NASCAR By the Numbers - Go Bowling at the Glen

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This weekend, we head to Watkins Glen for the Go Bowling at the Glen. The race is Sunday at 2pm ET on USA. Watkins Glen is a 2.45-mile road course that features 8 turns. It was repaved in 2015, and tire wear has never been an issue. With that said, Goodyear brought a new tire to Watkins Glen last season, and we were seeing 1-2 seconds of fall off at the end of a 15-20 lap run. This tire has generated slower lap times in practice and at other road courses this season. I think we see all kinds of different strategies this weekend, which adds even more variance to a road course. I’ll be using 2025 speed, 2025 road course speed, practice data, Next-Gen road course data, and a few other things when building lineups. Connor Zilisch got hurt in Victory Lane on Saturday, and TrackHouse removed the entry for that car, so he will be scoring 0 fantasy points.

NASCAR DFS Picks: Go Bowling at the Glen

The stages are 20, 20, and 50, which is a total of 90 laps. The fuel window is 33 to 38 laps, which opens some different strategy potential. With 90 laps, we’re only looking at 9 points for laps led and 9 points for laps completed on FanDuel. We’re looking at 40.5 potential fastest lap points and 22.5 laps led points on DraftKings.

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The Head of Motorsports at RotoGrinders and the long-time host of the popular Morning Grind podcast, Stephen Young (aka stevietpfl) has been one of the top NASCAR, NFL, NBA, and MLB analysts in the industry since its inception. He has accumulated numerous Live Final seats and is a multiple-time finalist for the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Racing Writer of the Year. Follow Stevie on X – @stevietpfl