NASCAR Cup Series Past Race Winners at Watkins Glen International
| Date | Winner | Starting Position | Make / Model | Pole (mph) | Cautions | Caution Laps | Avg. Speed (mph) |
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| 8/4/1957 | Buck Baker | 1 | ’57 Chevrolet | 87.071 | 0 | 0 | 83.064 |
| 7/19/1964 | Billy Wade | 1 | ’64 Mercury | 102.222 | | | 97.988 |
| 7/18/1965 | Marvin Panch | 3 | ’65 Ford | | 0 | 0 | 98.182 |
| 8/10/1986 | Tim Richmond | 1 | Chevrolet | 117.563 | 4 | 16 | 90.463 |
| 8/10/1987 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Pontiac | 117.956 | 5 | 15 | 90.682 |
| 8/14/1988 | Ricky Rudd | 6 | Buick | 120.541 | 8 | 36 | 74.096 |
| 8/13/1989 | Rusty Wallace | 13 | Pontiac | 120.456 | 6 | 19 | 87.242 |
| 8/12/1990 | Ricky Rudd | 12 | Chevrolet | 121.19 | 5 | 15 | 92.452 |
| 8/11/1991 | Ernie Irvan | 3 | Chevrolet | 121.652 | 5 | 11 | 98.977 |
| 8/9/1992 | Kyle Petty | 2 | Pontiac | 116.882 | 3 | 13 | 88.98 |
| 8/8/1993 | Mark Martin | 1 | Ford | 119.118 | 7 | 20 | 84.771 |
| 8/14/1994 | Mark Martin | 1 | Ford | 118.326 | 4 | 11 | 93.752 |
| 8/13/1995 | Mark Martin | 1 | Ford | 120.411 | 3 | 7 | 103.03 |
| 8/11/1996 | Geoffrey Bodine | 13 | Ford | 120.733 | 4 | 11 | 92.334 |
| 8/10/1997 | Jeff Gordon | 11 | Chevrolet | 120.505 | 5 | 11 | 91.294 |
| 8/9/1998 | Jeff Gordon | 1 | Chevrolet | 120.331 | 4 | 9 | 94.466 |
| 8/15/1999 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | Chevrolet | 121.234 | 7 | 15 | 87.722 |
| 8/13/2000 | Steve Park | 18 | Chevrolet | | 5 | 12 | 91.336 |
| 8/12/2001 | Jeff Gordon | 13 | Chevrolet | 122.698 | 5 | 13 | 89.081 |
| 8/11/2002 | Tony Stewart | 3 | Pontiac | 122.696 | 7 | 18 | 82.208 |
| 8/10/2003 | Robby Gordon | 14 | Chevrolet | 124.58 | 6 | 14 | 90.441 |
| 8/15/2004 | Tony Stewart | 4 | Chevrolet | | 5 | 11 | 92.249 |
| 8/14/2005 | Tony Stewart | 1 | Chevrolet | | 7 | 14 | 86.804 |
| 8/13/2006 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | Chevrolet | 122.966 | 10 | 22 | 76.718 |
| 8/12/2007 | Tony Stewart | 5 | Chevrolet | | 8 | 20 | 77.535 |
| 8/10/2008 | Kyle Busch | 1 | Toyota | | 4 | 9 | 97.148 |
| 8/10/2009 | Tony Stewart | 13 | Chevrolet | 123.663 | 5 | 13 | 90.297 |
| 8/8/2010 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 | Chevrolet | 124.432 | 5 | 13 | 91.96 |
| 8/15/2011 | Marcos Ambrose | 3 | Ford | 126.421 | 5 | 14 | 99.417 |
| 8/12/2012 | Marcos Ambrose | 5 | Ford | 127.02 | 4 | 13 | 98.145 |
| 8/11/2013 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Toyota | 128.241 | 8 | 21 | 87.001 |
| 8/10/2014 | AJ Allmendinger | 6 | Chevrolet | 129.466 | 6 | 17 | 90.123 |
| 8/19/2015 | Joey Logano | 16 | Ford | 127.839 | 5 | 16 | 91.420 |
| 8/7/2016 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | Toyota | 126.562 | 8 | 20 | 89.513 |
| 8/6/2017 | Martin Truex Jr | 3 | Toyota | 126.925 | 3 | 8 | 104.132 |
| 8/5/2018 | Chase Elliott | 3 | Chevrolet | 125.534 | 4 | 11 | 98.928 |
| 8/4/2019 | Chase Elliott | 1 | Chevrolet | 127.297 | 4 | 13 | 98.523 |
| 8/8/2021 | Kyle Larson | 4 | Chevrolet | N/A | 4 | 6 | 101.031 |
| 8/21/2022 | Kyle Larson | 2 | Chevrolet | 125.147 | 5 | 11 | 95.962 |
| 8/20/2023 | William Byron | 2 | Chevrolet | 125.298 | 1 | 4 | 111.426 |
