You, the Internet, have until Friday night to vote on the People’s Pitstop lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Here is some information to help you make your selections.
Track basics: Watkins Glen International in upstate New York is a road course that, at 2.45 miles, is almost as long as this race’s official name: the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen. (The over/under on number of official mentions of that name in Sunday’s ESPN broadcast: 1.5.) Also, with its 11 turns, this course is less straightforward than a certain quarterback’s stance on training camp.
Recent winners: Tony Stewart (2009), Kyle Busch (2008), Tony Stewart (2007).
Who wins here a lot: As you might have guessed from that last item, Stewart leads active NASCAR drivers with five victories at Watkins Glen. He’s followed by Jeff Gordon (four) and Mark Martin (three).
On the road again: Yes, NASCAR is making the second of its two annual Sprint Cup trips to a place where drivers have to drive a little bit more like you and I drive. That’s why, in addition to having you click here for the weekly fantasy preview from Yahoo Sports, we at the People’s Pigskin will urge you to click here and read Nick Bromberg’s assessment of NASCAR’s top road racers (and the loyal readers’ response).
Oh, and don’t forget to vote in the racing and football polls.
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[…] 4. Kyle Busch. He’s the last driver other than Stewart to win at this track, but you already knew that. […]
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