May 11, 2026, 12:12 PM ET

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing placed third in the Go Bowling at the Glen at Watkins Glen International. Starting from the 10th position, Ty Gibbs was one of the more consistent drivers to run towards the front of the pack. The No. 54 Toyota driver ran inside the top 10 through most of the first stage until heading to pit road before the end of the stage on lap 17. As a result, he fell back to 17th, his eventual finishing position for the first stage, which gave him no stage points. In the second stage, Gibbs cycled back to the front of the pack thanks to moves on the track and great pit stops. This allowed Gibbs to make it up to third by the end of the second stage and score eight stage points. In the final stage, Gibbs made a pit stop strategy by pitting early on lap 61 and then tried to make it through the rest of the race by saving fuel. This strategy gave Gibbs the lead once Shane Van Gisbergen went to pit road on lap 76. While Gibbs held on to the lead and was holding off Connor Zilisch and A.J. Allmendinger, Gibbs soon had to deal with Van Gisbergen as he rallied from 22nd to the front. Gibbs lost the lead to SVG with seven laps to go, and then he also lost second place to Michael McDowell, leaving Gibbs to finish the race in third. This was a new career-best finish for Gibbs at Watkins Glen in the Cup Series, and he now moves to sixth in the regular-season standings after 12 races this year.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com