2021 Go Bowling at The Glen

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 23 of 36 in the2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Location	Watkins Glen International inWatkins Glen, New York
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.45 miles (3.94 km)
Distance	90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.6 km)
Average speed	101.031 miles per hour (162.594 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	34
Winner
No. 5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen,Steve Letarte (booth),Mike Bagley (Esses),Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 5) andJeff Burton (Turns 6–7)
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (Esses), Kurt Becker (Turn 5) and Kyle Rickey (Turns 10–11)

The2021 Go Bowling at The Glen was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on August 8, 2021, atWatkins Glen International inWatkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it was the 23rd race of the2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is anautomobilerace track located inWatkins Glen, New York at the southern tip ofSeneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of theFormula OneUnited States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home toroad racing of nearly every class, including theWorld Sportscar Championship,Trans-Am,Can-Am,NASCAR Cup Series, theInternational Motor Sports Association and theIndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 afterJ.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned byInternational Speedway Corporation.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.^[4]

Stage OneLaps: 20

Stage TwoLaps: 20

Stage ThreeLaps: 50

Larson's victory put him in a tie with Hamlin for the regular-season points lead.

• Lead changes: 7 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 4 for 6
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 10 minutes and 57 seconds
• Average speed: 101.031 miles per hour (162.594 km/h)

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side as part of a Radio style Broadcast for the race.Rick Allen andSteve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth.MRN broadcasterMike Bagley called the race from the Esses,Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call from Turn 5, andJeff Burton had the call from a platform located off Turn 10 that covers Turns 6–7.Parker Kligerman and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle covered the action when the field raced down the front straightaway.Dave Moody called the race when the field raced thru the esses. Kurt Becker covered the action when the field raced thru the inner loop and turn 5 and Kyle Rickey covered the action in turn 10 & 11. Steve Post & Kim Coon called the action from the pits for MRN.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Kyle Larson 917 1 2 Denny Hamlin 917 (–0) 3 William Byron 786 (–131) 4 Kyle Busch 779 (–138) 5 Joey Logano 760 (–157) 6 Chase Elliott 749 (–168) 7 Martin Truex Jr. 740 (–177) 8 Ryan Blaney 712 (–205) 1 9 Kevin Harvick 710 (–207) 1 10 Brad Keselowski 678 (–239) 11 Alex Bowman 633 (–284) 12 Tyler Reddick 630 (–287) 13 Austin Dillon 615 (–302) 14 Kurt Busch 576 (–341) 15 Christopher Bell 571 (–346) 16 Chris Buescher 495 (–422) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 852 1 2 Toyota 789 (–63) 1 3 Ford 787 (–65) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in theNASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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