Aaron Bearden

Oct 26, 2024 | mdpi.com | Aaron Bearden |Emily Stewart |Candace C. Casher |Meredith A. Shaddix

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Sep 15, 2024 | racer.com | Aaron Bearden

Shane van Gisbergen knew exactly what kept him from the win after losing the lead on the last lap in Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen. “Driver error,” he said. The three-time Supercars champion did well to position himself for a second NASCAR Cup Series victory. On a weekend when most eyes were on the playoff field, the Kiwi qualified third and ran well enough to find himself second to leader Chris Buescher with the laps winding down.

Sep 15, 2024 | racer.com | Aaron Bearden

Martin Truex Jr. has had enough. The 2017 Cup champion was seemingly poised to make the most of a chaotic playoff race at Watkins Glen International. He’d won Stage 1, avoided the many accidents that befell his playoff rivals and was in the running for a top-15 finish in the final laps of Sunday’s race, and then everything went awry. On a restart with three laps remaining, Todd Gilliland was forced to lift out of a potential overtake of Kyle Larson after a block entering the Esses.

Sep 15, 2024 | racer.com | Aaron Bearden

It was a bad day to be a playoff driver at Watkins Glen International. On a day when 15 of the 16 title contenders were hoping to avoid trouble and secure their place in the Round of 12, most of the field was caught up in crashes and drama that left their playoff fates uncertain heading to the Round of 16 finale. A classic battle for the win was settled by drivers outside of the playoff field.

Sep 15, 2024 | racer.com | Aaron Bearden

Watkins Glen didn’t even need a full lap to shake up the NASCAR Cup Series standings in its playoff debut, not least for Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney. Drivers were working their way through the new-look bus stop chicane on the opening lap of Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen when contact between Corey LaJoie and Kyle Busch sent Busch’s No. 8 Chevrolet spinning around. The field behind them scattered every which way to avoid the accident, but not everyone was able to.