The Crown Royal 200 at the Glen was a

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race held at

Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is an automobile race track located in the town of Dix just southwest of the village of Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the hom ...

. The race was first run in 1984 by the

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. The "New York 500" initially was a second Watkins Glen round running for a shorter distance compared to the

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, using both classes of competitors. However, in 1986, the race was split into two events, the prototypes retaining the 500 km event, and GT cars given a shorter race. In 1987 prototypes were dropped entirely, and the race served as a 500 km GT event until 1991.

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revived the race in 2001, running the event on the same weekend as the

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series' Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, and using Watkins Glen's short course. On April 7, 2021, IMSA announced the cancellation of the event at

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because of Canadian quarantine restrictions, replacing it with a standard-distance (three hour race, 2 hours, 40 minutes of racing format) at

on Friday, July 2, dubbed the "WeatherTech 240 at The Glen." The race used the format intended for Mosport, with all classes competing; however the GTD class only scored points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup. : Combined Prototype/GT field : Separate Prototype & GT races : Daytona Prototypes only

References

External links

Watkins Glen International

Rolex Sports Car Series

Ultimate Racing History: Watkins Glen archive
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