Marcos Ambrose clinched first win in Sprint Cup

Canceled Sunday due to rain, the ordeal of NASCAR Sprint Cup held on the road course at Watkins Glen in upstate New York, finally took place last Monday. Hardly a unique situation for NASCAR drivers, accustomed to ride on Monday once or twice per season when the weather forces the postponement of Sunday's race.

It is rather at the winner was the novelty of setting while Australian Marcos Ambrose, flying a Ford Richard Petty Motorsports, has won for the first time in his career in the series. The friendly driver from the island of Tasmania ahead of the arrival of Brad Keselowski (Dodge) and Kyle Busch (Toyota) wire. Thanks to this third place, Busch exceeds henceforth Carl Edwards (only the twelfth of this test) at the forefront of the drivers' championship.

Two Canadian pilots were departing. Both qualified at the end of the pack, they have had mixed fortunes. And the Ontario veteran Ron Fellows has managed to make a good comeback, unfortunately he was eliminated in a spectacular crash on the last lap. As the Quebecois Andrew Ranger, he saw his first race Sprint Cup life ended prematurely by a broken transmission 17 laps of the term.