2026 Go Bowling at The Glen

The 2026 Go Bowling at The Glen is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on May 10, 2026, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 100 laps on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it will be the 12th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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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 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.

On August 20, 2025, NASCAR unveiled the schedule with the race in May. That same year, on December 3, the race was extended by 10 laps, going from 90 to 100 laps.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver. • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Driver</th><th>Team</th><th>Manufacturer</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Ross Chastain</td><td>Trackhouse Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Austin Cindric</td><td>Team Penske</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Austin Dillon</td><td>Richard Childress Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Noah Gragson</td><td>Front Row Motorsports</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Kyle Larson</td><td>Hendrick Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Brad Keselowski</td><td>RFK Racing</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Daniel Suárez</td><td>Spire Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Kyle Busch</td><td>Richard Childress Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Chase Elliott</td><td>Hendrick Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Ty Dillon</td><td>Kaulig Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Denny Hamlin</td><td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Ryan Blaney</td><td>Team Penske</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>A. J. Allmendinger</td><td>Kaulig Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Chris Buescher</td><td>RFK Racing</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Chase Briscoe</td><td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Christopher Bell</td><td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Josh Berry</td><td>Wood Brothers Racing</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Joey Logano</td><td>Team Penske</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Bubba Wallace</td><td>23XI Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>William Byron</td><td>Hendrick Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Todd Gilliland</td><td>Front Row Motorsports</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Riley Herbst</td><td>23XI Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Zane Smith</td><td>Front Row Motorsports</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Cole Custer</td><td>Haas Factory Team</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>John Hunter Nemechek</td><td>Legacy Motor Club</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Erik Jones</td><td>Legacy Motor Club</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Tyler Reddick</td><td>23XI Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</td><td>Hyak Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Alex Bowman</td><td>Hendrick Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Cody Ware</td><td>Rick Ware Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Ty Gibbs</td><td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Ryan Preece</td><td>RFK Racing</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>Josh Bilicki (i)</td><td>Garage 66</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td>Michael McDowell</td><td>Spire Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>Carson Hocevar</td><td>Spire Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td>Connor Zilisch (R)</td><td>Trackhouse Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>Shane van Gisbergen</td><td>Trackhouse Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>[ Official entry list]</td></tr></tbody></table>

Media

Television

The race will be carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

<table><thead><tr><th>FS1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Booth announcers</td><td>Pit reporters</td><td>In-race analyst</td></tr><tr><td>Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick</td><td>Jamie Little Regan Smith</td><td>Larry McReynolds</td></tr></tbody></table>

Radio

Motor Racing Network will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and former crew chief Todd Gordon will cover the action when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody will call the race when the field raced thru the esses. Kyle Rickey will cover the action when the field raced thru the inner loop and turn 5 and Dan Hubbard will cover the action in turn 6 & 7. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Chris Wilner will call the action from the pits for MRN.

<table><thead><tr><th>MRN</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Booth announcers</td><td>Turn announcers</td><td>Pit reporters</td></tr><tr><td>Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Todd Gordon</td><td>Esses: Dave Moody Inner loop & Turn 5: Kyle Rickey Turn 6 & 7: Dan Hubbard</td><td>Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Chris Wilner</td></tr></tbody></table>