Austin Cindric won his first career Xfinity Series race after catching, passing, and holding off experienced Watkins Glen cup winner A. J. Allmendinger, who would later be disqualified from the event.

It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

[4] Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 72.377 seconds and a speed of 121.862 mph (196.118 km/h).

A. J. Allmendinger managed to win Stage 2 until he had to pit, giving the lead to Allgaier, who in turn passed it to Austin Cindric until the caution was thrown for debris in the inner loop with 14 laps remaining.

He stated on Twitter that his car became lower due to contact during an early restart in the race.