| Next stop on the Nextel Cup Schedule is Watkins | | | | Going into Sunday's race, Kurt was in 13th place at 13 |
| Glen International | | | | points behind Dale Earnhardt Jr. Despite Dale |
| The weeks are rolling by and the race for the Chase | | | | Earnhardt Jr finishing second, Kurt was able to leap |
| is nearing its end. NASCAR has to be ecstatic with | | | | over Jr in the points standings and now sits 29 points |
| the standings heading into Watkins Glen next week. | | | | ahead in 12th position. |
| The biggest names in NASCAR so far are all qualifiers | | | | The win is a result of a resurgence Kurt Busch is |
| for the Chase. Unlike previous seasons where key | | | | having at Penske Racing. Over the last 5 races, Kurt |
| drivers missed the Chase (Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jeff | | | | has the second highest average finish of 8.4. Only the |
| Gordon in 2005 along with Tony Stewart in 2006), | | | | point's leader, Jeff Gordon, is hotter. Can Kurt keep |
| this years Chase promises to be the best ever. | | | | pouring it on over the final 5 races until the field for |
| Given this star-studded cast who has everything to | | | | the Chase for the Championship is set? |
| lose, next week's Centurion Boats at The Glen is | | | | Jimmie Johnson Back on Track |
| building up to be a can't miss race! Of all current | | | | Jimmie Johnson looked visibly relieved at the |
| drivers with 2 or more career starts at Watkins Glen | | | | conclusion of yesterday's Pennsylvania 500. Jimmie |
| International, Tony Stewart has had the most | | | | appeared to have gotten over the case of the |
| success. In 8 starts at the Glen, Tony has an | | | | shanks, the bad luck that plagues golfers, at Pocono. |
| average finish of 6th. | | | | Over the last 5 races, during crew chief Chad Knaus' |
| Also expect the following drivers to do well next | | | | absence, the #48 Lowe's team has had |
| week: | | | | uncharacteristic bad luck. The average finish over |
| Kevin Harvick - Average Finish 9th | | | | that stretch plummeted down to 19th best, and with |
| Robby Gordon - Average Finish 9th | | | | it so did Jimmie's standing in the points. |
| Carl Edwards - Average Finish 12th | | | | Bad luck, of course, is bad luck which indicates that |
| Jamie McMurray - Average Finish 13th | | | | no matter who is sitting atop the pit box, it's going |
| Next Week's Schedule: | | | | to happen. To a casual observer, it does seem |
| Nextel Cup: @ Watkins Glen International | | | | however, that when Chad Knaus sits upstairs, things |
| 8/10/07 - 03:10pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Centurion | | | | run a bit more smoothly. |
| Boats at The Glen Qualifying | | | | None-the-less, Johnson appears to be back on track |
| 8/11/07 - 01:50pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Centurion | | | | after finishing 5th in the Pennsylvania 500. He'll need |
| Boats at The Glen Practice | | | | luck next week when NASCAR heads to Watkins |
| 8/12/07 - 02:00pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Centurion | | | | Glen. |
| Boats at The Glen | | | | Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway Recap |
| Busch Series: @ Watkins Glen International | | | | It was a battle of the beer sponsors, but not really, |
| 8/10/07 - 05:30pm NASCAR Busch Series Zippo 200 | | | | as the cars came by on the final lap. Kurt Busch was |
| Practice | | | | out in front, and Dale Earnhardt Jr was a distant |
| 8/11/07 - 11:35am NASCAR Busch Series Zippo 200 | | | | second. Such was the day for Dale and the rest of |
| Qualifying | | | | the field in the Pennsylvania 500. |
| 8/11/07 - 03:30pm NASCAR Busch Series Zippo 200 | | | | No one could get close enough to Busch to even |
| Craftsman Truck Series: @ Nashville Superspeedway | | | | give him a love tap on the back bumper. Even |
| 8/11/07 - 12:30pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | | | | mishaps on the final pit stop that forced Busch to |
| Toyota Tundra 200 Qualifying | | | | restart in the 9th position couldn't hold him back. With |
| 8/11/07 - 05:30pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | | | | in a matter of laps, Busch was back at the front |
| Toyota Tundra 200 | | | | commanding the race. |
| Kurt Busch Gets 1st Win of 2007 | | | | In a rare attempt to be modest, Busch said, ``You |
| Kurt Busch dominated Pocono in a way no one has | | | | never for one instant think you have the race in the |
| dominated a NASCAR race in years. He led all but 25 | | | | bag. The only time I really thought about it was |
| laps of the Pennsylvania 500 and set a new Pocono | | | | coming to the checkered, lap 199 coming to 200.'' |
| Raceway record in the process. Not even lug nut | | | | Other drivers to note: |
| issues on pit road could keep Kurt "Kid Vegas" Busch | | | | Points leader, Jeff Gordon, continued on in his |
| from cashing in with his hot rod. | | | | domination of the point's standings. Gordon finished in |
| The win ended a long drought that had extended for | | | | 4th and increased his points lead to 366 over 2nd |
| 51 races back to the 2006 March race at Bristol. The | | | | place Denny Hamlin. |
| win could not have come at a better time for Busch. | | | | |