The NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen gets started on Sunday, May 10, at 3:00 p.m. ET at Watkins Glen International on FS1.
Sunday’s race in Watkins Glen, New York, totals 245 miles and goes 100 laps in the second road course event of the season.
Below, we'll break down our NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen prediction and picks to win for Sunday’s race, including top driver picks for PrizePicks.
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NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen Winner, Top 10 Predictions for Watkins Glen – Sunday, May 10
The Watkins Glen race had been held mainly in August for many years except for a September start in 2024. However, it has been moved up to Mother’s Day this season.
Chase Elliott became the second driver alongside Tyler Reddick to win multiple races this season. Elliott captured the checkered flag last Sunday at Texas, becoming the fourth different driver to win a race in the last four weeks.
Shane van Gisbergen looks to continue his road course domination after standing in the winner’s circle at Watkins Glen last season.
Kyle Larson finished in last place in the most recent Watkins Glen event but won at this track in 2021 and 2022.
The favorite to win Go Bowling at The Glen is Shane van Gisbergen, entering Sunday's race (3:00 p.m. ET), according to PrizePicks Team Picks.
Van Gisbergen currently has a 1.85x payout ($100 pays out $185) if he wins, while several other drivers, including Connor Zilisch, are right behind him at a 5.26x payout to win at Watkins Glen, according to PrizePicks Team Picks.
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.
NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen Winner Payouts on PrizePicks
Here are the payouts for drivers to win NASCAR Go Bowling from Watkins Glen International on PrizePicks. Make your Go Bowling at The Glen pick on 'Yes' or 'No' for a driver to win.
- Shane van Gisbergen – Yes 1.85x | No 1.81x
- Connor Zilisch – Yes 5.26x | No 1.13x
- Christopher Bell – 9.09x | No 1.04x
- Tyler Reddick – Yes 10x | No 1.03x
- Ty Gibbs – Yes 14.28x | No 1.02x
- Michael McDowell – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
- Chris Buescher – Yes 16.66x | No N/A
- Chase Briscoe – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
- William Byron – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
- Kyle Larson – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
- Austin Cindric – Yes 16.66x | No 1.01x
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NASCAR Starting Lineup for Go Bowling at The Glen: van Gisbergen Earns Pole Position
The NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen qualifying took place on Saturday afternoon at Watkins Glen International.
The defending champion, van Gisbergen, won his first pole of the season. In the three races he won qualifying in 2025, he ended up celebrating in the winner’s circle in Mexico City, Chicago, and Sonoma.
Here is the full NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen starting lineup at Watkins Glen International for Sunday’s race at 3:00 p.m. ET on FS1.
Row 1: Shane van Gisbergen / Michael McDowell
Row 2: Austin Cindric / Ross Chastain
Row 3: Connor Zilisch / Joey Logano
Row 4: Ryan Blaney / Christopher Bell
Row 5: Chase Briscoe / Ty Gibbs
Row 6: Carson Hocevar / AJ Allmendinger
Row 7: William Byron / Chris Buescher
Row 8: Tyler Reddick / Daniel Suarez
Row 9: John Hunter Nemechek / Bubba Wallace
Row 10: Cole Custer / Denny Hamlin
Row 11: Kyle Busch / Todd Gilliand
Row 12: Kyle Larson / Erik Jones
Row 13: Austin Dillon / Brad Keselowski
Row 14: Chase Elliott / Alex Bowman
Row 15: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. / Ryan Preece
Row 16: Ty Dillon / Riley Herbst
Row 17: Zane Smith / Josh Berry
Row 18: Noah Gragson / Cody Ware
Row 19: Josh Bilicki / Katherine Legge
NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen Predictions, Driver Picks for Watkins Glen International
Here are three 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 three drivers: Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, and Ross Chastain.
Chris Buescher – 7.5 Finishing Position
Chris Buescher to Finish Top 10 in Go Bowling at The Glen via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.44x | No 2.56x
- Buescher closed in the Top 10 in four straight Watkins Glen races, highlighted by a win in 2024.
- Last year, he finished third at the Glen behind van Gisbergen and Christopher Bell.
- In the past seven road course events, Buescher finished seventh or higher three times.
- Buescher is fresh off a pair of Top 5 finishes at Talladega (2nd) and Texas (5th).
- The driver of the No. 17 Ford starts 14th on Sunday, marking his fifth time in this position or lower. In the last three occurrences, he closed 14th or worse from this position.
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Kyle Larson – 11.5 Finishing Position
Kyle Larson to Finish Top 10 in Go Bowling at The Glen via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.96x | No 1.33x
- It’s been a struggle recently for Larson at Watkins Glen, finishing 26th, 12th, and 39th the last three tries.
- He posted four consecutive Top 8 finishes at the Glen from 2018 to 2022, including victories in 2021 and 2022.
- Larson has yet to win a race this season in 11 tries, and his drought goes back 35 races to his last victory. Coincidentally, it was May 11 at Kansas last season, so we’ll see if he pulls off another Mother’s Day triumph.
- In five of six road/street races in 2025, Larson placed below 13th, with the outlier finishing second at the Charlotte ROVAL. This season, he finished sixth at the first road race in Austin.
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Ross Chastain – 9.5 Finishing Position
Ross Chastain to Finish Top 10 in Go Bowling at The Glen via PrizePicks Team Picks: Yes 1.58x | No 1.66x
- Chastain begins fourth today, his second-best starting position of the season (second at COTA).
- The No. 1 Chevy driver owns two Top 10 finishes in 11 races, third at Atlanta and seventh at Talladega.
- Chastain has improved over the years at Watkins Glen. He started with five finishes of 12th or worse before vaulting in the Top 10 the past two years.
- In each of those Top 10 finishes (fourth and 10th), his starting position was in the first four each time.
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NASCAR heads to the Empire State on Sunday for the 12th race of the season. Will Shane van Gisbergen roll to another road course victory? The pole winner the last four years finished in the Top 6 on Sunday, so we’ll see if SVG continues that trend.
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