Results
The 2019 GoBowling at The Glen NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Watkins Glen International race.
GoBowling at The Glen
Sunday, August 4th, 2019
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
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- Watkins Glen International
- 34th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 9 - NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 34th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen with a lap of 69.287 seconds, 127.297 mph.
- This is his seventh pole in 135 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his third pole and ninth top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his first pole in four races at Watkins Glen International.
- William Byron (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2019 and his first in two races at Watkins Glen International.
- Kyle Busch (third) posted his 13th top-10 start at Watkins Glen International. It is his 14th in 22 races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 90
- Margin of Victory: 0.454 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 14 Minutes 17 Seconds
- Average Speed: 98.523
- Cautions: 4 for 13 laps
- Lead Changes: 5
- Green Flag Passes: 1,586 (20.6 passes per green flag lap)
- Watkins Glen International
- 34th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen
- Race Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 9 - NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the 34th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen, his fifth victory in 135 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in four races at Watkins Glen International.
- Martin Truex Jr (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 14 races at Watkins Glen International. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2019.
- Denny Hamlin (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 14 races at Watkins Glen International.
- Matt Tifft (24th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 13 points over Joey Logano.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 12 | 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Running |
| 20 | 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Running |
| 22 | 31 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 49 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | Running |
| 19 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | Running |
| 23 | 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 15 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 38 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Running |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 52 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Running |
| 16 | 11 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 22 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 37 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steering |
| 25 | 25 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 34 | 0 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 24 | 96 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 17 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Running |
| 5 | 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 34 | 33 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 67 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 90 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 20 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 16 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | Running |
| 36 | 29 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 17 | 18 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 36 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 26 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Ryan Blaney | Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Landon Cassill | Pre-Race to the Rear Pitted before green flag | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Kyle Busch | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 22 | 24 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit | Tail End | 22 | 24 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 22 | 24 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Speed-Entering pits | Pass Thru | 28 | 30 | Green |
| Reed Sorenson | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Entry | Pass Thru | 30 | 31 | Green |
| Reed Sorenson | Speed-Exiting pits | Stop & Go | 30 | 31 | Green |
| Reed Sorenson | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes Garage | Pass Thru | 30 | 0 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 33 | 0 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 33 | 36 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 34 | 36 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 39 | 43 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 39 | 43 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 41 | 43 | Yellow |
| Josh Bilicki | Removing equipment from assigned pit area | Tail End | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Ryan Newman | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit | Pass Thru | 50 | 53 | Green |
| Clint Bowyer | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 61 | 65 | Yellow |
| Clint Bowyer | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Entry | Tail End | 61 | 65 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 63 | 65 | Yellow |