XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at The Glen

Race: Zippo 200 at The Glen

Track: Watkins Glen International

Date and Time: Saturday, Aug. 8 at 3 p.m. ET

Distance: 200.9 miles (82 laps)

Tune-In: NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. (ET), MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

What to Watch For: Chase Elliott continues to cut into Chris Buescher’s XFINITY Series points lead. The 19-year-old defending champion has cut Buescher’s advantage from 36 to 20 over the last four races. … Watkins Glen begins a stretch of three road courses in the next four races. … NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regulars Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard and Kyle Larson will compete in Saturday’s Zippo 200. … Road Course specialists Boris Said and Kenny Habul will pilot the No. 54 and No. 20 Toyotas, respectively, for Joe Gibbs Racing. … New York natives Regan Smith (Cato) and Todd Bodine (Chemung) return to their home state to compete at Watkins Glen.

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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community. Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.