Watkins Glen NASCAR Next Gen Speed Rankings
| Driver | Watkins Glen 2022 | Watkins Glen 2023 | Watkins Glen 2024 | Avg. Speed Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | AJ Allmendinger | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | Chris Buescher | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6.33 |
| 5 | Carson Hocevar | 8 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Noah Gragson | 9 | 9 | ||
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 13 | 15 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Zane Smith | 10 | 10 | ||
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 8 | 4 | 20 | 10.67 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 10 | 8 | 16 | 11.33 |
| 11 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 17 | 11 | 11.67 |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 3 | 14 | 20 | 12.33 |
| 13 | Josh Berry | 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | William Byron | 25 | 1 | 19 | 15 |
| 15 | Todd Gilliland | 1 | 20 | 27 | 16 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 5 | 26 | 17 | 16 |
| 15 | Ryan Blaney | 20 | 12 | 16 | |
| 18 | Ty Gibbs | 28 | 2 | 22 | 17.33 |
| 18 | Tyler Reddick | 12 | 13 | 27 | 17.33 |
| 20 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 7 | 32 | 18 |
| 21 | Austin Cindric | 19 | 24 | 12 | 18.33 |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 18 | 19 | 18.5 | |
| 23 | Ryan Preece | 22 | 15 | 18.5 | |
| 24 | Erik Jones | 13 | 28 | 18 | 19.67 |
| 24 | Chase Briscoe | 29 | 27 | 3 | 19.67 |
| 26 | Cole Custer | 8 | 34 | 21 | |
| 27 | Bubba Wallace | 26 | 9 | 30 | 21.67 |
| 28 | Alex Bowman | 23 | 29 | 14 | 22 |
| 29 | Denny Hamlin | 35 | 3 | 33 | 23.67 |
| 30 | Brad Keselowski | 23 | 18 | 31 | 24 |
| 30 | John H Nemechek | 24 | 24 | ||
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 17 | 33 | 25 | |
| 33 | Austin Dillon | 27 | 16 | 34 | 25.67 |
| 34 | Justin Haley | 22 | 30 | 25 | 25.67 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 37 | 37 |
