Stock car racing events in the ARCA Menards Series have been held at Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, New York during numerous seasons and times of year since 1993.
ARCA Menards Series
The General Tire 100 at The Glen is an ARCA Menards Series race held annually at Watkins Glen International, on the road course.
History In 2001, the ARCA Racing Series had their own race at Watkins Glen, which was won by John Finger. It was the only race they ran there before their merger with NASCAR.
In 2020, with the ARCA Menards Series East race being off the schedule, the race returned to the Main Series for their event. The event would be later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Clean Harbors took over the naming rights and since 2022, General Tire has sponsored the race.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed(mph) Laps Miles (km)2001July 703 John Finger Racer Carol Enterprises Ford62151.9 (244.459)1:42:0789.2512002-2019 Not held2020August 14 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021August 620 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota41100.4 (161.578)1:05:3291.9682022August 1981 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (2)41100.4 (161.578)1:17.1078.1042023August 1820 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports (2) Toyota (3)41100.4 (161.578)1:13.3983.8292024September 1328 Connor Zilisch Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet41100.4 (161.578)0:56:30106.6732025August 877 Tristan McKee Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (2)41100.4 (161.578)1:06:3690.4952026May 817 Kaden Honeycutt Cook Racing Technologies Toyota (4)41100.4 (161.578)1:06:490.27
ARCA Menards Series East
The Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 was an ARCA Menards Series East race held annually at Watkins Glen International, on the road course. It was previously a part of the NASCAR East Series schedule until 2020 when the series was merged with ARCA and was moved to the ARCA Menards Series schedule.
History The NASCAR Busch North Series had run at Watkins Glen from 1993 until 2004. The series, now known as the NASCAR Camping World East Series, returned to track four years later in 2008 and 2009, but the race was removed from the schedule again after that. However, after a five-year absence, the East Series returned to the Glen once again in 2014. After the unification of NASCAR's East (and West) Series and the ARCA Menards Series, the race moved to the ARCA Menards Series schedule starting in 2020. The race also became a part of the ARCA Menards Series Sioux Chief Showdown, a series of ten races within the season which features teams and drivers from the ARCA Menards Series East (the renamed NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) and ARCA Menards Series West (the renamed NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) as well competing for an additional championship.
The 2020 race ended up being cancelled and moved to the Daytona Road Course due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race there was held on the same day (Saturday, August 14), that the Watkins Glen race would have been on. It would be removed from the East schedule and put on the Main schedule.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed(mph) Laps Miles (km)1993June 671Bobby DragonAndover RacingChevrolet51125 (201.168)1:21:5691.5011994June 591Butch LeitzingerButch Leitzinger RacingFord51125 (201.168)1:23:2589.8741995August 121Joe BesseyBessey MotorsportsPontiac62151.9 (244.459)2:00:3479.5931996August 1044Andy SanterreAndy Santerre RacingChevrolet (2)62151.9 (244.459)2:02:5674.1381997August 913Ted ChristopherLestorti RacingChevrolet (3)64*157 (252.667)2:22:0966.1841998August 810Kim BakerKim Baker RacingChevrolet (4)62151.9 (244.459)2:16:0167.0061999August 1477Bryan WallJohn Wall RacingFord (2)54*132 (212.433)1:42:5877.3932000August 1244Andy Santerre (2)Andy Santerre Racing (2)Chevrolet (5)56*137 (220.48)1:48:5275.6152001August 1144Tom Carey, Jr.Andy Santerre Racing (3)Chevrolet (6)62151.9 (244.459)1:42:4288.7442002August 1077Bryan Wall (2)John Wall Racing (2)Ford (3)70*172 (276.807)2:17:12752003August 913Ted Christopher (2)Lestorti Racing (2)Chevrolet (7)41*100.6 (161.900)1:46:4456.4682004August 1435Brad LeightonNDS MotorsportsFord (4)62151.9 (244.459)2:04:5672.9512005-2007Not held2008June 840Matt KobyluckKobyluck EnterprisesChevrolet (8)55134.8 (216.935)1:55:1070.2032009June 600Ryan TruexMichael Waltrip RacingToyota54132.3 (212.916)2:07:5562.0562010-2013 Not held2014August 834Scott HeckertTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet (9)53*130 (209.215)1:33:5682.9422015August 734Scott Heckert (2)HScott Motorsports Chevrolet (10)51125 (201.168)1:48:1969.2142016August 539Austin CindricMartin-McClure RacingToyota (2)41100.4 (161.578)1:06:3290.5862017August 47Will RodgersJefferson Pitts RacingFord (5)42*103 (165.762)1:14:0783.3012018August 31Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota (3)41100.4 (161.578)1:16:4878.4772019August 21Max McLaughlinHattori Racing Enterprises (2)Toyota (4)34*83.436 (134.266)1:09:5671.468
1999: Race shortened due to time constraints. 2000, 2003 and 2019: Race shortened due to rain. 1997, 2002, 2014 and 2017: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
References
External links
Watkins Glen on NASCAR Home Tracks