Last week gave us more reason to hate the Next Gen Car and not believe announcers or Crew Chiefs when it comes to fuel as Ryan Blaney was fast but couldn’t pass, and William Byron won while “low on fuel”. Next up we head to a track where the racing should be better, but strategy will also come into play, Watkins Glen. 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.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.

First Winner: Buck Baker 08/04/1957
Most Recent Winner: Chris Buescher 09/15/2024
Worst Starting Positions by Winner
Rank Race Start Pos. Driver Rank Race Start Pos. Driver
1 2024-28 24 Chris Buescher T5 1996-20 13 Geoff Bodine
2 2000-21 18 Steve Park T5 2001-22 13 Jeff Gordon
3 2015-22 16 Joey Logano T5 2009-22 13 Tony Stewart
4 2003-22 14 Robby Gordon 9 1990-18 12 Ricky Rudd
T5 1989-18 13 Rusty Wallace 10 1997-20 11 Jeff Gordon

Last year Chris Buescher became the first driver to start out of the Top 20 in a Cup race at Watkins Glen and then go on to win the race. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images

Worst Finish by Pole Winner
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 5 out of 34 races, that Pole qualifying has been held here, have seen the Pole winner finish between 10th and 30th.

Drivers who won Pole & Race
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!

Drivers who swept both Stages in race
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

The 2019 race here was the Chase Elliott show as he not only became the first and only driver to sweep both stages here, he did it from the Pole and won the race as well. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images

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 2019-22 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 8 2024-28 20.65 Chris Buescher
9 1995-20 67.78 Mark Martin T9 1989-18 22.22 Rusty Wallace
10 1964-40 62.12 Billy Wade T9 1990-18 22.22 Ricky Rudd
T9 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.

Best Laps Led% in race
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. So, leading 55+ laps this weekend almost guarantees a victory.

Best Driver Rating in race (since 2005)
Rank Race Driver
 Driver
Rating		 Fin. Rank Race Driver
 Driver
Rating		 Fin.
1 2005-22 Tony Stewart 150.0 1st 7 2017-22 Martin Truex Jr. 139.5 1st
2 2010-22 Juan Pablo Montoya 149.8 1st 8 2009-22 Tony Stewart 139.1 1st
3 2019-22 Chase Elliott 149.7 1st 9 2013-22 Kyle Busch 138.2 1st
4 2023-25 William Byron 149.3 1st T10 2021-23 Kyle Larson 136.6 1st
5 2018-22 Chase Elliott 148.8 1st T10 2024-28 Ross Chastain 136.6 4th
6 2008-22 Kyle Busch 145.1 1st

Tony Stewart is the only driver to ever get a perfect Driver Rating here at Watkins Glen, and he did it in the first race that Driver Rating was calculated here as well. Photo by Alan Marler — Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images

Most recent times a Driver ran every lap in Top 15 in race
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 in 2023 the entire Top 5 did so. However, with stage cautions being a thing again as of 2024 I doubt we see it 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
T7 2024-28 31

– The last 3 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)
Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin
1 7th 11.54 1 36th 30.79
2 3rd 11.85 2 37th 30.19
3 4th 12.10 3 35th 29.66
4 1st 12.68 4 34th 28.92
5 2nd 12.76 5 40th 28.15
6 6th 13.20 6 38th 27.91
7 8th 13.32 7 33rd 27.55
8 5th 13.78 8 39th 26.83
9 9th 14.88 9 32nd 26.71
10 11th 15.59 10 31st 26.03

– 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)
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 Marcos Ambrose 81.17 7
3 Chase Elliott 107.58 8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 76.66 8
4 Kyle Busch 103.80 19 4 Chase Elliott 72.58 8
5 Juan Pablo Montoya 103.28 8 5 Kyle Busch 71.56 19
6 Martin Truex Jr. 98.03 18 T6 Martin Truex Jr. 71.55 18
7 Carl Edwards 95.02 12 T6 Christopher Bell 71.55 4
8 Kyle Larson 93.88 10 8 Carl Edwards 70.66 12
9 Christopher Bell 92.85 4 9 Kyle Larson 68.85 10
10 Kurt Busch 92.04 16 10 Jimmie Johnson 67.73 15

Marcos Ambrose may be the best Cup driver ever at Watkins Glen as he is the only driver to rank top 2 in both tables above and both tables below. Photo by Jeff Zelevansky — Getty Images for NASCAR

Best Avg. Fin. All-time
(5+ Watkins Glen starts)		 Best Laps Led% All-time
(5+ Watkins Glen starts)
Rank Driver Avg. Fin. Starts Rank Driver Laps Led% Starts
1 Scott Pruett 5.80 5 1 Chase Elliott 23.55 8
2 Marcos Ambrose 6.14 7 2 Marcos Ambrose 18.51 7
3 Carl Edwards 8.75 12 3 Tony Stewart 15.58 16
4 Mark Martin 8.92 22 4 Kyle Busch 14.51 19
5 Tony Stewart 9.05 16 5 William Byron 12.18 6
6 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 9.43 9 6 Jeff Gordon 12.11 24
7 Chase Elliott 9.94 8 7 Juan Pablo Montoya 11.33 8
8 A.J. Allmendinger 10.11 13 8 Mark Martin 10.59 22
9 Martin Truex Jr. 10.65 18 9 Dale Earnhardt 10.22 15
10 Dale Earnhardt 10.67 15 10 Brad Keselowski 9.73 14
Most Watkins Glen Starts
All-time		 Best Laps Completed%
(5+ Watkins Glen starts)
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Lap Comp% Starts
1 Jeff Gordon 24 T1 Martin Truex Jr. 100 18
T2 Kevin Harvick 22 T1 Darrell Waltrip 100 14
T2 Mark Martin 22 T1 Carl Edwards 100 12
T2 Michael Waltrip 22 T1 Danica Patrick 100 5
T2 Terry Labonte 22 T1 Scott Pruett 100 5
T6 Dale Jarrett 21 T6 Dale Earnhardt 99.92 15
T6 Ricky Rudd 21 T6 Clint Bowyer 99.92 14
T8 Bobby Labonte 20 8 Casey Mears 99.91 13
T8 Jeff Burton 20
T8 Ken Schrader 20 9 Kyle Larson 99.89 10
T8 Kurt Busch 20
T8 Kyle Petty 20 10 Matt Kesneth 99.88 19
T8 Rusty Wallace 20

In 18 starts here Martin Truex Jr. incredibly never finished a lap down at Watkins Glen. Photo by Jeff Zelevansky — Getty Images

Most Watkins Glen Wins
All-time		 Best Win% All-time
(5+ Watkins Glen starts)
Rank Driver Wins Rank Driver Win% Wins
1 Tony Stewart 5 1 Tony Stewart 31.25 5
2 Jeff Gordon 4 2 Marcos Ambrose 28.57 2
3 Mark Martin 3 3 Chase Elliott 25.00 2
T4 Marcos Ambrose 2 4 Kyle Larson 20.00 2
T4 Chase Elliott 2 T5 Jeff Gordon 16.67 4
T4 Kyle Larson 2 T5 William Byron 16.67 1
T4 Kyle Busch 2 7 Steve Park 14.29 1
T4 Rusty Wallace 2 8 Mark Martin 13.64 3
T4 Ricky Rudd 2 9 Juan Pablo Montoya 12.50 1
T10 17 drivers tied 1 10 Chris Buescher 11.11 1

– With the way Cup drivers are more prepared to race at Road Courses now a day it may be hard for anyone to ever tie or break Tony Stewarts Wins records above.

Most Watkins Glen 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 15 drivers tied 1
T4 Carl Edwards 2

– With a Pole this weekend Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, or Kyle Busch would tie some NASCAR greats for most Poles here at Watkins Glen.

Most Watkins Glen Top 3’s
All-time		 Best Top 3% All-time
(5+ Watkins Glen starts)
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 Mark Martin 40.91 9
T4 Martin Truex Jr. 5 4 Chase Elliott 37.50 3
T4 Kyle Busch 5 5 Brad Keselowski 28.57 4
T4 Rusty Wallace 5 6 Martin Truex Jr. 27.78 5
T4 Jeff Gordon 5 7 Ernie Irvan 27.27 3
T8 Brad Keselowski 4 8 Kyle Busch 26.32 5
T8 Denny Hamlin 4 9 Rusty Wallace 25.00 5
T10 7 drivers tied 3 10 Robby Gordon 23.08 3

– 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)
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 Mark Martin 54.55 12
T2 Ricky Rudd 8 3 Robby Gordon 53.85 7
T4 Robby Gordon 7 T4 Tony Stewart 50.00 8
T4 Martin Truex Jr. 7 T4 Chase Elliott 50.00 4
T4 Kyle Busch 7 6 Daniel Suarez 42.86 3
T4 Rusty Wallace 7 7 Carl Edwards 41.67 5
T8 Marcos Ambrose 6 8 Scott Pruett 40.00 2
T8 Denny Hamlin 6 9 Martin Truex Jr. 38.89 7
T8 Jeff Gordon 6 10 A.J. Allmendinger 38.46 5

– The fact Mark Martin has the most Top 5’s here, by quite a good margin, and has the 2nd best Top 5% here tells you just how good he was at the Glen.

Most Watkins Glen Top 10’s
All-time		 Best Top 10% All-time
(5+ Watkins Glen starts)
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 Tony Stewart 68.75 11
T6 Kurt Busch 10 6 Kyle Busch 68.42 13
T6 Rusty Wallace 10 7 Carl Edwards 66.67 8
T6 Ricky Rudd 10 8 Juan Pablo Montoya 62.50 5
T9 Denny Hamlin 9 9 A.J. Allmendinger 61.54 8
T9 Jeff Gordon 9 10 Martin Truex Jr. 61.11 11

Furthering how good Mark Martin was at Watkins Glen, he is the only driver that is in every table above from Wins to Top 10%. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images

Most Watkins Glen Stage Wins
All-time (since 2017)		 Best Stage Win% All-time
(since 2017)
Rank Driver Stage
W’s		 Rank Driver Stage W% Stage W’s
T1 Chase Elliott 3 T1 Chase Elliott 21.43 3
T1 Martin Truex Jr. 3 T1 Martin Truex Jr. 21.43 3
3 Joey Logano 2 3 Joey Logano 14.29 2
T4 Chase Briscoe 1 4 Chase Briscoe 12.50 1
T4 Ross Chastain 1 T5 Ross Chastain 8.33 1
T4 William Byron 1 T5 William Byron 8.33 1
T4 Daniel Suarez 1 T7 Daniel Suarez 7.14 1
T4 Kyle Busch 1 T7 Kyle Busch 7.14 1
T4 Michael McDowell 1 T7 Michael McDowell 7.14 1

– Without a Stage Win this weekend by Chase Elliott it is highly likely that Martin Truex Jr. becomes the leader in best Stage Win% here at Watkins Glen.

Most Watkins Glen Stage T10’s
All-time (since 2017)		 Best Stage T10% All-time
(since 2017)
Rank Driver Stage
T10’s		 Rank Driver Stage T10% Stage T10’s
1 Kyle Busch 10 1 Kyle Busch 71.43 10
T2 Denny Hamlin 9 T2 Denny Hamlin 64.29 9
T2 Kyle Larson 9 T2 Kyle Larson 64.29 9
T4 Chase Elliott 8 T4 Chase Elliott 57.14 8
T4 Martin Truex Jr. 8 T4 Martin Truex Jr. 57.14 8
T6 William Byron 6 T8 11 drivers tied 50.00 1-6
T6 Erik Jones 6
T6 Joey Logano 6
T9 A.J. Allmendinger 5
T9 Alex Bowman 5

– Since getting a Stage T10 on Road Courses usually means forgoing the race win it’s no shock to see only 5 drivers have a Stage T10% better than 50% here.

Most Watkins Glen Starts
without Win		 Longest Watkins Glen Win Streak
All-time
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 27 drivers tied 1 1957-2024
T8 Joe Nemechek 19
T8 Matt Kenseth 19
T8 Ryan Newman 19
T8 Sterling Marlin 19

– From 1993 to 1999 Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin combined to win 6 of the 7 Cup races held at Watkins Glen, each winning 3 in a row with Geoff Bodine sandwiched in between.

Most Watkins Glen Starts
without Pole		 Longest Watkins Glen Pole Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
T1 Kevin Harvick 22 1 Mark Martin 3 1993-95
T1 Michael Waltrip 22 T2 31
drivers
tied		 1 1957-2024
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 Ross Chastain 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
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
T8 Kasey Kahne 15 T5 Chase Elliott 3 2018-21
T8 Michael McDowell 15 T9 7 drivers tied 2 1991-2022
T10 Clint Bowyer 14
T10 Greg Biffle 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
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
T4 Kasey Kahne 15 T3 Marcos Ambrose 5 2008-12
T4 Michael McDowell 15 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
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
T7 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 11 T9 10 drivers tied 4 1989-2022
10 Austin Dillon 10

– There are 6 drivers that have made 12+ starts here and 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)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
T1 Austin Dillon 14 1 Chase Elliott 3 2018.22 s2- 2019.22 s2
T1 Brad Keselowski 14 T2 Kyle Busch 1 2017.22 s1
T1 Chris Buescher 14 T2 Daniel Suarez 1 2017.22 s2
T1 Denny Hamlin 14 T2 Martin Truex Jr. 1 2018.22 s1
T1 Erik Jones 14 T2 Joey Logano 1 2021.23 s1
T1 Kyle Larson 14 T2 Martin Truex Jr. 1 2021.23 s2
T1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 14 T2 Chase Briscoe 1 2022.25 s1
T1 Ryan Blaney 14 T2 Joey Logano 1 2022.25 s2
T9 Alex Bowman 12 T2 Michael McDowell 1 2023.25 s1
T9 Aric Almirola 12 T2 William Byron 1 2023.25 s2
T9 Bubba Wallace 12 T2 Martin Truex Jr. 1 2024.28 s1
T9 Corey LaJoie 12 T2 Ross Chastain 1 2024.28 s2
T9 Kevin Harvick 12

– 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)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
1 Corey LaJoie 12 T1 Martin Truex Jr. 6 2017.22 s1-2019.22 s2
T2 Josh Bilicki 8 T1 Kyle Busch 6 2021.23 s1- 2023.25 s2
T2 Justin Haley 8 3 Denny Hamlin 5 2018.22 s2- 2021.23 s2
T4 David Ragan 6 T4 Chase Elliott 4 2018.22 s2- 2021.23 s1
T4 Landon Cassill 6 T4 Erik Jones 4 2018.22 s2- 2021.23 s1
T6 Cody Ware 4 T4 Joey Logano 4 2021.23 s1- 2022.25 s2
T6 Cole Whitt 4 T4 Kyle Larson 4 2022.25 s2- 2024.28 s1
T6 Kyle Tilley 4 T8 Brad Keselowski 3 2017.22 s1- 2018.22 s1
T6 Mike Rockenfeller 4 T8 Michael McDowell 3 2022.25 s2- 2023.25 s2
T6 Parker Kligerman 4 T8 Christopher Bell 3 2022.25 s2- 2023.25 s2

– With Corey LaJoie not in the race this weekend he will still hold the record for most Stage Starts here at Watkins Glen without recording a Stage T10.