A somewhat lacking weekend of Motorsports action won’t stop any of the series participating, in fact all but one series is racing at Road Courses. That series would be the World of Outlaws, whom will travel to Knoxville, Iowa for the Knoxville Nationals – an event that pits 71 cars in to uncountable races throughout four days. You can find all the pre race info and points in this weeks Motorsports Weekend between August 8-10.
NASCAR Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen International
Qualifying: Saturday at 11:40pm EST on ESPN2
Race: Sunday at 1:00pm EST on ESPN
Previous winner: Kyle Busch
LWOS’ pick to win: Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon hasn’t won a race at the Glen since 2001, but that won’t stop the red hot 43 year old from threatening in New York this weekend. Kyle Busch has always been able to do his thing there along with road course specialist, Marcos Ambrose. Ambrose is accompanied by a few other road course racing specialist who could secure their spot in the Chase by winning this one. Nelson Piquet Jr. will be one to watch as it’s his Sprint Cup Debut, he’s been racing Global Rallycross this season and can navigate around the Glen.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Grid
Driver Pts.(Wins)
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 740(3)
2. Brad Keselowski 687(3)
3. Jimmie Johnson 633(3)
4. Jeff Gordon 757(2)
5. Joey Logano 633(2)
6. Carl Edwards 618(2)
7. Kevin Harvick 608(2)
8. Kyle Busch 611(1)
9. Denny Hamlin 532(1)
10. Aric Almirola 506(1)
11. Kurt Busch 488(1)
12. Matt Kenseth 668
13. Ryan Newman. 642
14. Clint Bowyer 617
15. Kyle Larson 595
16. Greg Biffle 590
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17. Kasey Kahne 589
18. Austin Dillon 588
19. Paul Menard 562
20. Marcos Ambrose 541
21. Brian Vickers 539
22. Tony Stewart 537
23. Jamie McMurray 536
24. Casey Mears 487
25. AJ Allmendinger 477
26. Martin Truex Jr. 477
27. R. Stenhouse Jr. 423
28. Danica Patrick 396
29. Justin Allgaier 371
30. Michael Annett 347
NASCAR Sprint Cup Entry List – Watkins Glen
Car# Driver Sponsor
1 Jamie McMurray Mcdonalds
2 Brad Keselowski Miller Light
3 Austin Dillon Dow Chemical
4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser
5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips
7 Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J
9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley
10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy
11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground
13 Casey Mears GEICO
14 Tony Stewart Rush Trucking
15 Clint Bowyer RK Motors
16 Greg Biffle 3M
17 R. Stenhouse Jr Ford EcoBoost
18 Kyle Busch M&M’s
20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General
22 Joey Logano Shell / Penzoil
23 Alex Bowman Dr. Pepper
24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger
26 Cole Whitt Bully Hill Vineyards
27 Paul Menard Splash / Menards
31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar
32 Boris Said Genny Light
33 Alex Kennedy MediaCAST
34 David Ragan Dockside Logistics
36 Reed Sorenson TBA
38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s
40 Landon Cassill Newtown Building Supplies
41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation
42 Kyle Larson Target
43 Aric Almirola Smithfield
47 AJ Allmendinger Scott Products
48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s
51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Professional Agriculture
55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine
66 Joe Nemechek Land Castle Title
77 Nelson Piquet Jr WORX
78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row
83 Ryan Truex Burger King
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr National Gaurd
95 Michael McDowell K-LOVE
98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing
99 Carl Edwards Kellogs
NASCAR Nationwide at Watkins Glen
Qualifying: Saturday at 9:40am EST on ESPN2
Race: Saturday at 2:15pm EST on ABC
Previous winner: Brad Keselowski
LWOS’ pick to win: Marcos Ambrose
A few cup specialists entered this race like always when it’s a Cup-Nationwide Double header, but some, like Marcos Ambrose, can really get some practice into the track. Ambrose will be a big threat in both races this weekend as will Brad Keselowski. The #22 NNS car is on a hot streak and BK is highly capable of carrying it to victory lane in back to back races.
NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings
Driver Pts./Behind
1. Chase Elliott 714/-0
2. Regan Smith 712/-2
3. Elliott Sadler 702/-12
4. Ty Dillon 702/-12
5. Brian Scott 673/-41
6. Trevor Bayne 673/-41
7. Chris Buescher 586/-128
8. Brendan Gaughan 584/-130
9. Ryan Reed 538/-176
10. James Buescher 533/-181
11. Landon Cassill 523/-190
12. Dylan Kwasniewski 510/-204
13. Dakoda Armstrong 472/-242
14. Mike Bliss 447/-267
15. Jeremy Clements 440/-274
NASCAR Nationwide Series Entry List – Watkins Glen
Car# Driver Sponsor
01 Landon Cassill G&K Services
2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge
3 Ty Dillon Yuengling Light Lager
4 Jeffrey Earnhardt teamjdmotorsports.com
6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare
7 Regan Smith AmericasPower.org
9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts
09 Marcos Ambrose Stanley
10 Blake Koch SupportMilitary.org
11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial
12 Joey Logano Snap-On
14 Eric McClure Hefty Ultimate / Reynolds Wrap
16 Ryan Reed ADA Drive to Stop Diabetes
17 Tanner Berryhill NationalCashLenders.com
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports
20 Matt Kenseth Resers
22 Brad Keselowski Hertz
23 Kevin O’Connell Rick Ware Racing-Lilly Trucking
24 Chris Cook TBA
28 J.J. Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage
31 D. Kwasniewski Rockstar
33 Paul Menard Turtle Wax / Menards
39 Ryan Sieg Pull-A-Part LLC
40 Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing
42 Kyle Larson Cartwheel by Target
43 D. Armstrong Charter Communications
44 Carlos Contreras 38 Special / Ingersoll Rand / VOLI
46 Matt DiBenedetto Curtis Key Plumbing
51 Jeremy Clements Allsouthelectric.com
52 Joey Gase TBA
54 Kyle Busch Monster Energy
55 B. Newberry Qore 24
60 Chris Buescher Kelloggs / Cheez-it
62 Brendan Gaughan South Point
70 Derrike Cope Youtheory
74 Roger Reuse TBA
75 Kenny Habul SunEnergy1
87 Joe Nemechek TBD
89 Morgan Shepherd Courtney Construction
93 Tomy Drissi JGL Racing
99 James Buescher Rheem
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on a bye week
Next Race: August 16 at Michigan
The truck series is heating up as they take to Michigan International Speedway on a Saturday, then turning around to Bristol on the Wednesday after. Two races in five days is sure to be a challenge for the teams, especially with such a close points race.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Standings
Driver Pts/Behind
1. Ryan Blaney 408/-0
2. Johnny Sauter 401/-7
3. Matt Crafton 396/-12
4. Ron Hornaday Jr 388/-20
5. Darrell Wallace Jr 377/-31
6. German Quiroga 365/-43
7. Ben Kennedy 364/-44
8. Timothy Peters 359/-49
9. Joey Coulter 353/-55
10. Jeb Burton 324/-84
ARCA Racing Series at Berlin
Qualifying: Saturday at 5:30pm EST
Race: Saturday at 8:15pm EST
Previous winner: Erik Jones
LWOS’ pick to win: Mason Mitchell
Mason Mitchell comes into Berlin with his largest points lead of the season. His rival, Grant Enfinger switched teams midway through the season and came up short at Pocono last week after wrecking early and grabbing a 26th place finish.
ARCA Points
Driver Pts./Behind
1. Mason Mitchell 3250/-0
2. Grant Enfinger 3175/-75
3. Frank Kimmell 2980/-270
4. Tom Hessert 2935/-315
5. Justin Boston 2780/-470
Formula 1 on a bye week
Next Race: August 24 at Belgium
With F1 at Mid Summer break, LWOS will be covering F1 Flashbacks to Spa events of the past. Silly Season is also beginning to be in full swing, so you should notice a few articles that we’ll have regularly in the next few weeks.
F1 Standings
1. Nico Rosberg 202/-0
2. Louis Hamilton 191/-11
3. Daniel Ricciardo 131/-71
4. Fernando Alonso 115/-87
5. Valterri Bottas 95/-107
6. Sebastian Vettell 88/-114
7. Nico Hulkenburg 69/-133
8. Jensen Button 60/-142
9. Felipe Massa 40/-162
10. Kevin Magnussen37/-165
Verizon IndyCar Series on a bye week
Next Race: August 17 at Milwaukee
The Verizon IndyCar Series’ race to the championship is in the works, being the last bye week of the year. Milwaukee kicks off three back to back races and will see a heated battle between Will Power and Helio Castroneves. Ryan Hunter-Reay and Simon Pagenaud need to make up some ground before California, the last race of the season.
Verizon IndyCar Series Standings
1. Will Power 548/-0
2. Helio Castroneves 544/-4
3. Ryan Hunter-Rae 485/-63
4. Simon Pagenaud 484/-64
5. Jaun Montoya 388/-101
6. Scott Dixon 440/-108
7. Carlos Munoz 416/-132
8. Sebastien Bordais 400/-148
9. Tony Kanaan 389/-159
10. Marco Andretti 383/-165
Tudor IMSA United Sports Car Championship at Road America
Qualifying: Saturday at 4:20pm EST on imsa.com
Race: Sunday at 6:30pm EST on FS1
LWOS’ pick to win: (P) Scott Mayer / James Hinchcliffe, (PC) Duncan Ende / Bruno Junqueira, (GT LM) Wolf Henzler / Bryan Sellers, (GTD) Nelson Canache Jr. / Spencer Pumpelly
The IMSA series heads to Road America on a road to the championship and with four races to go in the year, the points are as close as they can be. It’s sure to be great racing and great competition in the 2 hour, 45 minute Shootout, and it’s one race that viewers will love.
Tudor IMSA United Sports Car Points
Prototype (P)
1. Joao Barbosa 249/-0
1. Christian Fittipaldi 249/-0
2. Jordan Taylor 247/-2
2. Ricky Taylor 247/-2
3. Michael Valiente 238/-11
3. Richard Westbrook 238/-11
Prototype Challenge (PC)
1. Jon Bennett 200/-0
1. Colin Braun 200/-0
2. Martin Fuentes 156/-44
3. Ringer Vanderzande 153/-47
4. Duncan Ende 147/-53
4. Bruno Junqueira 147/-53
GT Le Mans (GTLM)
1. Antonio Garcia 219/-0
1. Jan Magnussen 219/-0
2. Jonathan Bomarito 206/-13
2. Kuno Wittmer 206/-13
3. Bill Auberlen 197/-22
3. Andy Priaulx 197/-22
GT Daytona (GTD)
1. Townsend Bell 193/-0
1. Bill Sweedler 193/-0
2. Len Keen 184/-9
2. Cooper McNeil 184/-9
3. Christopher Hause 183/-10
3. Bryce Miller 183/-10
Red bull Global Rallycross on a bye week
Next Race: August 23 at Daytona
Global Rallycross has reached very high ratings this year and it’s about to go even higher, points leader, Nelson Piquet Jr, makes his Sprint Cup Debut this weekend at Watkins Glen. They’re bound to talk about GRC on TV so the publicity just keeps going.
Global Rallycross Standings
Driver Points/Behind
1. Nelson Piquet Jr 227/-0
2. Scott Speed 181/-46
3. Steve Arpin 164/-63
4. Joni Wiman 162/-65
5. Ken Block 155/-72
6. Patrick Sandell 120/-107
7. Tanner Foust 112/-115
8. Sveere Isachsen 109/-118
9. Austin Dyne 102/-125
10. Bucky Lasek 87/-140
Formula Drift on a bye week
Next Race: September 13 at Texas
Chris Forsberg is running away with the championship, and with just two events left, Fredric Aasbo and Vaughn Gittin Jr. will have to book it if they want to catch the former champ. A long break in the series gives the drivers the chance to get ready for the most action packed racing of the year at Texas.
Formula Drift Standings
Driver Points/Behind
1. Forsberg 353.00/-0.00
2. Aasbo 294.00/-59.00
3. Gittin Jr. 288.00/-65.00
4. Moen 242.00/-111.00
5. Bakchis 189.50/-163.50
World Of Outlaws at Knoxville (Knoxville Nationals)
Qualifying: Thursday and Friday throughout the day
Race: 5 mains, first starts at 8:15pm EST
Previous winner: Donny Schatz
LWOS’ pick to win: Steve Kinser
The Knoxville Nationals brings a new spectacle of racing into Sprint Cars. The non-points event features a purse of nearly $1 million. Live coverage and results can be found on twitter, just give me a follow on Twitter @cfchangs9 as I post live points and race results during all three nights this year.
Formula E Preview
First Race: September 13 at Beijing
Formula E will take to the track for the first time in a little over a month. The new series features fuel efficient, earth friendly cars, and a new spectacle to watch. The countdown – 33 days.
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