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Corey Heim to replace Jake Finch for Venturini Motorsports in ARCA race at Michigan

A big shock to the ARCA Menards Series field tonight. Corey Heim is replacing Jake Finch for Venturini Motorsports in the No. 25 car. Heim, a favorite to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship this year, is going to test these ARCA drivers like never before. Corey Heim is going to be a great […]

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Corey Heim is going to be a great test for the rest of the field. Drivers like Brenden “Butterbean” Queen will get a shot to go up against a driver that many consider ready to take on the Cup Series.

This race also features Gio Ruggiero, a Truck Series full-timer. Butterbean, Isabella Robusto, Lavar Scott, and the usual suspects are going to be pushed to their limits tonight in Michigan if they want to keep up with Ruggerio and Heim.

Corey Heim was the runner-up in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season. That is where his infamous rivalry with Ty Gibbs began, a rivalry many NASCAR fans believe has contributed to Heim being held up in the lower ranks for so long. Though that seems to be more conjecture than fact.

In 43 starts in the ARCA Menards Series, Heim has nine wins and 41 top-10 finishes. He also has seven pole awards. His chances of winning tonight, if a sportsbook carried ARCA, would probably be -1000 or more. In Venturini equipment, he should be head and shoulders above the competition.

Then again, you line them up and race for a reason. We have seen Butterbean emerge as the likely championship favorite in the series this season. He has won at Daytona and Kansas, coming from a short track background, which is very impressive.

Corey Heim might stink up the ARCA show at Michigan

The ARCA race at Michigan isn’t usually the most exciting. These big, fast tracks string out the field quicker than most, and with only a handful of competitive cars and drivers in the field, it could get ugly, quickly. Good news, it should be a quick race, all things considered.

Corey Heim is going into this race feeling he should win, no doubt. He is a 23XI Racing development driver, a 15-time winner in the Truck Series, and is seen as one of the top prospects in the sport.

Even though Heim hasn’t raced under the ARCA platform since 2022, it won’t be that big of an adjustment. This weekend is more about getting back in the winner’s column in the Truck Series. At Nashville, Heim started on pole and, for the fourth time this season, failed to convert his pole position to a checkered flag.

Corey Heim has never raced at Michigan in the Truck Series. The extra laps will help him out. Jake Finch is recovering from an infection and decided it was best not to race this weekend.

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Trackhouse Withdrawing No. 87 from Cup Race at Watkins Glen

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NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen

Van Gisbergen led 38 laps en route to his fourth consecutive road course victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. The New Zealand native crossed the finish line 11.116 seconds ahead of runner-up Christopher Bell. Van Gisbergen ties Chase Elliott for second most consecutive road course victories in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series. The […]

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Van Gisbergen ties Chase Elliott for second most consecutive road course victories in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series. The record is held by Jeff Gordon, with six consecutive road course wins between 1997 and 2000.

Bell finished second, followed by Chris Buescher, William Byron and Chase Briscoe. Ryan Blaney, who led 35 laps and started on the pole, finished sixth.

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NASCAR points after Watkins Glen International (August 2025)

NASCAR playoff points after the race at Watkins Glen International On Sunday, NASCAR Cup Series drivers went road course racing. Shane van Gisbergen drove to victory lane, claiming his 4th win of the season. View NASCAR points after Watkins Glen International below. Only two races remain in the regular season. Next week the series heads […]

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NASCAR playoff points after the race at Watkins Glen International

On Sunday, NASCAR Cup Series drivers went road course racing. Shane van Gisbergen drove to victory lane, claiming his 4th win of the season.

View NASCAR points after Watkins Glen International below.

Only two races remain in the regular season. Next week the series heads to Richmond Raceway and the regular season concludes at Daytona International Speedway the following week.

Watkins Glen Results: August 10, 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)

NASCAR Cup Series
Playoff Standings

Pos | Driver | Wins | Points

1. Denny Hamlin
4 Wins

2. Shane van Gisbergen
4 Wins

3. Christopher Bell
3 Wins

4. Kyle Larson
3 Wins

5. William Byron
2 Wins

6. Chase Elliott
1 Win

7. Ryan Blaney
1 Win

8. Chase Briscoe
1 Win

9. Bubba Wallace
1 Win

10. Joey Logano
1 Win

11. Ross Chastain
1 Win

12. Austin Cindric
1 Win

13. Josh Berry
1 Win

14. Tyler Reddick
+117

15. Alex Bowman
+60

16. Chris Buescher
+34

— Playoff Cutline —

17. Ryan Preece
-34

18. Kyle Busch
-102

19. Ty Gibbs
-125

20. AJ Allmendinger
-129

Watkins Glen Results: August 10, 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)

Shane van Gisbergen kicks football - Watkins Glen International - NASCAR Cup Series — Credit: WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 10: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, kicks a rugby ball in celebration after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 10, 2025 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

NASCAR Points
(Regular Season Standings)

Pos | Driver | Points

1. William Byron
812

2. Chase Elliott
-42

3. Denny Hamlin
-81

4. Christopher Bell
-85

5. Kyle Larson
-85

6. Ryan Blaney
-102

7. Tyler Reddick
-111

8. Chase Briscoe
-138

9. Alex Bowman
-168

10. Chris Buescher
-194

11. Bubba Wallace
-202

12. Ryan Preece
-228

13. Joey Logano
-229

14. Ross Chastain
-241

15. Kyle Busch
-296

16. Austin Cindric
-310

17. Ty Gibbs
-319

18. AJ Allmendinger
-323

19. Brad Keselowski
-347

20. Carson Hocevar
-350

21. Erik Jones
-351

22. Michael McDowell
-354

23. John Hunter Nemechek
-354

24. Josh Berry
-367

25. Shane van Gisbergen
-371

26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-392

27. Zane Smith
-397

28. Austin Dillon
-406

29. Daniel Suarez
-419

30. Justin Haley
-424

31. Todd Gilliland
-436

32. Ty Dillon
-457

33. Noah Gragson
-513

34. Cole Custer
-518

35. Riley Herbst
-525

36. Cody Ware
-646

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NASCAR playoff projections, points, standings after Watkins Glen race

Jeff Gordon reflects on how to grow NASCAR’s popularity Jeff Gordon discusses the popularity of NASCAR and how the sport can continue to grow. Sports Seriously The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are nearly upon us, with just two races remaining in the 2025 regular season following Shane van Gisbergen’s win at Watkins Glen International on […]

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The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are nearly upon us, with just two races remaining in the 2025 regular season following Shane van Gisbergen’s win at Watkins Glen International on Sunday, Aug. 10.

Van Gisbergen collected his fourth win of 2025 to tie Denny Hamlin for the most victories this season.

Sixteen drivers will compete in the 10-race playoffs, and only three berths remain available, with 13 drivers already locked into the postseason. Drivers clinch automatic spots in the playoffs with a victory in any regular-season race (not including The Clash and All-Star race) if there are not more than 16 different winners in a season – which there won’t be this year.

If a winless driver takes the checkered flag at either of the next two races – at Richmond Raceway and Daytona International Speedway – he will gain entry to the playoffs. If not, the remaining spots will be allocated to the winless drivers with the most points this season.

Winless drivers currently above the cut line will have to weigh – along with their crew chiefs and owners – whether to prioritize points in the final two regular-season races to maintain their position in the standings or race for the win. For those below the cut line, Richmond and Daytona will be must-win situations.

Here’s a look at the top 20 drivers in the standings following Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen ranked by playoff seeding as of now:

NASCAR driver standings — Projected 2025 playoffs

A look at the top 20 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, ranked by projected playoff seeding with two races remaining in regular season.

Includes rank, driver, wins (playoff points in parentheses), regular-season points, and points above or below 16-driver cut line, where applicable:

Denny Hamlin….. 4 (24) ….. 731
Shane Van Gisbergen….. 4 (22) ….. 441
Christopher Bell….. 3 (17) ….. 727
Kyle Larson….. 3 (23) ….. 727
William Byron….. 2 (17) ….. 812
Chase Elliott….. 1 (6) ….. 770
Ryan Blaney….. 1 (11) ….. 710
Chase Briscoe….. 1 (7) ….. 674
Bubba Wallace….. 1 (7) ….. 610
Joey Logano….. 1 (7) ….. 583
Ross Chastain….. 1 (6) ….. 571
Austin Cindric….. 1 (8) ….. 502
Josh Berry….. 1 (6) ….. 445
Tyler Reddick….. 0 (1) ….. 701 ….. +117
Alex Bowman….. 0 (0) ….. 644 ….. +60
Chris Buescher….. 0 (-3) ….. 618 ….. +34
Ryan Preece….. 0 (2) ….. 584 ….. -34
Kyle Busch….. 0 (0) ….. 516 ….. -102
Ty Gibbs….. 0 (0) ….. 493 ….. -125
AJ Allmendinger….. 0 (0) ….. 489 ….. -129

Upcoming NASCAR Cup Series races

Here are the final two races in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series regular season. You can stream both races on Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.

Watch NASCAR Cup races on Fubo

At Richmond Raceway

Race: Cook Out 400
Date: Saturday, Aug. 16
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Richmond, Virigina
TV channel: USA Network
Streaming: HBO Max and Fubo

At Daytona International Speedway

Race: Coke Zero Sugar 400
Date: Saturday, Aug. 23
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
TV channel: NBC
Streaming: HBO Max and Fubo

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Van Gisbergen goes four-in-a-row at The Glen

Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images In spite of challenges from Ryan Blaney, Shane van Gisbergen dominated at Watkins Glen to win his fourth consecutive road course race. This fourth win in a row ties him with second on the list of longest road course win streak, tied with Chase Elliott and two away from […]

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In spite of challenges from Ryan Blaney, Shane van Gisbergen dominated at Watkins Glen to win his fourth consecutive road course race. This fourth win in a row ties him with second on the list of longest road course win streak, tied with Chase Elliott and two away from Jeff Gordon.

As it unfolded

Despite a brief challenge from Shane van Gisbergen to his outside, Ryan Blaney led the way from pole.

On Lap 6, a major contender, that of Kyle Larson, went out of the race. This happened due to a brake fluid leak that saw him spin out in Turn 1. He finished last.

The stage remained clean all the way through to green flag pit stops on Lap 17. With most of the drivers on the playoff bubble staying out, Chris Buescher found his way to the front come stage’s end. Alex Bowman and Ryan Preece followed behind

No. 17 – Chris Buescher (RFK Racing)
No. 48 – Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports)
No. 60 – Ryan Preece (RFK Racing)
No. 9 – Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports)
No. 42 – John Hunter Nemechek (Legacy Motor Club)
No. 47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Hyak Motorsports)
No. 12 – Ryan Blaney (Team Penske)
No. 88 – Shane van Gisbergen (Trackhouse Racing)
No. 19 – Chase Briscoe (Joe Gibbs Racing)
No. 51 – Cody Ware (Rick Ware Racing)

Of the bunch that stayed out, only Alex Bowman and John Hunter Nemechek came down pit road during the stage break.

Preece led the way on Lap 25. Meanwhile, Van Gisbergen passed Blaney for the provisional lead in Turn 1.

The first caution for cause came out on Lap 27. Coming out of the carousel, Josh Berry received a tap from Ty Dillon behind, sending the Wood Brothers driver into the outside armco barrier. He drove away from the accident, but the caution was thrown for debris.

The remaining drivers yet to pit came down pit road during this caution.

Van Gisbergen led the field on Lap 32.

Green flag pit stops began on Lap 35, with five laps remaining in the stage. Notably, Blaney chose to stay out. Blaney grabbed maximum points ahead of William Byron and Christopher Bell.

Whilst battling for the final stage point, John Hunter Nemechek was sent into the tyre barrier in the carousel. He drove away from the accident but fell out of the top 20.

No. 12 – Ryan Blaney (Team Penske)
No. 24 – William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports)
No. 20 – Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing)
No. 16 – AJ Allmendinger (Kaulig Racing)
No. 6 – Brad Keselowski (RFK Racing)
No. 35 – Riley Herbst (23XI Racing)
No. 48 – Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports)
No. 47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Hyak Motorsports)
No. 54 – Ty Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)
No. 60 – Ryan Preece (RFK Racing)

Blaney led the field back to the green on Lap 45.

On the same lap, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were battling for position when Ross Chastain butted his head into the conversation, sending Busch and Hamlin into spins. They drove away mostly undamaged.

Carson Hocevar went for a spin in Turn 1 after a tap from teammate Michael McDowell with 39 laps remaining. He drove away unscathed.

The remaining cars who stayed out during the stage break – Blaney, Byron, Bowman and Bell – came down pit road for their final stop on Lap 55, with 36 laps remaining.

The rest of the field came down with 27 laps remaining. When everything cycled out, Van Gisbergen retained the lead.

John Hunter Nemechek had a moment on the back stretch with nine laps to go, where he got hooked and spun by Todd Gilliland behind. He somehow got away from it without damage.

Shortly thereafter, Brad Keselowski suffered a flat left-rear tyre. He made it back to the pits.

Van Gisbergen kept his composure to dominate the sole visit to Watkins Glen.

No. 88 – Shane van Gisbergen (Trackhouse Racing)
No. 20 – Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing)
No. 17 – Chris Buescher (RFK Racing)
No. 24 – William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports)
No. 19 – Chase Briscoe (Joe Gibbs Racing)
No. 12 – Ryan Blaney (Team Penske)
No. 99 – Daniel Suarez (Trackhouse Racing)
No. 23 – Bubba Wallace (23XI Racing)
No. 45 – Tyler Reddick (23XI Racing)
No. 1 – Ross Chastain (Trackhouse Racing)
No. 16 – AJ Allmendinger (Kaulig Racing)
No. 43 – Erik Jones (Legacy Motor Club)
No. 60 – Ryan Preece (RFK Racing)
No. 22 – Joey Logano (Team Penske)
No. 3 – Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing)
No. 2 – Austin Cindric (Team Penske)
No. 38 – Zane Smith (Front Row Motorsports)
No. 77 – Carson Hocevar (Spire Motorsports)
No. 71 – Michael McDowell (Spire Motorsports)
No. 48 – Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports)
No. 4 – Noah Gragson (Front Row Motorsports)
No. 8 – Kyle Busch (Richard Childress Racing)
No. 47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Hyak Motorsports)
No. 35 – Riley Herbst (23XI Racing)
No. 11 – Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing)
No. 9 – Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports)
No. 7 – Justin Haley (Spire Motorsports)
No. 34 – Todd Gilliland (Front Row Motorsports)
No. 51 – Cody Ware (Rick Ware Racing)
No. 10 – Ty Dillon (Kaulig Racing)
No. 6 – Brad Keselowski (RFK Racing)
No. 42 – John Hunter Nemechek (Legacy Motor Club)
No. 54 – Ty Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)
No. 41 – Cole Custer (Haas Factory Team)
No. 21 – Josh Berry (Wood Brothers Racing)
No. 78 – Katherine Legge (Live Fast Motorsports) +1 lap
No. 66 – Josh Bilicki (Garage 66) +1 lap
No. 44 – JJ Yeley (NY Racing) +1 lap

No. 5 – Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports) +15 laps

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NASCAR at Watkins Glen results: Shane van Gisbergen sets new high mark with fourth straight road course win

In yet another waxing of the field that has legitimized talk of him potentially becoming NASCAR’s best road racer ever, Shane van Gisbergen cruised to victory at Watkins Glen International, earning his fourth road course win in a row and his fourth overall this season. The former V8 Supercars champion’s four wins in 2025 sets […]

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After becoming the first driver in NASCAR’s modern era to win in his Cup debut by emerging victorious in what was supposed to be a one-off start at Chicago in 2023, van Gisbergen embraced the challenge of racing NASCAR full-time, moving from his native New Zealand to the United States to run a partial Cup schedule in 2024 before going full-time this season. While he’s taken his lumps — including at Watkins Glen a year ago, when he was on the wrong end of a last lap pass for the win — van Gisbergen has become virtually unstoppable in NASCAR’s summer stretch of road course races, winning at Mexico City, Chicago, Sonoma and now Watkins Glen.

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It’s put him not only in the playoffs, but has set him up to be one of the top seeds in the playoffs when they begin at Darlington later this month. And it’s also earned him a new contract with Trackhouse Racing, ensuring he’ll race in the U.S. for the next several years and allowing him to build on what is his growing road racing legend in NASCAR.

“That’s the stuff you dream about, right? I’m just a very lucky guy to get to drive for an amazing bunch of people and just execute,” van Gisbergen told NBC Sports before discussing his playoff prospects. “It ain’t gonna be easy, that’s for sure. The first round has some very difficult left hander tracks for me, but I’m getting better at it and I’m enjoying myself. It’s a challenge, but that’s why were and we’ll have a proper crack.”

Some 11 seconds behind van Gisbergen, the race was for second as Christopher Bell passed Chris Buescher on the final lap to take the runner-up spot. Buescher came across the finish line third, with William Byron in fourth and Chase Briscoe in fifth. Ryan Blaney, Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick and Ross Chastain rounded out the top 10.

Buescher’s third-place finish, combined with a win in stage one, proved to be an 11-point swing in his favor in the battle for the final spot in the NASCAR playoffs. Buescher has now built his advantage over RFK Racing teammate Ryan Preece to 34 points with two races to go, as Preece wound up finishing 13th.

Reddick’s ninth-place finish now puts him 117 points above the cut line, putting him in position to potentially clinch a playoff spot on points. Alex Bowman ran 20th, but he continues to hold a relatively comfortable advantage of 60 points over the cut line. Meanwhile, at the top of the points standings, Byron built his lead in the regular season championship race to 42 points over Chase Elliott, whose 26th-place finish marked the first time he’s finished outside the top 20 all season.

One driver absent from Sunday’s race was Connor Zilisch, whose No. 87 team withdrew after a frightening incident on Saturday in which Zilisch slipped and fell off his car in Victory Lane while celebrating a win in the Xfinity Series. Zilisch, who broke his collarbone in the fall, was back at the racetrack on Sunday and told NBC Sports that his timetable to return to racing remains to be determined.