NASCAR Watkins Glen 2012: Marcos Ambrose Wins Second Consecutive Race At Watkins Glen

Marcos Ambrose won for the second consecutive year at Watkins Glen International in the Finger Lakes 355 at the Watkins Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday. The win was also the second of the Australian's career.

Ambrose went from third to first and held off Brad Keselowski for the win on a wild final two laps at Watkins Glen. Kyle Busch was in the lead during the white flag lap but slid in a patch of oil on the track. Keselowski also ran across the oil and spun Busch when he struck his car. Keselowski and Ambrose were side-by-side until the final corner when Ambrose took the lead.

Here's how the top five finished at the Finger Lakes 355 at the Glen:

1. Marcos Ambrose
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Sam Hornish Jr.

With the third place finish, Johnson moved up three spots in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings to regain first place with 777 points. Greg Biffle trails Johnson by just one point. Ambrose moved up one spot to 17th in the standings with the victory.

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NASCAR At Watkins Glen 2012: Race Preview, TV Info And More

NASCAR Sprint Cup comes to Watkins Glen Sunday with the running of the Finger Lakes 355, and there are a number of drivers to keep an eye on. Dale Earnhardt Jr. stayed at the top of the Sprint Cup points standings for the second consecutive week, but his edge over second-ranked Matt Kenseth dropped from 14 to just five points, and it went from 22 to six points over third-ranked Greg Biffle after Sunday's race at Pocono.

Jimmie Johnson was in fourth place for the fourth straight week after the rain-shortened race at Pocono. Johnson trails Earnhardt, his Motorsports teammate, by just eight points and third-ranked Greg Biffle by two points while leading fifth-ranked Martin Truex Jr. by a hefty 42 points.

Also look out for Clint Bower, Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle. The race will be shown on ESPN at 1:19 p.m. You can view a full list of the results at NASCAR.com

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NASCAR At Watkins Glen 2012: Carl Edwards Wins Zippo 200

Carl Edwards won the 2012 Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen on Saturday in his first Nationwide Series start of the season. Edward edged out Brad Keselowski on Lap 73 of 82 after a restart with 10 laps to go. Austin Dillon's blown tire created a caution and eventually led to the restart. Keselowski took the lead back for a moment on Lap 76, but Edwards regained control by the first turn of Lap 77.

Keselowski ultimately finished second by 1.130 seconds to Edwards. Sam Hornish Jr., Rick Stenhouse Jr. and Ron Fellows rounded out the Top 5. Danica Patrick entered the race with high expectations, but her car suffered terminal damage before the race was a lap old.

You can check out the full results from Saturday's Zippo 200 at NASCAR.com.

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NASCAR Watkins Glen 2012: Finger Lakes 335 Qualifying Results

Juan Pablo Montoya won pole position Saturday at Watkins Glen, and will lead the field to start the 2012 Finger Lakes 335 on Sunday. Montoya also won pole position at Pocono last week. He ultimately finished a disappointing 20th place, however.

Montoya, a highly-accomplished F-1 driver, set a track record of 69.438 seconds, topping out at 127.020 miles per hour. He edged out Kyle Busch by .05 seconds, who also technically broke the previous track record set by him in 2011. Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski and Marcos Ambrose all broke Busch's previous record as well to round out the Top 5. Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Clint Bower, Martin Truex Jr. and Jamie McMurray will start the Sprint Cup race from positions six through ten.

You can check out the full results at NASCAR.com.

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NASCAR At Watkins Glen 2012: Finger Lakes 335 Qualifying Saturday

Qualifying for the Finger Lakes 335 at Watkins Glen takes place Saturday, with the Sprint Cup race scheduled for Sunday afternoon.