The General Tire 100 at The Glen is an

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race held annually at

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, on the

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. It was previously a part of the NASCAR East Series schedule until 2020 when the series was merged with ARCA and was moved to the

schedule.

History

The

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had run at Watkins Glen from 1993 until 2004. The series, now known as the NASCAR Camping World East Series, returned to track four years later in

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and

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, but the race was removed from the schedule again after that. However, after a five-year absence, the East Series returned to the Glen once again in

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. After the unification of NASCAR's East (and West) Series and the

, the race moved to the ARCA Menards Series schedule starting in

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. The race also became a part of the ARCA Menards Series Sioux Chief Showdown, a series of ten races within the season which features teams and drivers from the

ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are h ...

(the renamed NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) and

ARCA Menards Series West The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series ow ...

(the renamed NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) as well competing for an additional championship. In 2001, the

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had their own race at Watkins Glen, which was won by John Finger. It was the only race they ran there before their merger with

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. The 2020 race ended up being cancelled and moved to the Daytona Road Course due to the

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. The race there was held on the same day (Saturday, August 14), that the Watkins Glen race would have been on.

Past winners

* 1999: Race shortened due to time constraints. * 2000, 2003 and 2019: Race shortened due to rain. * 1997, 2002, 2014 and 2017: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.

ARCA Racing Series standalone race winner

References

External links

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Watkins Glen on NASCAR Home Tracks
1957 establishments in New York (state) NASCAR races at Watkins Glen International ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series races Motorsport in New York (state) {{NASCAR-stub