Watkins Glen International Pole Winners
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Year Race Driver Qualifying Speed
2019 Go Bowling at The Glen Chase Elliott 127.297
2018 Go Bowling at The Glen Denny Hamlin 125.534
2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen Kyle Busch 126.925
2016 Cheez-It 355 Carl Edwards 126.562
2015 Cheez-It 355 AJ Allmendinger 127.839
2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Jeff Gordon 129.466
2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Marcos Ambrose 128.241
2012 Finger Lakes 355 Juan Pablo Montoya 127.020
2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Kyle Busch 126.421
2010 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Carl Edwards 124.432
2009 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Jimmie Johnson 123.633
2008 Centurion Boats at The Glen  – Qualifying Not Held
2007 Centurion Boats at The Glen  – Qualifying Not Held
2006 AMD at The Glen Kurt Busch 122.966
2005 SIRIUS at The Glen Tony Stewart 123.143
2004 Sirius at The Glen – Qualifying Not Held
2003 Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen Jeff Gordon 124.580
2002 Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen Ricky Rudd 122.696
2001 Global Crossing at The Glen Dale Jarrett 122.698
2000 Global Crossing at The Glen  – Qualifying Not Held
1999 Frontier at The Glen Rusty Wallace 121.234
1998 The Bud at the Glen Jeff Gordon 120.331
1997 The Bud at The Glen Todd Bodine 120.505
1996 The Bud at The Glen Dale Earnhardt 120.733
1995 The Bud at The Glen Mark Martin 120.411
1994 The Bud at The Glen Mark Martin 118.326
1993 Budweiser at The Glen Mark Martin 119.118
1992 Budweiser at The Glen Dale Earnhardt 116.882
1991 Budweiser at The Glen Terry Labonte 121.652
1990 Budweiser at The Glen Dale Earnhardt 121.190
1989 The Budweiser at The Glen Morgan Shepherd 120.456
1988 The Budweiser at The Glen Geoffrey Bodine 120.541
1987 The Budweiser at The Glen Terry Labonte 117.956
1986 The Budwiser at The Glen Tim Richmond 117.563
1965 The Glen 151.8 – Qualifying Not Held
1964 The Glen 151.8 Billy Wade 102.222
1986 The Glen 101.2 Buck Baker 87.071