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Zippo was the title sponsor of the race from 2005 to 2020. The race was originally held from 1991 to 2001 but was dropped for the 2002 season and was replaced by a second race at Daytona on the same weekend as the Cup Series' 4th of July weekend race there.
The 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 30th season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season included thirty-four races, beginning with the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway .
With 11 laps to go, Busch overtook Johnson and held on to secure his first win since 2011 and his first victory at Martinsville since 2002. [29] At Darlington, with just three laps to go and running in the top five, Busch was tapped from behind by Clint Bowyer, causing him to spin and crash head-on into a barrier. Thanks to energy-absorbing ...
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2018, 2024 Alabama 200 Winner 2020 All American 400 Winner 2022 Snowflake 100 Winner 2023 Red Eye 100 Winner: Awards: 2018 Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Driver of the Year: NASCAR Xfinity Series career; 12 races run over 3 years: 2018 position: 61st: Best finish: 37th : First race: 2011 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) Last race: 2018 U.S ...
In 2009, Gordon cut his Busch season to just one single race, at Watkins Glen. There, he drove his No. 55 Hard-Rock Hotel car at the 2009 Zippo 200. Starting 3rd, he was briefly in contention for the win, until he tangled with Joey Logano with 7 laps to go. He finished 14th.
Franchitti's best series finish was a fifth place at the Zippo 200 at the Glen, where he started from pole position. [117] During the Aaron's 312, Franchitti's right-rear tyre failed early in the event, causing a major accident with Larry Gunselman and leaving Franchitti with a minor left-ankle fracture.
In March 2011, due to significant decrease of sales from 18 million lighters a year in the mid-1990s to about 12 million lighters a year recently, combined with increasing pressure on people not to smoke, Zippo Manufacturing Co. tried offering a wider variety of products using the Zippo name, such as watches, leisure clothing and eau de cologne.