NASCAR starting positions, schedule and race info for Watkins Glen International
This Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series is road course racing at Watkins Glen International. The field is set following Saturday;s qualifying session in New York.
View the Watkins Glen lineup and info for the NASCAR Cup Series race below.
Stages:
20/50/100
Purse:
$11,233,037
Watkins Glen International
TV Schedule
What channel is the NASCAR race on?
Sunday
May 10, 2026
3:00pm ET
FS1 | FOX One | HBO Max | MRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
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Watkins Glen International
Starting Grid
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
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NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Note: Points are ahead of Watkins Glen and include the recent penalty to Ryan Preece.
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Tyler Reddick
526
2. Denny Hamlin
-109
3. Chase Elliott
-117
4. Ryan Blaney
-155
5. Chris Buescher
-181
6. Carson Hocevar
-193
7. Ty Gibbs
-196
8. Kyle Larson
-208
9. Brad Keselowski
-215
10. William Byron
-218
11. Bubba Wallace
-222
12. Christopher Bell
-235
13. Ryan Preece
-253
14. Daniel Suarez
-255
15. Austin Cindric
-278
16. Chase Briscoe
-284
— Playoff Cutline —
17. Joey Logano
-291
18. Ross Chastain
-310
19. Shane van Gisbergen
-311
20. AJ Allmedindger
-327
21. Zane Smith
-328
22. Erik Jones
-330
23. Michael McDowell
-337
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-339
25. Todd Gilliland
-340
26. Kyle Busch
-344
27. Austin Dillon
-344
28. Riley Herbst
-353
29. John Hunter Nemechek
-369
30. Josh Berry
-371
31. Noah Gragson
-373
32. Ty Dillon
-390
33. Connor Zilisch
-402
34. Alex Bowman
-411
35. Cody Ware
-434
36. Cole Custer
-435
