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08-01-2019, 08:33 PM
Go Bowling at the Glen
Watkins Glen International
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #22 of 36
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:20pm/et
Laps/Stages: 90 laps total. Stages end on laps: 20/40/90
TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING
Television Coverage: Time 3:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Motor Racing Network (MRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
On track schedule
Practices:
Saturday, August 3, 10:35-11:25am/et, TV-NBCSN;
Saturday, August 3, 1:05-1:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN.
Qualifying: Saturday, August 3 at 6:40pm/et, TV-NBCSN.
Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)
Friday, August 2
7:00 PM-9:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
Saturday, August 3
7:30 AM-8:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
9:00 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
10:35 AM-11:25 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
1:05 PM-1:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
6:40 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (MULTI-VEHICLE / TWO ROUNDS)
Sunday, August 4
9:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
1:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (MEDIA CENTER)
2:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
3:00 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 20/40/90 LAPS = 220.5 MILES)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Watkins_Glen_Short_Course_1992-present.png/200px-Watkins_Glen_Short_Course_1992-present.png
Distance 220.86 miles (355.44 km)
Laps 90
Stage 1: Lap 20
Stage 2: Lap 40
Race: Lap 90+
Track facts:
Track Specs:
a 2.45-mile paved road course.
It has 7 turns with a variety of banking in turns ranging from 6 degrees to 10 degrees.
The length of the frontstretch is 2,150 feet and the length of the backstretch is 2,600 feet
Track Width varies from 36' to 48' wide, averaging 38' wide
Grandstand seating capacity: 38,900
Opened: 1956
Repaved: in 1971, 1999 and 2015
Pit Stalls:
Length: 29 feet
Width: 20 feet
Track Websites and Social Media:
Track Stats - Racing-reference.info
Track Records & Stats
2018 Race Winner: Chase Elliott, 98.928, started 3rd
Race Record: Martin Truex, Jr., 104.132mph, 8/6/2017
Slowest Race Record: Kyle Petty, 50.879mph, August 1992
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 8/10/2008 - 23 years, 3 months, 8 days
Oldest Winner: Geoff Bodine, 8/11/1996 - 47 years, 3 months, 24 days
2018 Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin, 125.534 mph finished 13th
Track Qualifying Record: Marcos Ambrose, August 2014, 129.491mph (set in 1st round)
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Steve Park, August 2000, started 18th
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 8/9/1998 - 27 years, 0 months, 5 days
Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 8/13/1989 - 47 years, 10 months, 1 days
Most Wins: 4 - Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart
Most Poles: 3 - Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon
Most Top 5s: 12 - Mark Martin
Most Top 10s: 16 - Mark Martin
Most Lead Changes: 14 - 8/11/1991 & 8/15/2011
Fewest Lead Changes: 0 - 8/4/1957
Most Leaders: 12 - 8/13/1995
Fewest Leaders: 1 - 8/4/1957
Most Cautions: 8 - 8/14/1988, 8/12/2007, 8/11/2013 & 8/7/2016
Fewest Cautions: 0 - 7/18/1965
Most Caution Laps: 36, 8/14/1988
Few Caution Laps: 0, 7/18/1965
Most Finishers on a lead lap: 34, 8/14/2005
Fewest Finishers on a lead lap: 2, Twice most recently 7/18/1965
Most Running at the Finish: 42 - 8/9/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 11, 7/18/1965
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 83, Tony Stewart, 8/14/2005
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1, Joey Logano, 8/9/2015
Most Wins by Manufacturer: Chevy, 17; Ford, 8; Pontiac, 4; Toyota, 4; Buick, 1; Mercury, 1
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Sorry, Not a Diecast race... have to be away for most of this race.
Watkins Glen International
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #22 of 36
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:20pm/et
Laps/Stages: 90 laps total. Stages end on laps: 20/40/90
TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING
Television Coverage: Time 3:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Motor Racing Network (MRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
On track schedule
Practices:
Saturday, August 3, 10:35-11:25am/et, TV-NBCSN;
Saturday, August 3, 1:05-1:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN.
Qualifying: Saturday, August 3 at 6:40pm/et, TV-NBCSN.
Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)
Friday, August 2
7:00 PM-9:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
Saturday, August 3
7:30 AM-8:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
9:00 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
10:35 AM-11:25 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
1:05 PM-1:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
6:40 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (MULTI-VEHICLE / TWO ROUNDS)
Sunday, August 4
9:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
1:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (MEDIA CENTER)
2:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
3:00 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 20/40/90 LAPS = 220.5 MILES)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Watkins_Glen_Short_Course_1992-present.png/200px-Watkins_Glen_Short_Course_1992-present.png
Distance 220.86 miles (355.44 km)
Laps 90
Stage 1: Lap 20
Stage 2: Lap 40
Race: Lap 90+
Track facts:
Track Specs:
a 2.45-mile paved road course.
It has 7 turns with a variety of banking in turns ranging from 6 degrees to 10 degrees.
The length of the frontstretch is 2,150 feet and the length of the backstretch is 2,600 feet
Track Width varies from 36' to 48' wide, averaging 38' wide
Grandstand seating capacity: 38,900
Opened: 1956
Repaved: in 1971, 1999 and 2015
Pit Stalls:
Length: 29 feet
Width: 20 feet
Track Websites and Social Media:
Track Stats - Racing-reference.info
Track Records & Stats
2018 Race Winner: Chase Elliott, 98.928, started 3rd
Race Record: Martin Truex, Jr., 104.132mph, 8/6/2017
Slowest Race Record: Kyle Petty, 50.879mph, August 1992
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 8/10/2008 - 23 years, 3 months, 8 days
Oldest Winner: Geoff Bodine, 8/11/1996 - 47 years, 3 months, 24 days
2018 Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin, 125.534 mph finished 13th
Track Qualifying Record: Marcos Ambrose, August 2014, 129.491mph (set in 1st round)
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Steve Park, August 2000, started 18th
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 8/9/1998 - 27 years, 0 months, 5 days
Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 8/13/1989 - 47 years, 10 months, 1 days
Most Wins: 4 - Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart
Most Poles: 3 - Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon
Most Top 5s: 12 - Mark Martin
Most Top 10s: 16 - Mark Martin
Most Lead Changes: 14 - 8/11/1991 & 8/15/2011
Fewest Lead Changes: 0 - 8/4/1957
Most Leaders: 12 - 8/13/1995
Fewest Leaders: 1 - 8/4/1957
Most Cautions: 8 - 8/14/1988, 8/12/2007, 8/11/2013 & 8/7/2016
Fewest Cautions: 0 - 7/18/1965
Most Caution Laps: 36, 8/14/1988
Few Caution Laps: 0, 7/18/1965
Most Finishers on a lead lap: 34, 8/14/2005
Fewest Finishers on a lead lap: 2, Twice most recently 7/18/1965
Most Running at the Finish: 42 - 8/9/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 11, 7/18/1965
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 83, Tony Stewart, 8/14/2005
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1, Joey Logano, 8/9/2015
Most Wins by Manufacturer: Chevy, 17; Ford, 8; Pontiac, 4; Toyota, 4; Buick, 1; Mercury, 1
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Sorry, Not a Diecast race... have to be away for most of this race.
