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NBC Sports
08-08-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
How to watch Sunday's Cup race at Watkins Glen: Start time, TV info and weather
Shane van Gisbergen will try to join Jeff Gordon and Chase Elliott as the only Cup drivers to win four consecutive road or street course races Sunday at Watkins Glen International. With wins this season at Sonoma Raceway, the streets of downtown Chicago and Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, van Gisbergen also can tie Denny Hamlin for the series lead in victories with a win at Watkins Glen. Elliott won four consecutive road course races from 2019-20 (Watkins Glen, twice at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, Daytona International Speedway). Gordon holds the all-time mark of six consecutive road-course wins from 1997-2000 at Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen. Dustin Long, Last year at Watkins Glen (which was held a month later in the playoffs), Chris Buescher beat van Gisbergen with a last-lap pass. Buescher is in the last provisional playoff spot by 23 points over Roush Fenway Racing Keselowski teammate Ryan Preece. With three races remaining in the regular season, there are three spots left in the Cup playoffs that are occupied by winless drivers Tyler Reddick (plus 122 points), Alex Bowman (plus-63) and Buescher. Details for Sunday's Cup race at Watkins Glen International (All times Eastern) START: The command to start engines will be given at 1:54 p.m. ... The green flag is scheduled to wave at 2:05 p.m. PRERACE: The Cup garage will open at 11 a.m. ... The national anthems will be performed at 1:47 p.m. DISTANCE: The race is 90 laps (220.5 miles) on the seven-turn, 2.45-mile road course in Watkins Glen, New York. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 20. Stage 2 ends at Lap 40. PURSE: $9,797,935 ENTRY LIST: Click here for the 40 cars entered at Watkins Glen International. TV/RADIO: USA Network will broadcast the race starting with Countdown to Green at 1:30 p.m. ... Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have radio coverage. FORECAST: WeatherUnderground — Sunny with a high of 91 degrees and winds from the south at 5 to 10 mph. It's expected to be 88 degrees with a 0% chance for rain at the start of the Cup race. LAST TIME: Chris Buescher outdueled Shane van Gisbergen in overtime, making contact while completing a last-lap pass for his first victory of the season.
NBC Sports
08-08-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
NASCAR Friday schedule at Watkins Glen International
The ARCA and Truck series will race Friday at Watkins Glen International as the road course in New York opens its annual NASCAR weekend. After practicing and qualifying from 10 to 11:20 a.m., ARCA will race at 2 p.m. The Truck series will practice and qualify from 11:35 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. before racing at 5 p.m. There will be four Cup drivers in the Truck race: Chris Buescher, Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain. Dustin Long, Xfinity full-time driver Connor Zilisch will be racing in the Truck race (and in Sunday's Cup race). Zilisch also is the defending winner of the ARCA race but is absent from that entry list. The Truck series' most recent race at Watkins Glen International was on Aug. 7, 2021 when Austin Hill won an event that was shortened by lightning. Watkins Glen International Friday schedule (All Times Eastern) Friday, Aug. 8 Garage open 8:15 a.m. - 6 p.m. — ARCA Series 10 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. — Truck Series 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series Track activity 10 - 10:45 a.m. — ARCA practice 11 - 11:20 a.m. — ARCA qualifying 11:35 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. — Truck practice, FS2 12:40 - 1:30 p.m. — Truck qualifying, FS2 2 p.m. — ARCA race (150 laps, 131.25 miles; FS2, Motor Racing Network) 5 p.m. — Truck race (72 laps, 176.4 miles; Stage 1 at Lap 20, Stage 2 at Lap 40; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Weather Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 85 degrees and winds from the south at 5 to 10 mph. It's expected to be 83 degrees with a 2% chance for rain at the start of the ARCA race. It's expected to be 84 degrees with a 0% chance for rain at the start of the Truck race.
NBC Sports
04-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
How to watch Sunday's Cup race at Chicago: Start time, TV info, weather
The In-Season Challenge rolls into its second round in the third edition of the Chicago Street Race, which will attempt to go the full distance for the first time. Rain heavily impacted the Cup Series' first two races on the streets of downtown Chicago. Shane van Gisbergen took the inaugural checkered flag on the third lap of overtime as darkness approached. A scheduled 5 p.m. ET start was delayed by afternoon storms, shortening the race from 100 to 75 laps. Last year's race was reduced from 75 to 58 laps because of inclement weather. After a 4:30 p.m. ET start was delayed by an hour, a midrace downpour brought a red flag on Lap 26 for standing water on the course. After another delay for a shower, Alex Bowman took the victory. With an earlier start time of 2 p.m. ET, the 2025 race has a better chance of reaching its scheduled duration of 75 laps even with delays. Chicago will be the second round of the In-Season Challenge. Here are the matchups: —Brad Keselowski (17) vs. Ty Dillon (32) —Alex Bowman (8) vs. Bubba Wallace (9) —Chase Elliott (5) vs. John Hunter Nemechek (12) —Erik Jones (20) vs. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (29) —Ryan Preece (15) vs. Noah Gragson (31) —Tyler Reddick (23) vs. Carson Hocevar (26) —Ty Gibbs (6) vs. AJ Allmendinger (22) —Chris Buescher (3) vs. Zane Smith (14) Dustin Long, Details for Sunday's Cup race at Chicago (All times Eastern) START: The command to start engines will be given at 2:10 p.m. ... The green flag is scheduled to wave at 2:25 p.m. PRERACE: The Cup garage will open at 11 a.m. ... The drivers meeting is at 12:55 p.m. ... Driver introductions are at 1:35 p.m. ... The invocation will be given at 2 p.m. and the national anthem will be performed at 2:01 p.m. DISTANCE: The race is 75 laps (165 miles) on a 12-turn, 2.2-mile street circuit in downtown Chicago. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 20. Stage 2 ends at Lap 45. TV/RADIO: TNT will broadcast the race starting at 1 p.m. (there will be an alternate broadcast focused on the In-Season Challenge on truTV). ... Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have radio coverage. FORECAST: WeatherUnderground — Cloudy with occasional rain showers. The high will be near 80 degrees and winds from the northwest at 10-15 mph and a 50% chance of rain. It's expected to be 79 degrees with a 48% chance of scattered thunderstorms at the start of the Cup race. LAST TIME: Alex Bowman qualified for the playoffs with his first victory of the season, leading the final eight laps to beat Tyler Reddick by 2.863 seconds in the July 7, 2024 race.
NBC Sports
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
How to watch Saturday's Xfinity race at Chicago: Start time, TV info and weather
The Xfinity Series will return to the streets of downtown Chicago for a 50-lap event Saturday. Last year's race was won by Shane van Gisbergen, who led 14 laps and finished 1.287 seconds ahead of full-time Cup drivers Ty Gibbs and Kyle Larson. Jesse Love also led 14 laps in a fifth-place finish last year for Richard Childress Racing. Dustin Long, Details for Saturday's Xfinity race at Chicago (All times Eastern) START: The command to start engines will be given at 4:29 p.m. ... The green flag is scheduled to wave at 4:40 p.m. PRERACE: The Xfinity garage will open at 8:30 a.m. ... Driver introductions are at 4 p.m. DISTANCE: The race is 50 laps (110 miles) on the 12-turn, 2.2-mile street course in downtown Chicago. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 15. Stage 2 ends at Lap 30. TV/RADIO: CW will broadcast the race starting at 4 p.m. ... Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have radio coverage. FORECAST: WeatherUnderround — Scattered thunderstorms in the morning and partly cloudy later with a high of 87 degrees, winds from the southwest at 10-20 mph and a 40% chance of rain. It's expected to be 86 degrees with a 24% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race. LAST TIME: Shane van Gisbergen started on the pole position and led the final three laps to win the July 6, 2024 race.
NBC Sports
20-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
How to watch Saturday's Xfinity race at Pocono: Start time, TV info and weather
The NASCAR Xfinity Series will return to Pocono Raceway for its longest race on the 2.5-mile track since 2019. Saturday's race is scheduled for 100 laps (250 miles) at Pocono, whose past five Xfinity Series races were scheduled for 90 laps. The Xfinity Series' 2016-19 races at Pocono were scheduled for 100 laps. Cole Custer won the June 1, 2019 race that was extended to 103 laps by a late caution flag. Custer also won the Xfinity race at Pocono last year but won't return to defend after moving back up to the Cup Series this season. Austin Hill (who won at the 2.5-mile track in 2023) is the only past Xfinity winner at Pocono in the field. Details for Saturday's Xfinity race at Pocono Raceway (All times Eastern) START: The command to start engines will be given at 3:29 p.m. ... The green flag is scheduled to wave at 3:40 p.m. PRERACE: The Xfinity garage will open at 8:30 a.m. ... Practice is at 10 a.m. ... Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 11:05 a.m. ... Driver introductions are at 3 p.m. DISTANCE: The race is 100 laps (250 miles) on the 2.5-mile track. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 25. Stage 2 ends at Lap 50. ENTRY LIST: Click here for the 38 cars entered at Pocono Raceway. TV/RADIO: CW will broadcast the race starting at 3 p.m. ... Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have radio coverage. FORECAST: WeatherUnderground — A mixture of sunshine and clouds with a high of 82 degrees and winds from the west at 5 to 10 mph. It's expected to be 80 degrees with a 13% chance of rain for the start of the Xfinty Series race. LAST TIME: Cole Custer led the final nine laps to beat Justin Allgaier by 0.670 seconds on July 13, 2024.
