Chandler Smith Qualifies 36th For Second-Ever Start

Chandler Smith will be making his second-ever NASCAR Cup Series start on Saturday night, as he will pilot the No. 13 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing in this Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona. Smith made his first-ever start at Richmond earlier this season in the same car, and was able to come away with a […]

Ty Dillon A Sneaky DFS Play At Daytona On Saturday Night

Don't sleep on Ty Dillon in DFS contests for this weekend's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. While his track record here isn't overly impressive--three top-10 finishes in 13 starts with an average finish of 21.2--Ty Dillon has finished in 23rd-place or better in seven of the last 11 races on this track […]

Harrison Burton Qualifies Career-Best Third

Ford had a strong showing on Friday evening during qualifying for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona this weekend, and it was Harrison Burton who posted the third-fastest lap during the second round. He will now start from the second row for Saturday night's season-finale race, the best starting position he's ever had in […]

Chase Briscoe Not A Good DFS Play At Daytona

Chase Briscoe won the pole for this weekend's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, and while that is great for him and his No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing team, it should make DFS players stay far away for the race on Saturday night. When it comes to the races at a track like Daytona, […]

Riley Herbst Qualifies Career-Best Sixth For Daytona

Riley Herbst will be making his third-ever NASCAR Cup Series start on Saturday night in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. He will be driving the No. 36 Ford for Front Row Motorsports with Monster Energy Zero Sugar as the primary sponsor. During qualifying on Friday evening, Herbst was able to make […]

AJ Allmendinger Nabs Second Top-5 Finish of Season at Watkins Glen

AJ Allmendinger may have not gotten to victory lane at Watkins Glen on Sunday afternoon, but a strong 4th-place finish is definitely something for the Kaulig Racing driver to hang his hat on. This marks Allmendinger's second top-5 finish of the year and first since the Atlanta race in July. It's his fifth career top-5 […]

Ty Gibbs Is Finding His Groove As Playoffs Near

Ty Gibbs may technically be a rookie in the Cup Series this season, but he's performing like a veteran as of late. With his 5th-place finish at Watkins Glen on Sunday afternoon, Gibbs has now finished inside the top 15 in each of the last five races. He also has a 5th-place finish at Pocono […]

William Byron Earns Fifth Win of Season at Watkins Glen

If you didn't think that William Byron was a serious Championship contender this season, think again. After a dominating performance at Watkins Glen on Sunday afternoon, William Byron now leads the Cup Series with five victories this year--two more than any other driver on the circuit. Byron has also amassed eight Stage wins through the […]

Bubba Wallace Proud of Himself After 12th at Watkins Glen

There is one final question mark left when it comes to the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs field, and right now, Bubba Wallace is in the cat bird's seat. Thanks to a solid performance out of him at Watkins Glen on Sunday afternoon, Bubba now has a comfortable 32-point lead for the final Playoffs spot […]

Brad Keselowski Locked Into Playoffs After Watkins Glen

Brad Keselowski can breathe easy heading into Daytona next weekend because all of the pressure of making the Playoffs has lifted. Heading into Sunday's race at Watkins Glen, Keselowski still wasn't guaranteed a spot in the postseason this year despite having a huge points cushion over the cutline. With no new winner emerging from Watkins […]

Kevin Harvick Clinches Playoff Berth at Watkins Glen

Welcome to the 2023 Playoffs field, Kevin Harvick. With William Byron getting the victory at Watkins Glen on Sunday afternoon, Kevin Harvick is now in no danger of missing the Playoffs this year no matter what happens at the regular season finale race on Saturday night at Daytona. There have only been 13 different winners […]

Fuel Miscalculation Dooms Chase Elliott at Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen has always been a great track for Chase Elliott. Heading into Sunday's Go Bowling at The Glen, the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion was on a four-race streak of top-five finishes at the track, including back-to-back wins in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. A costly fuel miscalculation ruined Elliott's chances of extending that […]

Mike Rockenfeller Earns First Top-20 Finish For Legacy Motor Club In Five Months

To say that the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club has struggled this season would be an understatement. Rookie Noah Gragson averaged a finish of 28.2 through the 21 races in that Chevrolet up until he got suspended, as the team simply couldn't find much speed anywhere they went. The Go Bowling at The Glen on […]

Watkins Glen NASCAR Average Running Position Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The Go Bowling at The Glen was run at Watkins Glen this past Sunday with William Byron getting his fifth win of the season (and first-ever at a road course) in dominating fashion. Byron led 66 of the 90 laps and had an Average Running Position of 1.34 during the race. The 2nd-place finisher was […]

Watkins Glen NASCAR Green Flag Speed Rankings (Post-Race Analysis)

The NASCAR Cup Series ran the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen on Sunday afternoon, and it was William Byron who led 66 of the 90 laps en route to his series-best fifth win of the 2023 season. When it came to Green Flag Speed, Byron was the fastest during the race. He […]

Michael McDowell Could Get Back-to-Back Wins at Watkins Glen

We have seen two instances of back-to-back winners in the NASCAR Cup Series this season. The first was William Byron, who won at Las Vegas and then Phoenix back in March, and the second was Chris Buescher, who won at Richmond and then Michigan over the last month. Now it could be Michael McDowell's turn. […]

Watkins Glen DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks & Projections (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Race #25 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is this weekend, as the Go Bowling at The Glen is set to take place at Watkins Glen on Sunday afternoon. This is one of the 'original' road course races on the schedule, as […]

Chase Elliott Has Eyes on Victory Lane at Watkins Glen

There are two races remaining in the regular season for the NASCAR Cup Series, which means Chase Elliott has just two more chances to possibly clinch a Playoffs berth this season. The most likely spot that he could win at before the Playoffs start is at Watkins Glen this weekend, a track where Chase has […]

William Byron Has Race-Winning Speed at Watkins Glen

William Byron has never won a road course race in the NASCAR Cup Series, but that could possibly happen this weekend at Watkins Glen. Byron's No. 24 Chevrolet has been fast ever since the team unloaded it off the truck, posting the 3rd-fastest lap in practice and then going out and qualifying in 2nd-place for […]

Watkins Glen NASCAR Algorithm-Predicted Finishing Order (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're on to race number 25 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, as the Go Bowling at The Glen is set to take place at the Watkins Glen on Sunday afternoon. Watkins Glen is another road course, so we should have back-to-back […]

Bubba Wallace On NASCAR Playoff Bubble: Watkins Glen Starting Position and Outlook

Bubba Wallace heads to Watkins Glen on the bubble of the NASCAR Playoffs. The driver of the No. 23 Toyota, who is still looking to notch his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, will be fighting for a spot in the postseason over the next two races. Wallace currently occupies the final spot […]

Chris Buescher a Safe Bet at Watkins Glen

Chris Buescher has emerged as one of the most consistent road course racers in the NASCAR Cup Series, and that shouldn't change this weekend at Watkins Glen. With his 11th-place finish at Indy Road Course last weekend, Buescher has now finished 11th or better in each of the last nine races on this track type, […]

Bubba Wallace Has Much-Needed Strong Qualifying Effort at Watkins Glen

Historically, road course tracks have been a weak point for Bubba Wallace. Over 24 career Cup Series starts on this track type, Bubba has an average finish of 24.8 and has posted just two top-10 finishes (compared to 17 finishes of 21st-place or worse). That means that this current two-race stretch of road course races […]

Daniel Suarez Needs Good Points Day at Watkins Glen

Daniel Suarez has two possible paths to the Playoffs over the next two races: win and get in, or try and make it in on points. If he's going to accomplish the latter, though, he will need to overtake Bubba Wallace in the points standings over the next two races by earning at least 29 […]

Ryan Preece Excited for Watkins Glen Despite Being Slow

The Stewart-Haas Racing organization has struggled to find speed all weekend long at Watkins Glen, and that includes Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 41 Ford. In practice on Saturday, Preece was just 30th-fastest (out of 36 drivers) and then he went out and qualified in 30th-place for Sunday's Go Bowling at The Glen. At […]

Mike Rockenfeller Could Get Career-Best Finish at Watkins Glen

Keep an eye on Mike Rockenfeller in the No. 42 Chevrolet for Legacy Motor Club this weekend at Watkins Glen. For the second week in a row, "Rocky" will be racing this car, and he came home with a 24th-place finish at Indy Road Course last weekend despite starting back in 37th-place. And while that […]

Road Course Struggles Likely to Continue for Aric Almirola This Weekend

The road course tracks have been a struggle for Aric Almirola and the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing team this season and it doesn't look like that's going to change this weekend at Watkins Glen. Thus far in 2023, Almirola has posted finishes of 30th-, 28th-, 18th-, and 39th-place on this track type, with those results […]

Todd Gilliland Confident He Can Be Fast at Watkins Glen Again

Last year at Watkins Glen, Todd Gilliland had a very strong race car. He led five laps in that race and finished in 4th-place at the end of Stage 1, but mechanical issues ended the No. 38 team's day early and Gilliland wound up finishing in 38th-place. This time around, Gilliland is confident that they […]

Kevin Harvick Not Confident and Very Slow at Watkins Glen

Last week at the Indy Road Course, it was a bit surprising to see Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Ford be so slow. He qualified in 38th-place for that race and was just 27th-fastest in Green Flag Speed. He wound up crossing the finish line in 23rd-place when it was all said and done. Flash forward […]

Corey Lajoie Can’t Be Trusted in DFS Despite Strong Speed at Watkins Glen

Road course race tracks are nowhere near Corey Lajoie's strong suit. He has never posted a top-10 finish at this track type in 22 career attempts, and his average finish is 26.0. With that being said, with this NextGen car, Lajoie has gotten better than he was. He finished in 12th-place at the Charlotte Roval […]