Practice #1 : Watkins Glen International
Go Bowling at The Glen
Watkins Glen International , Watkins Glen, NY
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- Watkins Glen International
- Go Bowling at The Glen
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen
- Age: 37
- Team : No 97 - Superfile Chevrolet
- Owner: Justin Marks
- Crew Chief: Stephen Doran
- Shane Van Gisbergen won the Pole Award for the Go Bowling at The Glen with a lap of 71165 seconds, 123937 mph
- This is his fifth pole in 62 NASCAR Cup Series races
- This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2026
- This is his first pole in three races at Watkins Glen International
- Michael McDowell (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2026 and his fifth in 17 races at Watkins Glen International
- Austin Cindric (third) posted his third top-10 start at Watkins Glen International It is his fourth in 12 races this season
- Connor Zilisch (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 100
- Margin of Victory: 07.288 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 29 Minutes 11 Seconds
- Average Speed: 98.536
- Cautions: 4 for 12 laps
- Lead Changes: 6
- Green Flag Passes: 1,813 (20.6 passes per green flag lap)
- Watkins Glen International
- Go Bowling at The Glen
- Race Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen
- Age: 37
- Team : No 97 - Superfile Chevrolet
- Owner: Justin Marks
- Crew Chief: Stephen Doran
- Shane Van Gisbergen won the Go Bowling at The Glen, his seventh victory in 62 Cup Series races
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Watkins Glen International
- Michael McDowell (second) posted his third top-10 finish in 17 races at Watkins Glen International It is his third top-10 finish in 2026
- Ty Gibbs (third) posted his second top-10 finish in five races at Watkins Glen International
- Connor Zilisch (20th) was the highest finishing rookie
- Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 129 points over Denny Hamlin
