NASCAR Watkins Glen Sunday, August 13, 2023
Watkins Glen International NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
2022 Watkins Glen
Kyle Larson
2022 Watkins Glen winner – Started 2nd, finished 30th in Stage 1 & 8th in Stage 2, only final 5 laps led
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (2 Stops) 17 (G) & 56 (G)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: None
Best free pass finisher: Denny Hamlin 20th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Austin Cindric 13th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Christopher Bell 8th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 8th
Best Stewart-Haas: Cole Custer 11th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 3rd
Most Watkins Glen wins: 5 Tony Stewart
AJ Allmendinger: Best finish last season: 2nd – Watkins Glen
Christopher Bell: Finished top 10 both Watkins Glen races – 7th (2021) & 8th (2022)
Chris Buescher: 1 Top 10 finish in 7 Watkins Glen races – Finished 9th last season
Chase Elliott: 2 Wins last 4 Watkins Glen races – Finished 4th or better last 4 Watkins Glen races
Erik Jones: 4 Top 10 finishes in 5 Watkins Glen races – 2 Top 5 finishes
Kyle Larson: 2 Straight Watkins Glen wins – 4 Straight Watkins Glen top 10 finishes
Joey Logano: 1 Top 20 finish last 5 Watkins Glen races – Finished 3rd last season
Michael McDowell: 1 Top 10 finish in 13 Watkins Glen races – Finished 6th last season
Tyler Reddick: Finished top 10 both Watkins Glen races – 10th (2021) & 7th (2022)
24 Different winners in 39 NASCAR Cup Series Watkins Glen races
2 Won 3 straight Watkins Glen races: Mark Martin (’93-’95) & Jeff Gordon (’97-’99) – Kyle Larson won last 2 races
9 Won multiple Watkins Glen races including Kyle Larson (2 Straight wins) – Only 3 have won 3 or more
Watkins Glen winner went on to win championship 9 times
Kyle Busch passed for final lead change 4 Watkins Glen races
Chase Elliott led most laps 3 of last 4 Watkins Glen races
Final green run 25 laps or longer 4 of last 5 Watkins Glen races
2 Watkins Glen races settled by last lap pass (2012 & ’15)
2 Watkins Glen Overtime races (2005 & ’11)
3 Watkins Glen rescheduled races
10 Watkins Glen races won from 1st starting position
1 Winner from 1st starting position last 13 races – Chase Elliott 2019
9 Watkins Glen races won by drivers starting outside top 10
13 Won first race of season at Watkins Glen
Only win of season for 8 Watkins Glen winners
Steve Park, Marcos Ambrose, AJ Allmendinger & Chase Elliott won first career race at Watkins Glen
Marcos Ambrose won first & 2nd career races at Watkins Glen
13 Won first career road course race at Watkins Glen
Most races before first Watkins Glen win: Martin Truex Jr. (2017) won in 12th try
3 Won Watkins Glen in first try: Buck Baker, Tim Richmond & Billy Wade
5 Won Daytona 500 & Watkins Glen in same season including Joey Logano (2015) & Denny Hamlin (2016)
Chevrolet leads all with 21 Watkins Glen wins
Watkins Glen International NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
17 Different winners in 28 NASCAR Xfinity Series Watkins Glen races
Joey Logano (2015) & Kyle Larson (2022) only drivers to sweep Watkins Glen NXS & NCS races on same weekend
Closest Watkins Glen finish: .273 Seconds (Kyle Larson over AJ Allmendinger – 2022)
Only 1 won Watkins Glen & championship in same season – Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1999
1 Watkins Glen race settled by last lap pass – Dale Earnhardt Jr. passed Ron Fellows 1999
AJ Allmendinger passed for final lead change 2 of last 3 Watkins Glen races
Stage 2 winner failed to win all 5 Watkins Glen races
Most consecutive Watkins Glen wins: 3 – Marcos Ambrose (2008-’10) & Terry Labonte (1994-’96)
4 Won first career race at Watkins Glen – Bill Elliott (’93), Ron Fellows (’98), Marcos Ambrose (’08) & Austin Cindric (’19)
17 Won first race of season at Watkins Glen
4 Won Watkins Glen in first try – Kurt Busch, Ty Gibbs, Terry Labonte & Ryan Newman
9 Won Watkins Glen for the first time in their first or 2nd try
Kyle Busch won Watkins Glen for the first time in 10th try (2017) – Most tries before first win
Ty Gibbs only Rookie of the Year contender to win Watkins Glen (2021)
Joey Logano led record 67 of 82 laps in 2016
Winner led lap 1 in 11 Watkins Glen races
Latest point Watkins Glen winner took lead for first time: Lap 75 – Ryan Newman 2005
Best come-from-behind Watkins Glen win: Ernie Irvan started 22nd (6/92)
2 Watkins Glen Overtime finishes – Kurt Busch won both races (2006 & ’11)
Ford won 7 of last 10 Watkins Glen races with 3 different teams
Youngest Watkins Glen winner – Ty Gibbs 18 (2021)
Oldest Watkins Glen winner – Ron Fellows 41 (2001)