Van Gisbergen Wins Go Bowling at the Glen

Shane van Gisbergen overcame a 29-second deficit after a late-race pit stop to win the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at the Glen on Sunday at Watkins Glen International in New York.

The Trackhouse Racing driver started from the pole position and led 74 of the 100 laps on the 2.45-mile road course. With 24 laps remaining, van Gisbergen pitted from the lead under green-flag conditions, restarting in 22nd place behind Ty Gibbs. He methodically closed the gap, passing Gibbs with eight laps to go in his No. 97 Chevrolet and pulling away to defeat Michael McDowell by 7.288 seconds. Gibbs finished third, followed by Chase Briscoe in fourth and Tyler Reddick in fifth.

The victory marked van Gisbergen's seventh career Cup win, all on road courses in 62 starts, tying him with Chase Elliott for the most among active drivers. It was his second consecutive win at Watkins Glen and sixth in the last seven road or street course races dating to last June. The New Zealand native, a three-time Australian Supercars champion who debuted with a victory in the 2023 Chicago Street Race, advanced three spots to 16th in the driver standings, securing the final provisional playoff position ahead of Briscoe...