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Go Bowling at The Glen

Sunday, August 21st, 2022

Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 16 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Watkins Glen International
  • 36th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 26
  • Team: No. 9 - Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 36th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen with a lap of 70.477 seconds, 125.147 mph.
  • This is his 12th pole in 246 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his third pole and 14th top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his second pole in six races at Watkins Glen International.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2022 and his seventh in eight races at Watkins Glen International.
  • Michael McDowell (third) posted his first top-10 start at Watkins Glen International. It is his sixth in 25 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, August 21st, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Kyle Larson Sweeps the Weekend at Watkins Glen

For the second-consecutive day Kyle Larson took his first lead of the race with five laps remaining and held off road course ace and fellow Californian A.J. Allmendinger for a trophy. Larson completed the rare weekend sweep at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International Sunday afternoon with a clutch win in the NASCAR Cup Series’ Go Bowling at the Glen.

Larson made a dramatic pass on his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on a restart with five laps to go on the historic road course. As the race leader, Elliott got to choose where to lineup alongside Larson for the green flag and chose to start on Larson’s outside, setting up the dramatic contention for position.

Larson maneuvered past Elliott in the wide-sweeping turn with both Allmendinger and Joey Logano able to get around Elliott as well. Allmendinger gave chase to Larson, but for the second day in a row, Larson, the driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet again proved too much.

It was the second-consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory for Larson, 30, at Watkins Glen - finishing .882-seconds ahead of Kaulig Racing’s Allmendinger. It’s Larson’s 18th career win and second of the 2022 season for the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion.

Team Penske's Logano finished third just ahead of Elliott, who could take some considerable consolation in officially securing the 2022 Regular Season Championship – his first – at the end of Stage 1 on Sunday.

Larson immediately addressed the winning move.

That was really my only opportunity (to go for the lead), I’m not proud of it,’’ Larson said, "But being in the inside lane, the right lane, being the leader, choosing the left lane, it definitely wins out. But when it gets late in the race, it's definitely risky.

"I knew that was my only opportunity to get by him. I feel like our cars were pretty equal today. Had a lot of fun after rate green flag cycle trying to chase hi down. Kind of burned my stuff up a little bit.

“But the restarts kept me in it and kept our team in it. I’m proud of my guys. Good to get another win here at Watkins Glen and get some more bonus points going into the Playoffs, we haven’t had a lot here this year.’’

Larson said he anticipated having a conversation with Elliott and reiterated that he was only making a move, he felt necessary, to go for the victory. Something he thought Elliott would have done as well.

“We have a competition meeting tomorrow.,’’ Larson said. “I think if I was in his shoes, I would understand the risk that I’m taking, taking the left lane also. I’m not proud of it but I did what I felt like I had to do to get the win.’’

For his part after the race, Elliott said only, “Congratulations to Kyle and everybody on the 5 team and at Hendrick Motorsports for getting the win.’’

Elliott - who led a race high 30 of the 80 laps - again took the company line when asked what he would say to Larson, “Congratulations. … always good to see HMS win. The boss [Rick Hendrick] deserves all the great wins that come for this company.’’

Trackhouse Racing driver Daniel Suárez finished fifth, followed by Front Row Motorsports’ Michael McDowell, who led 14 laps.

Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell, RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher and Petty GMS Racing’s Erik Jones rounded out the top 10.

German driver Mike Rockenfeller – a sportscar ace and former Rolex 24 at Daytona winner – posted the best finish (30th) among a series-high seven international entries at Watkins Glen.

Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen had a solid effort in his NASCAR Cup Series debut – running as high as eighth place in Stage 2 before pitting. His day in the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet came to an early end, however, when he was nudged off-track and into a tire barrier while racing among a large group of cars on the ensuing restart.

Räikkönen 41, of Finland, climbed out of his car and appeared fine physically. Although disappointed with the finish to what looked like a promising day, he said he was still overall happy with his debut in NASCAR’s big leagues.

“It was good fun, you know, and I felt more confident all the time and had some good battles and the car felt like it had a lot of speed in there, but that’s how it goes sometimes,’’ said Räikkönen, who officially finished 37th in the 39-car field.

With one race remaining in the regular season and one spot still to be settled for the 16-driver Playoff field, Team Penske's Ryan Blaney holds a 25-point advantage over Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. for the final transfer position should no new winner emerge next week. They finished 23rd (Truex) and 24th (Blaney) on Sunday and both drivers are still looking for their first victory of the year.

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 90
  • Margin of Victory: 0.882 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 17 Minutes 52 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 95.962
  • Cautions: 5 for 11 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,141 (39.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Watkins Glen International
  • 36th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 30
  • Team: No. 5 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
  • Kyle Larson won the 36th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen, his 18th victory in 284 Cup Series races.
  • This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Watkins Glen International - won the race at Watkins Glen International last year.
  • AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 11 races at Watkins Glen International. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Joey Logano (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 13 races at Watkins Glen International.
  • Austin Cindric (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Chase Elliott clinched the Regular Season Championship for the first time in his career.
Kyle Larson #5 Hendrickcars.com
Watkins Glen, New York - August 8, 2021 : Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
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Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 42 Chevrolet Action Industries Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
2 10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Mar 14, 1984 40 Ford Go Bowling Stewart-Haas Racing Drew Blickensderfer
3 6 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Feb 12, 1984 40 Ford Violet Defense RFK Racing Matt McCall
4 11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Nov 18, 1980 43 Toyota Sport Clips Haircuts Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
5 22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT May 24, 1990 34 Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
6 4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 48 Ford Busch Light Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
7 45 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Aug 4, 1978 46 Toyota Toyota SmartPath 23XI Racing Billy Scott
8 18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV May 2, 1985 39 Toyota Snickers Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
9 19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Jun 29, 1980 44 Toyota Reser's Fine Foods Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
10 34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Dec 21, 1984 39 Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Chris Yerges
11 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 34 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops /TRACKER Off Road Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
12 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Oct 2, 1987 37 Chevrolet Sugarlands/ Ball Park Buns JTG Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie
13 5 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Jul 31, 1992 32 Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
14 48 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Apr 25, 1993 31 Chevrolet Ally Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
15 12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Dec 31, 1993 30 Ford Wurth Team Penske Jonathan Hassler
16 7 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Sep 25, 1991 33 Chevrolet Raze Energy Spire Motorsports Ryan Sparks
17 42 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet Allegiant Petty GMS Motorsports Jerame Donley
18 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Nov 28, 1995 28 Chevrolet Kelley Blue Book Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
19 17 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Oct 29, 1992 31 Ford Fastenal RFK Racing Scott Graves
20 43 Erik Jones Byron, MI May 30, 1996 28 Chevrolet FOCUSfactor Petty GMS Motorsports Dave Elenz
21 99 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Jan 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet Princess Cruises TrackHouse Racing Travis Mack
22 51 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Nov 7, 1995 28 Ford Nurtec ODT Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
23 1 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet Worldwide Express TrackHouse Racing Phil Surgen
24 23 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 31 Toyota SiriusXM Radio 23XI Racing Bootie Barker
25 24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Nov 29, 1997 26 Chevrolet RaptorTough.com Hendrick Motorsports Rudy Fugle
26 41 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 26 Ford HaasTooling.com Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Shiplett
27 8 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 28 Chevrolet KCMG Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
28 31 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 25 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Trent Owens
29 20 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Dec 16, 1994 29 Toyota DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
30 2 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 26 Ford Menards\Richmond Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
31 14 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Dec 15, 1994 29 Ford Ford Performance Racing School Stewart-Haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
32 21 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 24 Ford Dex Imaging Wood Brothers Racing Brian Wilson
33 27 Loris Hezemans Amsterdam, Netherlands May 26, 1997 27 Ford Hezeberg Systems Team Hezeberg Mike Gramke
34 78 Kyle Tilley Bath, UK Feb 16, 1988 36 Ford Brush Creek Valley Farms Live Fast Motorsports Lee Leslie
35 15 Joey Hand Sacramento, CA Feb 10, 1979 45 Ford FordPro.com Rick Ware Racing Kevyn Rebolledo
36 38 Todd Gilliland Sherrills Ford, NC May 15, 2000 24 Ford MDStrucking.com Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
37 26 Daniil Kvyat Ufa, Russia Apr 26, 1994 30 Toyota Hezeberg Systems Team Hezeberg Toine Hezemans
38 77 Mike Rockenfeller Neuwied, West Germany Oct 31, 1983 40 Chevrolet Nations Guard Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
39 91 Kimi Raikkonen Espoo, Finland Oct 17, 1979 44 Chevrolet Recogni TrackHouse Racing Darian Grubb