NASCAR Xfinity starting positions for Watkins Glen International
Later today the NASCAR Xfinity Series takes the green flag in Watkins Glen, New York. Now, the field rolls to the road course of Watkins Glen International for a round of qualifying.
View the Watkins Glen starting grid for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
Watkins Glen Menu
ARCA:Â Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
The field is split into two groups for the opening round of qualifying. The top 5 times from each group advance into the final round.
Watkins Glen Qualifying (Group A – Top 5) : 1. Josh Berry (1:11.300); 2. Sam Mayer (1.11.495); 3. Sammy Smith (1:11.567); 4. Cole Custer (1:11.601); 5. Kyle Busch (1:11.603)
Watkins Glen Qualifying (Group B – Top 5) : 1. Ty Gibbs (1:10.758); 2. Justin Allgaier (1:10.761); 3. Alex Bowman (1:11.011); 4. Riley Herbst (1:11.356); 5. Daniel Hemric (1:11.413)
Ty Gibbs will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime just shy of the track record with a 1:10.549.
Watkins Glen
Starting Lineup
August 19, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Ty Gibbs
1:10.549
2. Alex Bowman
1:10.718
3. Justin Allgaier
1:10.861
4. Cole Custer
1:11.054
5. Sam Mayer
1:11.427
6. Daniel Hemric
1:11.499
7. Josh Berry
1:11.517
8. Kyle Busch
1:11.603
9. Sammy Smith
1:11.704
10. Riley Herbst
1:11.860
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Austin Hill
1:11.508
12. John Hunter Nemechek
1:11.632
13. Sheldon Creed
1:11.655
14. Parker Kligerman
1:11.791
15. Kaz Grala
1:11.807
16. Jeremy Clements
1:11.823
17. Ross Chastain
1:11.916
18. Chandler Smith
1:12.144
19. Connor Mosack
1:12.206
20. Brett Moffitt
1:12.330
21. Sage Karam
1:12.510
22. Alex Labbe
1:12.521
23. Stefan Parsons
1:12.550
24. Brandon Jones
1:12.578
25. Jeb Burton
1:12.707
26. Ryan Sieg
1:12.722
27. Anthony Alfredo
1:12.890
28. Josh Bilicki
1:13.037
29. Parker Retzlaff
1:13.081
30. Blaine Perkins
1:13.099
31. Max McLaughlin
1:13.185
32. Brennan Poole
1:13.279
33. Kyle Weatherman
1:13.385
34. Josh Williams
1:13.431
35. Ryan Ellis
1:13.695
36. Joe Graf Jr
1:14.040
37. Kyle Sieg
1:14.408
38. Stanton Barrett
1:14.657
Failed to qualify
Patrick Emerling
1:14.548
Casey Carden
1:16.677
Watkins Glen
Practice Results
August 19, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Justin Allgaier
71.800
2. Kyle Busch
72.368
3. Austin Hill
72.441
4. Alex Bowman
72.445
5. Sam Mayer
72.502
6. Cole Custer
72.502
7. Josh Berry
72.599
8. Kaz Grala
72.616
9. Ty Gibbs
72.619
10. John Hunter Nemechek
72.669
11. Daniel Hemric
72.724
12. Sheldon Creed
72.759
13. Ross Chastain
72.833
14. Parker Kligerman
72.878
15. Jeremy Clements
72.948
16. Riley Herbst
72.989
17. Alex Labbe
73.085
18. Brett Moffitt
73.128
19. Sammy Smith
73.141
20. Connor Mosack
73.270
21. Josh Bilicki
73.408
22. Jeb Burton
73.464
23. Brandon Jones
73.489
24. Ryan Sieg
73.562
25. Chandler Smith
73.564
26. Sage Karam
73.621
27. Anthony Alfredo
73.867
28. Parker Retzlaff
73.915
29. Kyle Weatherman
73.936
30. Stefan Parsons
74.041
31. Brennan Poole
74.064
32. Josh Williams
74.368
33. Ryan Ellis
74.323
34. Stanton Barrett
74.761
35. Blaine Perkins
74.995
36. Max McLaughlin
75.065
37. Kyle Sieg
75.290
38. Joe Graf Jr
75.595
39. Patrick Emerling
76.090
40. Casey Carden
76.961
