NASCAR Cup Series | |
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Venue | Watkins Glen International |
Location | Watkins Glen, New York, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Go Bowling [1] |
First race | 1957 |
Distance | 220.86 miles (355.440 km) |
Laps | 90 Stages 1/2: 20 each Final stage: 50 |
Previous names | The Glen 101.2 (1957) The Glen 151.8 (1964–1965) The Budweiser At The Glen (1986–1989) Budweiser At The Glen (1990–1993) The Bud At The Glen (1994–1998) Frontier @ the Glen (1999) Global Crossing @ The Glen (2000–2001) Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen (2002–2005) AMD at the Glen (2006) Centurion Boats at the Glen (2007–2008) Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (2009–2011) Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen (2012) Cheez-It 355 at the Glen (2013–2016) I Love New York 355 at The Glen (2017) |
Most wins (driver) | Tony Stewart (5) |
Most wins (team) | Hendrick Motorsports (11) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (22) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 2.454 mi (3.949 km) |
Turns | 7 |
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Cup Series have taken place at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on the 2.454-mile (3.949 km) road course annually since 1986. Since 2018, the 90-lap, 221-mile (356 km) race has been known as Go Bowling 220 at The Glen for sponsorship reasons. [2] In 2021, it was one of seven road courses. As of 2022 [update], it is one of six road course races on the Cup Series schedule.
William Byron is the defending race winner in 2023.
When NASCAR returned in 1986, they utilized the 1971 Six Hours course. In the 1991 race, J. D. McDuffie was killed in a crash in the Outer Loop, at the end of the backstretch. Following that crash, and another serious crash by IMSA driver, Tommy Kendall, the Inner Loop bus stop chicane was added just before the Outer Loop. NASCAR has since utilized this 2.45-mile (3.94 km) "short course," and has never utilized the "Boot" as IndyCar and Formula One have. Drivers, however, have been pushing for the use of the full course.
During a 2011 Mobil Oil "Car Swap" at Watkins Glen using the course, Tony Stewart pushed for using the Grand Prix course after driving demonstration laps in both his Chevrolet Impala and the majority of his laps in a McLaren MP4-23 as part of the event with Lewis Hamilton. [3]
ESPN broadcast the race from 1986 to 2000, then again in 2007 to 2014. Starting in 2015 (current contract), NBC had the rights to broadcast the race but the 2015 edition was aired on NBCSN. In 2016, the race was put on USA Network because of the 2016 Summer Olympics airing on NBC and NBCSN. Beginning in 2017, NBC decided to broadcast this race in the style of radio where various analysts would be placed on the course to report what they see in their section of the track to the viewer.
In 2015, more than 95,000 people watched the race. [4]
In 2020, the race was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The State of New York was requiring travelers from several states to isolate for 14 days (including North Carolina, where most of NASCAR's teams are located, and Florida, where NASCAR's corporate offices are), and not giving the series a quarantine waiver to enter the state. [5] NASCAR instead held a race on the Daytona International Speedway road course, [6] the Go Bowling 235.
In 2024 the race is scheduled to moved to September and will be the second race of the round of 16 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. [7]
# of wins | Driver | Years won |
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5 | Tony Stewart | 2002, 2004–2005, 2007, 2009 |
4 | Jeff Gordon | 1997–1999, 2001 |
3 | Mark Martin | 1993–1995 |
2 | Rusty Wallace | 1987, 1989 |
Ricky Rudd | 1988, 1990 | |
Marcos Ambrose | 2011–2012 | |
Kyle Busch | 2008, 2013 | |
Chase Elliott | 2018–2019 | |
Kyle Larson | 2021–2022 |
# of wins | Team | Years won |
---|---|---|
11 | Hendrick Motorsports | 1986, 1990, 1997–1999, 2001, 2018–2019, 2021–2023 |
7 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2002, 2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2013, 2016 |
3 | Roush Racing | 1993–1995 |
2 | Blue Max Racing | 1987, 1989 |
Richard Childress Racing | 2003, 2006 | |
Richard Petty Motorsports | 2011–2012 |
# of wins | Manufacturer | Years won |
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22 | Chevrolet | 1957, 1986, 1990–1991, 1997–2001, 2003–2007, 2009–2010, 2014, 2018–2019, 2021–2023 |
8 | Ford | 1965, 1993–1996, 2011–2012, 2015 |
4 | Pontiac | 1987, 1989, 1992, 2002 |
Toyota | 2008, 2013, 2016–2017 | |
1 | Mercury | 1964 |
Buick | 1988 |
NASCAR Cup Series | |
---|---|
Venue | Watkins Glen International |
Location | Watkins Glen, New York, United States |
Corporate sponsor | Go Bowling [1] |
First race | 1957 |
Distance | 220.86 miles (355.440 km) |
Laps | 90 Stages 1/2: 20 each Final stage: 50 |
Previous names | The Glen 101.2 (1957) The Glen 151.8 (1964–1965) The Budweiser At The Glen (1986–1989) Budweiser At The Glen (1990–1993) The Bud At The Glen (1994–1998) Frontier @ the Glen (1999) Global Crossing @ The Glen (2000–2001) Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen (2002–2005) AMD at the Glen (2006) Centurion Boats at the Glen (2007–2008) Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (2009–2011) Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen (2012) Cheez-It 355 at the Glen (2013–2016) I Love New York 355 at The Glen (2017) |
Most wins (driver) | Tony Stewart (5) |
Most wins (team) | Hendrick Motorsports (11) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (22) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 2.454 mi (3.949 km) |
Turns | 7 |
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Cup Series have taken place at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on the 2.454-mile (3.949 km) road course annually since 1986. Since 2018, the 90-lap, 221-mile (356 km) race has been known as Go Bowling 220 at The Glen for sponsorship reasons. [2] In 2021, it was one of seven road courses. As of 2022 [update], it is one of six road course races on the Cup Series schedule.
William Byron is the defending race winner in 2023.
When NASCAR returned in 1986, they utilized the 1971 Six Hours course. In the 1991 race, J. D. McDuffie was killed in a crash in the Outer Loop, at the end of the backstretch. Following that crash, and another serious crash by IMSA driver, Tommy Kendall, the Inner Loop bus stop chicane was added just before the Outer Loop. NASCAR has since utilized this 2.45-mile (3.94 km) "short course," and has never utilized the "Boot" as IndyCar and Formula One have. Drivers, however, have been pushing for the use of the full course.
During a 2011 Mobil Oil "Car Swap" at Watkins Glen using the course, Tony Stewart pushed for using the Grand Prix course after driving demonstration laps in both his Chevrolet Impala and the majority of his laps in a McLaren MP4-23 as part of the event with Lewis Hamilton. [3]
ESPN broadcast the race from 1986 to 2000, then again in 2007 to 2014. Starting in 2015 (current contract), NBC had the rights to broadcast the race but the 2015 edition was aired on NBCSN. In 2016, the race was put on USA Network because of the 2016 Summer Olympics airing on NBC and NBCSN. Beginning in 2017, NBC decided to broadcast this race in the style of radio where various analysts would be placed on the course to report what they see in their section of the track to the viewer.
In 2015, more than 95,000 people watched the race. [4]
In 2020, the race was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The State of New York was requiring travelers from several states to isolate for 14 days (including North Carolina, where most of NASCAR's teams are located, and Florida, where NASCAR's corporate offices are), and not giving the series a quarantine waiver to enter the state. [5] NASCAR instead held a race on the Daytona International Speedway road course, [6] the Go Bowling 235.
In 2024 the race is scheduled to moved to September and will be the second race of the round of 16 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. [7]
# of wins | Driver | Years won |
---|---|---|
5 | Tony Stewart | 2002, 2004–2005, 2007, 2009 |
4 | Jeff Gordon | 1997–1999, 2001 |
3 | Mark Martin | 1993–1995 |
2 | Rusty Wallace | 1987, 1989 |
Ricky Rudd | 1988, 1990 | |
Marcos Ambrose | 2011–2012 | |
Kyle Busch | 2008, 2013 | |
Chase Elliott | 2018–2019 | |
Kyle Larson | 2021–2022 |
# of wins | Team | Years won |
---|---|---|
11 | Hendrick Motorsports | 1986, 1990, 1997–1999, 2001, 2018–2019, 2021–2023 |
7 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2002, 2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2013, 2016 |
3 | Roush Racing | 1993–1995 |
2 | Blue Max Racing | 1987, 1989 |
Richard Childress Racing | 2003, 2006 | |
Richard Petty Motorsports | 2011–2012 |
# of wins | Manufacturer | Years won |
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22 | Chevrolet | 1957, 1986, 1990–1991, 1997–2001, 2003–2007, 2009–2010, 2014, 2018–2019, 2021–2023 |
8 | Ford | 1965, 1993–1996, 2011–2012, 2015 |
4 | Pontiac | 1987, 1989, 1992, 2002 |
Toyota | 2008, 2013, 2016–2017 | |
1 | Mercury | 1964 |
Buick | 1988 |