Together with Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch taking trophies from the past two Cup Series races, the third member of this”Big 3,” Martin Truex Jr., will feel his time to win is this weekend at Watkins Glen International (WGI).

Truex is the defending winner at Watkins Glen and has top-10 finishes in his last two races there, and seven top 10s in 12 total starts on the road course. Problem is, no driver has accomplished a repeat win in The Glen. Marcos Ambrose, who returned in his native Australia to race, is the final to win back races here in 2011-12.

Harvick, kyle Busch and Truex would be the 3 favorites not only Sunday to win but also to hoist the Cup Series trophy in November.

Perhaps nobody gets as excited about Watkins Glen’s road course as veteran A.J. Allmendinger, that hit his playoff ticket in the track in 2014. This past week allmendinger opened to take the checkers.

Allmendinger includes six top-10 finishes in his last seven races at The Glen and has accomplished the remarkable job of completing every lap (812) of each race he has competed in there.

Race setup
Distance: 220.5 miles (90 Laps); Period 1 (Ends on Lap 20), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Closing Phase (Ends on Lap 90).

The monitor
Watkins Glen, located in upstate New York, is a 7-turn, 2.45-mile street course that recently underwent a repave. While the road-course is very similar to Sonoma Raceway, it is relatively flat with fewer twists, making it a faster route than its California sister.

Recent winners
2017: Martin Truex Jr..
2016: Denny Hamlin
2015: Joey Logano
2014: AJ Allmendinger
2013: Kyle Busch

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