• What: NASCAR Go Bowling At The Glen
  • When: Sunday, August 10, 2:00 p.m. ET
  • Where: Watkins Glen International

It's the week when NASCAR hits Watkins Glen International to Go Bowling At The Glen, and oddsmakers are leaning toward a road course expert as the best bet to win the race.

Shane Van Gisbergen is the +150 betting favorite. The New Zealand driver has plenty of experience and has enjoyed loads of success when it comes to road racing.

Let's look at the latest betting lines for NASCAR Go Bowling At The Glen. Remember, odds are always subject to change.

NASCAR Go Bowling At The Glen OddsBovadaBetUSBetOnline
Shane Van Gisbergen+150+150+150
Connor Zilisch+600+600+600
Kyle Larson+900+900+900
William Byron+1200+1200+1200
Chase Elliott+1400+1400+1400
Christopher Bell+1400+1400+1400
Michael McDowell+1400+1400+1400
AJ Allmendinger+1800+1800+1800
Tyler Reddick+1800+1800+1800
Chase Briscoe+2000+2000+2000
Ty Gibbs+2000+2000+2000
Chris Buescher+2500+2500+2500
Ross Chastain+2500+2500+2500
Kyle Busch+4000+4000+4000

Teenager Connor Zilisch is the surprising +600 second betting choice. He'll be making his fourth NASCAR Cup Series start. Kyle Larson (+900) is also showing a betting line shorter than +1000.

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NASCAR Go Bowling At The Glen Top Contenders

The drivers will cover 90 laps over the 11-turn, 2.45-mile (3.94 km) NASCAR Watkins Glen International road course. Road course racing often brings out surprises in the finishes. That's why drivers who wouldn't normally be among the NASCAR best bets are displaying short odds due to their road-racing experience. You can access +1400 betting line on Michael McDowell, for example. AJ Allmendinger is available at odds of +1800.

Before we take a look at the top contenders and get into the analysis and predictions for this race, check out our how-to bet on NASCAR page.

Shane Van Gisbergen (+150)

Weaned on SuperCars, the New Zealander finished second in this race last year. So far this season, van Gisbergen has been dominant on NASCAR Cup Series road course circuits.

He has posted wins in road races held in Mexico, Chicago, and Sonoma.

Connor Zilisch (+600)

The 19-year-old phenom has posted five wins this season on the NASCAR Xfinity circuit. He'll be driving the N0. 87 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing.

In his previous NASCAR Cup Series road course start, Zilisch ran 37th at Circuit of the Americas. However, in Xfinity Series races, he won at Circuit of the Americas and also at Sonoma in road course races.

Kyle Larson (+900)

Larson won this race in consecutive years in 2021 and 2022. However, he hasn’t finished in the top 10 in the last two years.

William Byron (+1200)

Series leader Byron was the Go Bowling At The Glen winner in 2023. He's coming to this year's race off a win last week at Iowa. 

Christopher Bell (+1400)

Bell won at Circuit of the Americas, making him the only driver not named van Gisbergen to win a road race in the Cup Series in 2025. He's finished in the top 10 in three of his last four starts at Watkins Glen.

Chase Elliott (+1400)

Elliott is a two-time winner at Watkins Glen.

He owns seven career victories on road courses in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Michael McDowell (+1400)

Though he started in open-wheel racing, McDowell has never won a Cup Series road race. His best finish in this race is sixth in 2022.

Best NASCAR Watkins Glen International Prop Bets

Chris Buescher's win last year in a Ford ended Chevrolet's five-year run of success in NASCAR Go Bowling At The Glen races.

Hendrick Motorsports drivers were the winners of each of those five races. In total, Hendrick drivers have won a record 11 NASCAR Cup Series races at Watkins Glen International.

Looking deeper into the Go Bowling At The Glen NASCAR betting lines, you can access long odds on some former winners of this race. For instance, defending champion Buescher is at +2500.

Joey Logano is at a betting line of +6600. He was the 2015 winner at Watkins Glen International. Denny Hamlin, the 2016 race winner, is showing odds of +8000.

Latest NASCAR Cup Odds

Larson, the 2021 champion, is the +400 chalk to win the NASCAR Cup Series title. He's currently third in the points standings. Hamlin, sitting fourth overall, is the second betting choice at +450. The veteran driver has never won a NASCAR Cup Series title.

You can get a +550 betting line on current points leader Byron. Those are longer odds than you'll access on 2023 Cup Series champ Ryan Blaney (+500) and the same odds you'll get on Bell.

Logano is a three-time Cup Series champ and has won two of the past three titles. But he's 12th in points at the moment and offered at a betting line of +1600 to repeat as champion.

NASCAR Go Bowling At The Glen Pick

A misstep in a turn on the last lap of last year's race enabled Buescher to sneak past van Gisbergen for the win. With a year's experience at Watkins Glen under his belt, the Kiwi driver won't make that same mistake twice.

Shane van Gisbergen To win NASCAR Go Bowling At The Glen
Bovada
+150
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On road courses this year, van Gisbergen has the best total speed ranking (1.25), the best average finish (2.3), and the best average running position (2.8). He's rarely seen the back of a driver at the finish line on a road course. Go with van Gisbergen to win in the NASCAR Go Bowling At The Glen picks.