2026 Go Bowling at The Glen

The 2026 Go Bowling at The Glen was an NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 10, 2026, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 100 laps on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it was the 12th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. This was the final points Cup career race of Kyle Busch, after his sudden passing on May 21, 2026 from an undisclosed illness.

Shane van Gisbergen won the race. Michael McDowell finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top five, and Austin Dillon, A. J. Allmendinger, Kyle Busch, Austin Cindric, and John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top ten.

Watkins Glen International

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.

On August 20, 2025, NASCAR unveiled the schedule with the race in May. That same year, on December 3, the race was extended by 10 laps, going from 90 to 100 laps.

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

Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:12.208 seconds and a speed of 122.147 mph (196.577 km/h).

Shane van Gisbergen scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:11.165 and a speed of 123.937 mph (199.457 km/h).

Stage One Laps: 20

Stage Two Laps: 30

Stage Three Laps: 50

• Lead changes: 6 among 4 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 4 for 12 laps
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 29 minutes, and 11 seconds
• Average speed: 98.536 miles per hour (158.578 km/h)

The race was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley 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 Tim Catafalmo covered the action in turn 6 & 7. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Jason Toy called the action from the pits & garage area for MRN.