Overview

• After last year’s final-lap Bus Stop chicane mistake cost him victory, van Gisbergen returns to Watkins Glen determined to atone for the error.
• DraftKings lists him as the odds-on favorite at +135 for Sunday’s Cup Series race based on his recent performance.
• He has won the last three NASCAR road-course events and holds a 2.25 average finish in four starts this season.
• Only Christopher Bell has managed to beat van Gisbergen on a road circuit this year, underscoring his dominance over the field.
• Watkins Glen’s fast, less technical layout favors sustained top-end speed rather than minute-precision braking, playing into his strengths.