NASCAR practice results from Watkins Glen International
Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series takes to the New York road course. Watkins Glen International hosts the GoBowling at The Glen.
View full 2019 Watkins Glen practice results below.
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Watkins Glen Practice
Report
Duration: 50 minutes
A small line forms at the edge of the pit lane ahead of the green flag in this session. As most of the Toyota’s pull out of the garage, smoke escapes from the tailpipes. I’m not sure what that could be but it’s interesting.
25 minutes in, Matt DiBenedetto has cooked the bus stop. He stomps on the brakes as the rule is that drivers must come to a complete stop when short cutting the chicane.
However, DiBenedetto was on the brakes so hard that the left front tire has exploded. We’ve seen this sort of thing before in this very spot on the track. DiBenedetto limps it back to the garage area on three wheels.
Halfway in Watkins Glen Practice: 1. Kyle Busch (1:10.12); 2. Denny Hamlin (1:10.20); 3. Chase Elliott (1:10.21); 4. Ryan Blaney (1:10.45); 5. Martin Truex Jr (1:10.63); 6. Erik Jones (1:10.70); 7. Joey Logano (1:10.80); 8. Chris Buescher (1:10.81); 9. Jimmie Johnson (1:10.89); 10. William Byron (1:10.92);
10 minutes remain, they’re changing the transmission on the #43 machine of Bubba Wallace. A rear end leak brought the issue to their attention.
Richard Petty Motorsports is missing more valued practice time, two weeks in a row. Wallace only has one previous start here.
3 minutes remain, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick have each turned 21 laps in the session. Hamlin sits 2nd on the board and Harvick sits 16th. They are tied with the most laps in the session so far.
Alex Bowman jumps to the top of the board in the final seconds of the session. Bowman wins the first practice session at The Glen!
View full Watkins Glen International practice times below.
Watkins Glen
Practice Results
August 3, 2019
Session Time: 10:35am ET
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Alex Bowman
70.062
2. Kyle Busch
70.119
3. Denny Hamlin
70.199
4. Chase Elliott
70.210
5. Kyle Larson
70.241
6. Ryan Blaney
70.445
7. Martin Truex Jr
70.634
8. Brad Keselowski
70.697
9. Erik Jones
70.699
10. Joey Logano
70.799
11. Chris Buescher
70.814
12. Jimmie Johnson
70.835
13. William Byron
70.915
14. Clint Bowyer
70.988
15. Matt DiBenedetto
71.093
16. Kevin Harvick
71.164
17. Kurt Busch
71.189
18. Paul Menard
71.266
19. Aric Almirola
71.276
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
71.290
21. Daniel Hemric
71.333
22. Michael McDowell
71.373
23. Daniel Suarez
71.602
24. Parker Kligerman
71.639
25. Ryan Newman
71.659
26. Austin Dillon
71.720
27. Ty Dillon
71.742
28. David Ragan
71.902
29. Ryan Preece
71.915
30. Ross Chastain
72.125
31. Landon Cassill
72.237
32. Matt Tifft
72.419
33. Corey LaJoie
72.528
34. Cody Ware
73.573
35. Josh Bilicki
74.283
36. Bubba Wallace
87.891
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