To the surprise of likely nobody, Shane van Gisbergen is the favorite to win this weekend's Go Bowling at The Glen. The Trackhouse Racing driver put down a monster lap in qualifying on Saturday, beating second-fastest, Michael McDowell, but over two tenths of a second. Additionally, van Gisbergen looked incredibly stout in practice, ranking best […]

Chase Elliott qualified back in 27th place for this weekend's Go Bowling at The Glen, which should make him an obvious DFS play for this weekend's race. Elliott is one of the best road course racers in the series, and even on an off-day at this track type, the No. 9 team is usually able […]

Chris Buescher is one of the best racers at Watkins Glen, but qualifying hasn't been his specialty. It wasn't this weekend, either. The No. 17 Ford ended up 14th-fastest during the session on Saturday, and now Buescher will start from row seven when the Go Bowling at The Glen goes green on Sunday. Fans shouldn't […]

After signing a contract extension with Team Penske, it's time to keep an eye on Ryan Blaney this weekend. The Team Penske driver is one of the best at long-run speed and managing his tires, and with the falloff expected by Goodyear for this weekend's race, that could play right into Blaney's hands. Additionally, the […]

Michael McDowell is a very established road course racer. He has a dominating win at the Indy Road Course to his credit, and over the last 11 races on this track type, McDowell has walked away with a top-five finish in six of them. He has yet to do that at Watkins Glen, though. Over […]

Carson Hocevar has been on quite a hot streak in Cup Series action as of late, getting a win at Talladega a couple of weeks ago while also posting four top-10 finishes over the last six races overall. This weekend will be good test for the No. 77 team and their momentum, though, as the […]

With 11 races complete in the 2026 season, Joey Logano is now on the outside looking in on the Chase, as he sits 17th in the points standings as the midway point of the regular season looms. Logano sports an average finish of 21.0 this season and is currently on a three-race streak of finishes […]

The NASCAR Cup Series is heading road course racing this weekend for the second time this year with the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. At the first road course race of 2026 (at COTA), we saw Tyler Reddick in victory lane after outdueling Shane van Gisbergen, who is the defending winner... […]

This weekend, we're going road course racing for the season time this season, as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Watkins Glen International for the annual Go Bowling at The Glen. NASCAR runs the "short course" at Watkins Glen, which equates to 2.45 miles in length. This has been one of the original road course... […]

BANG!!! We nailed Chase Elliott at 16-to-1 odds at Texas last weekend for yet another huge week (and our best so far) on the betting card, and now we head to Watkins Glen for the second road course race of the season. +4.55 units on the betting card today +10.67 units on the season 🤑... […]

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's race at Watkins Glen International, the Go Bowling at The Glen. Trackhouse Racing has struggled for most of the season, but they flexed their muscles at Watkins Glen this weekend. Not only did Shane van Gisbergen win the pole, but Ross […]

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Go Bowling at The Glen race on Sunday afternoon. The 38-car field was supposed to be split into two groups for practice, but due to weather and in the favor of fairness, NASCAR allowed […]

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins […]

Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports won the Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway while being the most dominant driver of the race. Elliott began the race from 14th, but spent the whole first stage gaining track position, even through pit stops. By the end of the first stage, Elliott made it up to eighth and […]

Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing was one of the main contenders to win in another race at a 1.5-mile intermediate track this season, this time the Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Hamlin showcased his race-winning speed after starting the race from fourth as he went ahead and took the lead from Chase Briscoe […]

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman finished in third place in the Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. The No. 48 Chevrolet driver started from ninth, but was not much of a factor in the race's first two stages. In the first stage, Bowman ran at the back of the top 10, but then […]

Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing placed fourth at the end of the Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. The No. 45 Toyota driver started the race from the eighth position and ran inside the top 10 through most of the stage. After pit stops and cautions, Reddick got shuffled further back into the […]

RFK Racing's Chris Buescher finished in the fifth position in Sunday's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Buescher began the race from the third position, and although he ran in the top five through the first half of the first stage, he fell back to 11th in the second half after pit stops and restarts […]

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in the seventh position for this week's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 20 Toyota driver will start in the top 10 for the first time since April 2024 at Texas. In seven Cup starts at Texas, Bell has four top-10 finishes, including two of […]

William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports qualified 15th for this week's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Byron last qualified outside of the top 10 at Texas in the 2023 race at the site. In 11 Cup races at Texas, Byron has one win and six top-10 finishes with an average finish of 11.4, which ranks […]

Team Penske's Joey Logano will start in the 23rd position for Sunday's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway after qualifying. This marks the fourth consecutive Texas race where Logano will start 20th or worse in the Cup Series. In 30 Cup starts at Texas, Logano has two wins, 22 top-20 finishes, and an average finish […]

Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing is starting Sunday's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway from the fifth position after qualifying. Briscoe matches the best qualifying result of his career from the 2024 race at Texas for this week's race. In seven previous races at the site, Briscoe has four top-10 finishes in three of […]

Joe Gibbs Racing's Ty Gibbs will start 10th for Sunday's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. This will be the fourth consecutive race in his Cup career where Gibbs will start inside the top 10 at Texas. In four previous races at Texas, Gibbs has had a best finish of 13th and led only five […]

Daniel Suarez of Spire Motorsports is starting second for the Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. This is the first front row start of Suarez's Cup career at Texas. In 13 Cup races, Suarez has six top-10 finishes and an average finish of 14.7 in 13 Cup races. Through 10 races so far this year, […]

Kyle Busch of Richard Childress Racing will start in the sixth position for this week's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. This will be the first race of the 2026 season where Busch will have a new crew chief, Andy Street, who last worked with Busch and RCR in the last five races of the […]

It should come as no surprise to anyone, but Tyler Reddick is one of the favorites to win this weekend's Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Reddick already has five wins this season, including victories at both Kansas and Darlington, other intermediate race tracks. At Texas, Reddick has been one of the best in the […]

Keep an eye on Chase Elliott in this weekend's Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. The Hendrick Motorsports driver is a recent winner here (in 2024) and looked stout in practice this weekend, ranked fastest in 25-lap average during the session. Chase was reportedly very happy with his car, and the speed backed that up. […]

After grabbing his first-ever Cup Series win at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, Carson Hocever continued the good vibes this Saturday, ending up fastest in qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway--just like he did last season. Hocevar will now lead the field to the green flag for Sunday afternoon's Würth 400. Last year, Hocevar led 22 laps […]

Bubba Wallace had an eventful Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway, as the 23XI Racing driver showed good speed (he was fifth-fastest in practice), but mid-way through the session he ended up spinning out and hitting the wall, destroying his race car in the process. The No. 23 team pulled out the backup car and […]