# 2024 Go Bowling at The Glen

The 2024 Go Bowling at The Glen was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on September 15, 2024, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 92 laps—extended from 90 laps due to an overtime finish on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it was the 28th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the second of the 2024 NASCAR playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 16. Chris Buescher won the race, his first win since the 2023 Coke Zero Sugar 400. Shane Van Gisbergen finished 2nd, and rookie Carson Hocevar once again eclipsed his career best Cup Series finish, finishing 3rd. Ross Chastain and Zane Smith rounded out the top five, and Chase Briscoe, Michael McDowell, Corey LaJoie, Ryan Preece, and Austin Cindric rounded out the top ten.

## Report
### Background

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by NASCAR.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford |
| 13 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton (P) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 50 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:12.018 seconds and a speed of 122.469 mph (197.095 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:12.018 | 122.469 |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.096 | 122.337 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.120 | 122.296 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Ross Chastain scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:12.130 and a speed of 122.279 mph (196.789 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.321 | 1:12.130 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:11.811 | 1:12.264 |
| 3 | 16 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.227 | 1:12.376 |
| 4 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.015 | 1:12.388 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:12.042 | 1:12.426 |
| 6 | 13 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.119 | 1:12.482 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:12.515 | 1:12.658 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.110 | 1:12.757 |
| 9 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:12.547 | 1:12.982 |
| 10 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:12.602 | 1:13.052 |
| 11 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.148 | — |
| 12 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:12.619 | — |
| 13 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.188 | — |
| 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.620 | — |
| 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:12.229 | — |
| 16 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:12.626 | — |
| 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:12.388 | — |
| 18 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.701 | — |
| 19 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.452 | — |
| 20 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.704 | — |
| 21 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:12.517 | — |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:12.759 | — |
| 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.520 | — |
| 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 1:12.860 | — |
| 25 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 1:12.742 | — |
| 26 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.905 | — |
| 27 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.879 | — |
| 28 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 1:13.067 | — |
| 29 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.961 | — |
| 30 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:13.076 | — |
| 31 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:13.114 | — |
| 32 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:13.136 | — |
| 33 | 21 | Harrison Burton (P) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:13.154 | — |
| 34 | 50 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:13.204 | — |
| 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 1:13.366 | — |
| 36 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 1:13.468 | — |
| 37 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:13.460 | — |
| 38 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 1:13.825 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Harrison Burton (P) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 50
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 92 | 40 |
| 2 | 3 | 16 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 |
| 3 | 29 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 34 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 43 |
| 5 | 19 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 32 |
| 6 | 12 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 92 | 43 |
| 7 | 10 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 92 | 30 |
| 8 | 18 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 29 |
| 9 | 21 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 92 | 30 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 92 | 33 |
| 11 | 9 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 92 | 26 |
| 12 | 20 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 28 |
| 13 | 8 | 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 31 |
| 14 | 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 92 | 23 |
| 15 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 92 | 30 |
| 16 | 37 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 92 | 21 |
| 17 | 32 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 92 | 20 |
| 18 | 4 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 31 |
| 19 | 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 23 |
| 20 | 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 92 | 27 |
| 21 | 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 92 | 16 |
| 22 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 92 | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 92 | 15 |
| 24 | 33 | 21 | Harrison Burton (P) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 92 | 18 |
| 25 | 31 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 92 | 12 |
| 26 | 28 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 92 | 11 |
| 27 | 16 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 92 | 14 |
| 28 | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 92 | 8 |
| 30 | 13 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 7 |
| 31 | 27 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 7 |
| 32 | 34 | 50 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 91 | 5 |
| 33 | 25 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 90 | 6 |
| 34 | 11 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 9 |
| 35 | 38 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 87 | 2 |
| 36 | 6 | 13 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | 30 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 11 among 9 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 7 for 21 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes, and 41 seconds
* Average speed: 80.226 miles per hour (129.111 km/h)

## Media
### Television

USA covered the race on the television side as part of a Radio style Broadcast for the race. Leigh Diffey and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. MRN broadcaster Mike Bagley called the race from the Esses, Dillon Welch called from Turn 5, and Jeff Burton called the race from Turn 6 & 7. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USA :
| Booth announcers | Turn Announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | Esses Announcer: Mike Bagley Turn 5 Announcer: Dillon Welch Turn 6–7 Announcer: Jeff Burton | Kim Coon Parker Kligerman Marty Snider |

### Radio

Motor Racing Network radio called for the race, which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former crew chief Todd Gordon covered the action when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race when the field raced thru the esses. Kyle Rickey covered the action when the field raced thru the inner loop and turn 5 and Jason Toy covered the action in turn 6 & 7. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, Chris Wilner & Jacklyn Drake called the action from the pits for MRN.
MRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon | Esses: Dave Moody Inner loop & Turn 5: Kyle Rickey Turn 6 & 7: Jason Toy | Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Chris Wilner Jacklyn Drake |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 2,089 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 2,086 (–3) |
| 2 | 3 | Joey Logano | 2,084 (–5) |
| 2 | 4 | Alex Bowman | 2,084 (–5) |
| 4 | 5 | Daniel Suárez | 2,079 (–10) |
| 3 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 2,073 (–16) |
| 1 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 2,073 (–16) |
| 7 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 2,072 (–17) |
| 1 | 9 | Kyle Larson | 2,069 (–20) |
| 6 | 10 | William Byron | 2,068 (–21) |
| 5 | 11 | Chase Briscoe | 2,049 (–40) |
| | 12 | Ty Gibbs | 2,049 (–40) |
| 2 | 13 | Denny Hamlin | 2,043 (–46) |
| 1 | 14 | Brad Keselowski | 2,037 (–52) |
| | 15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2,035 (–54) |
| 2 | 16 | Harrison Burton | 2,029 (–60) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| | Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 1,014 |
| 1 | 2 | Ford | 988 (–26) |
| 1 | 3 | Toyota | 985 (–29) |