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Should NASCAR Enact New Rules To Avoid Car, Crew Contact After Sonoma Incident?
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Ty Gibbs pit road incident with Brad Keselowski’s crew at Sonoma has been compared to brushback pitch, as Gibbs hit a tire being carried by a member of Keselowski’s crew when coming in for his pit stop. Except when a race car is involved, even if […]

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The Ty Gibbs pit road incident with Brad Keselowski’s crew at Sonoma has been compared to brushback pitch, as Gibbs hit a tire being carried by a member of Keselowski’s crew when coming in for his pit stop.
Except when a race car is involved, even if the concept is the same, the optics are worse and the consequences have a higher percentage of resulting in injury.
Gibbs drove through the Keselowski pit box, as he is allowed to do since Keselowski wasn’t in his pit. A driver can drive through three empty pit boxes on the way to their own pit stall.
The tire carrier, Telvin McClurkin, was carrying two tires and standing in his pit box, which he is allowed to do. Anyone carrying two tires or one tire plus a jack or pit gun is considered a dual-purpose crew member.
The rule reads: “The dual-purpose crew member must be positioned close to the pit wall until the vehicle is one pit box away from its assigned pit box.”
There is no definition of what close means. That’s ultimately a NASCAR judgment call. And my guess is that if you got 10 people in a room and asked them to draw a line of where close is, there would be more than a few lines.
So McClurkin didn’t do anything wrong. Did he hug the wall? No. Was he as far out as other tire carriers have been on stops? Not by a long shot.
But there is also a rule on interference: “Any crew member, equipment or tire/wheel interfering with another crew’s pit stop, causing the other team to incur a penalty or not, may incur a penalty.”
Did McClurkin interfere with Gibbs? Did Gibbs interfere with McClurkin, considering Keselowski was about to come in?
They both, according to the rules, pretty much had a right to be where they were. NASCAR didn’t call any penalties.

Ty Gibbs during the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway
It isn’t rare for tire carriers and tire changers to do what they can to mess up another driver’s stop, whether it is swinging wide and daring the driver to hit them or the tire they are carrying. And it isn’t rare for a driver who feels a pit crew member is trying to take up too much space to get as close as possible to them.
Drivers have an incredible responsibility. But crew members also know that cars are coming. And when they do a pit stop with their own cars, they are instructed that they had better be out of the way when the driver is told to go or else they will get run over.
It appears both sides could have given a little more room. Did they have to?
No.
“There’s a lot of gamesmanship in how things work,” three-time Cup champion Joey Logano said. “I can only talk from my personal experiences. You don’t want to put someone in danger of hurting you. With that said, [I’m] guilty, been there. We’ve all made mistakes.
“We’ve all done maybe the wrong thing at times, but I think when you look at these pit crew guys, it’s not only their life but it’s their livelihood on top of that. It’s how they make money for their family and the last thing you want to do is hurt one of them. Everyone’s got to work together a little bit on pit road, especially when it’s tight scenarios like that.”

Brad Keselowski drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma
Maybe there is a simple answer. There are lines on the track to which a driver must adhere if there is a car in the box so they don’t hit any crew members. Should there be a line that limits how far a dual-purpose crew member can go beyond the wall before their car comes into the pit?
Except that isn’t a simple answer.
If there’s a line, it would have to be officiated by the pit road camera system. And would that line be for feet or for any equipment/tires the crew member has? And is that line only in play if there is a car coming in to pit using their box as one of the three boxes on the way to their stall?
This is one area where NASCAR likely hopes the teams and crew members can police themselves. Which has been fine and will be fine … until a crew member gets hurt and NASCAR is forced into action.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
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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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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 […]

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)


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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Jeff Gordon discusses the popularity of NASCAR and how the sport can continue to grow.
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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 […]


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

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 a new record for the most in any Cup driver’s rookie season, and he is also now tied with Denny Hamlin for the most wins of any driver this season.
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.
Go Bowling at The Glen results
- #88 – Shane van Gisbergen (R)
- #20 – Christopher Bell
- #17 – Chris Buescher
- #24 – William Byron
- #19 – Chase Briscoe
- #12 – Ryan Blaney
- #99 – Daniel Suarez
- #23 – Bubba Wallace
- #45 – Tyler Reddick
- #1 – Ross Chastain
- #16 – A.J. Allmendinger
- #43 – Erik Jones
- #60 – Ryan Preece
- #22 – Joey Logano
- #3 – Austin Dillon
- #2 – Austin Cindric
- #38 – Zane Smith
- #77 – Carson Hocevar
- #71 – Michael McDowell
- #48 – Alex Bowman
- #4 – Noah Gragson
- #8 – Kyle Busch
- #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #35 – Riley Herbst (R)
- #11 – Denny Hamlin
- #9 – Chase Elliott
- #7 – Justin Haley
- #34 – Todd Gilliland
- #51 – Cody Ware
- #10 – Ty Dillon
- #6 – Brad Keselowski
- #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
- #54 – Ty Gibbs
- #41 – Cole Custer
- #21 – Josh Berry
- #78 – Katherine Legge
- #66 – Josh Bilicki
- #44 – J.J. Yeley
- #5 – Kyle Larson
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Justin Marks Leaves Proud Following Eventful Weekend for Trackhouse
By: Zach Catanzareti, Staff Writer Nearly every multi-car organization in NASCAR experiences the ups and downs of auto racing every weekend. For Trackhouse Racing boss Justin Marks, however, this weekend at Watkins Glen International proved to showcase the highest highs and lowest lows in a matter of 24 hours. Saturday saw Trackhouse’s two top prospects, […]

By: Zach Catanzareti, Staff Writer
Nearly every multi-car organization in NASCAR experiences the ups and downs of auto racing every weekend.
For Trackhouse Racing boss Justin Marks, however, this weekend at Watkins Glen International proved to showcase the highest highs and lowest lows in a matter of 24 hours.
Saturday saw Trackhouse’s two top prospects, Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch, race under the JR Motorsports banner and tangle for the lead. The contact led van Gisbergen into the wall and out of the race. Zilisch went on to win.
Moments later in Victory Lane, the 19-year-old fell while exiting his No. 88 and struck the ground, resulting in a broken collarbone and a withdrawal from Sunday’s Cup race.
And on Sunday, SVG brought home his fourth win of 2025, gapping second place by more than 11 seconds after leading 38/90 laps.
What. A. Weekend.
“A very eventful weekend, that’s for sure,” Marks said. “Some pretty high moments and then obviously a tough one last night.
“I think when you look back on weekends like this, it’s just like why we’re doing it. This is why we’re focused and working so hard in the race shop because we feel like we have a tremendous opportunity with Shane. We have a tremendous opportunity with Daniel [Suarez] and with Ross [Chastain] and then obviously with Connor coming up.”
Though Zilisch was unable to compete in what would have been his fourth Cup start in Trackhouse’s No. 87, he did attend the race alongside Marks, who explained his pride in seeing the Xfinity point leader learn all he could from the sidelines.
“I think it was important for him [to show up Sunday],” he said. “He sat in the bus with me today and we were watching timing and scoring together. I think that he doesn’t want to be away. He wants to be at the racetrack. His whole life is about being a racecar driver.
“For a guy like Connor, even if he’s not in the racecar today and he’s not feeling that well, he feels like there’s always an opportunity to learn something.
“I think he just wanted to show the fans and show the sport that he was upright and he was okay and he’s committed and he really wants to get back as fast as he can. I’m glad that he came today and showed that he’s a part of this company.”
Along with SVG’s victory, the first time a rookie has ever won four races, Trackhouse also had a triple top 10 with Chastain [10th] and Suarez [seventh], respectively.
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Between Zilisch’s showcase of commitment and van Gisbergen’s showcase of road course royalty, Marks leaves New York proud of his team’s strength.
“You look back and you go, we recognized incredible talent with Connor, made a commitment to him and helped him get an opportunity to showcase his talent. He did that yesterday,” he said. “Then today Shane just continues to go showcase why we’ve made a long-term commitment to him, why we brought him over here from New Zealand and built this team around him.
“Because, in a sport like this where winning is so important and it’s so hard to do, if you can catch some lightning in a bottle like we’ve got with SVG, you’ve got to really lean into it.
“That’s what we’ve done. You look at the weekend, and it’s like seeing a plan come together.”
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