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The original Watkins Glen street course. The first races in Watkins Glen were organized by Cameron Argetsinger, whose family had a summer home in the area. With local Chamber of Commerce approval and SCCA sanction, the first Watkins Glen Grand Prix took place in 1948 on a 6.600-mile (10.622 km) course [3] over local public roads. [4]
Notable buildings include the Watkins Glen Municipal Building (1939), Watkins Glen Fire Station (1935), Watkins State Bank (1911), Hotel Kendall (1891), Haring Building (1844), former Watkins Post Office (1905), Freer Opera House (c. 1860), and the Durand Block (1897). [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]
Watkins Glen is located at (42.380984, -76.87 [ 7 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2 ), of which 1.9 square miles (4.9 km 2 ) of the village is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km 2 ) (17.41%) is water.
Saunders took over as Watkins Glen's president a year after the track went bankrupt and helped resurrect it back into one of the top racetracks in United States after it hosted the U.S. Grand Prix ...
The 2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen was the 13th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 18, 2023, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.454 mile (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race was scheduled to be contested over 41 laps ...
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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 ...
100 mi (160 km) Grand Prix at Watkins Glen SCCA National Sports Car Championship 1963 Bob Holbert: Porsche 718 RS61: 300 km (190 mi) Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix United States Road Racing Championship: 1964 Jim Hall: Chaparral Cars: Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet: 200 mi (320 km) Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix United States Road Racing ...