# 2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen

The 2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 11 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45-mile (4.023 km) road course, it was the twenty-second race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his third of the season, while Brad Keselowski finished second. Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards and Juan Pablo Montoya rounded out the top five.
This was the first NASCAR race since the 1998 NAPA 500 without 5-Time Watkins Glen winner Tony Stewart on the grid.

## Report
### Background

Watkins Glen International is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Sonoma Raceway. The standard short road course at Watkins Glen International is a 7-turn course that is 2.45 miles (3.94 km) long; the track was modified in 1992, adding the Inner Loop, which lengthened the long course to 3.4 miles (5.5 km) and the short course to the current length of 2.45 miles (3.94 km). Marcos Ambrose was the defending race winner after winning the race in 2011 and 2012.
On August 6, it was announced that Tony Stewart would not be participating after breaking both bones in his right leg in a Sprint car accident at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on the night of August 5. Instead, road racing veteran Max Papis would step in and replace Stewart for the Watkins Glen event, with future drivers to be decided for the next four or five oval races. This marked the first race since his debut in the 1999 Daytona 500 that a Sprint Cup race did not have Stewart in the field, ending a streak of 521 straight starts for Stewart.

### Entry list

(R) - Denotes rookie driver.
(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | McDonald's Monopoly |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | Miller Lite |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance |
| 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Stanley Tools / DeWalt / CTC Jumpstart |
| 10 | Danica Patrick (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | FedEx Ground |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | GEICO |
| 14 | Max Papis (i) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | Peak / Duck Dynasty |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3M / 811 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Best Buy |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | M&M's |
| 19 | Alex Kennedy | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | MediaMaster |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | The Home Depot / Husky Tools |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | Shell / Pennzoil |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Splash / Menards |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Budweiser |
| 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | Genny Light |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Caterpillar |
| 32 | Boris Said | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | U.S. Chrome |
| 33 | Ron Fellows | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | Canadian Tire |
| 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Taco Bell |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Dockside Logistics |
| 36 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | IMCA / Mobil 1 |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Long John Silver's |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart–Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Haas Automation 30th Anniversary |
| 40 | Landon Cassill (i) | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | Interstate Moving Services |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Target |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Smithfield |
| 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | Scott Products |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's |
| 51 | Owen Kelly (i) | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction |
| 52 | Brian Keselowski | Brian Keselowski Motorsports | Toyota | Star Coach Race Tours |
| 55 | Brian Vickers (i) | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | Toyota Camry 30th Anniversary |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress |
| 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper |
| 87 | Tomy Drissi | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | The Counselor |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | National Guard |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Kellogg's / Cheez-It |
| Official entry list |||||

### Practice and qualifying
#### Qualifying order

Source:
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 36 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevy |
| 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevy |
| 19 | Alex Kennedy | Humphrey Smith Motorsports | Toyota |
| 40 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevy |
| 87 | Tomy Drissi | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota |
| 52 | Brian Keselowski | Brian Keselowski Motorsports | Toyota |
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota |
| 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevy |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota |
| 51 | Owen Kelly | Phoenix Racing | Chevy |
| 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing Company | Toyota |
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 14 | Max Papis | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevy |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevy |
| 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevy |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevy |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford |
| 32 | Boris Said | FAS Lane Racing | Ford |
| 33 | Ron Fellows | Circle Sport | Chevy |
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevy |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevy |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevy |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevy |
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevy |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevy |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevy |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevy |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford |

### Race
#### Start

The race was scheduled to start at 1:18 p.m. EDT, Marcos Ambrose led the field to the green flag on lap 1.

#### 1st caution, restart and wreck

The first caution came out on lap 15 for a crash by Jeff Gordon in the back straightaway, the race restarted on lap 19, a couple of laps later, the second caution came out for a multi-car crash in the straightaway, by lap 41, the race was red flagged for seven minutes for cleanup on the track, the race restarted on lap 43.

#### Quarter mark

The third caution came out when Kyle Busch spun into the tires, and was out of gas, the race restarted on lap 63, A couple of laps later, the fourth caution came out for a wreck again on lap 80, some cars were involved in the crash, the race restarted on lap 86, and the fifth caution came out on lap 85 for a crash by Marcos Ambrose, The race restarted on lap 88, and Kyle Busch won his race at Watkins-Glen.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 68.777 | 128.241 |
| 2 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 68.929 | 127.958 |
| 3 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 69.197 | 127.462 |
| 4 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 69.213 | 127.433 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 69.231 | 127.400 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 69.245 | 127.374 |
| 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 69.369 | 127.146 |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 69.372 | 127.141 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 69.388 | 127.111 |
| 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 69.428 | 127.038 |
| 11 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 69.486 | 126.932 |
| 12 | 35 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 69.546 | 126.823 |
| 13 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 69.551 | 126.813 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 69.577 | 126.766 |
| 15 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 69.715 | 126.515 |
| 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 69.743 | 126.464 |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 69.791 | 126.377 |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69.802 | 126.357 |
| 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69.822 | 126.321 |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 69.884 | 126.209 |
| 21 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 69.931 | 126.124 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 69.952 | 126.086 |
| 23 | 51 | Owen Kelly | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 69.994 | 126.011 |
| 24 | 33 | Ron Fellows | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 70.042 | 125.924 |
| 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70.069 | 125.876 |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 70.161 | 125.711 |
| 27 | 32 | Boris Said | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 70.163 | 125.707 |
| 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70.228 | 125.591 |
| 29 | 14 | Max Papis | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 70.229 | 125.589 |
| 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 70.622 | 124.890 |
| 31 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 70.646 | 124.848 |
| 32 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 70.677 | 124.793 |
| 33 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 70.800 | 124.576 |
| 34 | 36 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 71.199 | 123.878 |
| 35 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 71.273 | 123.750 |
| 36 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 71.297 | 123.708 |
| 37 | 19 | Alex Kennedy | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | 71.309 | 123.687 |
| 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 71.338 | 123.637 |
| 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | 71.616 | 123.157 |
| 40 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 71.652 | 123.095 |
| 41 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 72.293 | 122.004 |
| 42 | 87 | Tomy Drissi | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 73.320 | 120.295 |
| 43 | 52 | Brian Keselowski | Brian Keselowski Motorsports | Toyota | 74.165 | 118.924 |
| Source:"http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6048&StatType=Qualifying |||||||

### Race results

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Led | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 21 | 47 |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | 42 |
| 3 | 3 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 90 | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | 11 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 1 | 40 |
| 6 | 2 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 90 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | 13 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | 4 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 90 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 8 | 32 |
| 14 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | 29 | 14 | Max Papis | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 33 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | 26 |
| 19 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | 35 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | 31 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 90 | 0 | 23 |
| 22 | 27 | 32 | Boris Said | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | 23 | 51 | Owen Kelly | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 90 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | 40 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 41 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 19 | Alex Kennedy | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | 90 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 1 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 84 | 51 | 15 |
| 32 | 15 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Toyota | 83 | 0 | 11 |
| 34 | 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | 24 | 33 | Ron Fellows | Circle Sport | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | 9 |
| 36 | 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | 8 |
| 37 | 32 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 58 | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | 12 | 35 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 58 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 43 | 52 | Brian Keselowski | Brian Keselowski Motorsports | Toyota | 47 | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 41 | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | 34 | 36 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | 42 | 87 | Tomy Drissi | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | 36 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 | 1 |

#### Notes

   * ^1 Points include 3 Chase for the Sprint Cup points for winning, 1 point for leading a lap, and 1 point for most laps led.
   * $^a$ $^b$ $^c$ $^d$ Ineligible for drivers' championship points.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 808 |
| | 2 | Clint Bowyer | 733 (-75) |
| | 3 | Carl Edwards | 728 (-80) |
| | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 707 (-101) |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 693 (-115) |
| 1 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 670 (-138) |
| | 7 | Matt Kenseth | 659 (-149) |
| 4 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 634 (-174) |
| 1 | 9 | Greg Biffle | 627 (-181) |
| 4 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 625 (-183) |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 156 |
| 2 | Toyota | 144 (-12) |
| 3 | Ford | 111 (-45) |