2021 Go Bowling at The Glen
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 23 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | August 8, 2021 | ||
| Location | Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.94 km (2.45 miles) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.6 km) | ||
| Average speed | 101.031 miles per hour (162.594 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 34 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Esses), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 5) and Jeff Burton (Turns 6–7) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (Esses), Kurt Becker (Turn 5) and Kyle Rickey (Turns 10–11) | ||
The 2021 Go Bowling at The Glen was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 8, 2021, 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 23rd race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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 International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]
Starting Lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 50
Larson's victory put him in a tie with Hamlin for the regular-season points lead.
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 56 |
| 2 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 38 |
| 3 | 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 44 |
| 4 | 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 39 |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 43 |
| 6 | 15 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 37 |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 39 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 37 |
| 9 | 27 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 34 |
| 10 | 13 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 34 |
| 11 | 14 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 90 | 30 |
| 12 | 12 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 30 |
| 13 | 17 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 24 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 90 | 23 |
| 15 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 24 |
| 16 | 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 21 |
| 17 | 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 90 | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 19 |
| 19 | 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 18 |
| 20 | 10 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 21 |
| 21 | 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 90 | 16 |
| 22 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 90 | 27 |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 90 | 14 |
| 24 | 29 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 90 | 12 |
| 26 | 31 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 89 | 11 |
| 27 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 89 | 11 |
| 28 | 23 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 9 |
| 29 | 30 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 78 | Kyle Tilley | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 89 | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 88 | 6 |
| 32 | 35 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 88 | 4 |
| 34 | 37 | 15 | R. C. Enerson | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 3 |
| 35 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 87 | 2 |
| 36 | 32 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 51 | James Davison | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 41 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 7 among 7 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 6
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 10 minutes and 57 seconds
- Average speed: 101.031 miles per hour (162.594 km/h)
