Race details | |||
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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.