2020 Go Bowling at the Glen (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 Go Bowling at The Glen was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 16, 2019 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it was the 24th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
== Report ==
=== Background ===
Watkins Glen International
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 Sprint 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 International Speedway Corporation.
==== Entry list ====
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
* (R) denotes rookie driver.
No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer
00 	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	Chevrolet
1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet
2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford
3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford
8 	Tyler Reddick (R) 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
10 	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
12 	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford
13 	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet
14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
15 	Ross Chastain (i) 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet
17 	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford
18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
19 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
20 	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
21 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford
22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford
24 	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
31 	Daniel Suarez 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
32 	Corey LaJoie 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford
34 	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
37 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet
38 	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
41 	Cole Custer (R) 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet
43 	Darrell Wallace Jr. 	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet
47 	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet
48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
51 	Garrett Smithley (R) 	Petty Ware Racing 	Chevrolet
52 	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet
53 	JJ Yeley 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet
77 	Josh Bilicki (i) 	Spire Motorsports 	Chevrolet
88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
95 	Christopher Bell (R) 	Leavine Family Racing 	Toyota
96 	Parker Kligerman (i) 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	Toyota
== Qualifying ==
William Byron scored the pole for the race.
== Race ==
=== Stage Results[edit] ===
Stage 1 Laps: 20
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	10
2 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	9
3 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	8
4 	34	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports	Ford 	7
5 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	6
6 	41	Cole Custer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	5
7 	37	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	JTG Daughtery Racing 	Chevrolet 	4
8 	47	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	3
9 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	2
10 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	1
Stage 2 Laps: 20
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	9 	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	10
2 	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet 	9
3 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	8
4 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	7
5 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	6
6 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	5
7 	4 	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	4
8 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	3
9 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	2
10 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	1
=== Final Stage Results ===
Stage 3 Laps: 50
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Laps
1 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	90
2 	24	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	90
3 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	90
4 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	90
5 	20	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	90
6 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	90
7 	12	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	90
8 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	90
9 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	90
10 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	90
11 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	90
12 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers 	90
13 	17	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing 	90
14 	48	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	90
15 	95	Christopher Bell 	Leavine Family Racing 	90
16 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	90
17 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	90
18 	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	90
19 	6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing 	90
20 	34	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	90
21 	31	Daniel Suarez 	Richard Childress Racing 	90
22 	36	John Hunter Nemechek	Front Row Motorsports 	90
23 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing 	90
24 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	90
25 	13	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	90
26 	37	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	90
27 	41	Cole Custer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	89
28 	88	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	89
29 	96	Parker Kligerman 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	89
30 	52	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing 	89
31 	00	Landon Cassill 	StarCom Racing 	89
32 	15	Ross Chastain (i) 	Premium Motorsports 	89
33 	32	Corey LaJoie 	Go Fas Racing 	89
34 	51	Garrett Smithley 	Rick Ware Racing 	87
35 	53	JJ Yeley 	Rick Ware Racing 	87
36 	43	Darrell Wallace Jr 	Richard Petty Motorsports	55
37 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	49
38 	77	Josh Bilicki (i) 	Spire Motorsports 	5
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