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2026 Watkins Glen NASCAR

2026 Watkins Glen NASCAR is 2834th NASCAR race. Passed at the Watkins Glen circuit. Shane Van Gisbergen won the pole position and this race. Michael McDowell and Ty Gibbs also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (395 km).

Previous race: 2026 Texas NASCAR
Next race: 2026 World 600
Race Start: 10th May 2026

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2026 Watkins Glen NASCAR

15th victory for the Trackhouse Racing team
7th victory for the Shane Van Gisbergen
9th podium for the Shane Van Gisbergen
7th podium for the Michael McDowell
11th podium for the Ty Gibbs

Chevrolet ZL1 - 2026 Watkins Glen NASCAR winner

Chevrolet ZL1 #97 - 2026 Watkins Glen NASCAR winner

2026 Watkins Glen NASCAR results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Shane Van Gisbergen Chevrolet ZL1, #97 68 2h 29m 11.000s 0 Trackhouse Racing
2 Michael McDowell Chevrolet ZL1, #71 36 100 laps 0 Spire Motorsports
3 Ty Gibbs Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #54 42 100 laps 0 Joe Gibbs Racing
4 Chase Briscoe Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #19 35 100 laps 0 Joe Gibbs Racing
5 Tyler Reddick Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #45 41 100 laps 0 23XI Racing
6 Austin Dillon Chevrolet ZL1, #3 38 100 laps 0 Richard Childress Racing
7 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet ZL1, #16 36 100 laps 0 Kaulig Racing
8 Kyle Busch Chevrolet ZL1, #8 35 100 laps 0 Richard Childress Racing
9 Austin Cindric Ford Mustang, #2 39 100 laps 0 Team Penske
10 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #42 32 100 laps 0 Legacy Motor Club
11 Ryan Blaney Ford Mustang, #12 34 100 laps 0 Team Penske
12 Chris Buescher Ford Mustang, #17 30 100 laps 0 RFK Racing
13 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet ZL1, #7 24 100 laps 0 Spire Motorsports
14 Ryan Preece Ford Mustang, #60 23 100 laps 0 RFK Racing
15 Cole Custer Chevrolet ZL1, #41 22 100 laps 0 Haas Factory Team
16 Denny Hamlin Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #11 21 100 laps 0 Joe Gibbs Racing
17 Todd Gilliland Ford Mustang, #34 20 100 laps 0 Front Row Motorsports
18 Zane Smith Ford Mustang, #38 19 100 laps 0 Front Row Motorsports
19 Erik Jones Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #43 18 100 laps 0 Legacy Motor Club
20 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet ZL1, #88 21 100 laps 0 Trackhouse Racing
21 Christopher Bell Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #20 20 100 laps 0 Joe Gibbs Racing
22 Noah Gragson Ford Mustang, #4 15 100 laps 0 Front Row Motorsports
23 Kyle Larson Chevrolet ZL1, #5 14 100 laps 0 Hendrick Motorsports
24 Chase Elliott Chevrolet ZL1, #9 13 100 laps 0 Hendrick Motorsports
25 Alex Bowman Chevrolet ZL1, #48 12 100 laps 0 Hendrick Motorsports
26 Riley Herbst Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #35 13 100 laps 0 23XI Racing
27 Ross Chastain Chevrolet ZL1, #1 20 100 laps 0 Trackhouse Racing
28 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet ZL1, #77 9 100 laps 0 Spire Motorsports
29 Bubba Wallace Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #23 9 100 laps 0 23XI Racing
30 Brad Keselowski Ford Mustang, #6 7 100 laps 0 RFK Racing
31 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet ZL1, #47 6 100 laps 0 Hyak Motorsports
32 Josh Berry Ford Mustang, #21 5 100 laps 0 Wood Brothers Racing
33 Ty Dillon Chevrolet ZL1, #10 4 99 laps 0 Kaulig Racing
34 Josh Bilicki Ford Mustang, #66 0 99 laps 0 Garage 66
35 Katherine Legge Chevrolet ZL1, #78 2 99 laps 0 Live Fast Motorsports
36 William Byron Chevrolet ZL1, #24 1 97 laps 0 Hendrick Motorsports
37 Cody Ware Chevrolet ZL1, #51 1 90 laps Accident 0 Rick Ware Racing
38 Joey Logano Ford Mustang, #22 10 85 laps 0 Team Penske

Qualifying Results for the 2026 Watkins Glen NASCAR on the Watkins Glen circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Shane Van Gisbergen Chevrolet ZL1, #97 1m 11.165s Trackhouse Racing
2 Michael McDowell Chevrolet ZL1, #71 1m 11.424s Spire Motorsports
3 Austin Cindric Ford Mustang, #2 1m 11.445s Team Penske
4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet ZL1, #1 1m 11.449s Trackhouse Racing
5 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet ZL1, #88 1m 11.483s Trackhouse Racing
6 Joey Logano Ford Mustang, #22 1m 11.522s Team Penske
7 Ryan Blaney Ford Mustang, #12 1m 11.523s Team Penske
8 Christopher Bell Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #20 1m 11.582s Joe Gibbs Racing
9 Chase Briscoe Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #19 1m 11.583s Joe Gibbs Racing
10 Ty Gibbs Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #54 1m 11.615s Joe Gibbs Racing
11 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet ZL1, #77 1m 11.620s Spire Motorsports
12 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet ZL1, #16 1m 11.654s Kaulig Racing
13 William Byron Chevrolet ZL1, #24 1m 11.664s Hendrick Motorsports
14 Chris Buescher Ford Mustang, #17 1m 11.668s RFK Racing
15 Tyler Reddick Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #45 1m 11.699s 23XI Racing
16 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet ZL1, #7 1m 11.723s Spire Motorsports
17 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #42 1m 11.739s Legacy Motor Club
18 Bubba Wallace Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #23 1m 11.755s 23XI Racing
19 Cole Custer Chevrolet ZL1, #41 1m 11.847s Haas Factory Team
20 Denny Hamlin Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #11 1m 11.854s Joe Gibbs Racing
21 Kyle Busch Chevrolet ZL1, #8 1m 11.890s Richard Childress Racing
22 Todd Gilliland Ford Mustang, #34 1m 11.941s Front Row Motorsports
23 Kyle Larson Chevrolet ZL1, #5 1m 11.961s Hendrick Motorsports
24 Erik Jones Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #43 1m 11.972s Legacy Motor Club
25 Austin Dillon Chevrolet ZL1, #3 1m 11.999s Richard Childress Racing
26 Brad Keselowski Ford Mustang, #6 1m 12.060s RFK Racing
27 Chase Elliott Chevrolet ZL1, #9 1m 12.067s Hendrick Motorsports
28 Alex Bowman Chevrolet ZL1, #48 1m 12.095s Hendrick Motorsports
29 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet ZL1, #47 1m 12.122s Hyak Motorsports
30 Ryan Preece Ford Mustang, #60 1m 12.124s RFK Racing
31 Ty Dillon Chevrolet ZL1, #10 1m 12.148s Kaulig Racing
32 Riley Herbst Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen, #35 1m 12.260s 23XI Racing
33 Zane Smith Ford Mustang, #38 1m 12.264s Front Row Motorsports
34 Josh Berry Ford Mustang, #21 1m 12.614s Wood Brothers Racing
35 Noah Gragson Ford Mustang, #4 1m 12.637s Front Row Motorsports
36 Cody Ware Chevrolet ZL1, #51 1m 13.199s Rick Ware Racing
37 Josh Bilicki Ford Mustang, #66 1m 14.090s Garage 66
38 Katherine Legge Chevrolet ZL1, #78 1m 16.497s Live Fast Motorsports

List of all cars for the 2026 Watkins Glen NASCAR on the Watkins Glen circuit

Ford Mustang

Ford

Toyota Camry XSE Next Gen

Toyota

Chevrolet ZL1

Chevrolet