Well, Atlanta certainly gave us something unexpected, as for the 3rd race in a row Ford won. Then we also got to see Joey Logano clinch his spot in the Round of 12. Next we head to The Glen where Hendrick Motorsports has won 5 races in a row, and if they can do it again then that driver will also punch their ticket in the Round of 12. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Watkins Glen International ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Watkins Glen.
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Watkins Glen.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Buck Baker 08/04/1957
Most Recent Winner: William Byron 08/20/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2000-21 | 18 | Steve Park | T4 | 2001-22 | 13 | Jeff Gordon |
| 2 | 2015-22 | 16 | Joey Logano | T4 | 2009-22 | 13 | Tony Stewart |
| 3 | 2003-22 | 14 | Robby Gordon | 8 | 1990-18 | 12 | Ricky Rudd |
| T4 | 1989-18 | 13 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | 1997-20 | 11 | Jeff Gordon |
| T4 | 1996-20 | 13 | Geoff Bodine | 10 | 2006-22 | 7 | Kevin Harvick |
– Starting Top 10 is a must if you want to win this weekend as only 9 of 40 Cup races at Watkins Glen have been won starting outside the Top 10.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 1997-20 | 35 | Todd Bodine | 6 | 1988-18 | 32 | Geoff Bodine |
| T2 | 1991-18 | 34 | Terry Labonte | T7 | 2001-22 | 31 | Dale Jarrett |
| T2 | 2014-22 | 34 | Jeff Gordon | T7 | 2013-22 | 31 | Marcos Ambrose |
| T4 | 2003-22 | 33 | Jeff Gordon | 9 | 2015-22 | 24 | A.J. Allmendinger |
| T4 | 2012-22 | 33 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 10 | 2006-22 | 19 | Kurt Busch |
– It’s usually feast or famine for the Pole winner at Watkins Glen as only 4 out of 33 races, that Pole qualifying has been held, here have seen the Pole winner finish between 10th and 30th.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1957-35 | Buck Baker | 1994-20 | Mark Martin |
| 1964-40 | Billy Wade | 1995-20 | Mark Martin |
| 1986-18 | Tim Richmond | 1998-20 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1993-19 | Mark Martin | 2019-22 | Chase Elliott |
– Mark Martin dominated Watkins Glen in the mid 1990’s as from 1993-1995 he won 3 straight races and 3 straight Poles!
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2019-22 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2019-22 | Chase Elliott | 2019-22 | Chase Elliott |
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1957-35 | 100 | Buck Baker | 1 | 2015-22 | 1.11 | Joey Logano |
| 2 | 2005-22 | 90.22 | Tony Stewart | 2 | 1988-18 | 4.44 | Ricky Rudd |
| 3 | 2019-21 | 88.89 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 2022-25 | 5.56 | Kyle Larson |
| 4 | 1994-20 | 83.33 | Mark Martin | 4 | 2012-22 | 8.89 | Marcos Ambrose |
| 5 | 2010-22 | 82.22 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 5 | 2016-22 | 11.11 | Denny Hamlin |
| 6 | 1965-33 | 80.30 | Marvin Panch | 6 | 2001-22 | 15.56 | Jeff Gordon |
| 7 | 2023-25 | 73.33 | William Byron | 7 | 1996-20 | 16.67 | Geoff Bodine |
| 8 | 1987-18 | 70.00 | Rusty Wallace | T8 | 1989-18 | 22.22 | Rusty Wallace |
| 9 | 1995-20 | 67.78 | Mark Martin | T8 | 1990-18 | 22.22 | Ricky Rudd |
| 10 | 1964-40 | 62.12 | Billy Wade | T8 | 2007-22 | 22.22 | Tony Stewart |
– In 1957 Buck Baker became the first ever winner here, and he led all 44 laps in doing so; but on the other hand in 2015 Joey Logano became the first (and only) driver to win here leading just 1 lap.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1957-35 | 100 | Buck Baker | 1st | 6 | 1965-33 | 80.30 | Marvin Panch | 1st |
| 2 | 2005-22 | 90.22 | Tony Stewart | 1st | 7 | 2023-25 | 73.33 | William Byron | 1st |
| 3 | 2019-22 | 88.89 | Chase Elliott | 1st | 8 | 1987-18 | 70.00 | Rusty Wallace | 1st |
| 4 | 1994-20 | 83.33 | Mark Martin | 1st | 9 | 1995-20 | 67.78 | Mark Martin | 1st |
| 5 | 2010-22 | 82.22 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1st | 10 | 1964-40 | 62.12 | Billy Wade | 1st |
– Every driver that has led 61% or more of the laps in a race here at Watkins Glen has gone on to win the race, including William Byron last year.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2005-22 | Tony Stewart | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2008-22 | Kyle Busch | 145.1 | 1st |
| 2 | 2010-22 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 149.8 | 1st | 7 | 2017-22 | Martin Truex Jr. | 139.5 | 1st |
| 3 | 2019-22 | Chase Elliott | 149.7 | 1st | 8 | 2009-22 | Tony Stewart | 139.1 | 1st |
| 4 | 2023-25 | William Byron | 149.3 | 1st | 9 | 2013-22 | Kyle Busch | 138.2 | 1st |
| 5 | 2018-22 | Chase Elliott | 148.8 | 1st | 10 | 2021-23 | Kyle Larson | 136.6 | 1st |
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2012-22 | Kyle Busch | 7th | 2023-25 | William Byron | 1st |
| 2015-22 | Joey Logano | 1st | 2023-25 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2018-22 | William Byron | 8th | 2023-25 | Christopher Bell | 3rd |
| 2019-22 | Chase Elliott | 1st | 2023-25 | A.J. Allmendinger | 4th |
| 2019-22 | Erik Jones | 4th | 2023-25 | Ty Gibbs | 5th |
– From 2012 to 2022 only 5 drivers ran every lap in the Top 15 in a race here, but last year the entire Top 5 did so. However, with stage cautions returning I doubt we see that this weekend.
| Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race | Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race | ||||
| Rank | Race | # of cars | Rank | Race | # of cars |
| 1 | 2005-22 | 34 | T1 | 1964-40 | 2 |
| T2 | 2000-21 | 33 | T1 | 1965-33 | 2 |
| T2 | 2006-22 | 33 | 3 | 1957-35 | 3 |
| T2 | 2007-22 | 33 | 4 | 1986-18 | 13 |
| T5 | 2003-22 | 32 | T5 | 1987-18 | 15 |
| T5 | 2008-22 | 32 | T5 | 1990-18 | 15 |
| T7 | 2002-22 | 31 | T7 | 1991-18 | 17 |
| T7 | 2010-22 | 31 | T7 | 1994-20 | 17 |
| T7 | 2015-22 | 31 | 9 | 1995-20 | 18 |
| T7 | 2022-25 | 31 | T10 | 1989-18 | 19 |
| T7 | 2023-25 | 31 | T10 | 1993-19 | 19 |
– The last 2 races here at Watkins Glen have seen 31 cars finish on the lead lap, so expect 31 cars, or a number close to that, to finish on the lead lap this weekend.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 7th | 11.45 | 1 | 36th | 30.84 |
| 2 | 4th | 11.95 | 2 | 37th | 30.60 |
| 3 | 3rd | 12.10 | 3 | 35th | 29.89 |
| 4 | 2nd | 12.58 | 4 | 34th | 28.84 |
| 5 | 6th | 12.63 | 5 | 40th | 28.15 |
| 6 | 1st | 12.90 | 6 | 38th | 27.68 |
| 7 | 8th | 13.33 | 7 | 33rd | 27.65 |
| 8 | 5th | 13.88 | 8 | 32nd | 26.97 |
| 9 | 9th | 14.98 | 9 | 39th | 26.83 |
| 10 | 11th | 15.13 | 10 | 31st | 26.05 |
– Historically at Watkins Glen, the better you start the better you finish, and the worse you start the worse you finish.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ start) |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Marcos Ambrose | 121.61 | 7 | 1 | Tony Stewart | 86.73 | 10 |
| 2 | Tony Stewart | 112.84 | 10 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 82.28 | 7 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 111.96 | 7 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 82.22 | 3 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 110.47 | 7 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | 81.17 | 7 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 107.44 | 18 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 75.06 | 18 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 101.03 | 3 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 74.44 | 7 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.69 | 17 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 72.19 | 17 |
| 8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 96.78 | 12 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 71.48 | 9 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 95.84 | 9 | 9 | Carl Edwards | 70.66 | 12 |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | 95.02 | 12 | 10 | William Byron | 69.56 | 5 |
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Watkins Glen starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Watkins Glen starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Scott Pruett | 5.80 | 5 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 26.98 | 7 |
| 2 | Marcos Ambrose | 6.14 | 7 | 2 | Marcos Ambrose | 18.51 | 7 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 8.75 | 12 | 3 | Tony Stewart | 15.58 | 16 |
| 4 | Carl Edwards | 8.92 | 12 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 15.33 | 18 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 9.05 | 22 | 5 | William Byron | 14.67 | 5 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 9.43 | 7 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 12.97 | 7 |
| 7 | Tony Stewart | 9.94 | 16 | 7 | Jeff Gordon | 12.11 | 24 |
| 8 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 10.11 | 9 | 8 | Mark Martin | 10.59 | 22 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10.65 | 17 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 10.49 | 13 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 10.67 | 18 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 10.22 | 15 |
| Most Watkins Glen Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Watkins Glen starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 100 | 17 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | T1 | Darrell Waltrip | 100 | 14 |
| T2 | Mark Martin | 22 | T1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 100 | 12 |
| T2 | Michael Waltrip | 22 | T1 | Carl Edwards | 100 | 12 |
| T2 | Terry Labonte | 22 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 7 |
| T6 | Dale Jarrett | 21 | T1 | Danica Patrick | 100 | 5 |
| T6 | Ricky Rudd | 21 | T1 | Scott Pruett | 100 | 5 |
| T8 | Bobby Labonte | 20 | T1 | William Byron | 100 | 5 |
| T8 | Jeff Burton | 20 | ||||
| T8 | Ken Schrader | 20 | T9 | Dale Earnhardt | 99.92 | 15 |
| T8 | Kurt Busch | 20 | ||||
| T8 | Kyle Petty | 20 | T9 | Clint Bowyer | 99.92 | 14 |
| T8 | Rusty Wallace | 20 | ||||
| Most Watkins Glen Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Watkins Glen starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Tony Stewart | 5 | 1 | Tony Stewart | 31.25 | 5 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 4 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 28.57 | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Martin | 3 | T2 | Marcos Ambrose | 28.57 | 2 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 22.22 | 2 |
| T4 | Marcos Ambrose | 2 | 5 | William Byron | 20.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 16.67 | 4 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 14.29 | 1 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | T7 | Steve Park | 14.29 | 1 |
| T4 | Ricky Rudd | 2 | 9 | Mark Martin | 13.64 | 3 |
| T10 | 16 drivers tied | 1 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 11.11 | 2 |
– With a win this weekend Chase Elliott would have the best Win% among drivers with 5+ starts at Watkins Glen and would tie Mark Martin for 3rd most wins here all-time. Also, with a Pole this weekend he’d be tied for most Watkins Glens Poles all-time.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 3 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 |
| T1 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | T4 | Terry Labonte | 2 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | T9 | 14 drivers tied | 1 |
| T4 | Carl Edwards | 2 |
| Most Watkins Glen Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Watkins Glen starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 9 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | 85.71 | 6 |
| 2 | Tony Stewart | 7 | 2 | Tony Stewart | 43.75 | 7 |
| 3 | Marcos Ambrose | 6 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 42.86 | 3 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 4 | Mark Martin | 40.91 | 9 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 30.77 | 4 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 5 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 29.41 | 5 |
| T4 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 27.78 | 5 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 8 | Ernie Irvan | 27.27 | 3 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 25.00 | 5 |
| T10 | 7 drivers tied | 3 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 23.53 | 4 |
– Marcos Ambrose was so good here that in 7 races he only finished out of the Top 3 once!
| Most Watkins Glen Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Watkins Glen starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 12 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | 85.71 | 6 |
| T2 | Tony Stewart | 8 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 57.14 | 4 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 8 | 3 | Mark Martin | 54.55 | 12 |
| T4 | Robby Gordon | 7 | 4 | Robby Gordon | 53.85 | 7 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | T5 | Tony Stewart | 50.00 | 8 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 7 | T5 | Daniel Suarez | 50.00 | 3 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42.86 | 3 |
| T8 | Marcos Ambrose | 6 | T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 41.67 | 5 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | T8 | Carl Edwards | 41.67 | 5 |
| T8 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 41.18 | 7 |
– The fact Mark Martin has the most Top 5’s here, by quite a good margin, and has the 3rd best Top 5% here also tells you just how good he was here.
| Most Watkins Glen Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Watkins Glen starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 16 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | 85.71 | 6 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 2 | Scott Pruett | 80.00 | 4 |
| T3 | Tony Stewart | 11 | 3 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 77.78 | 7 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11 | 4 | Mark Martin | 72.73 | 16 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 72.22 | 13 |
| T6 | Kurt Busch | 10 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 71.43 | 5 |
| T6 | Rusty Wallace | 10 | 7 | Tony Stewart | 68.75 | 11 |
| T6 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 66.67 | 8 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | T8 | Carl Edwards | 66.67 | 8 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 9 | T8 | Erik Jones | 66.67 | 4 |
| Most Watkins Glen Stage Wins All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage Win% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 25.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | T2 | Joey Logano | 16.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | T2 | Chase Briscoe | 16.67 | 1 |
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 5 | William Byron | 10.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | T6 | Daniel Suarez | 8.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 8.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Michael McDowell | 1 | T6 | Michael McDowell | 8.33 | 1 |
– The only drivers that are in both tables above and both tables below are active drivers.
| Most Watkins Glen Stage T10’s All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage T10% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 83.33 | 10 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 8 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 8 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 66.67 | 8 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 7 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 66.67 | 4 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 62.50 | 5 |
| T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 5 | T6 | Chase Elliott | 58.33 | 7 |
| T6 | William Byron | 5 | T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 58.33 | 7 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 5 | T8 | 7 drivers tied | 50.00 | 1-5 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 5 | ||||
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 4 | ||||
| T10 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | ||||
| T10 | Michael McDowell | 4 | ||||
| Most Watkins Glen Starts without Win |
Longest Watkins Glen Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Michael Waltrip | 22 | T1 | Mark Martin | 3 | 1993-95 |
| T1 | Terry Labonte | 22 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 1997-99 |
| 3 | Dale Jarrett | 21 | T3 | Tony Stewart | 2 | 2004-05 |
| T4 | Bobby Labonte | 20 | T3 | Marcos Ambrose | 2 | 2011-12 |
| T4 | Jeff Burton | 20 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2018-19 |
| T4 | Ken Schrader | 20 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2021-22 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 20 | T7 | 26 drivers tied | 1 | 1957-2023 |
| T8 | Joe Nemechek | 19 | ||||
| T8 | Matt Kenseth | 19 | ||||
| T8 | Ryan Newman | 19 | ||||
| T8 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
– Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson each won 2 in a row here at Watkins Glen in the last 5 races, which means if the trend holds then William Byron should win this weekend.
| Most Watkins Glen Starts without Pole |
Longest Watkins Glen Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | 1 | Mark Martin | 3 | 1993-95 |
| T1 | Michael Waltrip | 22 | T2 | 30 drivers tied |
1 | 1957-2023 |
| T3 | Bobby Labonte | 20 | ||||
| T3 | Jeff Burton | 20 | ||||
| T3 | Ken Schrader | 20 | ||||
| T3 | Kyle Petty | 20 | ||||
| T7 | Joe Nemechek | 19 | ||||
| T7 | Matt Kenseth | 19 | ||||
| T7 | Ryan Newman | 19 | ||||
| T7 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | ||||
– Mark Martin is the only driver to win back-to-back poles here, and he ended up with 3 in a row. So, don’t expect Denny Hamlin to win the pole this weekend (since he won it last year).
| Most Watkins Glen Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Watkins Glen Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 22 | 1 | Tony Stewart | 6 | 2004-09 |
| 2 | Dale Jarrett | 21 | 2 | Marcos Ambrose | 5 | 2008-12 |
| T3 | Bobby Labonte | 20 | T3 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1993-96 |
| T3 | Ken Schrader | 20 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2017-21 |
| T5 | Joe Nemechek | 19 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1987-89 |
| T5 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | T5 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 1997-99 |
| 7 | Paul Menard | 16 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 2011-13 |
| 8 | Kasey Kahne | 15 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 2018-21 |
| T9 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | T9 | 7 drivers tied | 2 | 1991-2022 |
| T9 | Greg Biffle | 14 | ||||
| T9 | Michael McDowell | 14 | ||||
– During Tony Stewart’s impressive 6 race Top 3 streak here he had an equally impressive 4 wins in that span.
| Most Watkins Glen Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Watkins Glen Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Joe Nemechek | 19 | 1 | Mark Martin | 10 | 1989-98 |
| T1 | Sterling Marlin | 19 | 2 | Tony Stewart | 6 | 2004-09 |
| 3 | Paul Menard | 16 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 1995-99 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | 15 | T3 | Marcos Ambrose | 5 | 2008-12 |
| 5 | Michael McDowell | 14 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2017-21 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 13 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 2018-22 |
| T7 | Aric Almirola | 12 | T7 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1987-89 |
| T7 | Dave Blaney | 12 | T7 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1997-99 |
| T7 | Derrike Cope | 12 | T7 | Robby Gordon | 3 | 2005-07 |
| T7 | Elliott Sadler | 12 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 2011-13 |
– Despite Michael McDowell being really good on road courses in his career, he has never been able to get a Top 5 finish here.
| Most Watkins Glen Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Watkins Glen Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Paul Menard | 16 | 1 | Mark Martin | 12 | 1989-2000 |
| 2 | Kasey Kahne | 15 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 2006-13 |
| 3 | David Ragan | 13 | 3 | Tony Stewart | 7 | 2004-10 |
| T4 | Aric Almirola | 12 | 4 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 1994-99 |
| T4 | Dave Blaney | 12 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1986-90 |
| T4 | Derrike Cope | 12 | T5 | Carl Edwards | 5 | 2006-10 |
| T7 | Bobby Hamilton | 11 | T5 | Marcos Ambrose | 5 | 2008-12 |
| T7 | Rick Mast | 11 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 2016-21 |
| 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 | T9 | 10 drivers tied | 4 | 1989-2022 |
| 10 | Austin Dillon | 9 | ||||
– There are 6 drivers that have made 12+ starts here at not gotten a Top 10 finish. Meanwhile, Mark Martin got a Top 10 in 12 straight starts, a record that will be hard to break.
| Most Watkins Glen Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Watkins Glen Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Aric Almirola | 12 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 2018.22 s2- 2019.22 s2 |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 12 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2017.22 s1 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | T2 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 2017.22 s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 12 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2018.22 s1 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2021.23 s1 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 12 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2021.23 s2 |
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | T2 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 2022.25 s1 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 12 | T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2022.25 s2 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 | T2 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 2023.25 s1 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | T2 | William Byron | 1 | 2023.25 s2 |
– Chase Elliott is the only driver to win multiple stages in a row at Watkins Glen, and to make it even better he did it 3 times in a row and won both races as well.
| Most Watkins Glen Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Watkins Glen Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | Corey LaJoie | 10 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 2017.22 s1-2019.22 s2 |
| 2 | Josh Bilicki | 8 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 2021.23 s1- 2023.25 s2 |
| T3 | David Ragan | 6 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 2018.22 s2- 2021.23 s2 |
| T3 | Justin Haley | 6 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 2018.22 s2- 2021.23 s1 |
| T3 | Landon Cassill | 6 | T4 | Erik Jones | 4 | 2018.22 s2- 2021.23 s1 |
| T3 | Ryan Preece | 6 | T4 | Joey Logano | 4 | 2021.23 s1- 2022.25 s2 |
| T7 | Austin Cindric | 4 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 2017.22 s1- 2018.22 s1 |
| T7 | Cody Ware | 4 | T7 | Michael McDowell | 3 | 2022.25 s2- 2023.25 s2 |
| T7 | Cole Whitt | 4 | ||||
| T7 | Harrison Burton | 4 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2022.25 s2- 2023.25 s2 |
| T7 | Kyle Tilley | 4 | ||||
| T7 | Mike Rockenfeller | 4 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2022.25 s2- 2023.25 s2 |
| T7 | Parker Kligerman | 4 | ||||
