An early setback in Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International left Josh Berry and the No. 21 Freightliner team with a frustrating 35th-place finish after starting 24th.

Just after the start of Stage 2 in the 90-lap race on the fast road course in upstate New York, Berry was running behind Chase Elliott, who slowed to make a green-flag pit stop. The cars behind Berry didn’t check up in time, making contact that sent the Freightliner Ford Mustang into the steel barrier.

The caution eventually flew for debris from Berry’s car, and Berry lost a lap. The team made repairs to the front splitter and left-rear quarter panel before sending Berry back out, still one lap down.

Berry ended Stage 2 in 38th but was the first car a lap down, earning the free pass to return to the lead lap. Restarting from the rear to open the final stage, he posted competitive lap times, but opportunities to regain track position were scarce. The only caution all afternoon outside of the Stage breaks came for Berry’s earlier incident, eliminating any chance for a yellow-flag strategy to work in his favor.

Berry and the Wood Brothers team will regroup and turn their focus to Saturday night’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway.

About Freightliner Trucks
Freightliner Trucks is a brand of Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA), headquartered in Portland, Oregon. With 80 years of experience, Freightliner produces and markets medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks as the leading heavy-duty truck brand in North America. DTNA is a subsidiary of Daimler Truck Holding AG (DTG), one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. More information is available at www.Freightliner.com.

About Daimler Truck North America
Daimler Truck North America LLC, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a leading provider of comprehensive products, services and technologies for the commercial transportation industry. Daimler Truck North America LLC designs, engineers, manufactures and markets medium- and heavy-duty trucks, school buses, vehicle chassis and their associated technologies and components under the Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses, inc., Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, Detroit Diesel Corporation and associated brands. Daimler Truck North America LLC is a subsidiary of Daimler Truck Holding AG (DTG), one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers.

About Wood Brothers Racing
Founded in 1950 by Hall of Famer Glenn Wood in Stuart, Virginia, Wood Brothers Racing holds a special place in NASCAR history as the sport’s longest-running team. Over eight decades, the team has earned 101 victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with 120 poles, and remains proud of its longstanding relationship with Ford Motor Company, fielding only Ford products since its inception. Glenn’s brother, Leonard Wood, played a key role in shaping modern racing by developing the techniques behind today’s pit stops. With a rich legacy rooted in innovation and tradition, Wood Brothers Racing continues to honor its heritage while adapting for the future as it competes in NASCAR’s premier series with Josh Berry.

Austin Dillon and the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) ® Chevrolet Drive Through the Field for Top-15 Result at Watkins Glen International

Finish: 15th
Start: 25th
Points: 28th

“15th-place finish for our BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Chevrolet. Solid day at a road course for us. Watkins Glen International is probably my least favorite track we go to all year, so being able to fight for that finish and run right outside the top-10 towards the end is big for our No. 3 team. Our tires just gave up there in the closing laps. The guys did a great job on strategy, and our pit crew did awesome each stop. We will build off this good run going into Richmond.” -Austin Dillon

Following Top-5 Qualifying Effort, Kyle Busch and the No. 8 zone Chevrolet Finish Inside the Top-25 After On-Track Contact Mid-Race at Watkins Glen International

Finish: 22nd
Start: 5th
Points: 15th

“It was good to qualify in the top-five this weekend and our ECR engines showed a lot of power. The No. 8 zone Chevrolet was one of the fastest cars on the track through the first two stages and we were running at the front. We lost a lot of track position at roughly the halfway point after on track contact and worked to make it back up and finished inside the top-25. Now we’ll focus on Richmond and racing our way into the playoffs.” -Kyle Busch

Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Go Bowling at The Glen — Watkins Glen International
Sunday, August 10, 2025

Ford Unofficial Finishing Order

3rd – Chris Buescher
6th – Ryan Blaney
13th – Ryan Preece
14th – Joey Logano
16th – Austin Cindric
17th – Zane Smith
21st – Noah Gragson
28th – Todd Gilliland
29th – Cody Ware
31st – Brad Keselowski
34th – Cole Custer
35th – Josh Berry
37th – Josh Bilicki

CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 17 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “The speed we had in this BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang was good out here at Watkins Glen. I am really proud of everybody. It was great execution all day. We were able to get a stage win there and still in the hunt [for the win] really. I had a couple more laps on my tires and I used the rears up really hard trying to get by a few cars there. At the end of the day it is a really solid run. We are greedy. We want more.”

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Richmond Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “Decent day for our Ford Mustang. We led early and settled into second. We had a little different strategy than the 88 [Shane Van Gisbergen] and it was kind of a split deal. We lost a little bit of pace at the end of the day. The last run, the track changed a little bit and I got too tight and faded to sixth. Overall, a really good weekend. A great showing for our group and hopefully we learned something for the ROVAL.”

BELL LEADS FOUR TOP-10 CAMRYS IN WATKINS GLEN
Briscoe earns career-high 10th top-five finish; 23XI places two in the top-10

WATKINS GLEN, NY (August 10, 2025) – Christopher Bell led Toyota with a runner- up finish in the NASCAR Cup Series race from Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon.

Bell was one of four Toyota drivers inside the top-10 finishers. His Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Chase Briscoe, earned his career-high 10th top-five finish with still 12 races to go in the season, while 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick finished in eighth and ninth.

With today’s results, Reddick nearly clinched a Playoff berth on points. The California-native will look to lock up Toyota’s fifth Playoff berth at Richmond Raceway next Saturday.

Toyota GAZOO Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Watkins Glen International
Race 24 of 36 – 220.5 miles, 90 laps

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS

1st, Shane van Gisbergen*
2nd, CHRISTOPHER BELL
3rd, Chris Buescher*
4th, William Bryon*
5th, CHASE BRISCOE
8th, BUBBA WALLACE
9th, TYLER REDDICK
12th, ERIK JONES
24th, RILEY HERBST
25th, DENNY HAMLIN
32nd, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
33rd, TY GIBBS
*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 DEWALT Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 2nd

Do you walk away from this race happy?

“Happy, yeah. I’m thrilled. We’ve been struggling a little bit to find a rhythm. I feel like the car has been good, but executing the races has been tough for us. Really awesome to have a good day. Frustrated to get our butts kicked by the 88 (Shane van Gisbergen) car. He’s doing a really good job. That team has it going on. We need to find a little bit more, but certainly happy. It was a good day for DEWALT Camry.”

CHASE BRISCOE, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 5th

What ultimately was the difference today?

“I guess it would have been that final stage, just strategy kind of got flipped. The 88 (Shane van Gisbergen) and the 1 (Ross Chastain) and myself kind of started right there in the mid pack. The restart didn’t go me or the 1’s way, the 88 was able to get five spots ahead of us before of us on the first lap and kept pulling further and further away. I thought our car was – I don’t know what the 88 had – but I thought we were probably the second-best race car. That restart just didn’t go our way and we lost a lot of track position and obviously was able to play the long game there in the end and come home top-five. Overall, a good solid finish in a fast Bass Pro Shops Camry. We will go onto Richmond and see what we can do.”

BUBBA WALLACE, No. 23 McDonald’s Toyota Camry XSE, 23XI Racing

Finishing Position: 8th

First top-10 at Watkins Glen. How was your race?

“Indy was life changing, right? It allowed me to come here and not harp on all of the mistakes that I usually make at a road course and figure out how to make less. I think we did that. I don’t think our car was capable of winning at all, but 10th to 12th place is where we determined our team is a couple months ago, and we exceeded that, so that’s a win. I appreciate everyone on this McDonaldland Toyota Camry. It looked good. My suit was the best one in the game. All around fun weekend. The big boss was here. MJ (Michael Jordan, co-owner, 23XI Racing) was here, so good to get him a couple of top-10s.”

TYLER REDDICK, No. 45 The Beast Unleashed Toyota Camry XSE, 23XI Racing

Finishing Position: 9th

Do you feel like the improvement of the road course program showed today?

“No, not really. We were still struggling honestly. Everyone on the No. 45 Beast Toyota Camry did a good job executing strategy. We faded pretty hard at the end there. It was good that it worked out and we were able to get a top-10 out of it, but yeah, we didn’t qualify good, and we couldn’t make any progress at the start. So very fortunate, but overall good points day.”

About Toyota

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Toyota directly employs nearly 64,000 people in North America who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 49 million cars and trucks at our 14 manufacturing plants. In spring 2025, Toyota’s plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 31 electrified options.

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NASCAR CUP SERIES
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE REPORT
AUGUST 10, 2025

Van Gisbergen Collects Fourth-Straight Road Course Win at Watkins Glen

• Shane van Gisbergen made yet another statement in NASCAR history – driving his No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to his fourth-straight road course win in NASCAR’s top division. The 36-year-old Auckland, New Zealand, native is just the third different driver to accomplish the feat – joining the company of fellow Team Chevy driver, Chase Elliott, and career Chevrolet driver, Jeff Gordon.
• Van Gisbergen’s victory – Chevrolet’s 23rd all-time at Watkins Glen and 11th thus far this season – brings the Trackhouse Racing driver to a tie for the title as the winningest driver in NASCAR’s top division with 24 races complete.
• With a 42-point day en route to his ninth top-five finish of the season, William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team built their points lead to a 42-point cushion over teammate, Chase Elliott, heading into the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season.
• In pursuit of his fourth consecutive road course win in NASCAR’s top division, Shane van Gisbergen led the field to the green flag at Watkins Glen International from a front-row starting position. The road racing ace settled into the runner-up position behind polesitter, Ryan Blaney, on the opening lap – keeping the No. 12 in near sight throughout Stage One before surrounding the track position with three laps to go to flip the stage. Looking to capitalize on track position for stage points, Alex Bowman and the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team cycled up into the second position to lead Team Chevy to the first green-white checkered flag of the race.
• A disappointing qualifying effort carried into a dismal start to the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team’s attempt at becoming a three-time Watkins Glen winner when the team suffered a brake line failure on lap seven. Quickly going to work to make repairs, Larson was able to rejoin the field to start Stage Two.
• Taking the green flag for Stage Two from the fifth position, it took just five laps around the upstate New York circuit for Shane van Gisbergen to find his way to the top position in his No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet. Opting to flip the stage once again, Van Gisbergen found his spot in the 12th position to begin the final 46 laps of the race.
• To no surprise, it was a quick march up the field for the 36-year-old Auckland, New Zealand, native – ultimately taking the lead from then-race leader Ryan Blaney at the 54-lap marker. With a green-flag pit cycle getting underway at the halfway point of the final stage, crew chief Stephen Doran called Van Gisbergen to pit road with 27 laps to go in the race. Returning to the circuit, Van Gisbergen led the pack of cars that had already pitted – finding himself in the runner-up position when the race hit 20 laps to go. Then race leader, Brad Keselowski, made the turn to pit road for his final scheduled stop with 16 laps remaining – moving the No. 88 Chevrolet to the lead en route to the team’s fourth trip to victory lane in NASCAR’s top division this season.

TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL TOP-10 RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER

1st – Shane van Gisbergen
4th – William Byron
7th – Daniel Suarez
10th – Ross Chastain

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 24 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:

Wins: 11
Poles: 10
Top-Fives: 48
Top 10s: 103
Stage Wins: 20

UP NEXT: The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Richmond Raceway with the Cook Out 400 on Saturday, August 16, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on the USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
Post-Race Driver Quotes:

Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 15th

“15th-place finish for our BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Chevrolet. Solid day at a road course for us. Watkins Glen International is probably my least favorite track we go to all year, so being able to fight for that finish and run right outside the top-10 towards the end is big for our No. 3 team. Our tires just gave up there in the closing laps. The guys did a great job on strategy, and our pit crew did awesome each stop. We will build off this good run going into Richmond.”

Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 22nd

“It was good to qualify in the top-five this weekend and our ECR engines showed a lot of power. The No. 8 zone Chevrolet was one of the fastest cars on the track through the first two stages and we were running at the front. We lost lot of track position at roughly the halfway point after on track contact and worked to make it back up and finished inside the top-25. Now we’ll focus on Richmond and racing our way into the playoffs.”

William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Finished: 4th

There were a lot of strategies today. What was this race like from the driver’s seat with managing tires and all of the variables that were given to you?

“Yeah, it was really tough there at the end. To have to run 18 laps on those tires in practice was difficult, and then to put 36 laps on them, I was just hanging on there at the end. I learned a lot there at the end, just with how to conserve for the next time. The last 10 laps were really difficult, but glad we could get a top-five finish.”

What is the outlook now for the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team with two races to go in the regular season?

“I think we had a pretty good points day. The first stage didn’t go probably how we anticipated. I got really loose across the carousel and almost spun out. And then after that, I think we did a good job. We had a good strategy – the one stop ended up being really good. We were able to have some decent pace and it just worked out.”

Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 1st

What were the challenges today and how did it unfold from the driver’s seat?

“Well, the No. 12 car was amazing. He was really good at the start; driving well and I couldn’t pass him. Then all the strategies happened through Stage Two. I think it was that restart in the final stage that got me up closer to the front and we could run a bit longer.

It’s amazing. Thank you to Trackhouse, Chevrolet, WeatherTech – all of our partners. To get four of these is very, very special.”

What are you going to do to prepare with a few weeks remaining before the playoffs starts?

“That is amazing, isn’t it? Obviously, Richmond is a track we need to build on – it’s kind of like Iowa, where we made some big progress. Then Daytona, we’ll see how we end up. I really think we are building, but we have got a lot more to go. It’s just a special moment here.”

Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 7th

“It feels nice to get a good finish for this No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet team. For the last couple of months, I feel like we’ve had decent, top-10 speed. We just haven’t been able to execute. Today, we were able to execute a decent race. This team did a good job all day. Our Chevrolet was pretty good – I don’t know if it was good enough to win, but it was good enough to be fighting in the top-10 and that’s where we ended up.”

What is it about Watkins Glen that suits you so well?

“I’m not sure. This place (Watkins Glen International) has been good to me in the past. Like Iowa (Speedway) and Indianapolis (Motor Speedway), there’s been a lot of tracks that have been good to me in the past. We’ve just had a lot of accidents and things happen that were out of our control. Hopefully we can carry this momentum into the next couple of races and get a win.”

About General Motors

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