NASCAR Watkins Sunday, September 8, 2024

Watkins Glen NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights

Ross Chastain: 100th race with Trackhouse Racing

Brad Keselowski: 100th race with RFK Racing

William Byron 2023 Watkins Glen winner

Started 2nd, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 66 laps led (most), avg. running pos.: 1.4 (best)

2023 Winner pit stops: William Byron – 2 Stops 22 (G), 55 (G)

Chase Elliott led most laps 3 of last 5 Watkins Glen races

Steve Park, Marcos Ambrose, AJ Allmendinger & Chase Elliott won first career race at Watkins Glen

13 Won first race of season at Watkins Glen

Only win of season for 8 Watkins Glen winners

Final green run 25 laps or longer 5 of last 6 Watkins Glen races

Watkins Glen winner went on to win championship 9 times

1 Winner from 1st starting position last 14 Watkins Glen races – Chase Elliott 2019

2 Watkins Glen races settled by last lap pass (2012 & ’15)

Hendrick Motorsports won 11 Watkins Glen races with 6 different drivers

Hendrick Motorsports: 3 Straight Watkins Glen wins (2021, ’22 Kyle Larson & 2023 William Byron)

Watkins Glen NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights

Watkins Glen wins:

Joe Gibbs Racing: 2; JR Motorsports: 2; Richard Childress Racing: 1; Kaulig Racing: 0; Stewart-Haas Racing: 0

First Watkins Glen win for last 4 winners – Austin Cindric, Ty Gibbs, Kyle Larson & Sam Mayer

17 Won first race of season at Watkins Glen

Final lead change with 8 or fewer laps to go last 5 Watkins Glen races

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

4 Won first career race at Watkins Glen –

Bill Elliott (’93), Ron Fellows (’98), Marcos Ambrose (’08) & Austin Cindric (’19)

Ty Gibbs only Rookie of the Year contender to win Watkins Glen (2021)