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Saturday afternoon at Watkins Glen International ended with Marcos Ambrose in Victory Lane for the Nationwide series Zippo 200. This win marked Ambrose’s fourth consecutive win at The Glen as he won it when he raced 2008, 2009, 2010 and today.
The Picks
Ashley McCubbin picked Marcos Ambrose, Kyle Busch and Regan Smith. Ambrose spun early but rebounded to win the race. Busch was also involved in that spin but was also able to rebound and finished second. Smith had a fast car for the majority of the day, but a loose wheel and overheating issues caused the team to lose a top ten finsihing position and finished 17th. Points: 39+38+23=100
Tayler Stiles picked Marcos Ambrose, Chase Elliot, and Brad Keselowski. Keselowski and Elliot were able to keep their cars clean for the duration of the race and finished fourth and sixth respectively. Points: 39+34+36=109
Kreistina Blinova picked Elliot Sadler, Landon Cassil and Elliot Sadler. Earnhardt finished 21, Cassil finished 33 and Sadler brought his car home seventh. Points: 33+19+7=59
Ronald Costigan picked Marcos Ambrose, Chase Elliot and Kyle Busch. Points: 39+34+38=111
Marshall Gabell picked Chase Elliot, Brian Scott, and Brad Keselowski. Scott continued his trend of finishing decently as he picked up his second top ten at The Glen, taking home tenth place. Points: 30+34+36=100
Justin Tucker picked Marcos Ambrose, Chase Elliot and Brad Keselowski. Points: 39+38+36=109
Kyle Magda picked Marcos Ambrose, Regan Smith and Kyle Busch. Points: 39+38+23=100
Terry Wagner picked Chase Elliot, Brad Keselowski Kyle Busch. Points: 34+38+36=108
Christina Cordner picked Brian Scott, Chase Elliot Marcos Ambrose. Points: 30+39+34=103
Billy Stiles Jr. picked Chase Elliot, Regan Smith and Kyle Busch. Points: 38+34+23=95
Billy Zardo picked Ty Dillon, Chase Elliot and Kyle Busch. In his first trip in the NNS to The Glen, Dillon did well, finishing a solid eighth place. Points: 32+34+38=104
Robert Hill picked Paul Menard, Kyle Busch and Chris Buescher. Paul Menard was quiet throughout the race and finished a respectable ninth place. Chris Buescher on the hand had a little bit more of a difficult day and finished back in the 29th position. Points: 31+11+38=80
Joni Stiles picked Ty Dillon, Regan Smith and Chase Elliot. Points: 32+23+34=89
Tyler Sontag picked Chase Elliot, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch. Points: 34+36+38=108
Jeni Harris picked Brendan Gaughan, Marcos Ambrose and Chase Elliot. While Gaughan might have won earlier this year at the first road course the NNS visited, he was not able to find that same luck and finished back in the 28th position. Points: 12+39+34= 85
The Results
1. Ronald Costigan – 111
2. Tayler Stiles and Justin Tucker – 109
3. Tyler Sontag and Terry Wagner – 108
4. Billy Zardon – 104
5. Christina Cordner – 103
6. Ashley McCubbin, Marshall Gabell and Kyle Magda – 100
7. Billy Stiles Jr – 95
8. Joni Stiles – 89
9. Jeni Harris – 85
10. Robert Hill – 80
11. Kreistina Blinova – 59
Nationwide Cup Series Standings
1. (Points Leader Post Road America) Ashley McCubbin 836+100=936
2. Ronald Costigan – 808+ 111-919
3. Justin Tucker – 810+109=919
4. Kyle Magda – 814+100=914
5. Tyler Sontag – 801+108=909
6. Terry Wagner – 766+108-874
7. Tayler Stiles – 754+109=863
8. Marshall Gabell – 760+100=860
9. Billy Zardo – 749+104=853
10. Billy Stiles Jr. – 751+95=846
11. Christina Cordner – 742+103=845
12. Joni Stiles – 739+89=828
13. Jeni Harris – 733+85=818
14. Robert Hill – 644+80=724
15. Kreistina Blinova – 535+59=594
Combined Points
1. (Points Leader Post NSCS Daytona) Kyle Magda –2145+100=2245
2. Ronald Costigan – 2128+111=2239
3. Ashley McCubbin – 2129+100-2229
4. Tyler Sontag – 2052+108=2160
5. Justin Tucker – 2036+109=2145
6. Marshall Gabell – 2039+100=2139
7. Billy Stiles Jr. – 2026+95=2121
8. Tayler Stiles – 1999+109=2108
9. Robert Hill – 2008+80=2088
10 .Joni Stiles – 1982+89=2071
11. Christina Cordner – 1963+103=2071
12. Terry Wagner – 1937+108=2045
13. Jeni Harris – 1956+85=2041
14. Billy Zardo –1864+104=1968
15. Kreistina Blinova – 1839+59=1898
