The 2022 Go Bowling at The Glen was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 21, 2022, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the road course, it was the 25th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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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 is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric (R) 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 Tyler Reddick 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 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Daniil Kvyat Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 77 Mike Rockenfeller Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 91 Kimi Räikkönen Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:11.293 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.293 123.715 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.308 123.689 3 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:11.438 123.464Official practice results
Qualifying Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:10.477 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:10.535 1:10.477 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:10.703 1:10.516 3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:11.015 1:10.738 4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:10.872 1:10.811 5 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:10.880 1:10.837 6 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:11.002 1:10.980 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:11.124 1:11.180 8 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 1:11.093 1:11.335 9 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1:11.149 1:11.496 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:11.068 1:11.736 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.200 — 12 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:11.215 — 13 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:11.250 — 14 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:11.259 — 15 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:11.259 — 16 45 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:11.340 — 17 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:11.350 — 18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1:11.364 — 19 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:11.393 — 20 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:11.434 — 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:11.435 — 22 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:11.442 — 23 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:11.443 — 24 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:11.551 — 25 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:11.675 — 26 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:11.783 — 27 91 Kimi Räikkönen Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1:11.824 — 28 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.906 — 29 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:11.958 — 30 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:12.033 — 31 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.359 — 32 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.536 — 33 77 Mike Rockenfeller Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.583 — 34 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeburg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 1:12.737 — 35 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:12.959 — 36 26 Daniil Kvyat Team Hezeburg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 1:13.129 — 37 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 1:15.126 — 38 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000 — 39 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 0.000 — Official qualifying results
Race The race start was delayed due to lightning.
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 20
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 102 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 84 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 75 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 66 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 57 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 48 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 20
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 102 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 84 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 66 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 57 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 48 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage Three Laps: 50
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 432 6 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 03 20 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 90 494 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 405 9 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 90 406 3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 90 427 5 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 398 38 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 309 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 90 3210 31 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 90 2711 29 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 90 2812 24 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 90 2513 8 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 90 2414 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 90 2315 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 2216 28 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 90 3117 12 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 2018 13 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 1919 22 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 1820 15 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 90 1721 18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 90 2222 4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 1523 25 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 1424 26 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 90 1325 14 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 90 2226 16 45 Ty Gibbs (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 90 027 32 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 90 1028 30 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 90 929 35 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 90 830 33 77 Mike Rockenfeller Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 90 731 17 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 90 1132 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 89 16 33 34 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeburg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 89 034 39 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 88 3 35 23 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 83 236 36 26 Daniil Kvyat Team Hezeburg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 58 137 27 91 Kimi Räikkönen Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 44 138 19 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 28 839 37 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 15 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 12 among 9 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 11 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 17 minutes and 52 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television 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. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USABooth announcersTurn AnnouncersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Esses Announcer: Mike BagleyTurn 5 Announcer: Dale Earnhardt Jr.Turn 6–7 Announcer: Jeff Burton Dave BurnsParker KligermanMarty Snider
Radio Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was 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 Jason Toy covered the action in turn 10 & 11. Steve Post, Dillon Welch, Chris Wilner, and Kim Coon called the action from the pits for MRN.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Esses: Dave Moody Inner loop & Turn 5: Kyle RickeyTurn 10 & 11: Jason Toy Steve PostDillon WelchChris WilnerKim Coon
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings