Date: Aug. 11, 2013
Event: 355k at The Glen (Round 22 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (2.45-mile, 11-turn road course)
Winner: Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
SHR Finish:
Ryan Newman (Started 14th, Finished 14th / Running, completed 90 of 90 laps)
Max Papis (Started 29th, Finished 15th / Running, completed 90 of 90 laps)
Danica Patrick (Started 35th, Finished 20th / Running, completed 90 of 90 laps)
SHR Points:
Ryan Newman (14th with 605 points, 203 out of first; 20 behind 10th)
Tony Stewart (17th with 594 points, 214 out of first; 31 behind 10th)
Danica Patrick (27th with 397 points, 411 out of first; 228 behind 10th)
No. 14 car owner points (11th with 623 points, 185 out of first)
Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation 30th Anniversary Chevrolet SS, led the way for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) Sunday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International by finishing 14th in the 355k at The Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
It was Newman’s seventh top-15 finish in 12 career starts at Watkins Glen.
Max Papis, interim driver of the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS as he substitutes for the injured Tony Stewart, finished 15th. It was his second top-15 finish in four career Sprint Cup starts at Watkins Glen.
Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for SHR, finished 20th. It was Patrick’s 32nd career Sprint Cup start and her first at Watkins Glen.
Kyle Busch won the 355k at The Glen to score his 27th career Sprint Cup victory, his third of the season and his second at Watkins Glen.
Brad Keselowski finished .486 of a second behind Busch in the runner-up spot, while Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards and Juan Pablo Montoya rounded out the top-five. Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and AJ Allmendinger comprised the remainder of the top-10.
There were eight caution periods for 21 laps, with nine drivers failing to finish the 90-lap race.
With round 22 of 36 complete, Newman leads the SHR contingent in the championship point standings. He moved up one spot to 14th place and has 605 points, 203 back of series leader Johnson and 20 behind 10th-place Truex. Stewart, who was forced to miss the race due to injury, dropped six spots to 17th with 594 points, 214 out of first and 31 points behind Truex. Patrick maintained her 27th-place standing and has 397 points, 411 behind Johnson and 228 away from 10th.
The No. 14 team is 11th in the owner standings with 623 points, 185 points behind the series-leading No. 48 team of Hendrick Motorsports.
Four races remain before the 12-driver, 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins Sept. 15 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. Only the top-10 in points are locked into the Chase. Positions 11 and 12 in the Chase are wild cards, awarded to the two drivers between 11th and 20th in points with the most wins. If multiple drivers have the same number of wins, a driver’s point standing serves as the tiebreaker.
Kasey Kahne, who is 12th in points, is the first wild card via his two wins, while Newman is the second wild card because he is the highest-standing driver between 11th and 20th with one victory.
Patrick, who is competing for Rookie of the Year honors against Ricky Stenhouse Jr., finished two spots behind Stenhouse, who placed 18th.
The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday, Aug. 18 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The race starts at 1 p.m. EDT, with live coverage provided by ESPN beginning with its pre-race show at noon.
