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NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is honoring Hulk Hogan at Watkins Glen on Sunday by sporting a special design on his No. 47 Chevrolet.
The news came from Stenhouse’s team, Hyak Motorsports. The team is going to feature Hogan’s Real American Beer on the car as a sponsor with a red, white, and blue color palette.
The words “Hulkamania Forever” will be read on the decal with a photo of the wrestling icon.
The team will keep it on their car for the remainder of the season.
“We’re heading to The Glen this weekend and we’re proud to have Real American Beer on the car in honor of Hulk Hogan. We’ll be giving it everything we’ve got out there,” Stenhouse said in the statement.
The wrestling legend died last month of a heart attack.
Chad Bronstein co-founded the beer company with Hogan and appreciated the gesture from Hyak and Stenhouse.
“Hulk built Hulkamania and Real American Beer with strength, pride and resilience — for the fans, for their communities, for our country,” Bronstein said.
“Real American Beer is here to carry on Hulk’s legacy. We’re grateful to Hyak for helping us honor him and carry his commitment to his fans forward.”
Stenhouse and Real American Beer began their partnership back in June when the No. 47 sported the logo on its decal at Michigan.
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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 […]
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 […]
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)
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)
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
Watkins Glen International | NASCAR
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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:
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:
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.
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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 […]
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.
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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