2015 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
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The 2015 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on August 9, 2015 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45 mile (3.94 km) road course, it was the 22nd race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Joey Logano won the race, his second of the season. Kyle Busch finished second. Kevin Harvick finished third. Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five.
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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Race 22 of 36 in the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | August 9, 2015 (2015-08-09) | ||
Location | Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.45 mi (3.94 km) | ||
Distance | 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.6 km) | ||
Weather | Clear blue skies with a temperature of 77 °F (25 °C); wind out of the north/northeast at 5 mph (8.0 km/h). | ||
Average speed | 91.420 mph (147.126 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | JTG Daugherty Racing | ||
Time | 1:08.993 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
Laps | 29 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBCSN | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
Nielsen Ratings |
2.4/5 (Overnight)[10] 2.5/5 (Final)[11] 4.0 Million viewers[11] | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth Announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & Esses), Mike Bagley (Backstraight, Inner Loop & 5) and Kurt Becker (10 & 11) |
A. J. Allmendinger won the pole for the race and led 21 laps on his way to a 24th-place finish. Kevin Harvick lead a race high of 29 laps on his way to a third-place finish. The race had eight lead changes among eight different drivers, five cautions for 16 laps and one red flag for nine minutes and three seconds.
This was the tenth career victory for Joey Logano, second of the season, first at Watkins Glen and first at the track for Team Penske. The win brought Logano to within 42–points of Kevin Harvick in the points standings. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Ford left Watkins Glen trailing Chevrolet by 70–points in the manufacturer standings.
The Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was carried by NBC Sports on the cable/satellite NBCSN network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.