EVENT SCHEDULE
(Sprint Cup Series)
Times are local to the Track
Thursday, August 7
6:00pm NSCS Haulers Enter
Friday, August 8
7:30am NSCS Garage Open
11:00am NSCS Rookie & Spotter Meetings & Random Drawing
12:30 - 2:00pm NSCS Practice
4:30 - 5:55pm NSCS Final Practice
8:00pm NSCS Garage Closes
Saturday, August 9
6:30am NSCS Garage Opens
11:40am NSCS Qualifying
3:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Sunday, August 10
7:00am NSCS Garage Opens
11:00am NSCS Driver / Crew Chief Meeting
12:30pm NSCS Driver Introductions
1:00pm NSCS Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All times above are listed in LOCAL Time
PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Dates / Times / TV coverage
(times in eastern time)
Practices:
Friday, August 8, 12:30 - 2:00pm/et, TV-FS1
Happy Hour ‘Final’ practice: Friday, August 8, 4:30 - 5:55am/et, TV-FS1
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Saturday, August 9 at 11:40 am/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled.
PURSE/RACE AWARD
2014: TBA
2013: $4,946,167
2012: $4,896,322
2011: $4,784,935
2010: $4,816,919
2009: $4,934,858
2008: $4,895,379
2007: $4,800,931
2006: $4,705,975
2005: $4,625,176
2004: $4,615,500
2003: $3,954,655
2002: $3,634,749
TRACK/RACE NEWS
Track Specifications:
a 2.45-mile paved road course.
90 laps, 220.5 miles (355 k)
It has 11 turns with a variety of banking in turns ranging from 6 degrees to 10 degrees.
The length of the frontstretch is 2,141 feet and the length of the backstretch is 1,839 feet.
Watkins Glen International has hosted the race since 1986.
Grandstand seating capacity: approx 41,000
Opened: 1956
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Flyover: TBA