List of Go Bowling at The Glen winners

Last Modified Feb 25, 2025 07:12 GMT
NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen
NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen was won by RFK Racing and Chris Buescher in 2024. [Credits: Getty Images]

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen will be adjusted back into the regular season for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series. The race is sponsored by Go Bowling and named as Go Bowling at The Glen. The race was added to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs for the first time in 2024. It was a incident prone race and had a sensational ending. Chris Buescher won the race by bumping Shane Van Gisbern out of the way. Gisbern was leading the race after the NASCAR overtime restart. The Go Bowling at the Glen race was also featured for the appearance of 2007 Formula 1 World Champion, Kimi Raikkonen. Kimi Raikkonen debuted the Project 91 program from Trackhouse in the Cup Series. The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series race at the Watkins Glen holds the record for the most number of countries represented in a NASCAR race. A total of seven countries were represented during the race.

The Go Bowling at the Glen race is held at the Watkins Glen circuit in the NASCAR Cup Series. The Watkins Glen is classified as a street circuit by NASCAR. It has a total length of 2.454 miles and seven turns in total making it similar to a normal race track. The track is nicknamed as "The Glen", and it is known for hosting road races in most of the American series like the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association, and the IndyCar Series. The Glen also hosted Formula 1 racing from 1961-1980 at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix event. The Go Bowling at the Glen will be a 90-lap race and will cover a total distance of 220.86 miles.

Go Bowling at The Glen winners

Buck Baker won the NASCAR Cup Series race held at the Watkins Glen International the first time it was introduced to the NASCAR Cup Series. Baker won the race with a self-sponsored team. He was followed Billy Wade and Marvin Punch in 1964 and 1965. Tim Richmond won the Go Bowling at the Glen for the first time after it was brought out of hiatus and added back to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. One of the notable victories in the history of the race was during the 2010 season, when Formula 1 veteran Juan Pablo Montoya claimed victory in the event, as per Racing Reference. He broke a 113-race winless streak to win the race. Montoya created the record of becoming the first foreign born driver to win multiple races in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Chris Buescher of RFK Racing is the defending race winner having won the event in the 2024 Cup Series held on, September 15. The Go Bowling at the Glen race in the NASCAR Cup Series will be held on August 10, 2025.

YearDateNo.Driver
1957August 487Buck Baker
1964July 191Billy Wade
1965July 1821Marvin Panch
1986August 1025Tim Richmond
1987August 1027Rusty Wallace
1988August 1426Ricky Rudd
1989August 1327Rusty Wallace
1990August 125Ricky Rudd
1991August 114Ernie Irvan
1992August 942Kyle Petty
1993August 86Mark Martin
1994August 146Mark Martin
1995August 136Mark Martin
1996August 117Geoffrey Bodine
1997August 1024Jeff Gordon
1998August 924Jeff Gordon
1999August 1524Jeff Gordon
2000August 131Steve Park
2001August 1224Jeff Gordon
2002August 1120Tony Stewart
2003August 1031Robby Gordon
2004August 1520Tony Stewart
2005August 1420Tony Stewart
2006August 1329Kevin Harvick
2007August 1220Tony Stewart
2008August 1018Kyle Busch
2009August 1014Tony Stewart
2010August 842Juan Pablo Montoya
2011August 159Marcos Ambrose
2012August 129Marcos Ambrose
2013August 1118Kyle Busch
2014August 1047A. J. Allmendinger
2015August 922Joey Logano
2016August 711Denny Hamlin
2017August 678Martin Truex Jr.
2018August 59Chase Elliott
2019August 49Chase Elliott
2021August 85Kyle Larson
2022August 215Kyle Larson
2023August 2024William Byron
2024September 1517Chris Buescher

Go Bowling at The Glen team winners year-by-year

RFK Racing is the defending team in the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at the Glen event. They won the race during the 2024 Cup Series. The first race was won by Buch Baker using a Chevrolet car in 1957. Bud Moore Engineering and Wood Brothers Racing followed suit in the second and third events respectively. King Racing claimed Buick's only victory in the race during the 1988 Go Bowling at the Glen race held on August 14, as per Racing Reference.

YearDateTeamManufacturer
1957August 4Buck BakerChevrolet
1964July 19Bud Moore EngineeringMercury
1965July 18Wood Brothers RacingFord
1986August 10Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
1987August 10Blue Max RacingPontiac
1988August 14King RacingBuick
1989August 13Blue Max RacingPontiac
1990August 12Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
1991August 11Morgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet
1992August 9SABCO RacingPontiac
1993August 8Roush RacingFord
1994August 14Roush RacingFord
1995August 13Roush RacingFord
1996August 11Geoff Bodine RacingFord
1997August 10Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
1998August 9Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
1999August 15Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2000August 13Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet
2001August 12Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2002August 11Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac
2003August 10Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
2004August 15Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
2005August 14Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
2006August 13Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
2007August 12Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
2008August 10Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
2009August 10Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
2010August 8Earnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2011August 15Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
2012August 12Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
2013August 11Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
2014August 10JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
2015August 9Team PenskeFord
2016August 7Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
2017August 6Furniture Row RacingToyota
2018August 5Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2019August 4Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2021August 8Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2022August 21Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2023August 20Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2024September 15RFK RacingFord

Go Bowling at The Glen multiple-time winners

Former NASCAR Cup Series racer and team-owner, Tony Stewart, has the record for the most wins in the Go Bowling at the Glen event. He has won five races throughout his Cup Series career and his last victory came in 2009. Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin hold second and third positions with slight difference of four and three wins respectively.

Among the drivers of the 2025 Cup Series grid, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson are the most successful drivers in the event, having won the race twice each. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson have won the races consecutively.

WinsDriverYears won
5Tony Stewart2002, 2004–2005, 2007, 2009
4Jeff Gordon1997–1999, 2001
3Mark Martin1993–1995
2Rusty Wallace1987, 1989
Ricky Rudd1988, 1990
Marcos Ambrose2011–2012
Kyle Busch2008, 2013
Chase Elliott2018–2019
Kyle Larson2021–2022

Go Bowling at The Glen team multiple-time winners

Hendrick Motorsports are the most successful team in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen. The team has won 11 races in the history of the event. Joe Gibbs Racing is the second best team with seven wins in the Go Bowling at the Glen event. RFK Racing, which won the previous Go Bowling at the Glen, holds the third spot on the list with four wins to their name, as of February 2025.

Among the former teams, Blue Max Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports have won the most Go Bowling at the Glen races. They both have two wins each to their name in the event.

WinsTeamYears won
11Hendrick Motorsports1986, 1990, 1997–1999, 2001, 2018–2019, 2021–2023
7Joe Gibbs Racing2002, 2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2013, 2016
4Roush Racing/RFK Racing1993–1995, 2024
2Blue Max Racing1987, 1989
Richard Childress Racing2003, 2006
Richard Petty Motorsports2011–2012

Go Bowling at The Glen manufacturer multiple-time winners

Chevrolet has dominated at the Go Bowling at the Glen race in the NASCAR Cup Series. They have won 22 races throughout the history of the race and are the only manufacturer with more than 10 victories in the event. Ford has nine wins in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen. Toyota is the last manufacturer on the list of 2025 Cup Series manufacturers with only four victories throughout the years. Their last victory in the race came in 2017. Among the previous Cup Series manufacturers, only Pontiac has won more than one race at the Watkins Glen event. They have four wins throughout the history.

WinsManufacturerYears won
22Chevrolet1957, 1986, 1990–1991, 1997–2001, 2003–2007, 2009–2010, 2014, 2018–2019, 2021–2023
9Ford1965, 1993–1996, 2011–2012, 2015, 2024
4Pontiac1987, 1989, 1992, 2002
Toyota2008, 2013, 2016–2017
1Mercury1964
Buick1988

FAQs on Go Bowling at The Glen winners

A. The race is held at the Watkins Glen circuit and sponsored by Go Bowling.com.

A. Tony Stewart has the most wins in the event with five victories to his name.

A. Go Bowling at the Glen will be a 90 laps long event.

A. Chris Buescher is the defending winner of the Go Bowling at The Glen in 2024.

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