NASCAR at Watkins Glen 2025 Results, Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

Shane Van Gisbergen continued his road-course domination in the NASCAR Cup Series with a triumph at Watkins Glen on Sunday.

Van Gisbergen took the checkered flag with an 11-second lead over Christopher Bell in second place.

Van Gisbergen's win completed the sweep of Cup Series road courses in 2025. He also took first at Mexico City, Chicago and Sonoma.

The driver of the No. 88 car led 38 of the 90 laps. Only he and Ryan Blaney led more than 10 laps on Sunday.

Bell, Chris Buescher, William Byron and Chase Briscoe finished behind Van Gisbergen in that order. Blaney landed in sixth despite leading the second-most laps. The full results can be found on NASCAR.com.

NASCAR Standings

1. William Byron - 812 points
2. Chase Elliott - 770
3. Denny Hamlin - 731
4. Christopher Bell - 727
5. Kyle Larson - 727
6. Ryan Blaney - 710
7. Tyler Reddick - 701
8. Chase Briscoe - 674
9. Alex Bowman - 644
10. Chris Buescher - 618

Full standings can be found on NASCAR.com.

Van Gisbergen is 25th in overall points, but because he has four wins and 22 playoff points, he will enter the NASCAR postseason near the top of the playoff standings.

Only Denny Hamlin (24) and Kyle Larson (23) own more playoff points at the moment than Van Gisbergen.

Tyler Reddick, Alex Bowman and Chris Buescher are on the inside of the playoff cut line. They have the three highest point totals of the non-winners. Ryan Preece sits 34 points back of Buescher for the final playoff spot.

There have been 13 race winners in 2025. All of them are automatically entered into the 16-driver postseason.

Two races remain in the NASCAR regular season. Next Saturday's race at Richmond and the August 23 event at Daytona.