2024 Go Bowling at The Glen

The 2024 Go Bowling at The Glen was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on September 15, 2024, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 92 laps -- extended from 90 laps due to an overtime finish on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it was the 28th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the second of the 2024 NASCAR playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 16. Chris Buescher won the race, his first win since the 2023 Coke Zero Sugar 400. Shane Van Gisbergen finished 2nd, and rookie Carson Hocevar once again eclipsed his career best Cup Series finish, finishing 3rd. Ross Chastain and Zane Smith rounded out the top five, and Chase Briscoe, Michael McDowell, Corey LaJoie, Ryan Preece, and Austin Cindric rounded out the top ten.

2024 Go Bowling at The Glen

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 28 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	September 15, 2024
Location	Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance	92 laps, 233.68 mi (375.795 km)
Scheduled Distance	90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.6 km)
Weather	Sunny with a temperature around 83 °F (28 °C); wind out of the south at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h).
Average speed	85.226 miles per hour (137.158 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing
Time	1:12.130
Most laps led
Driver	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing
Laps	52
Winner
No. 17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Leigh Diffey, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Esses), Dillon Welch (Turn 5), and Jeff Burton (Turns 6–7)
Nielsen Ratings	1.8 million
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 Jason Toy (Turns 6–7)

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 NASCAR.

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

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:12.018 seconds and a speed of 122.469 mph (197.095 km/h).

Ross Chastain scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:12.130 and a speed of 122.279 mph (196.789 km/h).^[10]

Stage One Laps: 20

Stage Two Laps: 20

Stage Three Laps: 50

• Lead changes: 11 among 9 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 21 laps
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes, and 41 seconds
• Average speed: 80.226 miles per hour (129.111 km/h)

USA covered the race on the television side as part of a Radio style Broadcast for the race. Leigh Diffey and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. MRN broadcaster Mike Bagley called the race from the Esses, Dillon Welch called from Turn 5, and Jeff Burton called the race from Turn 6 & 7. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

Motor Racing Network radio called for the race, which was also simulcasted 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 6 & 7. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, Chris Wilner & Jacklyn Drake called the action from the pits for MRN.