2025 Go Bowling at The Glen
Race details[1][2][3] | |||
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Race 24 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
Date | August 10, 2025 | ||
Location | Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.54 miles (2.48 km) | ||
Distance | 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.6 km) | ||
Television in the United States | |||
Network | USA | ||
Announcers | Leigh Diffey, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Esses), Dillon Welch (Turn 5) and Jeff Burton (Turns 6–7) | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Todd Gordon | ||
Turn announcers | Dave Moody (Esses), Kyle Rickey (Turn 5) and Dan Hubbard (Turns 6–7) |
The 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on August 10, 2025, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it will be the 24th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar 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 the 6 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 the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.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 by NASCAR.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Media
Television
USA will cover the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey and Steve Letarte will call the race from the broadcast booth. MRN broadcaster Mike Bagley will call the race from the Esses, Dillon Welch will have the call from Turn 5, and Jeff Burton will have the call from a platform located off Turn 10 that covers Turns 6–7. Reporters TBA handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USA | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn Announcers | Pit reporters |
Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey Color-commentator: Steve Letarte |
Esses Announcer: Mike Bagley Turn 5 Announcer: Dillon Welch Turn 6–7 Announcer: Jeff Burton |
TBA |
Radio
Motor Racing Network will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and former crew chief Todd Gordon will cover the action when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody will call the race when the field raced thru the esses. Kyle Rickey will cover the action when the field raced thru the inner loop and turn 5 and Dan Hubbard will cover the action in turn 6 & 7. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Chris Wilner will call the action from the pits for MRN.
MRN | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Todd Gordon |
Esses: Dave Moody Inner loop & Turn 5: Kyle Rickey Turn 6 & 7: Dan Hubbard |
Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Chris Wilner |
References
- ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "Watkins Glen International". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ Sturniolo, Zach (August 29, 2024). "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR. Retrieved January 2, 2025.