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2026 Go Bowling at The Glen

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2026 Go Bowling at The Glen

The 2026 Go Bowling at The Glen was an NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 10, 2026, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 100 laps on the 2 (3 km) road course, it was the 12th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. This was the final points Cup career race of Kyle Busch, before his death on May 21, 2026, from an undisclosed illness. Shane van Gisbergen won the race. Michael McDowell finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top five, and Austin Dillon, A. J. Allmendinger, Kyle Busch, Austin Cindric, and John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top ten.

Infobox

Date
May 10, 2026 (2026-05-10)
Location
Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
2 miles (2 km)
Distance
100 laps, 245 mi (394 km)
Average speed
98 miles per hour (158 km/h)
Driver
Connor Zilisch
Time
1:12
Laps
74
No. 97
Shane van Gisbergen
Network
FS1
Announcers
Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio
MRN
Booth announcers
Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and Todd Gordon
Turn announcers
Dave Moody (Esses), Kyle Rickey (Turn 5) and Tim Catalfalmo (Turns 6–7)

Tables

· Report › Background › Entry list
1
1
No.
1
Driver
Ross Chastain
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
2
2
No.
2
Driver
Austin Cindric
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
3
3
No.
3
Driver
Austin Dillon
Team
Richard Childress Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
4
4
No.
4
Driver
Noah Gragson
Team
Front Row Motorsports
Manufacturer
Ford
5
5
No.
5
Driver
Kyle Larson
Team
Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
6
6
No.
6
Driver
Brad Keselowski
Team
RFK Racing
Manufacturer
Ford
7
7
No.
7
Driver
Daniel Suárez
Team
Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
8
8
No.
8
Driver
Kyle Busch
Team
Richard Childress Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
9
9
No.
9
Driver
Chase Elliott
Team
Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
10
10
No.
10
Driver
Ty Dillon
Team
Kaulig Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
11
11
No.
11
Driver
Denny Hamlin
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
12
12
No.
12
Driver
Ryan Blaney
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
16
16
No.
16
Driver
A. J. Allmendinger
Team
Kaulig Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
17
17
No.
17
Driver
Chris Buescher
Team
RFK Racing
Manufacturer
Ford
19
19
No.
19
Driver
Chase Briscoe
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
20
20
No.
20
Driver
Christopher Bell
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
21
21
No.
21
Driver
Josh Berry
Team
Wood Brothers Racing
Manufacturer
Ford
22
22
No.
22
Driver
Joey Logano
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
23
23
No.
23
Driver
Bubba Wallace
Team
23XI Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
24
24
No.
24
Driver
William Byron
Team
Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
34
34
No.
34
Driver
Todd Gilliland
Team
Front Row Motorsports
Manufacturer
Ford
35
35
No.
35
Driver
Riley Herbst
Team
23XI Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
38
38
No.
38
Driver
Zane Smith
Team
Front Row Motorsports
Manufacturer
Ford
41
41
No.
41
Driver
Cole Custer
Team
Haas Factory Team
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
42
42
No.
42
Driver
John Hunter Nemechek
Team
Legacy Motor Club
Manufacturer
Toyota
43
43
No.
43
Driver
Erik Jones
Team
Legacy Motor Club
Manufacturer
Toyota
45
45
No.
45
Driver
Tyler Reddick
Team
23XI Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
47
47
No.
47
Driver
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Team
Hyak Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
48
48
No.
48
Driver
Alex Bowman
Team
Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
51
51
No.
51
Driver
Cody Ware
Team
Rick Ware Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
54
54
No.
54
Driver
Ty Gibbs
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
60
60
No.
60
Driver
Ryan Preece
Team
RFK Racing
Manufacturer
Ford
66
66
No.
66
Driver
Josh Bilicki (i)
Team
Garage 66
Manufacturer
Ford
71
71
No.
71
Driver
Michael McDowell
Team
Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
77
77
No.
77
Driver
Carson Hocevar
Team
Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
78
78
No.
78
Driver
Katherine Legge
Team
Live Fast Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
88
88
No.
88
Driver
Connor Zilisch (R)
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
97
97
No.
97
Driver
Shane van Gisbergen
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Official entry list
Official entry list
No.
Official entry list
No.
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
4
Noah Gragson
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
7
Daniel Suárez
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
Ty Dillon
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
19
Chase Briscoe
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
21
Josh Berry
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
34
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
35
Riley Herbst
23XI Racing
Toyota
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
41
Cole Custer
Haas Factory Team
Chevrolet
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Hyak Motorsports
Chevrolet
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
51
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
60
Ryan Preece
RFK Racing
Ford
66
Josh Bilicki (i)
Garage 66
Ford
71
Michael McDowell
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
77
Carson Hocevar
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
78
Katherine Legge
Live Fast Motorsports
Chevrolet
88
Connor Zilisch (R)
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
97
Shane van Gisbergen
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
Official entry list
· Practice › Practice results
1
1
Pos
1
No.
2
Driver
Austin Cindric
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:12
Speed
122
2
2
Pos
2
No.
77
Driver
Carson Hocevar
Team
Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:12
Speed
122
3
3
Pos
3
No.
54
Driver
Ty Gibbs
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:12
Speed
122
Official practice results
Official practice results
Pos
Official practice results
Pos
No.
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Time
Speed
1
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
1:12
122
2
77
Carson Hocevar
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:12
122
3
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1:12
122
Official practice results
· Qualifying › Qualifying results
1
1
Pos
1
No.
97
Driver
Shane van Gisbergen
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
123
2
2
Pos
2
No.
71
Driver
Michael McDowell
Team
Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
123
3
3
Pos
3
No.
2
Driver
Austin Cindric
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:11
Speed
123
4
4
Pos
4
No.
1
Driver
Ross Chastain
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
123
5
5
Pos
5
No.
88
Driver
Connor Zilisch (R)
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
123
6
6
Pos
6
No.
22
Driver
Joey Logano
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:11
Speed
123
7
7
Pos
7
No.
12
Driver
Ryan Blaney
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:11
Speed
123
8
8
Pos
8
No.
20
Driver
Christopher Bell
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:11
Speed
123
9
9
Pos
9
No.
19
Driver
Chase Briscoe
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:11
Speed
123
10
10
Pos
10
No.
54
Driver
Ty Gibbs
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:11
Speed
123
11
11
Pos
11
No.
77
Driver
Carson Hocevar
Team
Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
123
12
12
Pos
12
No.
16
Driver
A. J. Allmendinger
Team
Kaulig Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
123
13
13
Pos
13
No.
24
Driver
William Byron
Team
Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
123
14
14
Pos
14
No.
17
Driver
Chris Buescher
Team
RFK Racing
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:11
Speed
123
15
15
Pos
15
No.
45
Driver
Tyler Reddick
Team
23XI Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:11
Speed
123
16
16
Pos
16
No.
7
Driver
Daniel Suárez
Team
Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
122
17
17
Pos
17
No.
42
Driver
John Hunter Nemechek
Team
Legacy Motor Club
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:11
Speed
122
18
18
Pos
18
No.
23
Driver
Bubba Wallace
Team
23XI Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:11
Speed
122
19
19
Pos
19
No.
41
Driver
Cole Custer
Team
Haas Factory Team
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
122
20
20
Pos
20
No.
11
Driver
Denny Hamlin
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:11
Speed
122
21
21
Pos
21
No.
8
Driver
Kyle Busch
Team
Richard Childress Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
122
22
22
Pos
22
No.
34
Driver
Todd Gilliland
Team
Front Row Motorsports
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:11
Speed
122
23
23
Pos
23
No.
5
Driver
Kyle Larson
Team
Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
122
24
24
Pos
24
No.
43
Driver
Erik Jones
Team
Legacy Motor Club
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:11
Speed
122
25
25
Pos
25
No.
3
Driver
Austin Dillon
Team
Richard Childress Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:11
Speed
122
26
26
Pos
26
No.
6
Driver
Brad Keselowski
Team
RFK Racing
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:12
Speed
122
27
27
Pos
27
No.
9
Driver
Chase Elliott
Team
Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:12
Speed
122
28
28
Pos
28
No.
48
Driver
Alex Bowman
Team
Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:12
Speed
122
29
29
Pos
29
No.
47
Driver
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Team
Hyak Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:12
Speed
122
30
30
Pos
30
No.
60
Driver
Ryan Preece
Team
RFK Racing
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:12
Speed
122
31
31
Pos
31
No.
10
Driver
Ty Dillon
Team
Kaulig Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:12
Speed
122
32
32
Pos
32
No.
35
Driver
Riley Herbst
Team
23XI Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Time
1:12
Speed
122
33
33
Pos
33
No.
38
Driver
Zane Smith
Team
Front Row Motorsports
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:12
Speed
122
34
34
Pos
34
No.
21
Driver
Josh Berry
Team
Wood Brothers Racing
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:12
Speed
121
35
35
Pos
35
No.
4
Driver
Noah Gragson
Team
Front Row Motorsports
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:12
Speed
121
36
36
Pos
36
No.
51
Driver
Cody Ware
Team
Rick Ware Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:13
Speed
120
37
37
Pos
37
No.
66
Driver
Josh Bilicki (i)
Team
Garage 66
Manufacturer
Ford
Time
1:14
Speed
119
38
38
Pos
38
No.
78
Driver
Katherine Legge
Team
Live Fast Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Time
1:16
Speed
115
Official qualifying results
Official qualifying results
Pos
Official qualifying results
Pos
No.
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Time
Speed
1
97
Shane van Gisbergen
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
1:11
123
2
71
Michael McDowell
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:11
123
3
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
1:11
123
4
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
1:11
123
5
88
Connor Zilisch (R)
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
1:11
123
6
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
1:11
123
7
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
1:11
123
8
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1:11
123
9
19
Chase Briscoe
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1:11
123
10
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1:11
123
11
77
Carson Hocevar
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:11
123
12
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
1:11
123
13
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:11
123
14
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
1:11
123
15
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
1:11
123
16
7
Daniel Suárez
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:11
122
17
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
1:11
122
18
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
1:11
122
19
41
Cole Custer
Haas Factory Team
Chevrolet
1:11
122
20
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1:11
122
21
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
1:11
122
22
34
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
1:11
122
23
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:11
122
24
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
1:11
122
25
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
1:11
122
26
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
1:12
122
27
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:12
122
28
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:12
122
29
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Hyak Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:12
122
30
60
Ryan Preece
RFK Racing
Ford
1:12
122
31
10
Ty Dillon
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
1:12
122
32
35
Riley Herbst
23XI Racing
Toyota
1:12
122
33
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
1:12
122
34
21
Josh Berry
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
1:12
121
35
4
Noah Gragson
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
1:12
121
36
51
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
1:13
120
37
66
Josh Bilicki (i)
Garage 66
Ford
1:14
119
38
78
Katherine Legge
Live Fast Motorsports
Chevrolet
1:16
115
Official qualifying results
· Race › Race results › Stage results
1
1
Pos
1
No
1
Driver
Ross Chastain
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Points
10
2
2
Pos
2
No
22
Driver
Joey Logano
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
Points
9
3
3
Pos
3
No
12
Driver
Ryan Blaney
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
Points
8
4
4
Pos
4
No
2
Driver
Austin Cindric
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
Points
7
5
5
Pos
5
No
16
Driver
A. J. Allmendinger
Team
Kaulig Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Points
6
6
6
Pos
6
No
42
Driver
John Hunter Nemechek
Team
Legacy Motor Club
Manufacturer
Toyota
Points
5
7
7
Pos
7
No
20
Driver
Christopher Bell
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Points
4
8
8
Pos
8
No
97
Driver
Shane van Gisbergen
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Points
3
9
9
Pos
9
No
35
Driver
Riley Herbst
Team
23XI Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Points
2
10
10
Pos
10
No
71
Driver
Michael McDowell
Team
Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Points
1
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
5
7
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
97
Shane van Gisbergen
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
35
Riley Herbst
23XI Racing
Toyota
2
10
71
Michael McDowell
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
· Race › Race results › Stage results
1
1
Pos
1
No
97
Driver
Shane van Gisbergen
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Points
10
2
2
Pos
2
No
45
Driver
Tyler Reddick
Team
23XI Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Points
9
3
3
Pos
3
No
54
Driver
Ty Gibbs
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Points
8
4
4
Pos
4
No
3
Driver
Austin Dillon
Team
Richard Childress Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Points
7
5
5
Pos
5
No
8
Driver
Kyle Busch
Team
Richard Childress Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Points
6
6
6
Pos
6
No
17
Driver
Chris Buescher
Team
RFK Racing
Manufacturer
Ford
Points
5
7
7
Pos
7
No
2
Driver
Austin Cindric
Team
Team Penske
Manufacturer
Ford
Points
4
8
8
Pos
8
No
88
Driver
Connor Zilisch (R)
Team
Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer
Chevrolet
Points
3
9
9
Pos
9
No
19
Driver
Chase Briscoe
Team
Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Points
2
10
10
Pos
10
No
23
Driver
Bubba Wallace
Team
23XI Racing
Manufacturer
Toyota
Points
1
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
97
Shane van Gisbergen
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
9
3
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
5
7
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
88
Connor Zilisch (R)
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
19
Chase Briscoe
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
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References

  1. Jayski
    https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/2026-nascar-cup-series-schedule/
  2. NASCAR
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160219053741/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/international-glen-international.html
  3. NASCAR
    https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2025/08/20/nascar-releases-2026-schedule-adding-chicagoland-and-shifting-all-star-to-dover
  4. Jayski
    https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2026/5/9/12612_ENTNUM.pdf
  5. "Go Bowling at The Glen Results"
    https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2026_Go_Bowling_at_The_Glen/W/
  6. Jayski
    https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2026/5/10/12612_UNOFFDRIVPTS.pdf
  7. Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site
    https://www.jayski.com/2026/05/21/sad-news-kyle-busch-has-passed-away/
  8. Jayski
    https://www.jayski.com/2026-watkins-glen-international-event-schedule/
  9. Motorsport
    https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-cup-watkins-glen-starting-lineup-shane-van-gisbergen-pole/10819537/
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