Watkins Glen International starting grid for the NASCAR Cup Series
Tomorrow, they’ll drop the green flag in Watkins Glen, New York. Now, the field is rolling to the track for a round of practice and qualifying at Watkins Glen International.
View NASCAR qualifying results from Watkins Glen International below.
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ARCA: Race
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
O’Reilly: Prac/Qual
Cup: Prac/Qual
35 minutes remain in practice, Ross Chastain has lost a tire. He comes to a stop after just two laps.
Shane van Gisbergen will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime at 1:11.165.
Watkins Glen International
Starting Lineup
May 10, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Shane van Gisbergen
1:11.165
2. Michael McDowell
1:11.424
3. Austin Cindric
1:11.445
4. Ross Chastain
1:11.449
5. Connor Zilisch
1:11.483
6. Joey Logano
1:11.522
7. Ryan Blaney
1:11.523
8. Christopher Bell
1:11.582
9. Chase Briscoe
1:11.583
10. Ty Gibbs
1:11.615
11. Carson Hocevar
1:11.620
12. AJ Allmendinger
1:11.654
13. William Byron
1:11.664
14. Chris Buescher
1:11.693
15. Tyler Reddick
1:11.699
16. Daniel Suarez
1:11.723
17. John Hunter Nemechek
1:11.729
18. Bubba Wallace
1:11.755
19. Cole Custer
1:11.847
20. Denny Hamlin
1:11.854
21. Kyle Busch
1:11.890
22. Todd Gilliland
1:11.941
23. Kyle Larson
1:11.961
24. Erik Jones
1:11.972
25. Austin Dillon
1:11.999
26. Brad Keselowski
1:12.060
27. Chase Elliott
1:12.067
28. Alex Bowman
1:12.095
29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1:12.122
30. Ryan Preece
1:12.124
31. Ty Dillon
1:12.148
32. Riley Herbst
1:12.260
33. Zane Smith
1:12.264
34. Josh Berry
1:12.614
35. Noah Gragson
1:12.637
36. Cody Ware
1:13.199
37. Josh Bilicki
1:14.090
38. Katherine Legge
1:16.497
Watkins Glen International
Practice Results
May 9, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Austin Cindric
1:12.208
2. Carson Hocevar
1:12.252
3. Ty Gibbs
1:12.276
4. Christopher Bell
1:12.277
5. Chris Buescher
1:12.312
6. Kyle Busch
1:12.358
7. AJ Allmendinger
1:12.412
8. William Byron
1:12.464
9. Tyler Reddick
1:12.501
10. Erik Jones
1:12.519
11. Shane van Gisbergen
1:12.540
12. Michael McDowell
1:12.568
13. John Hunter Nemechek
1:12.611
14. Ryan Blaney
1:12.658
15. Todd Gilliland
1:12.659
16. Denny Hamlin
1:12.750
17. Daniel Suarez
1:12.775
18. Austin Dillon
1:12.779
19. Cole Custer
1:12.788
20. Chase Briscoe
1:12.793
21. Connor Zilisch
1:12.805
22. Chase Elliott
1:12.925
23. Bubba Wallace
1:12.949
24. Alex Bowman
1:12.957
25. Ty Dillon
1:12.999
26. Ross Chastain
1:13.010
27. Joey Logano
1:13.014
28. Ryan Preece
1:13.023
29. Zane Smith
1:13.026
30. Noah Gragson
1:13.039
31. Kyle Larson
1:13.134
32. Brad Keselowski
1:13.199
33. Riley Herbst
1:13.207
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1:13.382
35. Josh Berry
1:13.538
36. Cody Ware
1:13.849
37. Josh Bilicki
1:15.141
28. Katherine Legge
1:19.154
