6H Watkins Glen Date Moved Up for Second Year

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Next year’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen has been moved forward by one week from the originally announced date, officials from IMSA confirmed Wednesday, as part of the announcement of NBC network TV slots for the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Originally confirmed for June 27-29, and set to clash with the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, the date has been moved up to June 20-22, one week after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, to accommodate for live network NBC coverage of the race according to a statement from the sanctioning body.

The revised date, the same weekend that the event was run this year, however, will now overlap with next year’s running of the Nürburgring 24.

IMSA President John Doonan previously stated that the Watkins Glen date change for this year, made directly to eliminate the Spa clash, was a one-time exception.

A total of five events will air live on network NBC next year, including the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona, the two-hour and 40-minute race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on May 11, the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on June 22 the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sept. 21 and the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Oct. 11.

As announced last week, NBC network coverage expands to 17 total hours beginning in 2025, nearly a 50 percent increase over 2024 and previous seasons.

“As we expected, fan and industry response to the announcement that we have extended our relationship with NBC Sports has been overwhelmingly positive,” said Doonan.

“The addition of more hours on NBC network was especially well received, and we are pleased to follow up that news with confirmation of which races our fans will be able to find on NBC in 2025.

“We are grateful to NBC Sports for these expanded opportunities, as well as our teammates at Watkins Glen International for the date flexibility to accommodate this television window a week earlier than we’d originally announced.”

In addition to race coverage, one-hour season preview and championship weekend setup shows also will air on NBC network.

Exact dates for those shows, along with times for NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2025 WeatherTech Championship schedule, which will include coverage on Peacock and USA Network, will be released at a later date.

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