Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Watkins Glen

Race: Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen

Track: Watkins Glen International

Length: 6 Hours

Entries: 35 cars spread across four classes: 9 cars (P), 7 cars (PC), 8 cars (GTLM), 11 cars (GTD)

Schedule:

Friday, June 26 (all times ET)
Practice 1 – 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Practice 2 – 4:05 – 5:05 p.m.

Saturday, June 27
Practice 3 – 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
CTSC Race – 12:25 – 2:55 p.m. (2 hours, 30 minutes)
Qualifying –  3:40-5:10 p.m.

Sunday, June 28
Warm-up – 8 – 8:20 a.m.
Race –  10:10 a.m. – 4:10 p.m. (6 hours)

Previous Winners: VisitFlorida.com Racing (P), CORE autosport (PC), Corvette Racing (GTLM), Turner Motorsport (GTD)

Previous Polesitters: Alex Brundle (P), Colin Braun (PC), Andy Priaulx (GTLM), Leh Keen (GTD).

Driver Insight: “I really, really enjoy Watkins Glen. It is such a drivers track. I enjoy all the fast corners and big commitment it takes to be fast there. I think the key to being fast at WGI is a car that has a good balance in high-speed corners; there are not too many slow corners at WGI and that is what makes it fun. Having the confidence to drive around the outside of a GT car in a lot of these high speed corners is very important for race pace.” – Colin Braun, No. 54 CORE autosport Oreca FLM09

Drive Times: Minimum: 90 minutes for PC/GTD Silver/Bronze drivers; Maximum: None

Tires: Continental Tire “Gold” for P and PC. Continental “Black” for GTD. Multiple tire brands/compounds for GTLM

Pit Stops: 40-45 minute stint length for P, PC; 50-55 minutes for GTLM, GTD

Weather: Showers, High: 64 F, 60 percent chance of rain

TV: Sunday June 28, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1) & 2 – 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 2)

Radio: Complete session-by-session coverage on IMSA Radio

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