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2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen

2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
Race details
Race 22 of 36 in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date August 11, 2013
Location Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (5.43 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.9 km)
Weather Temperatures up to 78.1 °F (25.6 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1]
Average speed 87.001 mph (140.015 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Petty Motorsports
Time 68.777 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports
Laps 51
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
Nielsen Ratings 2.7 (4.171 million viewers)

The 2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 11 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45-mile (4.023  km) road course, it was the twenty-second race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his third of the season, while Brad Keselowski finished second. Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards and Juan Pablo Montoya rounded out the top five.

This was the first NASCAR race since the 1998 NAPA 500 without 5-Time Watkins Glen winner Tony Stewart on the grid.

  1. ^ "2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 9, 2013.