Together with Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch taking decorations in the last two Cup Series races, the third member of this”Big 3,” Martin Truex Jr., may feel his period to triumph is this weekend at Watkins Glen International (WGI).

Truex is the defending winner at Watkins Glen and contains top-10 finishes in his last two races there, and seven top 10s in 12 total starts on the street program. Problem is, no current driver has ever accomplished a repeat win in The Glen. Marcos Ambrose, who returned to race in his native Australia, is the last to win races .

Harvick, kyle Busch and Truex are the 3 favorites not just Sunday to win but also to hoist the Cup Series trophy in November.

Perhaps no one gets as excited about Watkins Glen’s road course as veteran A.J. Allmendinger, who punched his playoff ticket in the track in 2014. This week, allmendinger opened to take the checkers.

Allmendinger has six top-10 finishes in his last seven races at The Glen and has achieved the impressive task of finishing every lap (812) of each race he has competed in there.

Race setup
Distance: 220.5 kilometers (90 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Closing Stage (Ends on Lap 90).

The track

Watkins Glen, located in upstate New York, is a 7-turn, 2.45-mile road route that recently got a repave. Though the road-course is similar to Sonoma Raceway, it’s relatively flat with fewer twists, which makes it a faster route than its California sister.

Recent winners
2017: Martin Truex Jr..
2016: Denny Hamlin
2015: Joey Logano
2014: AJ Allmendinger
2013: Kyle Busch

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