track. Ambrose started the 90-lap race at “The Glen” from the fifth position. After losing a spot on the initial lap to Ryan Newman, Ambrose found his preferred line...
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Marcos Ambrose Prevails in Wild Finish to Repeat at Watkins Glen
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21 hours ago
On a track too greasy to provide traction, Marcos Ambrose surged from third to first on the final lap of Sunday's Finger Lakes 355 at Watkins Glen International and won the race in a slugfest with runner-up Brad Keselowski.
Keselowski had grabbed the lead in Turn 2 of the final circuit at the 2.45-mile road course, after he knocked Kyle Busch's No. 18 Toyota for a loop...
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21 hours ago
Marcos Ambrose Watkins Glen Media Transcript – Race Winner
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THE MODERATOR: We’ll get started with our winner’s press conference. We welcome Marcos Ambrose who won today’s race. Second victory here at Watkins Glen and second career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. With this win today, Marcos is now eligible for his second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race. This is his first victory of 2012.
Talk a...
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NASCAR: Wild Card Battle Heats Up For One-Race Winners
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Add another driver to the mix for the second Wild Card berth, the final Chase position available. With his second career win at Watkins Glen, Marcos Ambrose inserted himself into the Wild Card mix. Though he's yet to win at the Sprint Cup level on an oval track, which is a necessity if Ambrose hopes to make the Chase, anything is possible. There are now six drivers who...
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20 hours ago
Ford Racing Finger Lakes 355 At The Glen Race Recap
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5 hours ago
Marcos Ambrose recorded the second win of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career and second straight at Watkins Glen International. Today’s win is the third of the season for Ford Racing and 609th all-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This marks the second time in 2012 that Ford Racing has swept a NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide weekend. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Greg...
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Ambrose, Keselowski final lap an all-time classic
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21 hours ago
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — All Richard Petty could huff to a radio reporter as he sprinted toward Victory Lane was, “I can’t believe that stuff he does with that car.”
The King was talking about his driver, Finger Lakes 355 winner Marcos Ambrose, but he could have just as well been talking about Brad Keselowski. The final laps Sunday were at Watkins Glen, but with...
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Ford Racing Watkins Glen Qualifying Report
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1 day ago
Marcos Ambrose led the way for the Ford Racing drivers by qualifying 5th for the Finger Lakes 355 At The Glen from Watkins Glen International. The next highest Ford driver was Michael McDowell in 11th place, a great run for a team that normally parks races. Greg Biffle (15th) and Carl Edwards (18th) were the only other Ford drivers in the top 20. Below is reactions from those Ford...
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Video: The amazing French call of the wild NASCAR finish at Watkins Glen
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NASCAR had one of the most exciting final laps in its history yesterday at Watkins Glen. The last lap brought back memories of Petty v Pearson at the 1976 Daytona 500 and Kurt Busch's classic Darlington duel with Ricky Craven in 2003. Kyle Busch took the white flag first, but careened off the track in the first turn. Busch was then spun by Brad Keselowski in Turn 2 (who said...
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Ambrose Passes Keselowski on the Final Lap for Win
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5 hours ago
One of the best races we have ever witnessed sent Marcos Ambrose to victory lane for the second year in a row at Watkins Glen. Going into the final lap Ambrose was third and he crossed the finish line first. Many factors affected the end of the race but oil was the biggest one. After Bobby Labonte blew his engine with two to go, he laid oil all over the track and the leaders would...
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