Watkins Glen purse emerges as differences between | Sports News

NASCAR is returning to Watkins Glen with the Cup, Xfinity, Craftsman Truck, and ARCA Menards Series all set to take to the difficult street course in New York, with the hopes it will probably help resolve the Cup Series’ worrying viewership figures.

Ahead of the motion, which can begin with the ARCA and Truck races on Friday, the purses accessible to successful drivers and groups have been made public, with the distinction between the three collection stark.

Looking to observe up an underwhelming Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol a week prior, a mammoth $9,797,935 might be up for grabs within the Cup Series on Sunday, which first raced on the observe in 1957, in line with Bob Pockrass, with RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher the defending winner of Go Bowling At The Glen within the No. 17 Ford. The 32-year-old’s win final September was his sole victory of the season, and his most up-to-date within the Cup.

Other notable drivers price watching embody Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson, and teammate Chase Elliott, all of whom have received the race twice beforehand. Road course king Shane van Gisbergen will even be price holding an eye on within the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, having already received at Mexico City, Chicago, and Sonoma this season.

Hall of Famer Tony Stewart at present holds the document of probably the most wins on the observe within the Cup Series with 5 between 2002 and 2009.

Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, the Mission 200 at The Glen, will see JR Motorsports prodigy and one other street course specialist in Connor Zilisch, look to increase his lead on the high of the driving force standings along with his sixth win of the season and second straight at Watkins Glen within the No. 88 Chevrolet.

The winner might be awarded $1,651,939, with Van Gisbergen again amongst these price watching out for, as he takes to the observe in JRM’s No. 9. So far this season, the New Zealander has entered two Xfinity races, successful in Chicago and coming second behind Zilisch in Sonoma.

2023 winner Sam Mayer might be on the lookout for his second profession win at Watkins Glen within the No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford, simply a week after successful his first race of the season at Iowa Speedway.

DON’T MISS

Meanwhile, the Truck Series might be battling it out for the $782,900 purse within the Mission 176 at The Glen, returning for the primary time since 2021 and for simply the seventh time since 1996. With 2021 winner Austin Hill busy combating for the Xfinity Series crown with RCR, Friday’s race will see a first-time winner.

Tricon Garage’s Corey Heim will look to increase his lead within the championship along with his sixth win of the season within the No. 11 Toyota, with Chandler Smith within the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford and teammate Layne Riggs within the No. 34 the one different multiple-time winners this season.

The new look area will embody Cup Series stars Busch, Ross Chastain, Chris Buescher in his first ever Truck begin, and Christopher Bell, filling in for the injured Stewart Friesen. 42-year-old Friesen was not too long ago capable of return home after present process surgical procedure in New York on a damaged pelvis and fractured proper leg, suffered in a SuperDIRT Series race in Quebec on July 28. Following Watkins Glen, Kaden Honeycutt will take his seat within the Halmar Friesen Racing No. 52 Toyota for the remainder of the season, after he was not too long ago dropped by Niece Motorsports.