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Richard Childress Racing achieved its first double top-10 finish of the season at the Go Bowling at The Glen. Austin Dillion finished sixth and Kyle Busch eighth, marking significant performances for both drivers.
RCR Lands First Double Top-10 Finish of SeasonSean Gardner - Getty Images
For the first time this season, both Richard Childress Racing drivers produced top-10 finishes in a NASCAR Cup Series race.
Austin Dillion took sixth in the Go Bowling at The Glen, for his first top 10 this season, while Kyle Busch finished eighth to winner Shane van Gisbergen for his second top 10 in the last three races.
âWe didnât really worry about tires when we short pitted, and that got us our track position at the end of the Stage,â Dillon said after the race on the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen road course.
âAfter that, we were able to maintain, and it was fun saving fuel there behind (Chase) Briscoe. I probably should have pushed a little harder because I actually made it back all the way around on fuel. So, I did a good job on saving fuel, which was cool.â
Dillon said his teammate âscared me into the bus stop with like two to go.â
âHe just gave up on saving fuel, and he ran out (of fuel) at the (finish) line. That was kind of fun getting him back by the line,â Dillon said.
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Busch noted his Chevrolet was a top 10 car for most of the race.
âWe made the adjustments and strategy calls we needed to drive forward and make up track position after qualifying 21st, despite battling a car that trended tight throughout the race,â Busch said.
A.J. Allmendinger is known as one of NASCARâs best road racers and he once again demonstrated his talent in the Watkins Glen race won by Shane van Gisbergen.
Allmendinger posted a seventh-place finish, his first top 10 since the seasonâs third race at Circuit of The Americas when he placed ninth.
Richard Childress Racing's first double top-10 finish of the season occurred at the Go Bowling at The Glen, with Austin Dillion finishing sixth and Kyle Busch finishing eighth.
Austin Dillion finished sixth and Kyle Busch finished eighth in the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Go Bowling at The Glen.
Austin Dillion finished sixth at the Go Bowling at The Glen, marking his first top-10 finish of the season.
RCR used a short pitting strategy, which helped them gain track position at the end of the Stage during the race.
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âThat was a crazy race,â Allmendinger said about the 100-lap Go Bowling at The Glen event. âI thought when we started the race the No. 16 ⊠Chevrolet was pretty good. We just still had some of the same issues that weâve been fighting. After around 12-14 laps, it hits a cliff and gets loose.
âWe got some Stage points. Unfortunately, that put us a little behind in strategy. It was just as tough to pass, so I thought we were going to be in for a long day. Trent (Owens, crew chief) made a really good call there. We had a good restart and started moving through the field. I donât know if that run would have been better if it would have stayed green, but overall, despite being in a hole on strategy, Trent did a great job to get us back in position to at least be on the offensive side. Obviously, you always want more, but it was a good day.â
Austin Cindric was known for his road racing abilities when he joined NASCARâs Cup Series, and the Team Penske driver produced Fordâs lone top 10 finish in the Go Bowling at The Glen won by Shane van Gisbergen.
Austin Cindric.Chris Graythen - Getty Images
Cindric finished ninth, two positions ahead of teammate Ryan Blaney who was involved in an incident with William Byron in the chicane, also known as the bus stop.
âIn a lot of ways, we maximized our day with points in most Stages, and earning a top 10 is a really good day for us,â Cindric said. âThe strategy definitely got put into a really tight window, and we decided to go for it and get some fuel mileage out of this Ford Mustang and try to hold onto these rear tires. I feel that I may have left one or two spots on the table just trying to make it to the end.â
Blaney said he caved in his Fordâs nose when he hit Byron.
âI was actually surprised how fast the Mustang was after that,â Blaney said. âOverall, we fought from the back a few times to a decent finish and a good points day.â
Blaney is fourth in the driver standings.
John Hunter Nemechek hadnât produced a top 20 finish this year since the third race at Circuit of the Americas, but at Watkins Glen he recorded his first top 10 of 2026.
âReally solid day for us,â Nemechek said. âI feel like we played the first Stage to get Stage points. Had a late pit call but couldnât get to pit road so we just made the most out of it. Ended up in the back and couldnât really pass.
âThen we played a really good strategy at the end. Ended up staying out at the end, with like 40 to go, when a lot of guys pitted and they were going to try to make it. We were able to maintain on those tires, not lose that many spots or too much time. We kind of split the Stage and ended coming home 10th. Needed one more lap, probably would have gotten five more cars with everyone running out of gas, and us pushing so hard.â