NASCAR starting positions for Watkins Glen International
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes the green flag at Watkins Glen International in New York. Today, the field rolls to the track for a round of knockout qualifying to set the starting grid.
View the NASCAR starting lineup for Watkins Glen below.
Watkins Glen: Menu
ARCA: Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Christopher Bell blew an engine during practice. At the same time, Ty Gibbs crashed leaving the bus stop and tagged the tire barriers.
The field is split into two groups for qualifying. The top 5 from each group advance into round two and make another run for the pole position.
Watkins Glen Qualifying Results – Group A (Top 5) : 1. Chase Elliott (1:10.535); 2. Kyle Larson (1:10.703); 3. Tyler Reddick (1:10.880); 4. AJ Allmendinger (1:11.002); 5. Christopher Buescher (1:11.124)
Watkins Glen Qualifying Results – Group B (Top 5) : 1. William Byron (1:10.872); 2. Michael McDowell (1:11.015); 3. Kyle Busch (1:11.068); 4. Austin Cindric (1:11.093); 5. Daniel Suarez (1:11.149)
Chase Elliott will start from the pole position. He turned a 1:10.477 at an average speed of 123.715.
Watkins Glen
Starting Lineup
August 20, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Chase Elliott
1:10.477
2. Kyle Larson
1:10.516
3. Michael McDowell
1:10.738
4. William Byron
1:10.811
5. Tyler Reddick
1:10.837
6. AJ Allmendinger
1:10.980
7. Christopher Buescher
1:11.180
8. Austin Cindric
1:11.335
9. Daniel Suarez
1:11.496
10. Kyle Busch
1:11.736
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Alex Bowman
1:11.200
12. Austin Dillon
1:11.215
13. Justin Haley
1:11.250
14. Chase Briscoe
1:11.259
15. Brad Keselowski
1:11.259
16. Ty Gibbs
1:11.340
17. Joey Hand
1:11.350
17. Ross Chastain
1:11.364
18. Todd Gilliland
1:11.393
19. Joey Logano
1:11.434
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1:11.435
21. Denny Hamlin
1:11.442
22. Bubba Wallace
1:11.443
23. Kevin Harvick
1:11.551
24. Martin Truex Jr
1:11.675
25. Ryan Blaney
1:11.783
26. Kimi Raikkinen
1:11.824
27. Ty Dillon
1:11.906
28. Cole Custer
1:11.958
29. Harrison Burton
1:12.033
30. Erik Jones
1:12.359
31. Corey LaJoie
1:12.536
32. Mike Rockenfeller
1:12.583
33. Loris Hezemans
1:12.737
34. Aric Almirola
1:12.959
35. Daniil Kvyat
1:13.129
36. Kyle Tilley
1:15.126
37. Christopher Bell
DNS
38. Cody Ware
DNS
Watkins Glen
Practice Results
August 20, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Larson
1:11.293
2. Chase Elliott
1:11.308
3. AJ Allmendinger
1:11.438
4. William Byron
1:11.601
5. Ty Gibbs
1:11.717
6. Chris Buescher
1:11.746
7. Chase Briscoe
1:11.751
8. Tyler Reddick
1:11.755
9. Daniel Suarez
1:11.803
10. Alex Bowman
1:11.865
11. Ross Chastain
1:11.883
12. Justin Haley
1:11.918
13. Austin Cindric
1:11.942
14. Denny Hamlin
1:11.950
15. Joey Logano
1:11.958
16. Christopher Bell
1:11.976
17. Ryan Blaney
1:12.033
18. Michael McDowell
1:12.054
19. Kyle Busch
1:12.072
20. Kimi Raikkonen
1:12.093
21. Bubba Wallace
1:12.110
22. Todd Gilliland
1:12.116
23. Joey Hand
1:12.135
24. Brad Keselowski
1:12.155
25. Erik Jones
1:12.231
26. Austin Dillon
1:12.271
27. Martin Truex Jr
1:12.277
28. Cole Custer
1:12.336
29. Aric Almirola
1:12.377
30. Harrison Burton
1:12.450
31. Kevin Harvick
1:12.455
32. Ty Dillon
1:12.494
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1:12.577
34. Cody Ware
1:12.660
35. Mike Rockenfeller
1:12.685
36. Corey LaJoie
1:12.834
37. Loris Hezemans
1:13.649
38. Daniil Kvyat
1:14.458
39. Kyle Tilley
1:15.724
