Race Results : Watkins Glen International

Go Bowling at The Glen

Watkins Glen International , Watkins Glen, NY

Sunday, May 10th, 2026 Race 12 of 36 2026 Season
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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
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 68 55 13 0 100 74 4 8 1 Running
2 2 71 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 36 35 1 0 100 5 1 10 0 Running
3 10 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 42 34 8 0 100 17 1 0 3 Running
4 9 19 Chase Briscoe Toyota 35 33 2 0 100 0 0 0 9 Running
5 15 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 41 32 9 0 100 0 0 0 2 Running
6 25 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 38 31 7 0 100 0 0 0 4 Running
7 12 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 36 30 6 0 100 0 0 5 0 Running
8 21 8 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 35 29 6 0 100 0 0 0 5 Running
9 3 2 Austin Cindric Ford 39 28 11 0 100 0 0 4 7 Running
10 17 42 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 32 27 5 0 100 0 0 6 0 Running
11 7 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 34 26 8 0 100 0 0 3 0 Running
12 14 17 Chris Buescher Ford 30 25 5 0 100 0 0 0 6 Running
13 16 7 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
14 30 60 Ryan Preece Ford 23 23 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
15 19 41 Cole Custer Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
16 20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 21 21 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
17 22 34 Todd Gilliland Ford 20 20 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
18 33 38 Zane Smith Ford 19 19 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
19 24 43 Erik Jones Toyota 18 18 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
20 5 88 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 21 18 3 0 100 0 0 0 8 Running
21 8 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 20 16 4 0 100 0 0 7 0 Running
22 35 4 Noah Gragson Ford 15 15 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
23 23 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
24 27 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
25 28 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
26 32 35 Riley Herbst Toyota 13 11 2 0 100 0 0 9 0 Running
27 4 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 20 10 10 0 100 4 1 1 0 Running
28 11 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
29 18 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 9 8 1 0 100 0 0 0 10 Running
30 26 6 Brad Keselowski Ford 7 7 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
31 29 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
32 34 21 Josh Berry Ford 5 5 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 Running
33 31 10 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 Running
34 37 66 Josh Bilicki Ford 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 Running
35 38 78 Katherine Legge Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 Running
36 13 24 William Byron Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 Running
37 36 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 Accident
38 6 22 Joey Logano Ford 10 1 9 0 85 0 0 2 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
John Hunter Nemechek Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 21 24 Yellow
Joey Logano Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 60 0 Yellow
Riley Herbst Speeding on pit road Tail End 60 35 Yellow
Joey Logano Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Garage Tail End 61 63 Yellow
Cody Ware Speeding on pit road Garage Pass Thru 89 0 Green