Denny Hamlin on pole at Watkins Glen ahead of William Byron, Michael McDowell; full starting lineup

NASCAR Cup Collection drivers at this weekend’s race at Watkins Glen are probably anticipating the occasion with wildly various ranges of enthusiasm. Two playoff spots are nonetheless up for grabs with two races remaining within the common season.

For robust highway racers on the bubble — similar to Chase Elliott and A.J. Allmendinger — it’s one other nice alternative. For drivers who don’t fare so nicely on highway programs nonetheless hoping to clinch — taking a look at you, Bubba Wallace — it appears extra like a hurdle earlier than a do-or-die Daytona evening race to shut the common season on Aug. 26.

Right here’s every thing that you must know in regards to the Go Bowling on the Glen:

Go Bowling on the Glen beginning lineup

1. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

3. Michael McDowell (34), Entrance Row Motorsports Ford

4. Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

5. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

6. A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

7. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

8. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota

9. Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

10. Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

11. Joey Logano (22), Staff Penske Ford

12. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

13. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

14. Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

15. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

16. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

17. Austin Cindric (2), Staff Penske Ford

18. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

19. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

20. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

21. Mike Rockenfeller (42), Legacy Motor Membership Chevrolet

22. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

23. Ryan Blaney (12), Staff Penske Ford

24. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

25. Todd Gilliland (38), Entrance Row Motorsports Ford

26. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

27. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

29. Andy Lally (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

30. Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

31. Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Membership Chevrolet

32. Harrison Burton (21), Wooden Brothers Racing Ford

33. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

34. Cole Custer (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford

35. Josh Bilicki (78), Stay Quick Motorsports Ford

36. Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Go Bowling on the Glen TV/streaming schedule

All occasions Jap

Saturday
12:30-1:30 p.m.: Apply (USA, NBC Sports activities app)
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Qualifying (USA, NBC Sports activities app)

Sunday
3-6:30 p.m.: Go Bowling on the Glen (USA, NBC Sports activities app)

Go Bowling on the Glen particulars

Monitor: Watkins Glen Worldwide Raceway (11-turn, 2.45-mile, everlasting racing facility) in New York
Size: 90 laps for 221 miles
Phases: 20, 20, and 50 laps with no breaks
2022 winner: Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR Cup Collection playoff bubble

Bubba Wallace at present sits on the minimize line, 28 factors forward of Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suárez and 49 factors forward of 23XI Racing rookie teammate Ty Gibbs. Suárez has a Cup Collection highway course win to his title (final yr at Sonoma), and Gibbs has gained at Watkins Glen within the Xfinity Collection, whereas Wallace’s common highway course end in Cup is twenty fifth.

16. Bubba Wallace +28
17. Daniel Suárez -28
18. Ty Gibbs -49
19. Chase Elliott -80
20. Alex Bowman -80
21. A.J. Allmendinger -87

Go Bowling on the Glen prime drivers and finest bets

Chase Elliott’s solely likelihood at a playoff spot is a win in one of many subsequent two races, and provided that he’s the winningest lively driver on highway programs with seven, he’s the favourite this weekend at Watkins Glen, in line with BetMGM. Kyle Larson has gained the previous two races at Watkins Glen and enters the weekend at 5½-to-1 odds. Present factors chief Martin Truex Jr. has six profession road-course wins to his title and is 7-to-1 getting into the weekend. Tyler Reddick, who gained earlier within the season at Circuit of the Americas, enters the weekend with 9-to-1 odds.

Finest odds to win

• Chase Elliott +300
• Kyle Larson +550
• Martin Truex Jr. +700
• Tyler Reddick +900

Yahoo Sports activities’ Nick Bromberg wrote earlier within the week on the betting forecast and suggests good mid-tier odds on Chris Buescher (+2200), who has gained the previous two races on the trot, and Austin Cindric (+2400), who has bagged a pair of top-10s on highway programs this season at COTA and the Chicago road race. If you wish to take flyer on a protracted shot, Bromberg notes that Erik Jones (+25000) has 4 top-10s at Watkins Glen in 5 profession begins there.

Go Bowling on the Glen entry listing

Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Staff Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Staff Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Andy Lally (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wooden Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Staff Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Entrance Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Mike Rockenfeller (42), Legacy Motor Membership Chevrolet
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Membership Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Cole Custer (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Bilicki (78), Stay Quick Motorsports Ford
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Go Bowling on the Glen climate

The forecast is partly cloudy for Saturday’s Cup Collection apply and qualifying runs, however a 52% likelihood of rain looms for race day. NASCAR’s short-track and road-course packages embrace windshield wipers and grooved tires that may run on damp asphalt however not with rain coming down or standing water on the observe.