It was a fast contest with few incidents, ending in just over two hours. Christopher Bell finished a distant second, Chris Buescher third, William Byron fourth, and Chase Briscoe fifth. Pole-sitter Ryan Blaney finished sixth, Daniel Suarez seventh, Bubba Wallace eighth, Tyler Reddick ninth, and Ross Chastain tenth.

Shane van Gisbergen continued his march into NASCAR history and set a Cup Series record with his fourth victory this season, blowing out the competition again at Watkins Glen International.

Buescher's third-place finish, combined with a win in stage one, proved to be an 11-point swing in his favor in the battle for the final spot in the NASCAR playoffs. Buescher has now built his advantage over RFK Racing teammate Ryan Preece to 34 points with two races to go, as Preece wound up finishing 13th.