Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948–1952 is a historic

Sports Car Club of America The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting Autocross, Rallycross, HPDE, Time Trial, Road Racing, RoadRally, and Hill Climbs in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs ...

auto race track located at Watkins Glen in

Schuyler County, New York Schuyler County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,898, making it the second-least populous county in New York. The county seat is the village of Watkins Glen. The name is in honor of Gen ...

. It includes the public rights of way that constituted the route of the original 6.6-mile (10.6 km)

Watkins Glen Grand Prix The Six Hours of Watkins Glen (currently sponsored as the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen) is a sports car endurance race held annually at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. The race dates from 1948, and has been a part of the ...

course used from 1948 to 1952. After a car left the road in the 1952 race, killing one spectator and injuring several others, the race was moved to a new location on a wooded hilltop southwest of town. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 2002.

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1948 establishments in New York (state) 1952 disestablishments in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Schuyler County, New York Defunct motorsport venues in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Schuyler County, New York Sports Car Club of America Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Sports venues completed in 1948 {{SchuylerCountyNY-NRHP-stub