{"id":657829,"date":"2026-05-09T08:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/657829\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T08:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:47:19","slug":"watkins-glen-race-results-may-8-2026-nascar-truck-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/657829\/","title":{"rendered":"Watkins Glen Race Results: May 8, 2026 (NASCAR Truck Series)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR race results from Watkins Glen International<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Truck Series drivers are on the grid in Watkins Glen, New York. The 2.45-mile of Watkins Glen International is set to host the Bully Hill Vineyards 176.<\/p>\n<p>View Watkins Glen race results for the NASCAR Truck Series below. <\/p>\n<p>Watkins Glen Menu<br \/>ARCA:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews.co\/2026\/05\/08\/watkins-glen-race-results-may-8-2026-arca-menards-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Race<\/a><br \/>Truck:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews.co\/2026\/05\/08\/watkins-glen-starting-lineup-may-8-2026-nascar-truck\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prac\/Qual<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews.co\/2026\/05\/08\/watkins-glen-race-results-may-8-2026-nascar-truck-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews.co\/2026\/05\/07\/nascar-tv-schedule-watkins-glen-international-may-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watkins Glen TV Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brent Crews and Ty Majeski set the front row. 72 laps of truck racing are up next\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Watkins Glen Trucks<br \/>Stage 1 \u2013 Report<\/p>\n<p>Laps: 20 (1-20 \/ 72)<\/p>\n<p>Green flag, Crews is clear at the flagstand.<\/p>\n<p>Lap 9, Ben Rhodes heads to the garage with a transmission issue.<\/p>\n<p>3 to go in stage one, Christian Eckes is turned with help from Corey LaJoie in turn one. No caution. Brent Crews pits from the lead under green. <\/p>\n<p>Daniel Hemric stays out and he wins stage one at Watkins Glen International!<\/p>\n<p>Watkins Glen Results (Stage 1) : 1. Daniel Hemric; 2. Gio Ruggiero; 3. Layne Riggs; 4. AJ Allmendinger; 5. Tyler Ankrum; 6. Ross Chastain; 7. Andres Perez; 8. Tanner Gray; 9. Corey LaJoie; 10. Brent Crews<\/p>\n<p>Watkins Glen Trucks<br \/>Stage 2 \u2013 Report<\/p>\n<p>Laps: 20 (21-40 \/ 72)<\/p>\n<p>Ty Majeski heads to the pit lane with a mechanical issue. Brent Crews cycles back to the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Green flag on stage two, Crews and Zilisch run side-by-side into turn one. They bang fenders into turn three! Zilisch to the lead as Crews falls to 4th.<\/p>\n<p>Lap 33, Kris Wright drives through the sand but he keeps it rolling, no caution. <\/p>\n<p>Connor Zilisch wins stage two at Watkins Glen!<\/p>\n<p>Watkins Glen Results (Stage 2) : 1. Connor Zilisch; 2. Carson Hocevar; 3. Chandler Smith; 4. Layne Riggs; 5. Andres Perez; 6. Shane van Gisbergen; 7. Grant Enfinger; 8. Tyler Ankrum; 9. Tyler Reif; 10. Connor Mosack<\/p>\n<p>Watkins Glen Trucks<br \/>Stage 3 \u2013 Report<\/p>\n<p>Laps: 32 (41-72 \/ 72)<\/p>\n<p>Ross Chastain and Daniel Hemric cycle to the front row. <\/p>\n<p>Green flag on stage three, Chastain drives it deep into turn one and he\u2019s clear for the lead.<\/p>\n<p>22 to go, Zilisch dives inside of Crews for 2nd. They bang doors again and Zilisch takes the spot.<\/p>\n<p>15 to go, Zilisch has closed to the bumper of Chastain in the battle for the lead. Grant Enfinger is stalled in turn one, caution.<\/p>\n<p>Green, Carson Hocevar is around with help from AJ Allmendinger at the flagstand. He finds the inside wall, caution. <\/p>\n<p>Leader penalized<\/p>\n<p>Penalty: NASCAR has issued a penalty to Ross Chastain for not restarting in the restart box. He\u2019ll hand the lead to Zilisch.<\/p>\n<p>Green, they rub doors. Zilisch is clear into turn one. Gio Ruggiero pulls even with him and takes the lead away into turn three! Multiple trucks crash behind them, caution. <\/p>\n<p>Green, Ruggiero and Zilisch rub doors for the lead into turn one. More contact in turn two. Ruggiero is sideways and Zilisch holds the lead. <\/p>\n<p>Ross Chastain and others collect damage and the caution is back out.<\/p>\n<p>Penalty: Gio Ruggiero has been issued a penalty for a restart violation. Same as Chastain, he was the leader and the control truck. Zilisch is handed the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Green, Honeycutt leans the right rear of Zilisch into turn one. Zilisch wiggles and Honeycutt takes the lead!<\/p>\n<p>1 to go, Honeycutt leads Zilisch by two truck lengths. <\/p>\n<p>Kaden Honeycutt wins at Watkins Glen International!<\/p>\n<p>Watkins Glen International<br \/>Race Results<br \/>May 8, 2026<br \/>NASCAR Truck Series<\/p>\n<p>Pos | Driver<\/p>\n<p>1. Kaden Honeycutt<\/p>\n<p>2. Connor Zilisch<\/p>\n<p>3. Shane van Gisbergen<\/p>\n<p>4. Daniel Hemric<\/p>\n<p>5. Chandler Smith<\/p>\n<p>6. AJ Allmendinger<\/p>\n<p>7. Brent Crews<\/p>\n<p>8. Mini Tyrrell<\/p>\n<p>9. Brenden Queen<\/p>\n<p>10. Connor Mosack<\/p>\n<p>11. Jake Garcia<\/p>\n<p>12. Corey LaJoie<\/p>\n<p>13. Andres Perez<\/p>\n<p>14. Tyler Reif<\/p>\n<p>15. Giovanni Ruggiero<\/p>\n<p>16. Christian Eckes<\/p>\n<p>17. Tyler Ankrum<\/p>\n<p>18. Stewart Friesen<\/p>\n<p>19. Dawson Sutton<\/p>\n<p>20. Nathan Nicholson<\/p>\n<p>21. Layne Riggs<\/p>\n<p>22. Stephen Mallozzi<\/p>\n<p>23. Justin Haley<\/p>\n<p>24. Ty Majeski<\/p>\n<p>25. Adam Andretti<\/p>\n<p>26. Jackson Lee<\/p>\n<p>27. Timmy Hill<\/p>\n<p>28. Ross Chastain<\/p>\n<p>29. Kris Wright<\/p>\n<p>30. Tanner Gray<\/p>\n<p>31. Carson Hocevar<\/p>\n<p>32. Ben Rhodes<\/p>\n<p>33. Grant Enfinger<\/p>\n<p>34. Wesley Slimp<\/p>\n<p>35. Cole Butcher<\/p>\n<p>36. Natalie Decker<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Truck Series<br \/>Point Standings<\/p>\n<p>Pos | Driver | Points<\/p>\n<p>1. Kaden Honeycutt<br \/>312<\/p>\n<p>2. Chandler Smith<br \/>-29<\/p>\n<p>3. Layne Riggs<br \/>-43<\/p>\n<p>4. Gio Ruggiero<br \/>-55<\/p>\n<p>5. Christian Eckes<br \/>-71<\/p>\n<p>6. Ben Rhodes<br \/>-84<\/p>\n<p>7. Ty Majeski<br \/>-87<\/p>\n<p>8. Tyler Ankrum<br \/>-118<\/p>\n<p>9. Daniel Hemric<br \/>-123<\/p>\n<p>10. Stewart Friesen<br \/>-130<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Playoff Cutline \u2014<\/p>\n<p>11. Jake Garcia<br \/>-131<\/p>\n<p>12. Brenden Queen<br \/>-140<\/p>\n<p>13. Justin Haley<br \/>-144<\/p>\n<p>14. Andres Perez<br \/>-155<\/p>\n<p>15. Tanner Gray<br \/>-167<\/p>\n<p>16. Grant Enfinger<br \/>-172<\/p>\n<p>17. Dawson Sutton<br \/>-177<\/p>\n<p>18. Minoi Tyrrell<br \/>-184<\/p>\n<p>19. Cole Butcher<br \/>-204<\/p>\n<p>20. Kris Wright<br \/>-215<\/p>\n<p>Watkins Glen International<br \/>Video Highlights<\/p>\n<p>Links<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Watkins Glen International<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">NASCAR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASCAR race results from Watkins Glen International NASCAR Truck Series drivers are on the grid in Watkins Glen,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":657830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,26749,9398,32060,634,37253,15529,37254,18242,18243,37255,10031,15532,3430,18245,9706,82,37256,15531,20828,32061,34174,34175],"class_list":["post-657829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-carson-hocevar","tag-connor-zilisch","tag-kaden-honeycutt","tag-nascar","tag-nascar-camping-world-truck","tag-nascar-camping-world-truck-series","tag-nascar-camping-world-trucks","tag-nascar-truck","tag-nascar-truck-series","tag-nascar-trucks","tag-ncs","tag-ncwts","tag-new-york","tag-nts","tag-shane-van-gisbergen","tag-sports","tag-the-glen","tag-truck-series","tag-watkins-glen","tag-watkins-glen-international","tag-watkins-glen-new-york","tag-watkins-glen-ny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}