- Go Trucking at The Glen - Watkins Glen International - 1. (#63) Johnny Avila - 2. (#04) Cody Porter - 3. (#46) Oskar Jensen - 4. (#61) Nishil Condoor - 5. (#52) Jacob Fifield - 6. (#84) Corey Schramm - 7. (#82) Nathaniel Campbell - 8. (#34) Matthew Owens - 9. (#37) Joe Wright - 10. (#00) Garth Griswold - 11. (#95) Pete Morales - 12. (#51) Michael Deitch - 13. (#20) Jacob Abreu - 14. (#28) Jonathan Leger - 15. (#18) Austin Runkel - 16. (#56) Noah Spaulding - 17. (#30) Mason Hoeffner - 18. (#60) Cat Wheeler - 19. (#99) Zack Saunders - 20. (#97) John Conner - 21. (#86) Ryan Taft - 22. (#93) Stewart Harding Walker - 23. (#25) Jim Mott - 24. (#4) Tyler Krawczyk - 25. (#43) Shaun Dionne
HOT DRIVERS
- Ben Lawson-FMS-FORD- From riding the cut line of the round of 16, to leading 56 laps and taking home a top ten finish at Atlanta. Ben’s late season form might be just what the doctor ordered.
- Thomas Wolfe-BBR-CHEVY- It was win and you’re in during the regular season. Things haven’t change in the post season, Thomas is now safe and has advanced to the round of 12.
- Steven Carlile-ETHix RT-CHEVY- Steven’s form all season has been that of consistency and seems like nothing has changed in his gameplan after getting another podium finish at Atlanta last week. (3rd)
NOT DRIVERS
- Cory Mott-Palmetto MS-CHEVY- To no fault of his own Cory found himself with a last place finish at Atlanta due to an early incident before the conclusion of the 1st stage. (27th) We do believe tonight will be a different story but with him free falling down the playoff standings, this team has no room for error.
- Cody Leach-WRL-FORD- A similar situation to that of the #1 team, Cody leach was in a wreck to no fault of his own placing 25th when the dust settled in Atlanta. Luckily for him the #15 team was able to secure points in both stages but this trend of running well all race long and grave mistakes happening late has plagued this team for way too.
DRIVER NEWS
- Thomas Villano has returned from his month-long suspension.
- Still no comment from Factory motorsports on the whereabouts of zander short and the #38. Once fighting for a regular season championship, Zander sits bottom of the playoff standings.
- Many of the Cup series playoff drivers used last night’s Bob Henrys Xfinity series race to gain more seat time for tonight’s showdown.
- Joe Wright in the #37 Ford and Ben Lawson in the #3 Ford will both receive EOLs for incidents last week at Atlanta.
- Watkins Glen is home to 19 waterfalls and the birthplace of American road racing.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
FAN PICK OF THE WEEK
Thomas Wolfe–BBR-FORD
What more can you ask from the guy. Locked into the round of 12, can dominate on any given night, and not afraid to put his elbows out when needed. He’s a racer’s racer. A wheelman’s wheelman. The fans have spoken, and they’ve stated that we’ve been shooting for the stars on these fan picks too much. They’ve even said that the fans don’t even pick the fan picks. Well, that’s neither here nor there, because you got what you asked for this week in Thomas Wolfe. Not the favorite but still a safe pick for tonight’s race sitting at +560 for the win. With your favorites currently being Cody Porter +350 and Zack Saunders +400 respectively. Both are good picks for tonight but if you want to squeeze another few dollars out of your favorite betting app, Thomas Wolfe is your guy. His win at the Chicago Street Course showed everyone he is not just an oval guy, he’s an anywhere guy. The choice is always yours here with the fan pick but tonight I think we’ve finally got a pick right.