Race Recaps - Driving on Marbles

Go Bowling at The Glen Recap: SVG Puts on a Masterclass at Watkins Glen

Shane Van Gisbergen reminds everyone why road courses are his domain and our card had some real highs and lows in an afternoon that had it all.

Hey race fans, welcome back to Driving on Marbles! What a Sunday afternoon at Watkins Glen International.

Shane Van Gisbergen won the Go Bowling at The Glen, his seventh career NASCAR Cup Series victory and every single one of them on a road or street course. Van Gisbergen overcame a 29-second deficit and 24 positions in just 17 laps, going on to beat Michael McDowell by 7.288 seconds at the finish line.

That’s the headline and honestly the numbers don’t even do it justice. The way SVG closed down on Ty Gibbs in those final laps was one of the most remarkable pieces of driving we’ve seen all season.

Let’s get into the full story.

Würth 400 Recap- Chase Elliott Wins Texas in a Four-Lap Shootout

The Most Popular Driver delivers again at Texas and my card took a real beating this week.

Hey race fans, welcome back to Driving on Marbles!

What a Sunday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway. Seven cautions, 23 lead changes among 11 different drivers, pit road chaos that swallowed multiple contenders whole, and a four-lap overtime shootout that delivered one of the most popular wins of the 2026 season.

Chase Elliott wins the Würth 400 for his second victory of the season and the 23rd of his career, joining Tyler Reddick as the only multiple winners in 2026. Chase fans everywhere had a very good Sunday afternoon…well everywhere except here…

We’ll get into how my picks did shortly and I’ll be completely straight with you…it was a pretty tough week for the card. But first let’s talk about the race itself because there was a lot going on.

Let’s get into this week’s race recap for the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Jack Link’s 500 Recap: Hocevar Makes History at the Big One’s Biggest Party

Carson Hocevar wins his first career Cup Series race at Talladega in one of the most popular victories of the 2026 season.

Hey race fans, welcome back to Driving on Marbles! What an absolutely wild Sunday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway.

If you watched this one from start to finish I genuinely don’t know how your nerves held up because this race had everything. A 26-car Big One. Multiple lead changes. Small teams running at the front. And a first-time winner who has been one of the best stories of the entire 2026 season finally getting the result his talent deserves.

Carson Hocevar won the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway for his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory in just his 91st start. The kid who has been flying all season long for Spire Motorsports finally got to do a victory lap at one of the most iconic venues in all of motorsport.

It was a brilliant race and an incredibly popular win and if you weren’t cheering at the finish line you might want to check your pulse.

Let’s get into how it all went down.

AdventHealth 400 Recap: Reddick Does it Again in an Overtime Thriller at Kansas

Five wins in nine races. Tyler Reddick is writing history every single Sunday.

Hey race fans, welcome back to Driving on Marbles! What a Sunday afternoon at Kansas Speedway.

If you were watching this one I genuinely don’t know how you kept your heart rate under control in the final ten laps because that race delivered about five different finishes in the space of twenty minutes and somehow Tyler Reddick came out on top through all of it.

Five wins in nine races. Let’s just sit with that for a second. Reddick is the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1987 to win five of the first nine races of a season, and only the fourth driver to accomplish that feat at all, joining Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, and Earnhardt.

The man is on a different planet right now and honestly it’s one of the most remarkable things I’ve watched in years of following this sport.

Let’s get into how it all went down.

Food City 500 Recap: Ty Gibbs Breaks Through at Thunder Valley in an Overtime Thriller

The kid we moved off the card won the race. That one's going to sting for a while.

Hey race fans, welcome back to Driving on Marbles! What a Sunday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway. The Last Great Colosseum absolutely lived up to its nickname and delivered one of the most dramatic finishes we’ve seen all season. Nine caution flags, an overtime shootout, and a first-time winner making history at one of NASCAR’s most iconic venues.

If you didn’t watch this one you genuinely missed something special.

Let’s get into it.

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