Watkins Glen 2026 NASCAR Total Speed Rankings
| Rank | Driver | #1 (Lap 1-25) | #2 (25-50) | #3 (50-75) | #4 (75-100) | Avg. Speed Rank | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 3 | Connor Zilisch | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4.5 | 20 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5.75 | 5 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 9.5 | 11 |
| 6 | Ty Gibbs | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | AJ Allmendinger | 13 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 11.75 | 7 |
| 8 | Austin Dillon | 12 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 12.75 | 6 |
| 9 | Austin Cindric | 8 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 13.75 | 9 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 14.25 | 27 |
| 11 | William Byron | 17 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 14.75 | 36 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 14.75 | 8 |
| 13 | Ryan Preece | 25 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 14 |
| 13 | Chase Briscoe | 16 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 15 | Chris Buescher | 11 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 15.75 | 12 |
| 16 | John H. Nemechek | 14 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 10 |
| 16 | Joey Logano | 6 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
| 18 | Cole Custer | 22 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 18.75 | 15 |
| 18 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 18.75 | 29 |
| 20 | Daniel Suarez | 10 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 19 | 13 |
| 20 | Erik Jones | 24 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| 22 | Denny Hamlin | 21 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 20.5 | 16 |
| 23 | Todd Gilliland | 19 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 17 |
| 24 | Zane Smith | 32 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 22.25 | 18 |
| 25 | Christopher Bell | 15 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 22.75 | 21 |
| 26 | Noah Gragson | 35 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 24.25 | 22 |
| 26 | Kyle Larson | 27 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24.25 | 23 |
| 28 | Chase Elliott | 28 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 25.25 | 24 |
| 28 | Carson Hocevar | 26 | 19 | 20 | 36 | 25.25 | 28 |
| 30 | Riley Herbst | 20 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 25.75 | 26 |
| 31 | Brad Keselowski | 30 | 36 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 30 |
| 32 | Alex Bowman | 29 | 25 | 34 | 22 | 27.5 | 25 |
| 33 | Josh Berry | 34 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 32 |
| 34 | Cody Ware | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 32.75 | 37 |
| 35 | Ty Dillon | 33 | 35 | 28 | 38 | 33.5 | 33 |
| 36 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 37 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 34.75 | 31 |
| 37 | Josh Bilicki | 36 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 35.75 | 34 |
| 38 | Katherine Legge | 38 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 35 |