Watkins Glen International · Cup
Session recap

Watkins Glen International

Cup, NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang

Driven by Marlon Mendez
Rig 8 Race Open Qualify Fri Oct 2, 2026 · 8:09 PM 35m 18s Track 107 -> 114°F · Air 78°F · Dry 10x
Qualified P1 (1:17.200) · standing start
Finished P1 of 31
16 laps 4 incidents 1:16.363 fastest lap 16 laps led
Full result

Qualifying lap times · seconds

Solid: valid · hollow: invalid

Lap details5 laps · Validity, gaps and telemetry
Lap Time Gap
1 1:17.200 Open session Valid Qualifying best Telemetry
2 1:17.556 Open session Valid +0.356 Telemetry
3 1:32.820 Open session Invalid · incident +15.620 Telemetry
4 1:23.264 Open session Invalid · incident +6.064 Telemetry
5 1:28.236 Open session Invalid · pit road +11.036 Telemetry
Events timeline · 45 moments Show
  1. 🟢

    Standing startP1

    lap 0 · 0:38 into the session

  2. ↩️

    Passed by Cory Vervynckt (#12) for P4P4

    lap 1 · 0:49 into the session

  3. 🔀

    Passed Cory Vervynckt (#12) for P3

    lap 1 · 0:54 into the session

  4. ⚔️

    Close battle with Angela Sinopoli (#29)P3

    60 s · 1 swap · closest 0.0 s at 2:02 · 1:22 into the session

  5. 🔀

    Passed Drew Adamson (#14) for P2

    lap 1 · 1:40 into the session

  6. 🔀

    Passed Angela Sinopoli (#29) for P1

    lap 1 · 2:02 into the session

  7. ⏱️

    Personal bestP1

    1:17.031 · lap 4 · 5:59 into the session

  8. ⏱️

    Personal bestP1

    1:16.812 · lap 5 · 7:17 into the session

  9. ⏱️

    Personal bestP1

    1:16.363 · lap 6 · 8:33 into the session

  10. ⚔️

    Close battle with John West (#11)P1

    11 s · closest 0.0 s at 9:23 · 9:18 into the session

  11. ⚔️

    Close battle with Michael Henry (#43)P1

    23 s · closest 0.0 s at 9:24 · 9:20 into the session

  12. ⚔️

    Close battle with Christian Abbate (#09)P1

    20 s · closest 0.0 s at 9:29 · 9:24 into the session

  13. ⚔️

    Close battle with Nick Bailey (#22)P1

    19 s · closest 0.0 s at 9:36 · 9:25 into the session

  14. ⚔️

    Close battle with Ian Sudol (#28)P1

    15 s · closest 0.0 s at 10:09 · 10:03 into the session

  15. ⚔️

    Close battle with Kim Berry (#300)P1

    12 s · closest 0.0 s at 10:11 · 10:05 into the session

  16. ⚔️

    Close battle with Vicente Maestre (#15)P1

    22 s · closest 0.0 s at 10:34 · 10:22 into the session

  17. ⚔️

    Close battle with Baldur Karlsson (#30)P1

    24 s · closest 0.0 s at 10:51 · 10:42 into the session

  18. ⚔️

    Close battle with Max Kearney (#222)P1

    21 s · closest 0.0 s at 10:59 · 10:45 into the session

  19. ⚔️

    Close battle with Chris Yanchar (#777)P1

    17 s · closest 0.0 s at 11:12 · 11:04 into the session

  20. ⛽

    Pit stop

    lap 5 · 11:07 into the session

  21. ⚔️

    Close battle with David Tucker (#19)P1

    20 s · closest 0.0 s at 11:52 · 11:41 into the session

  22. ⚔️

    Close battle with Tony Gardner (#4)P1

    18 s · closest 0.0 s at 12:16 · 12:06 into the session

  23. ⚔️

    Close battle with Dano Garrison (#27)P1

    18 s · closest 0.0 s at 12:55 · 12:50 into the session

  24. ⚔️

    Close battle with Michael Leavine (#95)P1

    22 s · closest 0.0 s at 12:56 · 12:51 into the session

  25. ⚔️

    Close battle with Dean Marsh (#18)P1

    25 s · closest 0.0 s at 14:50 · 14:37 into the session

  26. ⚔️

    Close battle with Jeff Rubin (#8)P1

    14 s · closest 0.0 s at 15:12 · 15:05 into the session

  27. ⚔️

    Close battle with Sarah Ohanian (#77)P1

    23 s · closest 0.0 s at 15:48 · 15:36 into the session

  28. ⚔️

    Close battle with Cisco Scaramuzza (#85)P1

    40 s · closest 0.0 s at 15:54 · 15:38 into the session

  29. ⚔️

    Close battle with Chris Page (#25)P1

    27 s · closest 0.0 s at 16:27 · 16:11 into the session

  30. ⚔️

    Close battle with Dave Gosselin (#20)P1

    21 s · closest 0.0 s at 17:34 · 17:27 into the session

  31. ⚔️

    Close battle with Robert Nash (#96)P1

    21 s · closest 0.0 s at 17:37 · 17:30 into the session

  32. ⚔️

    Close battle with Neil Schelly (#128)P1

    25 s · closest 0.0 s at 18:47 · 18:31 into the session

  33. ⚔️

    Close battle with Nigel Pattinson (#5)P1

    31 s · closest 0.0 s at 18:51 · 18:38 into the session

  34. ⚔️

    Close battle with Nick Bailey (#22)P1

    17 s · closest 0.0 s at 18:53 · 18:48 into the session

  35. ⚔️

    Close battle with Lauren Russo (#6)P1

    30 s · closest 0.0 s at 19:22 · 19:18 into the session

  36. ⚔️

    Close battle with Christian Abbate (#09)P1

    30 s · closest 0.0 s at 19:23 · 19:20 into the session

  37. ⚔️

    Close battle with John West (#11)P1

    10 s · closest 0.0 s at 19:35 · 19:27 into the session

  38. ⚔️

    Close battle with Michael Henry (#43)P1

    26 s · 1 attack · closest 0.0 s at 19:48 · 19:28 into the session

  39. 💥

    Contact with John West (#11)P1

    lap 15 · 19:31 into the session

  40. ⚔️

    Close battle with Kim Berry (#300)P1

    13 s · closest 0.0 s at 20:09 · 20:02 into the session

  41. ⚔️

    Close battle with Max Kearney (#222)P1

    17 s · closest 0.0 s at 20:57 · 20:49 into the session

  42. ⚔️

    Close battle with Baldur Karlsson (#30)P1

    17 s · closest 0.0 s at 21:09 · 21:04 into the session

  43. ⚔️

    Close battle with Ian Sudol (#28)P1

    18 s · closest 0.0 s at 21:13 · 21:07 into the session

  44. 🏁

    P1 of 31

    lap 16 · 21:32 into the session

  45. ⛽

    Pit stop

    lap 17 · 23:17 into the session

Not listed: 2 offs, a near miss and following another car 5 times.