The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Watkins Glen for the Go Bowling at The Glen on Sunday, Aug. 20. The race will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

Chase Elliott’s best shot at making the NASCAR playoffs appears to be now, at Watkins Glen. And he’s the favorite.

The 2020 Cup Series champion has two wins at the 14-turn road course in upstate New York. He also has seven career victories on NASCAR’s winding tracks, two more than any other active driver.

Elliott and 35 others will take to the 2.45-mile, multi-elevational track Sunday for the series’ penultimate regular-season event. Thirteen drivers have clinched berths in the 16-driver postseason field, including former series champs Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr.

Two more past champions, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski, have solid holds on two of the remaining three playoff spots. Bubba Wallace and Daniel Suàrez are on the bubble and need a victory or help. Wallace leads Suàrez by 28 points.

Elliott’s path is clearer: he must win to make the postseason for the eighth consecutive year. The Hendrick Motorsports star has two races remaining to get it done: in New York or next week at always-unpredictable Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR’s most popular driver missed six races early in the season after breaking his left leg snowboarding and was suspended for another. Those absences have him 19th in points, 80 behind the playoff cutline.

When is NASCAR’s race at The Glen?

NASCAR’s Go Bowling at The Glen is set for 2 p.m. (3 p.m. ET) on Sunday, Aug. 20.

Will it be live streamed?

FuboTV

NASCAR’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere” package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

Will it be televised?

NASCAR’s Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen will be broadcast on The USA Network.

Preview

REGULAR-SEASON CHAMP? If Truex scores 56 or more points at the Glen, he would automatically clinch the title. The New Jersey native increased his points cushion over Denny Hamlin to 60 points following last week’s race at Indianapolis.

“For us, it’s business as usual, and these races are all important,” Truex said.

BETTING FAVORITE: Elliott is the betting favorite (plus-350 or 3.5-to-1) to win Sunday, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Hendrick teammate Larson (plus-500 or 5-1) is the second choice. Larson has won the last two races at Watkins Glen and will try to join Hall of Famers Mark Martin (1993-95) and Jeff Gordon (1997-99) as the only drivers to win three straight there.

ROADS APLENTY: The Glen is the fifth of six road courses on the 2023 Cup schedule. There have been four winners in as many races so far: Tyler Reddick (Circuit of The Americas), Truex (Sonoma), Shane van Gisbergen (Chicago) and Michael McDowell (Indianapolis).

The next road course to navigate comes in the second round of the playoffs at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval in October.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.