William Byron took charge early and dominated in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet, winning the Go Bowling At The Glen, his fifth win of the year.
Kyle Larson: Larson finished eighth at Indy's road course. "This race had everything," Larson said. "Five road course ringers, one road course 'Dinger,' and several road course fingers, which is what you get when you run another driver off the road."
William Byron blew a right rear tire on lap 80 after contact from Corey Lajoie. Byron spun, fortunately keeping the car off the wall, and fell a lap down. Byron persevered and recovered to take the lead early in the final stage. He held on for the win as rain ended the race early on lap 185.
Like many drivers, Kyle Busch slammed into the Turn 6 tire barrier and had to be helped out by a tow truck to continue. Busch recovered and charged to a finish of fifth, posting his sixth top 5 of the year.
Kyle Busch won Stage 2 at Sonoma but couldn't catch Martin Truex Jr. late and settled for the runner-up spot.
"I thought I could catch Martin," Busch said. "I gave it my best shot. There's nothing like a charge in 'Wine Country,' except for maybe a 'charge' in 'Tequila Country.'"
Kyle Busch started on the pole at World Wide Technology Raceway and won Stage 1 on his way to the win in the Enjoy Illinois 300. Busch managed several restarts down the stretch and repelled the challenge of Kyle Larson.
The 2021 CARS Tour Late Model Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, led the final nine of 260 over-scheduled laps and capitalized through two overtime shootouts for his second consecutive O'Reilly victory in recent weeks in Newton, Iowa.
William Sawalich battled back through the field after getting spun and led Toyota with a third-place finish at Iowa Speedway on Saturday evening. Taylor Gray (seventh) put a second Joe Gibbs Racing Supra in the top-10.
The 2023 Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 134.191 mph in 23.474 seconds for his third Cup pole of 2026 in Newton, Iowa.
