The 2022 Go Bowling at The Glen was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 21, 2022, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it was the 25th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 25 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The 2022 Go Bowling at The Glen program cover. | |||
| Date | August 21, 2022 | ||
| Location | Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.45 mi (3.94 km) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.6 km) | ||
| Weather | 70–71 °F (21–22 °C); Rain/Cloudy; Wind at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 95.962 miles per hour (154.436 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 1:10.477 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 30 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Esses), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 5) and Jeff Burton (Turns 6–7) | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2,563,000 viewers | ||
| 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) | ||
Report edit
Background edit
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 International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list edit
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice edit
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:11.293 seconds and a speed of 123.715 mph (199.100 km/h).[8]
Practice results edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:11.293 | 123.715 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:11.308 | 123.689 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:11.438 | 123.464 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying edit
Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:10.477 and a speed of 125.147 mph (201.405 km/h).[9]
Qualifying results edit
Race edit
The race start was delayed due to lightning.
Stage results edit
Stage One Laps: 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Joey Hand | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results edit
Stage Three Laps: 50
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 43 |
| 2 | 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 90 | 49 |
| 4 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 90 | 40 |
| 6 | 3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 90 | 42 |
| 7 | 5 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 39 |
| 8 | 38 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 30 |
| 9 | 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 90 | 32 |
| 10 | 31 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 27 |
| 11 | 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 28 |
| 12 | 24 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 25 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 90 | 24 |
| 14 | 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 23 |
| 15 | 11 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 22 |
| 16 | 28 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 31 |
| 17 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 20 |
| 18 | 13 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 90 | 17 |
| 21 | 18 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 90 | 22 |
| 22 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 15 |
| 23 | 25 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 14 |
| 24 | 26 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 90 | 13 |
| 25 | 14 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 22 |
| 26 | 16 | 45 | Ty Gibbs (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 90 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 10 |
| 28 | 30 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 90 | 9 |
| 29 | 35 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 8 |
| 30 | 33 | 77 | Mike Rockenfeller | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 7 |
| 31 | 17 | 15 | Joey Hand | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 90 | 11 |
| 32 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 89 | 16 |
| 33 | 34 | 27 | Loris Hezemans (i) | Team Hezeburg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 89 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 88 | 3 |
| 35 | 23 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 83 | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Team Hezeburg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 58 | 1 |
| 37 | 27 | 91 | Kimi Räikkönen | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 44 | 1 |
| 38 | 19 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28 | 8 |
| 39 | 37 | 78 | Kyle Tilley | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 15 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics edit
- Lead changes: 12 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 5 for 11
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 17 minutes and 52 seconds
- Average speed: 95.962 miles per hour (154.436 km/h)
Media edit
Television edit
USA covered the race on the television side. as part of a Radio style Broadcast for the race. Rick Allen and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. MRN broadcaster Mike Bagley called the race from the Esses, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call from Turn 5, and Jeff Burton had the call from a platform located off Turn 10 that covers Turns 6–7. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
| USA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn Announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Steve Letarte |
Esses Announcer: Mike Bagley Turn 5 Announcer: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Turn 6–7 Announcer: Jeff Burton |
Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider |
Radio edit
Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast 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 10 & 11. Steve Post, Dillon Welch, Chris Wilner, and Kim Coon called the action from the pits for MRN.
| MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon |
Esses: Dave Moody Inner loop & Turn 5: Kyle Rickey Turn 10 & 11: Jason Toy |
Steve Post Dillon Welch Chris Wilner Kim Coon |
Standings after the race edit
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References edit
- ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Watkins Glen International". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 20, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 20, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ "Go Bowling at The Glen Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 20, 2022). "Larson, Hendrick teammates top Cup practice at Watkins Glen". Motorsport.com. Watkins Glen, New York: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 20, 2022). "Chase Elliott takes Watkins Glen Cup pole, Raikkonen 27th". Motorsport.com. Watkins Glen, New York: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 20, 2022.