The NASCAR O’Reilly Series is set to arrive at Watkins Glen International for its 13th race of the 2026 season. It is the only date in Watkins Glen, as NASCAR visits the venue once per season. In 2025, Connor Zilisch won the pole for the O’Reilly Series race at Watkins Glen, marking his fifth of eight pole positions during the season.
First, the O’Reilly Series needs to qualify for the event and Watkins Glen, and the qualifying format is simple. The session will be split into Groups A and B. Each group will have a certain amount of time to complete a run. There will only be one round, so the best lap time will determine where a driver starts. The metric system determines the qualifying order and groups.
Below, you can check out the NASCAR qualifying order and groups for the 2026 Mission 200 At The Glen at Watkins Glen this weekend!
NASCAR O’Reilly Series qualifying order for Watkins Glen International (May 2026):
(Qualifying Order)
- No. 50 Preston Pardus
- No. 35 TBA
- No. 42 TBA
- No. 87 Austin Green
- No. 91 Carson Kvapil
- No. 28 Kyle Sieg
- No. 55 Joey Gase
- No. 153 Derek White
- No. 0 Alex Labbe
- No. 32 Ross Chastain
- No. 02 Ryan Ellis
- No. 17 Corey Day
- No. 07 Josh Bilicki
- No. 54 Taylor Gray
- No. 31 Blaine Perkins
- No. 27 Jeb Burton
- No. 24 Harrison Burton
- No. 92 Alex Guenette
- No. 45 Lavar Scott
- No. 48 Patrick Staropoli
- No. 44 Brennan Poole
- No. 1 Connor Zilisch
- No. 26 Dean Thompson
- No. 96 Anthony Alfredo
- No. 18 William Sawalich
- No. 39 Ryan Sieg
- No. 9 Shane Van Gisbergen
- No. 51 Jeremy Clements
- No. 8 Sammy Smith
- No. 21 Austin Hill
- No. 2 Jesse Love
- No. 20 Brandon Jones
- No. 99 Parker Retzlaff
- No. 41 Sam Mayer
- No. 19 Brent Crews
- No. 00 Sheldon Creed
- No. 7 Justin Allgaier
- No. 88 Rajah Caruth
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR qualifying order for O’Reilly at Watkins Glen in May 2026