The NASCAR Go Bowling at the Glen gets the green flag at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 10, from the iconic Watkins Glen International. You can watch the race on FS1.
Sunday’s road track race from Watkins Glen, New York, is 100 laps, totaling 245 miles. It's just the second road track event of the season. Tyler Reddick won the previous road track race — the Texas Grand Prix at COTA — ahead of Shane van Gisbergen.
Below, we'll break down our NASCAR Go Bowling at the Glen predictions and picks to win for Sunday’s race, including top driver picks for PrizePicks NASCAR DFS
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NASCAR Go Bowling at the Glen Predictions, Preview, Winner Pick for Sunday, May 10
Chase Elliott captured the checkered flag in last Sunday's at Texas Motor Speedway, his second victory of the season.
Four different drivers have won a Cup Series race in the last four weekends, while Elliott became the second driver after Tyler Reddick to win multiple times in 2026.
The event at Watkins Glen had been held later in the season for years, mainly in August, with the exception of 2024's September start.
Road track master Shane van Gisbergen stood in the winner’s circle at Watkins Glen last season and led a race-high 38 laps. Christopher Bell and Chris Buescher finished behind SVG, while Kyle Larson closed in last place.
Larson won back-to-back at Watkins Glen in 2021 and 2022, followed by William Byron (2023) and Buescher (2024).
The favorite to win the Go Bowling at the Glen is currently Shane van Gisbergen, entering Saturday's qualifying (2:10 p.m. ET), according to PrizePicks Team Picks.
van Gisbergen currently has a 2.27x payout ($100 pays out $227) if he wins, while several other drivers, including Connor Zilisch, are right behind him at a 4.16x payout to win at Watkins Glen, according to PrizePicks.
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Payout multipliers listed below (like 2x) indicate real-money earnings if your NASCAR predictions are correct; for example, 2x on a $100 entry pays $200 if correct on PrizePicks Team Picks — available in 35 states, including New York. “Yes” payouts represent a specific outcome occurring, whereas "No" payouts indicate the opposite.
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NASCAR Go Bowling at the Glen Winner Picks, Payouts on PrizePicks
Here are the payouts and most popular NASCAR picks for drivers to win the Go Bowling at the Glen Winner from Watkins Glen International on PrizePicks. Make your Go Bowling at the Glen pick on 'Yes' or 'No' to a driver to win.
- Shane van Gisbergen – Yes 2.27x | No 1.58x
- Connor Zilisch – Yes 4.16x | No 1.2x
- Tyler Reddick – Yes 8.33x | No 1.05x
- Christopher Bell – 9.09x | No 1.04x
- Ty Gibbs – Yes 14.28x | No 1.02x
- Chase Elliott – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
- Chase Briscoe – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
- William Byron – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
- Kyle Larson – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
- Chris Buescher – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
NASCAR Go Bowling at the Glen Predictions, Driver Picks for Watkins Glen International
Here are two of the top Go Bowling at the Glen picks to target in the NASCAR race from Watkins Glen International on Sunday.
Top PrizePicks NASCAR picks are headlined by two drivers: Shane van Gisbergen and Christopher Bell.
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Shane van Giserbergen – 1.5 Finishing Position
Shane van Gisbergen to Win the NASCAR Go Bowling at the Glen via PrizePicks Team Picks:
Yes 2.27x | No 1.58x
- SVG closed last season with five consecutive victories at road/street courses.
- In the first road course event of 2026, the New Zealand native finished second at COTA. He also had his lowest starting position of any road course race at 13th.
- In his first Watkins Glen event in 2024, van Gisbergen finished second despite only leading for only 1 lap.
- The Watkins Glen road course is a welcome change for SVG, who hasn’t finished in the Top 10 in the last seven races.
- In the past nine road/street races, SVG has closed second place or higher seven times.
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Christopher Bell – 7.5 Finishing Position
Christopher Bell to Finish Top 10 in Go Bowling at the Glen via PrizePicks Team Picks:
Yes 1.61x | No 1.36x
- Bell owns a trio of Top 7 finishes at Watkins Glen in five career races, including a second-place finish last August.
- The driver of the #20 Toyota has excelled on road tracks, posting seven consecutive Top 5 finishes.
- Amazingly, Bell has closed strongly in these races despite leading a total of 14 laps in the past seven road events.
- Bell looks for a rebound on Sunday after finishing 17th or lower in the last four races.
- He closed Top 7 in four of five events before the recent cold spell in his last four races.
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NASCAR heads to the Empire State on Sunday for the 12th race of the 2026 Cup Series season. Will Shane van Gisbergen roll to another road course victory as the favorite?
The pole winner the last four years finished in the Top 6 on Sunday, so keep that in mind before making your selections.
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