NASCAR race results from Watkins Glen International
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Watkins Glen, New York. The 2.45-mile of Watkins Glen International is set to drop the green flag on a Sunday afternoon.
View Watkins Glen race results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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Shane van Gisbergen and Michael McDowell set the front row. 100 laps of stock car racing are up next…
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Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 20 (1-20 / 100)
Green flag, van Gisbergen gets the jump and he’s clear into turn one.
Lap 10, van Gisbergen leads McDowell by 2 seconds.
2 to go in stage one, van Gisbergen heads to the pit lane. Most of the field has already pitted.
Ross Chastain stays out and he wins stage one at Watkins Glen International!
Watkins Glen Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ross Chastain; 2. Joey Logano; 3. Ryan Blaney; 4. Austin Cindric; 5. AJ Allmendinger; 6. John Hunter Nemechek; 7. Christopher Bell; 8. Shane van Gisbergen; 9. Riley Herbst; 10. Michael McDowell
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Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 30 (21-50 / 100)
Chastain heads for the pit lane. Shane van Gisbergen cycles back to the race lead.
Green flag on stage two, Shane van Gisbergen leads McDowell and Zilisch into turn one. Zane Smith and Kyle Larson tangle behind them.
Lap 27, Zilisch has a run and he dives inside of McDowell for 2nd into turn one. McDowell lifts and hands him the spot.
Lap 40, the caution is out for debris.
Shane van Gisbergen leads most of the field to the pit lane and he wins the race to the pit exit. McDowell and five others stay out.
Green, McDowell gets the jump and he slides right across the nose of Suarez. Riley Herbst is around in turn one, no caution.
William Byron is around in the bus stop with help. Ryan Blaney is collected, no caution.
6 to go in stage two, Shane van Gisbergen has climbed to 2nd. He’s closing fast on McDowell with fresh tires. Zilisch is struggling to keep up with him slicing through traffic.
3 to go, van Gisbergen clears McDowell for the lead.
Shane van Gisbergen stays out and he wins stage two at Watkins Glen International!
Watkins Glen Results (Stage 2) : 1. Shane van Gisbergen; 2. Tyler Reddick; 3. Ty Gibbs; 4. Austin Dillon; 5. Kyle Busch; 6. Chris Buescher; 7. Austin Cindric; 8. Connor Zilisch; 9. Chase Briscoe; 10. Bubba Wallace
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Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 50 (51-100 / 100)
Green flag on stage three, van Gisbergen clears Reddick at the launch. He blocks the inside into turn one and holds the race lead.
Lap 60, Joey Logano slows with a flat tire. The caution is out for debris.
Shane van Gisbergen and Tyler Reddick stay out. Many others dive for the pit lane. Gibbs wins the race to the pit exit, he’ll restart 13th with fresh tires.
Green, Van Gisbergen and Reddick run side-by-side into turn one. van Gisbergen holds the lead into turn two.
Reddick slides a tire under braking. He’s losing ground in a hurry after that. AJ Allmendinger takes 2nd away. Reddick heads to the pit lane.
25 to go
25 to go, van Gisbergen pits under green from the lead. Many teams are going to attempt to make it to the end without another stop.
24 to go, Ty Gibbs is handed the lead. Shane van Gisbergen will be coming through the field on new tires but he’s currently outside the top-20.
16 to go, van Gisbergen is up to 10th. He trails race leader Ty Gibbs by 19 seconds.
12 to go, van Gisbergen is up to 5th. Gibbs leads him by 9 seconds. Connor Zilisch is all over the bumper of Gibbs in the battle for the lead.
11 to go, Zilisch dives inside of Gibbs into the bus stop for the race lead. They fight for space and Gibbs holds the lead.
10 to go, van Gisbergen to 3rd! He flying to the front with a 3 second delta to the leader.
9 to go, van Gisbergen to 2nd as Zilisch slows with a tire issue.
8 to go, Shane van Gisbergen dives inside of Gibbs into the bus stop. He takes the lead away and opens the gap in a hurry!
Shane van Gisbergen wins at Watkins Glen International!
Kyle Busch seeks medical attention after NASCAR race at Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen International
Race Results
May 10, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Shane van Gisbergen
2. Michael McDowell
3. Ty Gibbs
4. Chase Briscoe
5. Tyler Reddick
6. Austin Dillon
7. AJ Allmendinger
8. Kyle Busch
9. Austin Cindric
10. John Hunter Nemechek
11. Ryan Blaney
12. Chris Buescher
13. Daniel Suarez
14. Ryan Preece
15. Cole Custer
16. Denny Hamlin
17. Todd Gilliland
18. Zane Smith
19. Erik Jones
20. Connor Zilisch
21. Christopher Bell
22. Noah Gragson
23. Kyle Larson
24. Chase Elliott
25. Alex Bowman
26. Riley Herbst
27. Ross Chastain
28. Carson Hocevar
29. Bubba Wallace
30. Brad Keselowski
31. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
32. Josh Berry
33. Ty Dillon
34. Josh Bilicki
35. Katherine Legge
36. William Byron
37. Cody Ware
38. Joey Logano
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Tyler Reddick
567
2. Denny Hamlin
-129
3. Chase Elliott
-145
4. Ryan Blaney
-162
5. Chris Buescher
-192
6. Ty Gibbs
-195
7. Carson Hocevar
-225
8. Kyle Larson
-235
9. Brad Keselowski
-249
10. Bubba Wallace
-254
11. Christopher Bell
-256
12. William Byron
-258
13. Ryan Preece
-271
14. Daniel Suarez
-272
15. Austin Cindric
-280
16. Shane van Gisbergen
-284
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17. Chase Briscoe
-290
18. Joey Logano
-322
19. Ross Chastain
-331
20. AJ Allmendinger
-332
21. Michael McDowell
-342
22. Austin Dillon
-347
23. Zane Smith
-350
24. Kyle Busch
-350
25. Erik Jones
-353
26. Todd Gilliland
-361
27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-374
28. John Hunter Nemechek
-378
29. Riley Herbst
-381
30. Noah Gragson
-399
31. Josh Berry
-407
32. Connor Zilisch
-422
33. Ty Dillon
-427
34. Alex Bowman
-440
35. Cole Custer
-454
36. Cody Ware
-474
