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2023 Go Bowling at The Glen

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2023 Go Bowling at The Glen
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 25 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)
Location Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
2.45 mi (3.94 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.6 km)
Average speed 111.426 miles per hour (179.323 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 1:10.392
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 66
Winner
No. 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA
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, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Esses), Kyle Rickey (Turn 5) and Dan Hubbard (Turns 6–7)

The 2023 Go Bowling at The Glen was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 20, 2023, 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 25th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

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Background

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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 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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch 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
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley 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 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cole Custer (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:11.148 seconds and a speed of 123.967 mph (199.506 km/h).[10]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:11.148 123.967
2 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.220 123.842
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.239 123.809
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:10.392 and a speed of 125.298 mph (201.648 km/h).[11]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:10.644 1:10.392
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:10.520 1:10.582
3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:10.527 1:10.589
4 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:10.598 1:10.622
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:10.700 1:10.631
6 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:10.641 1:10.761
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:10.824 1:10.903
8 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1:10.563 1:11.022
9 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:10.924 1:11.078
10 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:10.765 1:11.224
11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:10.926
12 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:10.946
13 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:10.966
14 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:10.981
15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:10.992
16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:11.080
17 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:11.123
18 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.153
19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:11.154
20 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:11.192
21 42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1:11.199
22 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:11.205
23 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:11.233
24 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:11.384
25 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:11.384
26 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:11.447
27 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:11.456
28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:11.473
29 15 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:11.485
30 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:11.720
31 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1:11.723
32 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:11.742
33 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:11.758
34 51 Cole Custer (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:11.834
35 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.947
36 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.063
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 20

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 10
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 3
9 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 20

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2
10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

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Stage Three Laps: 50

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 59
2 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 52
3 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 43
4 6 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 45
5 4 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 47
6 19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 31
7 13 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 90 30
8 8 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 90 30
9 23 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 90 28
10 11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 90 27
11 25 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 90 26
12 12 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 90 30
13 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 90 24
14 9 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 28
15 24 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 90 22
16 17 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 90 21
17 30 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 90 20
18 22 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 90 19
19 21 42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 90 18
20 10 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 90 17
21 33 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 90 16
22 14 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 90 15
23 18 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 14
24 20 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 13
25 29 15 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford 90 12
26 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 23
27 35 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0
28 34 51 Cole Custer (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 90 0
29 31 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 90 8
30 27 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 90 7
31 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 7
32 15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 89 9
33 32 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 89 4
34 36 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 89 3
35 26 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 83 2
36 3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 74 11
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 6 among 5 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 1 for 4 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 1 hours, 58 minutes, and 44 seconds
  • Average speed: 111.426 miles per hour (179.323 km/h)

Media

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Television

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USA covered the race on the television side. as part of a Radio style Broadcast for the race. Rick Allen and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. MRN broadcaster Mike Bagley called the race from the Esses, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call from Turn 5, and Jeff Burton had the call from a platform located off Turn 10 that covers Turns 6–7. Marty Snider, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

USA
Booth announcers Turn Announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Esses Announcer: Mike Bagley
Turn 5 Announcer: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Turn 6–7 Announcer: Jeff Burton
Marty Snider
Kim Coon
Dillon Welch

Radio

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Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast 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 Dan Hubbard covered the action in turn 6 & 7. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Chris Wilner 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: Dan Hubbard
Steve Post
Brienne Pedigo
Chris Wilner

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Watkins Glen International". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Go Bowling at The Glen Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (August 19, 2023). "Allmendinger leads LaJoie in Watkins Glen Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Watkins Glen, New York: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (August 19, 2023). "Hamlin earns 40th NASCAR Cup pole, beating Byron at WGI". Motorsport.com. Watkins Glen, New York: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 19, 2023.


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