NASCAR at Watkins Glen: Kasey Kahne feeling the heat from Kyle Busch - SportingNews.com
Busch will be in great position to start a new streak this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit heads to Watkins Glen for the second road race of the season. Having already won at Sonoma, Busch gets the chance to sweep the road courses in Sunday’s Cheez-It 355. Busch has won at Watkins Glen twice (2008, 2013), and he is the last Sprint Cup driver to sweep the road courses ('08). Similar to last season,... In six career starts at Watkins Glen, Allmendinger boasts one win, two top fives and four top 10s. He claims the second-best average finish (7. 8333), third-best driver rating (100. 5), third-best average running position (12. 288) and... If the season ended today, the following winless drivers ranked 11th through 16th on the Chase grid would make NASCAR’s playoffs: Jamie McMurray (11th, +97). Jeff Gordon (12th, +83). Paul Menard (13th, +57). Ryan Newman (14th, +50). Clint Bowyer... Kahne needs solid finishes in the final five races before the Chase because he will get bumped if/when Busch enters the top 30 in points. The Xfinity Series will also run at The Glen this weekend, while the Camping World Trucks Series takes the week off. Source: www.sportingnews.com
