2021 Go Bowling at the Glen

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Start Time: approximately 3:00pm EDT on August 8th

Television: NBCSN @ 3:00pm EDT

Radio: MRN @ 3:00pm EDT

Race Length: 90 laps (220.5 mi / 354.86 km)

Race Stages: 20-20-50

Track Information: Watkins Glen International is a 2.45 mile (3.94 kilometer) road course located in Watkins Glen, NY USA.

Cars to the rear: #9-Elliott (failed inspection), #20-Bell (failed inspection)

Tire:
Goodyear Eagle Road Course Radials

Set limits:
Cup: 5 sets for the race

Tire Code:
D-4926 (same on all four tire positions)

Tire Circumference:
2,240 mm (88.19 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 26 psi; Right Front — 24 psi;
Left Rear — 21 psi; Right Rear — 21 psi

 

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Invocation and anthem complete, 5 minutes to the command.

 

[RoadDukie]

It's been a while since we got to see some Cup racing. Not sure I like this summer break as much as the drivers do...

 

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Green flag!!

 

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Lap 2, 6 car spins in turn 1 and starts at the end of the field, we stay green.

 

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Lap 10, 2 car spins into turn 6 and loses the lead.

is out for the Competition Caution. No free pass.

 

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End of Stage 1

Top 10:

1. Logano
2. Larson
3. Hamlin
4. Reddick
5. Byron
6. Kyle Busch
7. Bowman
8. Elliott
9. Dillon
10. Jones

 

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lap 25. The 51 is stopped in the short chute between 6 and 7. 12 car lost the back end of the car and spun in the busstop.

 

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End of Stage 2

Top 10:

1. Truex Jr
2. Bell
3. Harvick
4. Larson
5. Briscoe
6. Chastain
7. DiBenedetto
8. Hamlin
9. Logano
10. Kyle Busch

 

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7 car to restart at the rear, drove through too many stalls on pit exit.

 

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Lap 54, the 43 car spins on the outside of 5, staying green.

 

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Lap 55, the 20 car spins in turn 1 with help from the 5.

 

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Lap 56 the 2 locks up and spins going into 1 and collects the 22.

 

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Unofficial Top 10:

1. Kyle "Yung Money" Larson
2. Chase Elliott
3. Martix Truex Jr
4. Kyle Busch
5. James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin
6. William Byron
7. Christopher Bell
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Chase Briscoe
10. Tyler Reddick

 

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[RoadDukie]

Another great win for Larson, but Elliott can't be too upset with his drive to 2nd place.
Pretty impressive indeed.