With a 109-point lead heading into Sunday's Go Bowling at the Glen NASCAR Cup Series race, 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick is guaranteed to be on top of the point standings heading into the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway one week from now, and by default, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway two weeks from now.
There are 75 points on the table in Sunday's 100-lap race around the eight-turn, 2.454-kilometer (3.949-kilometer) Watkins Glen, New York road course, with 10 going to the winner of stage one, 10 going to the winner of stage two, and 55 going to the race winner, up from 40 in previous years.
Here's a look at the top 10 in points heading into Sunday afternoon's race.
NASCAR Cup Series standings before Watkins Glen
Rank | Driver | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 526 | 0 |
2 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 417 | -109 |
3 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 409 | -117 |
4 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 371 | -155 |
5 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford | 345 | -181 |
6 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 333 | -193 |
7 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 330 | -196 |
8 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 318 | -208 |
9 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford | 311 | -215 |
10 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 308 | -218 |
A full starting lineup for Sunday's race can be found here and was determined by Saturday's single-car qualifying session.
Follow along with our standings updates from Watkins Glen as the Go Bowling at the Glen unfolds.
NOTE: Only the top 10 drivers are included after the first two stages.
NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen: Standings updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen: Standings after Stage 1
1 - Tyler Reddick - 526 (0)
2 - Denny Hamlin - 417 (-109)
3 - Chase Elliott - 409 (-117)
4 - Ryan Blaney - 379 (-147)
5 - Chris Buescher - 345 (-181)
6 - Carson Hocevar - 333 (-193)
7 - Ty Gibbs - 330 (-196)
8 - Kyle Larson - 318 (-208)
9 - Brad Keselowski - 311 (-215)
10 - William Byron - 308 (-218)
NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen: Standings after Stage 2
1 - Tyler Reddick - 535 (0)
2 - Denny Hamlin - 417 (-118)
3 - Chase Elliott - 409 (-126)
4 - Ryan Blaney - 379 (-156)
5 - Chris Buescher - 350 (-185)
6 - Ty Gibbs - 338 (-197)
7 - Carson Hocevar - 333 (-202)
8 - Kyle Larson - 318 (-217)
9 - Brad Keselowski - 311 (-224)
10 - William Byron - 308 (-227)
NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen: Full standings after Go Bowling at the Glen
Rank | Name | Points | Gap | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 567 | 0 | 290 |
2 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 438 | -129 | 161 |
3 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 422 | -145 | 145 |
4 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 405 | -162 | 128 |
5 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford | 375 | -192 | 98 |
6 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 372 | -195 | 95 |
7 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 342 | -225 | 65 |
8 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 332 | -235 | 55 |
9 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford | 318 | -249 | 41 |
10 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota | 313 | -254 | 36 |
11 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 311 | -256 | 34 |
12 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 309 | -258 | 32 |
13 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford | 296 | -271 | 19 |
14 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 295 | -272 | 18 |
15 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford | 287 | -280 | 10 |
16 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 283 | -284 | 6 |
17 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 277 | -290 | -6 |
18 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford | 245 | -322 | -38 |
19 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 236 | -331 | -47 |
20 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 235 | -332 | -48 |
21 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 225 | -342 | -58 |
22 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 220 | -347 | -63 |
23 | Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 217 | -350 | -66 |
24 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 217 | -350 | -66 |
25 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota | 214 | -353 | -69 |
26 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 206 | -361 | -77 |
27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet | 193 | -374 | -90 |
28 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota | 189 | -378 | -94 |
29 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota | 186 | -381 | -97 |
30 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 168 | -399 | -115 |
31 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford | 160 | -407 | -123 |
32 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 145 | -422 | -138 |
33 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 140 | -427 | -143 |
34 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 127 | -440 | -156 |
35 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet | 113 | -454 | -170 |
36 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet | 93 | -474 | -190 |
Full race results can be found here.
Dover Motor Speedway is scheduled to host the next race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, although that race is the All-Star Race, which is an exhibition event. Live coverage is set to be provided by Fox Sports 1 beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 17. Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and don't miss any of the action from the "Monster Mile"!
The next points race on the schedule is the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is set to be shown live on Amazon Prime Video beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 24.
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