Watkins Glen 2026 NASCAR Average Running Positions
| Rank | Driver | Finish | Average Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 3.0 |
| 2 | Ty Gibbs | 3 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Connor Zilisch | 20 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Chase Briscoe | 4 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Austin Cindric | 9 | 10.4 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 10.9 |
| 8 | Austin Dillon | 6 | 10.9 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 12 | 11.4 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 11.7 |
| 11 | Ross Chastain | 27 | 12.7 |
| 12 | Daniel Suarez | 13 | 15.3 |
| 13 | AJ Allmendinger | 7 | 15.4 |
| 14 | Ryan Blaney | 11 | 16.0 |
| 15 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 16.5 |
| 16 | Carson Hocevar | 28 | 17.5 |
| 17 | Cole Custer | 15 | 18.5 |
| 18 | John H. Nemechek | 10 | 18.7 |
| 19 | Erik Jones | 19 | 19.7 |
| 20 | Ryan Preece | 14 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Bubba Wallace | 29 | 20.1 |
| 22 | Christopher Bell | 21 | 20.9 |
| 23 | Todd Gilliland | 17 | 21.6 |
| 24 | Kyle Larson | 23 | 24.1 |
| 25 | Zane Smith | 18 | 24.4 |
| 26 | Josh Berry | 32 | 25.1 |
| 27 | Joey Logano | 38 | 25.4 |
| 28 | Chase Elliott | 24 | 26.0 |
| 29 | Alex Bowman | 25 | 26.0 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | 22 | 26.7 |
| 31 | William Byron | 36 | 26.8 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 33 | 26.9 |
| 33 | Riley Herbst | 26 | 28.5 |
| 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 31 | 29.3 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 37 | 30.8 |
| 36 | Brad Keselowski | 30 | 32.0 |
| 37 | Josh Bilicki | 34 | 32.7 |
| 38 | Katherine Legge | 35 | 35.8 |