Sunday, August 9, 2009

Nationwide Series: Ambrose Win at the Glen








When Marcos Ambrose and Kyle Busch came to the chicane, or "bus stop," on Lap 64 of Saturday's Zippo 200 at The Glen, Busch stopped out of necessity and Ambrose didn't. Ambrose's bold move into the chicane proved to be the winning pass, as the driver of the No. 47 Toyota held the lead the for the final 19 laps at Watkins Glen International to win the event for the second consecutive year.

Busch wasn't happy with the aggressive pass, which forced him to miss the chicane and stop on the track for a 3-second penalty, but he rallied to finish second, the record 10th consecutive time he has posted a first- or second-place result in a Nationwide race. Carl Edwards ran third, after Busch passed him to the outside through Turn 1 in the closing laps.

Pole-sitter Kevin Harvick came home fourth, followed by road-course specialist Ron Fellows. Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, David Ragan, Brad Keselowski and Scott Speed completed the top 10, respectively.