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Shane van Gisbergen grabs the checkered flag following his NASCAR Cup Series win at Watkins Glen International.
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All-time winners: Watkins Glen International

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Watkins Glen is known for being a place where star drivers shine -- like Chase Elliott did during his first career Cup victory in 2018. Check out the complete list of winners.

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1957: Buck Baker (pictured in a 1958 Chevrolet)

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1964: Billy Wade (unknown)

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1965: Marvin Panch (pictured at Daytona)

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1986: Tim Richmond

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1987: Rusty Wallace

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1988: Ricky Rudd

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1989: Rusty Wallace

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1990: Ricky Rudd

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1991: Ernie Irvan (pictured at Daytona)

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1992: Kyle Petty (photo from 1993)

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1993: Mark Martin

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1994: Mark Martin 

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1995: Mark Martin (pictured at Atlanta)

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1996: Geoff Bodine (pictured at Bristol)

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1997: Jeff Gordon

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1998: Jeff Gordon (pictured at Daytona)

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David Taylor | Allsport

1999: Jeff Gordon (pictured at Atlanta)

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2000: Steve Park (pictured at Las Vegas)

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2001: Jeff Gordon

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2002: Tony Stewart

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2003: Robby Gordon

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Rusty Jarrett | Getty Images

2004: Tony Stewart

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2005: Tony Stewart

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2006: Kevin Harvick

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2007: Tony Stewart

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2008: Kyle Busch

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2009: Tony Stewart

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2010: Juan Pablo Montoya

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2011: Marcos Ambrose

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2012: Marcos Ambrose

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2013: Kyle Busch

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2014: AJ Allmendinger

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2015: Joey Logano

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2016: Denny Hamlin

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2017: Martin Truex Jr.

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2018: Chase Elliott

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2019: Chase Elliott

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2021: Kyle Larson

*There was no race in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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2022: Kyle Larson

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2023: William Byron

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2024: Chris Buescher

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2025: Shane van Gisbergen

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2026: Shane van Gisbergen

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