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NASCAR at Watkins Glen 2026: Odds and more info

This weekend, all three national touring series will make the trip to Watkins Glen International in New York.

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images via NASCAR Media

NASCAR Cup Series’ Go Bowling at the Glen

  • Sunday, May 10
    • 3 p.m. (All times Eastern)
  • 100 laps
    • Stages end on laps 25, 50, 100
  • FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
  • Last year’s winner: Shane Van Gisbergen

With 38 drivers entered, no driver will miss the race. Open entries include:

  • No. 66 Josh Bilicki for Garage 66
  • No. 78 Katherine Legge for Live Fast Motorsports

Odds for NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, May 2026

Below are the opening odds* for all drivers as of Tuesday, May 5, per the Caesar’s Sportsbook.

*DISCLAIMER: This article is solely for news and entertainment purposes. This content is not financial or betting advice.

  • Shane Van Gisbergen +115
  • Connor Zilisch +300
  • Tyler Reddick +850
  • Christopher Bell +1200
  • Chris Buescher +1500
  • William Byron, Chase Elliott +1600
  • Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe +2000
  • Kyle Larson, Michael McDowell +2200
  • Ty Gibbs +2500
  • A.J. Allmendinger, Ross Chastain +3000
  • Carson Hocevar, Daniel Suarez +4000
  • Alex Bowman +5000
  • Kyle Busch +6500
  • Austin Cindric, Denny Hamlin +7500
  • Joey Logano, Ryan Preece +10000
  • Todd Gilliland +15000
  • Zane Smith, Bubba Wallace +20000
  • Brad Keselowski +30000
  • Austin Dillon +35000
  • Cole Custer, Noah Gragson, Erik Jones, John Hunter Nemechek+50000
  • Josh Berry, Ty Dillon, Riley Herbst, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Cody Ware +75000
  • Josh Bilicki, Katherine Legge, Cody Ware+100000

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series’ Mission 200 at The Glen

  • Saturday, May 9
    • 4 p.m.
  • 82 laps
    • Stages end on laps 20, 40, 82
  • CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
  • Last year’s winner: Connor Zilisch
Photo: Dominic Aragon/TRE

One driver will miss the race with 39 entries for 38 spots. Notable entries include:

  • No. 0 Alex Labbe for SS-Greenlight Racing
  • No. 1 Connor Zilisch for JR Motorsports
  • No. 9 Shane Van Gisbergen for JR Motorsports
  • No. 32 Ross Chastain for Jordan Anderson Racing
  • No. 35 TBA for Joey Gase Motorsports
  • No. 38 Patrick Emerling for RSS Racing
  • No. 42 Brad Perez for Young’s Motorsports
  • No. 50 Preston Pardus for Pardus Racing Inc.
  • No. 53 TBA for Joey Gase Motorsports
  • No. 55 Joey Gase for Joey Gase Motorsports
  • No. 74 TBA for Mike Harmon Racing
  • No. 88 Rajah Caruth for JR Motorsports
  • No. 91 Carson Kvapil for DGM Racing x JIM
  • No. 92 Josh Williams for DGM Racing x JIM

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ BullyHill Vineyards 176

  • Friday, May 8
    • 4:30 p.m.
  • 72 laps
    • Stages end on laps 20, 40, 72
  • FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
  • Last year’s winner: Corey Heim
Photo: Ryan Kemna/TRE

Two drivers will miss the race with 38 entered for 36 spots. Notable entries include:

  • No. 1 Brent Crews for TRICON Garage
  • No. 2 Jackson Lee for Team Reaume
  • No. 4 Shane Van Gisbergen for Niece Motorsports
  • No. 5 Adam Andretti for TRICON Garage
  • No. 7 Connor Mosack for Spire Motorsports
  • No. 10 Corey LaJoie for Kaulig Racing
  • No. 22 TBA for Team Reaume
  • No. 25 A.J. Allmendinger for Kaulig Racing
  • No. 33 TBA for Team Reaume
  • No. 42 Tyler Reif for Niece Motorsports
  • No. 45 Ross Chastain for Niece Motorsports
  • No. 56 Timmy Hill for Hill Motorsports
  • No. 62 Wesley Slimp for Halmar Friesen Racing
  • No. 69 Dystany Spurlock for MBM Motorsports
  • No. 71 Connor Zilisch for Spire Motorsports
  • No. 76 Nathan Nicholson for Freedom Racing Enterprises
  • No. 77 Carson Hocevar for Spire Motorsports

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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.

From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.

Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.

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