Amongst the rolling hills of the Finger Lakes region of New York state is one of the most famous road courses in the world. Watkins Glen International is well-known road course amongst the racing ranks and has been raced at the Cup level consistently since 1986 with a few races before that as well. Before you go thinking that it’s a standard road course, hold that thought. Firstly, there is no such thing as a standard road course, each one is different as different can be. Secondly, this one is known as the superspeedway of road courses as the speeds are much higher here than either of the other two road course the Cup level races at, at the moment. It is a 2.45-mile lap with seven turns and some elevation change, but nothing at the technical difficulties of Sonoma or what the Roval offers later this year.
With it being a lengthy track the amount of laps will be reduced this week down to 90 for the scheduled distance of 355 Km or 220.8 miles. That also means that there are fewer laps led and fastest laps to be had in this race.
Starting Spots of Winners
| Starting Pos. | Races Won | Starting Pos. | Races Won |
| 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 |
There have been 36 Cup races and in those races, 19 winners have come from the top-three starting spots with nearly as many coming from the third spot as the pole. The last pole-sitter to win happened in 2008. No one has won a race here from further back than P18 in the starting grid.
Track Data
Drivers To Watch This Week:
Last Five Races at Watkins Glen
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | |||
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Joey Logano | 5 | 10.6 | 16.6 | 14 | -3.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Denny Hamlin | 5 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 13.8 | -4.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Chase Elliott | 3 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9 | -1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Kurt Busch | 5 | 18 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Kyle Busch | 5 | 7 | 12.2 | 11.6 | -4.6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Daniel Suarez | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Harvick | 5 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 13.8 | -2.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Clint Bowyer | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13.4 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Kyle Larson | 5 | 7.6 | 13.4 | 14.8 | -7.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Brad Keselowski | 5 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 15.4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Erik Jones | 2 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | |||
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | 15.3 | 14 | 13 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| William Byron | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 9.6 | 17.6 | 27.4 | -17.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael McDowell | 5 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 21.8 | -2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Menard | 5 | 27.8 | 23.8 | 22.6 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Newman | 5 | 16 | 20.2 | 23.2 | -7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Buescher | 4 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 24.5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Bowman | 3 | 32.3 | 28 | 26.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aric Almirola | 5 | 23.6 | 26.4 | 20.8 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ty Dillon | 2 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Sorenson | 1 | 39 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kligerman | 1 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | |||
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Bubba Wallace | 1 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ragan | 5 | 25.4 | 22.8 | 25.6 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 5 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 25.6 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Austin Dillon | 5 | 22 | 24.4 | 27.2 | -5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 4 | 31.8 | 27 | 30.3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Cassill | 5 | 36.8 | 31.2 | 30.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Chastain | 1 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey LaJoie | 1 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bilicki | 1 | 33 | 30 | 36 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Hemric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Tifft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Preece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laps | Laps Led | Fastest | Fast Laps | Top-15 | Avg. Driver | Laps | ||
| Driver | # | Led | /Race | Laps | /Race | Rate | Rating | Comp. |
| Martin Truex Jr | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 51 | 10.2 | 76% | 106.1 | 450 |
| Joey Logano | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 16 | 3.2 | 62% | 81.6 | 361 |
| Denny Hamlin | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 72% | 89.4 | 450 |
| Chase Elliott | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 34 | 11.3 | 73% | 110.6 | 270 |
| Kurt Busch | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 7 | 1.4 | 79% | 94.8 | 450 |
| Kyle Busch | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 80 | 16 | 78% | 109.3 | 429 |
| Daniel Suarez | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 86% | 107.9 | 180 |
| Kevin Harvick | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 13 | 2.6 | 67% | 92.4 | 443 |
| Clint Bowyer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | 54% | 80.4 | 450 |
| Kyle Larson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 66% | 86.1 | 449 |
| Brad Keselowski | 5 | 75 | 15 | 37 | 7.4 | 73% | 96.6 | 445 |
| Erik Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 84% | 101.8 | 180 |
| Laps | Laps Led | Fastest | Fast Laps | Top-15 | Avg. Driver | Laps | ||
| Driver | # | Led | /Race | Laps | /Race | Rate | Rating | Comp. |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 64% | 81.9 | 270 |
| William Byron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 94.5 | 90 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 54% | 73.9 | 411 |
| Michael McDowell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28% | 63.8 | 415 |
| Paul Menard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 26% | 60 | 446 |
| Ryan Newman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26% | 65.5 | 415 |
| Chris Buescher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15% | 53.1 | 357 |
| Alex Bowman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18% | 49.4 | 265 |
| Aric Almirola | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | 59 | 450 |
| Ty Dillon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 52.6 | 180 |
| Reed Sorenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 45.4 | 90 |
| Parker Kligerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7% | 49.5 | 90 |
| Laps | Laps Led | Fastest | Fast Laps | Top-15 | Avg. Driver | Laps | ||
| Driver | # | Led | /Race | Laps | /Race | Rate | Rating | Comp. |
| Bubba Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9% | 44.5 | 89 |
| David Ragan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | 58.9 | 442 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 56.6 | 411 |
| Austin Dillon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16% | 52.9 | 447 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11% | 46.8 | 338 |
| Landon Cassill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | 36 | 434 |
| Ross Chastain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 32.5 | 77 |
| Corey LaJoie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 32.2 | 89 |
| Josh Bilicki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 30.5 | 69 |
| Daniel Hemric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Tifft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Preece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top-20 Drivers Over Last 10 Races at Watkins Glen
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | |||
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Kyle Busch | 10 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 8.1 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 10 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Joey Logano | 10 | 14.2 | 18.2 | 16.3 | -2.1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Denny Hamlin | 10 | 15 | 16.1 | 20.5 | -5.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Chase Elliott | 3 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9 | -1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Brad Keselowski | 9 | 12.6 | 12 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Kurt Busch | 10 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Clint Bowyer | 10 | 20.1 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Daniel Suarez | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Harvick | 10 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | |||
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 8.3 | 14.9 | 19.8 | -11.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Kyle Larson | 5 | 7.6 | 13.4 | 14.8 | -7.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Erik Jones | 2 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | 15.3 | 14 | 13 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| William Byron | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Newman | 10 | 13.1 | 19.4 | 19 | -5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Paul Menard | 10 | 23.7 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Chris Buescher | 4 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 24.5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Bowman | 3 | 32.3 | 28 | 26.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael McDowell | 9 | 19.9 | 27.9 | 29.7 | -9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Laps | Laps Led | Fastest | Fast Laps | Top-15 | Avg. Driver | ||
| Driver | # | Led | /Race | Laps | /Race | Rate | Rating |
| Kyle Busch | 10 | 195 | 19.5 | 127 | 12.7 | 85% | 116.6 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 54 | 5.4 | 76% | 100.8 |
| Joey Logano | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 16 | 1.6 | 50% | 78.9 |
| Denny Hamlin | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.7 | 56% | 82.5 |
| Chase Elliott | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 34 | 11.33 | 73% | 110.6 |
| Brad Keselowski | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 66 | 7.33 | 71% | 99.4 |
| Kurt Busch | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 26 | 2.6 | 66% | 91.4 |
| Clint Bowyer | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.7 | 63% | 85.6 |
| Daniel Suarez | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 86% | 107.9 |
| Kevin Harvick | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 18 | 1.8 | 55% | 86.4 |
| Laps | Laps Led | Fastest | Fast Laps | Top-15 | Avg. Driver | ||
| Driver | # | Led | /Race | Laps | /Race | Rate | Rating |
| Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 22 | 2.2 | 62% | 84.8 |
| Kyle Larson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 66% | 86.1 |
| Erik Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 84% | 101.8 |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 | 0.67 | 64% | 81.9 |
| William Byron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 94.5 |
| Ryan Newman | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 34% | 70.1 |
| Paul Menard | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 33% | 67.6 |
| Chris Buescher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15% | 53.1 |
| Alex Bowman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18% | 49.4 |
| Michael McDowell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 20% | 55 |
Team Averages at Watkins Glen (since Feb. 2017)
| Avg. | Top | Top | |||
| Driver | Finish | Races | Wins | 5 | 10 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 5.13 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | 12.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stewart-Haas Racing | 12.75 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| JTG Daugherty Racing | 13.75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leavine Family Racing | 16.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wood Brothers Racing | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hendrick Motorsports | 18.5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Momentum
Drivers
| Driver Momentum | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | Laps | Fastest | Laps | Avg. Driver | |||
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | Led | Lap | Comp. | Rating |
| Denny Hamlin | 5 | 13 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 160 | 85 | 1125 | 103.8 |
| Kurt Busch | 5 | 5.2 | 11 | 13.8 | -8.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 54 | 1126 | 92.4 |
| Kevin Harvick | 5 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 14.4 | -9.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 247 | 109 | 1123 | 106.2 |
| Alex Bowman | 5 | 17.6 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 88 | 43 | 1125 | 83.5 |
| Justin Haley | 1 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 63.5 |
| Erik Jones | 5 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 1125 | 93.3 |
| Kyle Larson | 5 | 16.8 | 12 | 12.8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 1089 | 91 |
| William Byron | 5 | 17.6 | 12.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 1126 | 86.7 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 16.4 | -1.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 1111 | 83.6 |
| Ryan Newman | 5 | 22.8 | 16.8 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 1127 | 73 |
| Kyle Busch | 5 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 11 | -3.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 249 | 168 | 1126 | 108.9 |
| Joey Logano | 5 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 11.4 | -3.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 48 | 1125 | 101 |
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | Laps | Fastest | Laps | Avg. Driver | |||
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | Led | Lap | Comp. | Rating |
| Ryan Blaney | 5 | 14 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 1118 | 86.8 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11.8 | -2.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1125 | 90.7 |
| Brad Keselowski | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16.4 | -10.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 1084 | 90.6 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 5 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1124 | 69.6 |
| Ty Dillon | 5 | 22.4 | 26 | 22 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1093 | 54.6 |
| Aric Almirola | 5 | 8 | 12.6 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 1127 | 85.3 |
| Chris Buescher | 5 | 26.4 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1126 | 67.9 |
| Clint Bowyer | 5 | 11.6 | 16.8 | 21.6 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 1022 | 76.5 |
| Daniel Hemric | 5 | 13.8 | 20.6 | 21 | -7.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 933 | 64.3 |
| Matt Tifft | 5 | 30.2 | 27.2 | 22.4 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1119 | 46 |
| Corey LaJoie | 5 | 30.6 | 28.2 | 22.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1117 | 45.6 |
| Daniel Suarez | 5 | 12.8 | 18 | 23 | -10.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 22 | 1080 | 73.5 |
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | Laps | Fastest | Laps | Avg. Driver | |||
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | Led | Lap | Comp. | Rating |
| Austin Dillon | 5 | 17.2 | 18 | 25.8 | -8.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 14 | 1054 | 74.7 |
| Paul Menard | 5 | 18.2 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1126 | 68.1 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 5 | 17 | 16.2 | 21 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 959 | 74.2 |
| Chase Elliott | 5 | 14 | 18.8 | 25.6 | -11.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1027 | 75.5 |
| JJ Yeley | 1 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 49.2 |
| Michael McDowell | 5 | 22.2 | 20.8 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1124 | 57 |
| Bubba Wallace | 5 | 26 | 22.6 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1121 | 54.7 |
| Landon Cassill | 5 | 30.8 | 29.8 | 25.6 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1107 | 39.5 |
| Brendan Gaughan | 1 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 41 |
| Joey Gase | 1 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 34 |
| Ryan Preece | 5 | 25 | 23.8 | 27.8 | -2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1065 | 51.4 |
| Andy Seuss | 1 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 31 |
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | Laps | Fastest | Laps | Avg. Driver | |||
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | Led | Lap | Comp. | Rating |
| Ross Chastain | 5 | 34 | 31.2 | 28.4 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1108 | 37.2 |
| Parker Kligerman | 1 | 36 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 53.4 |
| Reed Sorenson | 3 | 36 | 33.7 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 701 | 30.5 |
| David Ragan | 5 | 21.8 | 24.2 | 32 | -10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1001 | 49.4 |
| Bayley Currey | 2 | 31.5 | 33 | 32.5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 520 | 31 |
| BJ McLeod | 4 | 32.5 | 35.8 | 33.3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 630 | 28.1 |
| Josh Bilicki | 2 | 31 | 33.5 | 34 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 403 | 30.1 |
| Quin Houff | 5 | 33 | 35.4 | 34.2 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 913 | 27.4 |
| Austin Theriault | 2 | 32.5 | 35 | 34.5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 342 | 25.9 |
Team
| Team Momentum | ||||||||||||
| Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | Top | Top | Top | Top | Laps | Fastest | |||
| Team | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | Led | Lap |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | 6 | 11 | 11.5 | 13.3 | -2.3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 102 |
| Front Row Motorsports | 9 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 24.8 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Hendrick Motorsports | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16.4 | -0.4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 113 | 109 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 425 | 319 |
| JTG Daugherty Racing | 6 | 25.7 | 21 | 21.5 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Richard Childress Racing | 6 | 15.5 | 19.3 | 23.4 | -7.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 30 |
| Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | 19.9 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 20 |
| Stewart-Haas Racing | 12 | 9.4 | 13.9 | 17.8 | -8.4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 355 | 183 |
| Team Penske | 9 | 9.4 | 11.9 | 13.9 | -4.5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 124 |
DraftKings Scoring Averages at Watkins Glen
| Driver | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | Last 2 Avg | Last 5 Avg | DK Seas. Avg. |
| Kyle Busch | 61.25 | 47.25 | 45.5 | 55.75 | -16 | 54.25 | 38.75 | 64.41 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 54.5 | 64 | 44.75 | 2.75 | 43 | 59.25 | 41.80 | 49.96 |
| Kevin Harvick | 39.5 | 30.5 | -5 | 54.25 | 34.5 | 35.00 | 30.75 | 47.76 |
| Brad Keselowski | 27 | 29.5 | 65.5 | 50.25 | -12 | 28.25 | 32.05 | 45.12 |
| Chase Elliott | 74 | 27.75 | 34.5 | 50.88 | 45.42 | 38.28 | ||
| Kurt Busch | 62.5 | 50 | 39.75 | 49 | 45 | 56.25 | 49.25 | 40.77 |
| Clint Bowyer | 40 | 48 | 36.5 | 50 | 14.5 | 44.00 | 37.80 | 28.98 |
| Denny Hamlin | 19.5 | 47 | 55.5 | 3 | 13 | 33.25 | 27.60 | 41.69 |
| Joey Logano | -24 | 12.5 | 51 | 63.75 | 43 | -5.75 | 29.25 | 48.95 |
| Erik Jones | 43.5 | 30 | 36.75 | 36.75 | 34.29 | |||
| Ryan Blaney | 31 | 45.5 | 25 | 38.25 | 33.83 | 36.58 | ||
| Jimmie Johnson | -2.75 | -4 | -22.5 | 34 | -7 | -3.38 | -0.45 | 31.2 |
| Driver | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | Last 2 Avg | Last 5 Avg | DK Seas. Avg. |
| Kyle Larson | 37 | 3 | -11 | 29 | 59.5 | 20.00 | 23.50 | 35.44 |
| Daniel Suarez | 57 | 47 | 52.00 | 52.00 | 32.15 | |||
| Aric Almirola | 7 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 35 | 19.00 | 26.00 | 34.35 |
| Chris Buescher | 24 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 31.50 | 18.50 | 31.03 | |
| Alex Bowman | 38 | 25 | 8 | 38.00 | 23.67 | 37.12 | ||
| Ryan Newman | 25 | 17 | 20 | 34 | -28 | 21.00 | 13.60 | 36.79 |
| William Byron | 44 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 31.65 | ||||
| Daniel Hemric | 19.76 | |||||||
| Paul Menard | 25 | 29 | 33 | 46 | 0.5 | 27.00 | 26.70 | 28.47 |
| Michael McDowell | 20 | 34 | 21 | 35 | -11 | 27.00 | 19.80 | 17.3 |
| Austin Dillon | 14 | 19 | 0 | -18 | 43 | 16.50 | 11.60 | 20.92 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 6 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 15.50 | 15.25 | 26.59 | |
| Driver | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | Last 2 Avg | Last 5 Avg | DK Seas. Avg. |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 35 | 26 | -2 | 6 | 25 | 30.50 | 18.00 | 23.92 |
| Matt Tifft | 21.71 | |||||||
| Ryan Preece | 21.82 | |||||||
| Parker Kligerman | 23 | 23.00 | 23.00 | 24.61 | ||||
| Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23.00 | 23.00 | 20.32 | ||||
| Ty Dillon | 28 | 30 | 29.00 | 29.00 | 26.62 | |||
| David Ragan | 17 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 19.00 | 18.20 | 15.25 |
| Ross Chastain | 12 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 21.86 | ||||
| Reed Sorenson | 37 | 37.00 | 17.04 | |||||
| Corey LaJoie | 14 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 24.26 | ||||
| Landon Cassill | 17 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 27 | 10.50 | 19.20 | 17.53 |
| Josh Bilicki | 5 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 8.83 | ||||
| Cody Ware | 11.42 |
FanDuel Scoring Averages at Watkins Glen
| Driver | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | Last 2 Avg | Last 5 Avg | FD Seas. Avg. |
| Kyle Busch | 49.6 | 42.1 | 43.9 | 52.3 | -2.6 | 45.85 | 37.06 | 64.30 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 50.4 | 55.4 | 46.6 | 14 | 43 | 52.90 | 41.88 | 59.08 |
| Kevin Harvick | 42.5 | 34.5 | 8.8 | 50.4 | 41.5 | 38.50 | 35.54 | 55.72 |
| Brad Keselowski | 33 | 33.5 | 54.3 | 47.7 | 1.5 | 33.25 | 34.00 | 56.11 |
| Chase Elliott | 58.2 | 33.4 | 38.5 | 45.80 | 43.37 | 52.36 | ||
| Kurt Busch | 54.5 | 50 | 42.3 | 49.5 | 48 | 52.25 | 48.86 | 58.00 |
| Clint Bowyer | 42.5 | 48.5 | 37 | 50 | 21.5 | 45.50 | 39.90 | 48.21 |
| Denny Hamlin | 31.2 | 49.5 | 55.5 | 16 | 22.5 | 40.35 | 34.94 | 57.03 |
| Joey Logano | -11.4 | 20.5 | 52.3 | 59.6 | 46.5 | 4.55 | 33.50 | 60.99 |
| Erik Jones | 47 | 38 | 42.50 | 42.50 | 51.17 | |||
| Ryan Blaney | 37.5 | 46.2 | 31 | 41.85 | 38.23 | 51.90 | ||
| Jimmie Johnson | 11.5 | 11.5 | -7.3 | 39.5 | 10.1 | 11.50 | 13.06 | 51.94 |
| Driver | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | Last 2 Avg | Last 5 Avg | FD Seas. Avg. |
| Kyle Larson | 43.5 | 16.5 | 7.4 | 35 | 55.5 | 30.00 | 31.58 | 49.36 |
| Daniel Suarez | 54.5 | 49.4 | 51.95 | 51.95 | 50.70 | |||
| Aric Almirola | 20.5 | 33 | 26.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 26.75 | 30.60 | 51.65 |
| Chris Buescher | 30 | 42 | 17.4 | 10.3 | 36.00 | 24.93 | 51.23 | |
| Alex Bowman | 40 | 26 | 13.5 | 40.00 | 26.50 | 53.50 | ||
| Ryan Newman | 31 | 24 | 30 | 37.5 | -9 | 27.50 | 22.70 | 55.81 |
| William Byron | 46 | 46.00 | 46.00 | 51.42 | ||||
| Daniel Hemric | 42.12 | |||||||
| Paul Menard | 26.4 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 44.5 | 11.7 | 29.95 | 29.92 | 50.13 |
| Michael McDowell | 29 | 39 | 30 | 35.5 | 0 | 34.00 | 26.70 | 38.65 |
| Austin Dillon | 21.4 | 24.5 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 41.5 | 22.95 | 20.14 | 43.07 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 13 | 26.5 | 15.8 | 24.5 | 19.75 | 19.95 | 46.40 | |
| Driver | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | Last 2 Avg | Last 5 Avg | FD Seas. Avg. |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 37.5 | 31 | 4.2 | 13.9 | 30.5 | 34.25 | 23.42 | 46.26 |
| Matt Tifft | 41.60 | |||||||
| Ryan Preece | 43.23 | |||||||
| Parker Kligerman | 27.5 | 27.50 | 27.50 | 40.09 | ||||
| Bubba Wallace | 26.9 | 26.90 | 26.90 | 41.64 | ||||
| Ty Dillon | 30.5 | 33.5 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 47.79 | |||
| David Ragan | 23.4 | 25 | 12.8 | 25 | 34.5 | 24.20 | 24.14 | 39.13 |
| Ross Chastain | 16.7 | 16.70 | 16.70 | |||||
| Reed Sorenson | 35 | 35.00 | 35.89 | |||||
| Corey LaJoie | 18.4 | 18.40 | 18.40 | 43.44 | ||||
| Landon Cassill | 20.8 | 10.8 | 35.5 | 15.4 | 26.9 | 15.80 | 21.88 | 36.76 |
| Josh Bilicki | 10.4 | 10.40 | 10.40 | |||||
| Cody Ware |
Weekly Rankings (1=Best, 40=Worst)
There is no Track Type History this week since Watkins Glen isn’t comparable to any other road course
| Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race History | DK Avg L2 | FD Avg L2 | DK Avg L5 | FD Avg L5 | WGI History |
| Kyle Busch | $11,600 | $15,000 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Martin Truex Jr | $11,300 | $14,500 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Kevin Harvick | $10,900 | $14,000 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Brad Keselowski | $10,500 | $12,000 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| Chase Elliott | $10,300 | $11,500 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Kurt Busch | $10,000 | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Clint Bowyer | $9,700 | $9,000 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Denny Hamlin | $9,400 | $13,000 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 16 |
| Joey Logano | $9,100 | $12,500 | 12 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Erik Jones | $8,900 | $10,000 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Ryan Blaney | $8,700 | $10,300 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Jimmie Johnson | $8,500 | $8,500 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 15 |
| Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race History | DK Avg L2 | FD Avg L2 | DK Avg L5 | FD Avg L5 | WGI History |
| Kyle Larson | $8,300 | $10,700 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 |
| Daniel Suarez | $8,100 | $9,400 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Aric Almirola | $7,900 | $7,800 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Chris Buescher | $7,700 | $7,300 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Alex Bowman | $7,600 | $9,800 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 25 |
| Ryan Newman | $7,400 | $8,000 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 14 |
| William Byron | $7,200 | $9,200 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Daniel Hemric | $7,000 | $6,300 | 40 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 40 |
| Paul Menard | $6,900 | $6,500 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Michael McDowell | $6,800 | $5,500 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 29 |
| Austin Dillon | $6,600 | $7,000 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | $6,500 | $6,000 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race History | DK Avg L2 | FD Avg L2 | DK Avg L5 | FD Avg L5 | WGI History |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | $6,400 | $6,700 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 21 |
| Matt Tifft | $6,200 | $3,000 | 40 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 40 |
| Ryan Preece | $6,100 | $4,500 | 40 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 40 |
| Parker Kligerman | $5,900 | $4,000 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Bubba Wallace | $5,800 | $4,500 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Ty Dillon | $5,700 | $5,000 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
| David Ragan | $5,600 | $4,000 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Ross Chastain | $5,400 | #N/A | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Reed Sorenson | $5,300 | $2,500 | 19 | 31 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| Corey LaJoie | $5,200 | $3,500 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Landon Cassill | $5,000 | $2,500 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 28 |
| Josh Bilicki | $4,900 | #N/A | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Cody Ware | $4,800 | #N/A | 40 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 40 |