Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | | | Venue | Watkins Glen International | | Corporate sponsor | Crowley Foods | | First race | 1957 | | Distance | 220.5 miles (354.9 km) | | Number of laps | 90 | | Previous names | Unnamed/Unknown (1957, 64-1965) The Budweiser At The Glen (1986-1989) Budweiser At The Glen (1990-1993) The Bud At The Glen (1994-1998) Frontier @ the Glen (1999) Global Crossing @ The Glen (2000-2001) Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen (2002-2005) AMD at the Glen (2006) Centurion Boats at the Glen (2007-2008) | The Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen[1] is a 90-lap, 220.5 miles (354.9 km) long NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. It is one of two road course races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule, the other being the Toyota/Save Mart 350. The race was being called the NASCAR Sprint Cup at the Glen for the 2007 edition before Centurion Boats purchased the naming rights for three years. The 2007 race, won by Tony Stewart following a spin out by Jeff Gordon on the second-to-last lap, had one of the most exciting, yet strangest, finishes in the track's history. When NASCAR returned in 1986, they utilized the 1971 Six Hours course. In the 1991 race, J. D. McDuffie was killed in a crash in the Outer Loop, at the end of the backstrech. Following that crash, and another serious crash by IMSA driver, Tommy Kendall, the Inner Loop bus stop chicane was added just before the Outer Loop. NASCAR has since utilized this 2.45-mile (3.94 km) "short course," and has never utilized the "Boot" as the Indy Racing League has. [edit] Past winners | Year | Date | Driver | Car Make | Winner's Prize
(USD) | Distance
(miles) | Average Speed
(mph) | | Unnamed/Unknown | | 1957 | August 4, 1957 |  Buck Baker | '57 Chevrolet | $1,000 | 101.2 | 83.064 | | 1964 | July 19, 1964 |  Billy Wade | '64 Mercury | $1,425 | 151.8 | 97.988 | | 1965 | July 18, 1965 |  Marvin Panch | '65 Ford | $6,395 | 151.8 | 98.182 | | The Budweiser At The Glen | | 1986 | August 10, 1986 |  Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | $50,955 | 218.52 | 90.463 | | 1987 | August 10, 1987[2] |  Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | $52,925 | 218.52 | 90.682 | | 1988 | August 14, 1988 |  Ricky Rudd | Buick | $49,625 | 218.52 | 74.096 | | 1989 | August 13, 1989 | Rusty Wallace (2) | Pontiac | $56,400 | 218.52 | 87.242 | | Budweiser At The Glen | | 1990 | August 12, 1990 | Ricky Rudd (2) | Chevrolet | $55,000 | 218.52 | 92.452 | | 1991 | August 11, 1991 |  Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | $64,850 | 218.52 | 98.977 | | 1992 | August 9, 1992 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | $50,895 | 125.15[3] | 88.980 | | 1993 | August 8, 1993 |  Mark Martin | Ford | $166,110 | 220.5 | 84.771 | | The Bud At The Glen | | 1994 | August 14, 1994 | Mark Martin (2) | Ford | $85,100 | 220.5 | 93.752 | | 1995 | August 13, 1995 | Mark Martin (3) | Ford | $95,290 | 220.5 | 103.030 | | 1996 | August 11, 1996 |  Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | $88,740 | 220.5 | 92.334 | | 1997 | August 10, 1997 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | $139,120 | 220.5 | 91.294 | | 1998 | August 9, 1998 | Jeff Gordon (2) | Chevrolet | $152,970 | 220.5 | 94.466 | | Frontier @ the Glen | | 1999 | August 15, 1999 | Jeff Gordon (3) | Chevrolet | $119,860 | 220.5 | 87.722 | | Global Crossing @ the Glen | | 2000 | August 13, 2000 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | $124,870 | 220.5 | 91.336 | | Global Crossing at the Glen | | 2001 | August 12, 2001 | Jeff Gordon (4) | Chevrolet | $173,402 | 220.5 | 89.081 | | Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen | | 2002 | August 11, 2002 |  Tony Stewart | Pontiac | $165,303 | 220.5 | 82.208 | | 2003 | August 10, 2003 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | $156,272 | 220.5 | 90.441 | | Sirius at the Glen | | 2004 | August 15, 2004 | Tony Stewart (2) | Chevrolet | $195,288 | 220.5 | 92.249 | | Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen | | 2005 | August 14, 2005 | Tony Stewart (3) | Chevrolet | $269,006 | 225.4[4] | 86.804 | | AMD at the Glen | | 2006 | August 13, 2006 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | $223,161 | 220.5 | 76.718 | | Centurion Boats at the Glen | | 2007 | August 12, 2007 | Tony Stewart (4) | Chevrolet | $239,286 | 220.5 | 77.535 mph (124.780 km/h)[5] | | 2008 | August 10, 2008 |  Kyle Busch | Toyota | $227,000 | 220.5 | 97.148 mph (156.345 km/h)[6] | | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | | 2009 | August 10, 2009[7] | Tony Stewart (5) | Chevrolet | $234,648 | 220.5 | 97.148 | [edit] Manufacturer wins [edit] References - ^ [1]
- ^ Postponed to Monday due to rain
- ^ 51 laps / 124.95 miles due to rain
- ^ 92 laps / 225.77 miles due to green-white checkered finish
- ^ Jayski 2007 Watkins Glen Race Results Page
- ^ Jayski 2008 Watkins Glen Race Results Page
- ^ Postponed to Monday due to rain
Race length notes - 1957 race 44 laps (101.2 miles) of a 2.3-mile (3.7 km) course
- 1964-1965 races 66 laps (151.8 miles) of a 2.3-mile (3.7 km) course
- 1986-1991 races were run on the 2.428-mile 1971 Six Hours course (90 laps/218.52 miles)
- 1992-Present, the addition of the Inner Loop chicane lengthened the track to 2.454 miles (90 laps/220.86 miles)
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