Notable events and attractions Watkins Glen, New York

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seneca lake watkins glen


located on southern tip of seneca lake, 1 of western new york s deep, glacial finger lakes, watkins glen site of scenic watkins glen state park. town noted role in auto racing, being home of street course used in road racing, famous racetrack, watkins glen international, has hosted monster energy nascar cup series love new york 355 @ glen, indycar series grand prix @ glen, , imsa sportscar championship 6 hours of watkins glen.


the racetrack scene of 1973 summer jam @ watkins glen rock festival attended estimated 600,000 people, twice crowd @ 1969 s historic woodstock festival , world record largest number of people @ pop music festival. concert featured allman brothers band, grateful dead, , band. on july 1–3 of 2011, band phish hosted superball ix, three-day music festival on same grounds of summer jam of 73.


watkins glen home port true love, 84-plus-year-old schooner has been featured in several hollywood movies, including high society (1956) , philadelphia story (1940).


the international motor racing research center, annex village library, located in watkins glen.


auto racing @ watkins glen

the sahlen s 6 hours of glen @ watkins glen international


watkins glen home watkins glen international, 1 of premier automobile road racing tracks in united states. first watkins glen sports car grand prix, however, held in 1948 on public streets in , near village. organized local resident cameron argetsinger, first post-wwii road race held in united states , marked revival of american road racing.


the original course ran 6.6 miles (10.6 km) , passed through center of village. streets used original course remain intact today , checkered flag marks original start-finish line on village s main street.


a permanent racing facility, watkins glen grand prix race course opened in 1956. has hosted every type of road racing, sahlen s 6 hours of watkins glen (1948-current), formula 1 united states grand prix (1961–1980), , love new york 355 @ glen (1957-current), 1 of few races on monster energy nascar cup series schedule not conducted on oval speedway, other being sonoma raceway.








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