Shane van Gisbergen wins NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen in May 2026

The NASCAR Cup Series competed at Watkins Glen International and it turned into a good show. Ross Chastain won Stage 1 while Shane van Gisbergen won Stage 2; however, only one of the two Trackhouse Racing drivers could enter victory lane. At the end of the day, an outstanding drive by one of the drivers put them in the winner's circle.

Van Gisbergen and the No. 97 team for Trackhouse Racing won the Go Bowling At The Glen at Watkins Glen, earning their first victory of the 2026 Cup Series season. The driver of the No. 97 car passed Ty Gibbs and Connor Zilisch with under 10 laps to go after pitting for fuel and tires.

Gibbs and Zilisch stayed out, leaving van Gisbergen to be on the offense at a road course. Van Gisbergen not only flew past everyone on old tires, but he also beat Michael McDowell by seven seconds. The greatness of van Gisbergen on road courses was on full display, and with two left in 2026, he will look to maximize them.

NASCAR results: Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway (May 2026)

1. No. 97 Shane Van Gisbergen
2. No. 71 Michael McDowell
3. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
4. No. 19 Chase Briscoe
5. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
6. No. 3 Austin Dillon
7. No. 16 AJ Allmendinger
8. No. 8 Kyle Busch
9. No. 2 Austin Cindric
10. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
11. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
12. No. 17 Chris Buescher
13. No. 7 Daniel Suarez
14. No. 60 Ryan Preece
15. No. 41 Cole Custer
16. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
17. No. 34 Todd Gilliland
18. No. 38 Zane Smith
19. No. 43 Erik Jones
20. No. 88 Connor Zilisch
21. No. 20 Christopher Bell
22. No. 4 Noah Gragson
23. No. 5 Kyle Larson
24. No. 9 Chase Elliott
25. No. 48 Alex Bowman
26. No. 35 Riley Herbst
27. No. 1 Ross Chastain
28. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
29. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
30. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
31. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
32. No. 21 Josh Berry
33. No. 10 Ty Dillon
34. No. 66 Josh Bilicki
35. No. 78 Katherine Legge
36. No. 24 William Byron