Starting from pole Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet won the 34th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen, his 5th win in 135 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 2nd win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Watkins Glen International. 2nd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Watkins Glen International. It is his 14th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Cares Toyota, started from 6th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Watkins Glen International.
4th Place Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota, started from 14th place followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford, started from 19th place. 6th Place Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota, started from 20th place followed by 7th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Ford, started from 15th place. 8th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 9th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Matt Tifft (24th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 13 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 4 Cautions for 13 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 34 for #77 Spin Inner Loop. 3rd Caution on lap 40 for #43 Crash in Turn 5, Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 63 for #43, 18 Crash in Turn 1; #48, 12 Crash in Inner Loop. People were talking about how Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota spun Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet off track causing the 3rd Caution. The crowd cheered when after bumping each other, Bubba Wallace spun Kyle Busch off track causing the 4th Caution.
The race had 5 Lead Changes among 4 drivers; C. Elliott 1-22; K. Larson 23-28; C. Elliott 29-58; M. Truex Jr 59; P. Menard 60-62; C. Elliott 63-90.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 11, 19, 18, 24, 48, 42, 20, 1, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 19, 4, 14, 11, 2, 88, 20, 12, 48
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 22
Race Results for the 34th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen – Sunday, August 4, 2019. Watkins Glen International – Watkins Glen, NY – 2.45 – Mile Road Total Race Length – 90 Laps – 220.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet 90 Running | |
2. 4. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops Toyota 90 Running | |
3. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Cares Toyota 90 Running | |
4. 14. Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota 90 Running | |
5. 19. Car 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford 90 Running | |
6. 20. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota 90 Running | |
7. 15. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Ford 90 Running | |
8. 5. Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Chevrolet 90 Running | |
9. 10. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford 90 Running | |
10. 7. Car 1 Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Chevrolet 90 Running |
11. 3. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota 90 Running | |
12. 9. Car 10 Aric Almirola Go Bowling Ford 90 Running | |
13. 16. Car 37 Chris Buescher Cottonelle Chevrolet 90 Running | |
14. 17. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 90 Running | |
15. 12. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Acronis Ford 90 Running | |
16. 11. Car 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver’s Ford 90 Running | |
17. 18. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 90 Running | |
18. 22. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 90 Running | |
19. 8. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 90 Running | |
20. 13. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford 90 Running | |
21. 2. Car 24 William Byron Hendrick Autoguard Chevrolet 90 Running | |
22. 31. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 90 Running | |
23. 21. Car 22 Joey Logano MoneyLion Ford 90 Running | |
24. 26. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Maui Jim/Surface Sunscreen Ford 90 Running | |
25. 25. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acronis Ford 90 Running | |
26. 24. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) TRD 40th Anniversary Toyota 90 Running | |
27. 32. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 90 Running | |
28. 30. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 90 Running | |
29. 34. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 90 Running | |
30. 27. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 89 Running | |
31. 28. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 89 | Running |
32. 36. Car 52 Josh Bilicki(i) Chevrolet 89 Running | |
33. 35. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) JACOB COMPANIES Chevrolet 89 Running | |
34. 33. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Samaritan?s Feet Ford 85 Engine | |
35. 23. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Caterpillar Chevrolet 84 Running | |
36. 29. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 72 Rear Gear | |
37. 37. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 65 Steering |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 12 (Unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: none. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 14 Mins, 17 Secs. Average Speed: 98.523 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.454 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 13 laps Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Chase Elliott, #9. Busch Pole Award: Chase Elliott, #9 127.297 mph. Fastest Lap: Martin Truex Jr, #19. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kyle Larson, #42 crew chief Chad Johnston, 8.063 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Matt Tifft, #36.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 11, 2019 – Michigan International Speedway
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