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COTA

NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen

Track Length
3.41 mi
Banking
Variable
Surface
Asphalt
Race Length
68 laps

Who Wins at COTA

Historical performance — career stats at Circuit of The Americas

RankDriverStartsWinsTop 5Avg Fin
1Tyler Reddick6254.0
2Shane Van Gisbergen3019.3
3Chase Elliott5136.4
4William Byron6137.3
5Christopher Bell61413.0
6Kyle Larson60116.7
7Ty Gibbs40212.5
8Chris Buescher60013.5
9Ross Chastain61310.5
10Alex Bowman60310.3

COTA Race Preview

Circuit of The Americas hosts the NASCAR Cup Series for 68 laps across 3.41 mi of asphalt. As a road course, the COTA race rewards technical precision, late-braking aggression, and road-racing specialists who translate their off-oval experience to the Cup car. Manufactured momentum is hard to hold here.

Looking at career numbers, Tyler Reddick is the benchmark at COTA with a 4.0 average finish across 6 Cup starts. The outright win leader here is Tyler Reddick with 2 victoryies. Tyler Reddick has led the most laps at this track (111), which speaks to their raw pace here.

For fantasy purposes, 5 active 2026 Cup drivers have won here at some point in their career. The unpredictable nature of this circuit means variance is higher — strong historical data matters, but so does current-season form. Use S-EDGE™ to weigh all four pillars before your draft pick.

Among drivers in this season's field, the three with the best historical averages at COTA are Tyler Reddick (4.0 avg), Chase Elliott (6.4 avg), and William Byron (7.3 avg). All three are worth watching in your fantasy lineup this race week.

Scorzia S-EDGE™ Analysis — COTA

3
Elite Pick
drivers rated
3
Strong Pick
drivers rated
3
Solid Pick
drivers rated
1
Tyler Reddick
Elite Pick
83
2
Shane Van Gisbergen
Elite Pick
75
3
Chase Elliott
Strong Pick
67
4
William Byron
Strong Pick
59

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