AMD at the Glen

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AMD at The Glen

Venue	Watkins Glen International
Corporate sponsor	AMD
First race	1957
Distance	220 miles (355 km)
Number of laps	90
Previous names	The Glen 101.2 (1957) The Glen 151.8 (1964-1965) The Budweiser At The Glen (1986-1989) Budweiser At The Glen (1990-1993) The Bud At The Glen (1994-1998) Frontier @ the Glen (1999) Global Crossing @ The Glen (2000) Global Crossing at the Glen (2001) Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen (2002-2005)

The AMD at The Glen is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. It is one of two road course races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule, the other being the Dodge/Save Mart 350. The race is being called the NASCAR Nextel Cup at the Glen for the 2007 edition.

[edit] Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Car Make	Winner's Prize (USD)	Distance (miles)	Average Speed (mph)
The Glen 101.2
1957	August 4, 1957	Buck Baker	'57 Chevrolet	$1,000	101.2	83.064
The Glen 151.8
1964	July 19, 1964	Billy Wade	'64 Mercury	$1,425	151.8	97.988
1965	July 18, 1965	Marvin Panch	'65 Ford	$6,395	151.8	98.182
The Budweiser At The Glen
1986	August 10, 1986	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	$50,955	218.52	90.463
1987	August 10, 1987	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	$52,925	218.52	90.682
1988	August 14, 1988	Ricky Rudd	Buick	$49,625	218.52	74.096
1989	August 13, 1989	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	$56,400	218.52	87.242
Budweiser At The Glen
1990	August 12, 1990	Ricky Rudd	Chevrolet	$55,000	218.52	92.452
1991	August 11, 1991	Ernie Irvan	Chevrolet	$64,850	218.52	98.977
1992	August 9, 1992	Kyle Petty	Pontiac	$50,895	125.15[1]	88.980
1993	August 8, 1993	Mark Martin	Ford	$166,110	220.86	84.771
The Bud At The Glen
1994	August 14, 1994	Mark Martin	Ford	$85,100	220.86	93.752
1995	August 13, 1995	Mark Martin	Ford	$95,290	220.86	103.030
1996	August 11, 1996	Geoffrey Bodine	Ford	$88,740	220.86	92.334
1997	August 10, 1997	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$139,120	220.86	91.294
1998	August 9, 1998	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$152,970	220.86	94.466
Frontier @ the Glen
1999	August 15, 1999	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$119,860	220.86	87.722
Global Crossing @ the Glen
2000	August 13, 2000	Steve Park	Chevrolet	$124,870	220.86	91.336
Global Crossing at the Glen
2001	August 12, 2001	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$173,402	220.86	89.081
Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen
2002	August 11, 2002	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	$165,303	220.86	82.208
2003	August 10, 2003	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	$156,272	220.86	90.441
Sirius at the Glen
2004	August 15, 2004	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	$195,288	220.86	92.249
Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen
2005	August 14, 2005	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	$269,006	225.77[2]	86.804
AMD at the Glen
2006	August 13, 2006	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	$223,161	220.86	76.718

1. ^ 51 laps / 125.12 miles due to rain
2. ^ 92 laps / 225.77 miles due to green-white checkered finish

Race length notes

• 1957 race 44 laps (101.2 miles) of a 2.3 mile course
• 1964-1965 races 66 laps (151.8 miles) of a 2.3 mile course
• 1986-1991 races were run on the 2.428-mile 1971 Six Hours course (90 laps/218.52 miles)
• 1992-Present, the addition of the Inner Loop chicane lengthened the track to 2.454 miles (90 laps/220.86 miles)

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