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Race Results: Go Bowling at The Glen

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Race Results: Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200

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Race Results: United Rentals 176

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StatChat Presents: Victory Lane - Race 23 @ Watkins Glen

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Each week, we’re going to take a look at how the most recent race winner is doing in a collection of stat categories, and how they stack up against the field.    Go Bowling at the Glen – Watkins Glen Congratulations to the Winner Kyle Larson   2021 STATS STANDINGS Denny Hamlin (no wins) Kyle Larson William Byron 917 Points 917 Points 786 Points 1 st 2 nd 3 rd   AVERAGE POINTS Denny Hamlin Kyle Larson William Byron 39.87 Avg Points 39.70 Avg Points 34.17 Avg Points 1 st 2 nd 3 rd   AVERAGE FINISH Denny Hamlin Kyle Larson Kyle Busch 8.48 Avg Finish 9.87 Avg Finish 11.04 Avg Finish 1 st 2 nd 3 rd   LAPS LED N/A Kyle Larson Denny Hamlin N/A 1468 Laps Led 777 Laps Led N/A 1 st ...

"The Most Fun Race I've Ever Been In!" - Ty Gibbs wins @ The Glen

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  The Xfinity race at Watkins Glen Speedway on Saturday was dominated by race winner Ty Gibbs. In only his tenth career NASCAR Xfinity start,  the young grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs led 43 laps in the SKREWBALL PEANUT BUTTER WHISKEY 200 en route to his third series victory.  "Thank you to the man above. That was probably the most fun race I've ever been in. AJ (Allmendinger) and the 7 (Justin Allgaier) and the 22 (Austin Cindric), those guys are very experienced veterans in this racing series. To be able to race and beat them it just means a lot and I learned a lot from them too!" When asked about his dominating performance by NBC's Dillon Welch, Gibbs expressed additional gratitude.  "My Toyota Racing Super wassuper fast today and this is just a dream come true!" After watching the replay of the finish, he elaborated to the reporter, offering his perspective on the finish. "I mean AJ was all the way out there. I just feel like being in th...

StatChat - NASCAR Cup Series @ Watkins Glen

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This weekend’s race will take place at Watkins Glen International, located in Watkins Glen, New York. While the track has multiple different configurations, the one used by NASCAR is 2.454 miles long, featuring 8 turns.  The permanent circuit at Watkins Glen opened in 1956.  Buck Baker won the first NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen in 1957, though they didn’t begin making a yearly visit to the track until 1986.   Sunday’s race is set to be 90 laps (220.5 miles), with stage breaks at 20 – 40 – 90 with a competition caution at lap 10.  The fuel window is approximately 35-37 laps.   NASCAR has run 7,825.96 miles so far this year.  Austin Dillon has completed 99.90% of them, the most of any driver.   Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Watkins Glen: Erik Jones 6.33 over 3 races Chase Elliott 7.00 over 4 races Daniel Suarez 8.00 over 3 races Kyle Busch 9.47 over 15 races Martin Tr...

The Playoff Forecast - Week 23 @ Watkins Glen

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Welcome to our NASCAR Cup Series Projections page.  The Playoff Forecast is where you will find the probability of each 2021 charter making the playoffs, their chances of advancing to future rounds, and also their odds of winning the Championship.    Projections are calculated by simulating the 2021 Cup Series schedule 50,000 times, using a top-secret predictive formula that is based on 3 important factors: Driver History @ Each Track, Driver Recent Overall History, and Team Performance.   This page will be updated every week, incorporating each week’s real results to (ideally) make the formula more accurate.  Keep checking back to see how your favorite driver’s odds change from week to week!   *note – As 2021 is this project’s first season, some of the underlying formulas and data were tweaked after race 10 in order to better reflect the parity in the NASCAR Cup Series.   Forecast – After Race 22     Projected Winner of...