Monday, August 4, 2014
Boris Said to drive Genny Light car at Watkins Glen
Tim Dugger back for Red Cat Summer Stage Concert
“Tim Dugger is a huge hit with our fans! It might even be fair to say that he has created his own WGI following,” stated Michael Printup, President of Watkins Glen International. “The Red Cat Summer Stage continues to be an added bonus for our fans and the nonstop weekend excitement leading up to the Cheez-It™ 355 race on Sunday.”
Tim Dugger first appeared at The Glen as the headliner for the 2013 Red Cat Summer Stage Concert, where he was very well received by fans. After listening to fan feedback, Watkins Glen International decided to bring Tim Dugger back as the headliner, along with another fan favorite, the Zac Brown Tribute Band.
Born and raised in Alabama, Tim Dugger grew up in a family deeply rooted in country values and began singing gospel music at the tender age of seven. Continuing his passion for music, Tim formed multiple bands and continued performing as a teen. A die-hard NASCAR fan, Dugger began performing in bars and clubs near popular race-tracks. Eventually the friendships and connections made through these shows led to a record deal with Sidewalk Records. Tim has performed with a variety of popular country artist such as Trace Adkins, Craig Morgan, Sara Evans, and Diamond Rio. His current single “You Know Who We Are” has become a popular request on Sirius XM’s The Highway and is available for download on iTunes.
Opening the Red Cat Summer Stage Concert, the Zac Brown Tribute Band (ZBTB) is considered the nation’s premier Zac Brown tribute band and the only 7-piece tribute band in the country. With all members hailing from New York State, the Zac Brown Tribute Band presents audiences with a wide range of original songs as well as covers.
Beginning at 7:30 pm, after the Bully Hill Vineyards 125, on Friday August 8, the Red Cat Summer Stage Concert is located behind the Sir Jackie Stewart Grandstand. The concert is free to all guests with a weekend reserved or general admission ticket. Tickets for the Cheez-It™ 355 at The Glen weekend are still available for purchase online at www.TheGlen.com, or by calling 866.461.RACE.(WGI)
Patrick to Appear in Budweiser Turn 1 Tavern
Tickets are still available for the Budweiser Turn 1 Tavern but they are going fast! In addition to this exceptional Q&A session, fans with Budweiser Turn 1 Tavern admission will enjoy food and beverages at a discounted rate all weekend long, along with a complimentary buffet lunch on both Saturday and Sunday. Budweiser Turn 1 Tavern hospitality admission provides fans with covered trackside viewing Friday through Sunday and may be purchased atwww.TheGlen.com for just $75. Facility gate admission is not included with the purchase of Budweiser Turn 1 Tavern hospitality.(WGI)
Earnhardt Jr. holds off Harvick to complete Sprint Cup season sweep at Pocono
Benefitting from impeccable pit strategy, Earnhardt led the final 14 laps and a car with the performance to hold off Kevin Harvick on a restart with three laps to go to ring up his third victory of the 2014 season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GoBowling.com 400.
"It wasn’t about luck this time," said Earnhardt, who roared past Brad Keselowski in the June race after Keselowski caught a piece of trash in his grill and began to overheat.
Earnhardt credited crew chief Steve Letarte and his team for not resting on their laurels at Pocono.
"We were determined to go home from the last win and improve the car," Earnhardt said. "Steve and the guys studied and improved the setup. We had a little luck on the win the last time with Keselowski having the debris and we wanted to be in the driver’s seat this go-round with a faster car."
Letarte said the homework paid off in a faster Chevrolet.
"I feel we unloaded a better car for the second Pocono than we did the first Pocono," he said. "You cannot ever assume a winning car is going to be good enough the next week. While we were excited to win (in June) and we’ll take it, there was room for improvement, so we worked very hard between that race and this race."
The result was Earnhardt’s second season sweep of his career (Talladega 2002). He also became the first driver to sweep at Pocono since Denny Hamlin in 2006.
Almost from the outset, Sunday’s 400-miler was a battle of pit strategies regarding fuel strategy and tires. Throw in a 13-car wreck that took much of the field out of contention for the final 34 laps and crew chiefs had their hands full.
Letarte made the ultimate decision to take four fresh tires with 39 laps to go, then bring Earnhardt back for a splash of gas 10 laps later.
"All we needed to get there was a gallon or two while the rest of the guys in front of us needed four tires and a full tank," Earnhardt said "We were on pit road for two seconds in the box and they were in their pit stalls for 12-14 seconds. We were able to leapfrog those guys. We weren’t technically leading the race when the (next) caution came out, but we were ahead of those guys on where we needed to be.
"It takes a really, really smart guy to understand what to do and take those gambles. Sometimes they pay off and sometimes they don’t. I’ve got a lot of faith in Steve and the strategy he used today gave us the opportunity to get by some guys that we probably weren’t going to pass on the race track."
It was the fifth consecutive Sprint Cup victory at Pocono for Hendrick Motorsports, which also had Jeff Gordon in contention for much of the race.
Gordon, a six-time winner at Pocono, led a race-high 63 laps. He also became the first driver to lead 1,000 laps at Pocono and passed the 24,000 mark in career laps led in Sprint Cup competition.(NASCAR Media)
Friday, August 1, 2014
JTG Daugherty creates program to reward fans
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