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Old August 8th, 2008, 08:15 AM   #1
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Nationwide cars run at Watkins Glen Saturday at 2:30 on ABC
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Old August 8th, 2008, 08:15 AM   #2
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When you look at the entry list for Saturday's final road-course event of the season, the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International (2:30 p.m. ET, ABC), you see successful road-course drivers like Patrick Carpentier, Max Papis, Dario Franchitti, Marcos Ambrose, Robby Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch.
One name that isn't usually mentioned in the same breath with other road-course studs is Kevin Harvick -- and it should be.
Although he doesn't get the credit, Harvick is one of the better road-course drivers in the Nationwide Series, and Watkins Glen is one of his stronger tracks as he comes back this season to defend his win.
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Old August 8th, 2008, 09:37 PM   #3
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Old August 10th, 2008, 10:11 AM   #4
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Marcose Ambrose caught a break when NASCAR called a debris caution while Ambrose was on pit road for a fuel stop on Lap 49. That gave the Australian driver enough gas to reach the finish when the race went green the rest of the way after a restart on Lap 54.
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Tad Geschickter, owner of Ambrose's Ford, had previously announced a partnership with ESPN announcer Brad Daugherty, who provided commentary on the race from the TV booth.
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On Lap 54, Carl Edwards' Ford slid into the Chevrolet of Clint Bowyer in Turn 1, sending both cars off course. Edwards, who took responsibility for the incident, finished 25th, two positions behind Bowyer, who saw his lead shrink to 128 points over second-place Keselowski
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Kyle Busch survived an early-race penalty when his team failed to control a tire on pit road to finish second, 4.336 seconds behind Ambrose
Busch also drove away from a 360-degree spin in Turn 11 after contact with Burton's Chevrolet on Lap 62.
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Ambrose took the lead on Lap 79 of 82 after both Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Burton ran out of fuel in front of him on successive laps.
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Matt Kenseth came home third -- his first top-five finish in either of NASCAR's top two series -- followed by Kevin Harvick and polesitter Dario Franchitti.
Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Jason Leffler, David Ragan and Brad Coleman completed the top 10.
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In his 59th Nationwide Series start in the No. 59 Ford, Ambrose won the Zippo 200 at the 2.45-mile road course. The first career victory was redemption of sorts for Ambrose, whose dominant run last week in the road race at Montreal was waylaid by a pit road speeding penalty.
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