Watkins Glen International / Michael Argetsinger and Bill Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Argetsinger, Michael., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

NASCAR library collection.

Images of America

NASCAR library collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile racing--New York (State)--Watkins Glen--History--Pictorial works.

Automobile racing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

In 1948, Watkins Glen became the site of the first postwar road race in America on a 6.6-mile course through the village and surrounding highways; the present-day road course was built in 1956 and held its first race the same year. The circuit presented its first professional race in 1957 when NASCAR made its first appearance. NASCAR returned to the Glen in 1964 and 1965 and found a permanent spot on the Watkins Glen calendar beginning in 1986. Today, the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in August ranks as the largest spectator event in the state of New York. In addition to NASCAR and Formula One, Watkins Glen race fans have enjoyed America's greatest race series, including Indy car, Can-Am, Trans-Am, six-hour endurance for prototypes, and amateur sports car racing.

Contents:

The early years : 1948-1955

Building the permanent circuit : 1956

Early NASCAR races : 1957, 1964, and 1965

Formula one at Watkins Glen and the US Grand Prix : 1961-1980

USRRC, Can-Am, Trans-Am, and six-hour endurance races : 1963-1981

NASCAR, IMSA, and IndyCars : 1984-2012

Watkins Glen International today : 2013 and beyond

Race results.

Notes:

At head of title: NASCAR.

OCLC:

885210231