Date: 9-15-2024.

Name of the race: Go Bowling! At the Glen.

Track: Watkins Glen International.

Laps: 92 (it was supposed to be 90, but there was one overtime finish).

Pole Winner: Ross Chastain.

Outside Pole Winner: Martin Truex Jr.

Stage 1 winner: Martin Truex Jr.

Stage 2 winner: Ross Chastain.

Stage 3 winner (won the race): Chris Buescher.

Top 5: Chris Buescher, Shane Van Gisbergen, Carson Hocevar, Ross Chastain, and Zane Smith.

Fun fact about Chris Buescher: Chris' family does not have a racing background since his dad is not a race car driver himself, but he is the cousin of 2012 Camping World Truck Series champion James Buescher. 

Fun fact about Watkins Glen International: Before the track has the configuration it has now that we know and love, in 1948 the Watkins Glen Grand Prix was run on a 6.6-mile course that was ran through the roads of the village of Watkins Glen. 

Fun fact about New York: The very first pizzeria that opened in the United States took place in New York in 1905, and the name of that pizzeria is Lombardi's Pizza on 32 Spring Street which is still open and going strong to this day.

Next Race: Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night (9-21-2024) for the third race in the playoffs and the elimination race for round one.