Watkins Glen International
Road course
Type
2.45 mi (3.94 km)
Length
Road course
Banking
1
Cup races 2026
Outline © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), includes access roads and pit lanes where mappers traced them.
Held the Formula 1 US Grand Prix for two decades. Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart won here; now stock cars bounce over the same kerbs.
What makes it different The classic American road course, fast, flowing, with the famous high-speed Esses. NASCAR uses the short layout and the racing is remarkably physical for a 'road course'.
Road racing in a stock car is a wrestling match: 1,500kg, a 5-speed sequential box, and braking zones that punish understeer (The car won't turn, understeer. The nose pushes up the track toward the wall.)tightThe car won't turn, understeer. The nose pushes up the track toward the wall.More →. Rain is genuinely possible here, these layouts run wet.
2026 races here
| Race | Green flag (UK) | |
|---|---|---|
| Go Bowling at The Glen | Sun 10 May, 20:00 | Result → |