Race number 12 on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the season's second road course race and the first since early March.
Sunday afternoon's Go Bowling at the Glen is scheduled to be a 100-lap race around the eight-turn, 2.454-mile (3.949-kilometer) Watkins Glen International road course in Watkins Glen, New York.
Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen took the pole position for this race in Saturday's qualifying session, and Spire Motorsports' Michael McDowell joined him on the front row.
A full starting lineup can be found here.
Follow along with our Go Bowling at the Glen race updates from Watkins Glen.
NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen: Race updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen: Go Bowling at the Glen Stage 1 results
1 - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
3 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
4 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
5 - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
6 - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
7 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
9 - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
10 - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen: Go Bowling at the Glen Stage 2 results
1 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
3 - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
5 - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
7 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
8 - Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
9 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10 - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen: Full Go Bowling at the Glen results
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
2 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
4 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
5 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
6 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
7 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
8 | Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
9 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
10 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
11 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
12 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
13 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
14 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
15 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
16 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
17 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
18 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
19 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
20 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
21 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
22 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
23 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
24 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
25 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
26 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
27 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
28 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
29 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
30 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
32 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
33 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
34 | Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford |
35 | Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet |
36 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
37 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
38 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
Full point standings following the Go Bowling at the Glen can be found here.
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season's next race is an exhibition race, that being the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway. It is set to be shown live on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 17. Start a free trial of FuboTV and don't miss it!
The Coca-Cola 600 is the series' next points race, and it is set to be shown live on Amazon Prime Videom from Charlotte Motor Speedway starting at 6:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 24.
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