Centurion Boats at the Glen

Centurion Boats at The Glen

Venue	Watkins Glen International
Corporate sponsor	Centurion Boats
First race	1957
Distance	220.5 miles (354.9 km)
Number of laps	90
Previous names	The Glen 101.2 (1957) The Glen 151.8 (1964-1965) The Budweiser At The Glen (1986-1989) Budweiser At The Glen (1990-1993) The Bud At The Glen (1994-1998) Frontier @ the Glen (1999) Global Crossing @ The Glen (2000) Global Crossing at the Glen (2001) Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen (2002-2005) AMD at the Glen (2006)

The Centurion Boats at The Glen is a 90-lap, 220.5 miles (354.9 km) long NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. It is one of two road course races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule, the other being the Toyota/Save Mart 350. The race was being called the NASCAR Sprint Cup at the Glen for the 2007 edition before Centurion Boats purchased the naming rights for three years. The 2007 race, won by Tony Stewart following a spin out by Jeff Gordon on the second-to-last lap, had one of the most exciting, yet strangest, finishes in the track's history.

When NASCAR returned in 1986, they utilized the 1971 Six Hours course. In the 1991 race, J. D. McDuffie was killed in a crash in the Outer Loop, at the end of the backstrech. Following that crash, and another serious crash by IMSA driver, Tommy Kendall, the Inner Loop bus stop chicane was added just before the Outer Loop. NASCAR has since utilized this 2.45-mile (3.94 km) "short course," and has never utilized the "Boot" as the Indy Racing League has.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Car Make	Winner's Prize (USD)	Distance (miles)	Average Speed (mph)
The Glen 101.2
1957	August 4, 1957	Buck Baker	'57 Chevrolet	$1,000	101.2	83.064
The Glen 151.8
1964	July 19, 1964	Billy Wade	'64 Mercury	$1,425	151.8	97.988
1965	July 18, 1965	Marvin Panch	'65 Ford	$6,395	151.8	98.182
The Budweiser At The Glen
1986	August 10, 1986	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	$50,955	218.52	90.463
1987	August 10, 1987	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	$52,925	218.52	90.682
1988	August 14, 1988	Ricky Rudd	Buick	$49,625	218.52	74.096
1989	August 13, 1989	Rusty Wallace (2)	Pontiac	$56,400	218.52	87.242
Budweiser At The Glen
1990	August 12, 1990	Ricky Rudd (2)	Chevrolet	$55,000	218.52	92.452
1991	August 11, 1991	Ernie Irvan	Chevrolet	$64,850	218.52	98.977
1992	August 9, 1992	Kyle Petty	Pontiac	$50,895	125.15[1]	88.980
1993	August 8, 1993	Mark Martin	Ford	$166,110	220.86	84.771
The Bud At The Glen
1994	August 14, 1994	Mark Martin (2)	Ford	$85,100	220.86	93.752
1995	August 13, 1995	Mark Martin (2)	Ford	$95,290	220.86	103.030
1996	August 11, 1996	Geoffrey Bodine	Ford	$88,740	220.86	92.334
1997	August 10, 1997	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$139,120	220.86	91.294
1998	August 9, 1998	Jeff Gordon (2)	Chevrolet	$152,970	220.86	94.466
Frontier @ the Glen
1999	August 15, 1999	Jeff Gordon (3)	Chevrolet	$119,860	220.86	87.722
Global Crossing @ the Glen
2000	August 13, 2000	Steve Park	Chevrolet	$124,870	220.86	91.336
Global Crossing at the Glen
2001	August 12, 2001	Jeff Gordon (4)	Chevrolet	$173,402	220.86	89.081
Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen
2002	August 11, 2002	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	$165,303	220.86	82.208
2003	August 10, 2003	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	$156,272	220.86	90.441
Sirius at the Glen
2004	August 15, 2004	Tony Stewart (2)	Chevrolet	$195,288	220.86	92.249
Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen
2005	August 14, 2005	Tony Stewart (3)	Chevrolet	$269,006	225.77[2]	86.804
AMD at the Glen
2006	August 13, 2006	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	$223,161	220.86	76.718
Centurion Boats at the Glen
2007	August 12, 2007	Tony Stewart (4)	Chevrolet	$239,286	220.86	77.535 mph (124.780 km/h)[3]
2008	August 10, 2008	Kyle Busch	Toyota	$227,000	220.86	97.148 mph (156.345 km/h)[4]

Manufacturer Wins

Rank	Manufacturer	Wins
1	Chevrolet	14
2	Ford	5
3	Pontiac	4
4	Mercury	1
4	Toyota	1

References

1. ^ 51 laps / 125.12 miles due to rain
2. ^ 92 laps / 225.77 miles due to green-white checkered finish
3. ^ Jayski 2007 Watkins Glen Race Results Page
4. ^ Jayski 2008 Watkins Glen Race Results Page

Race length notes

• 1957 race 44 laps (101.2 miles) of a 2.3-mile (3.7 km) course
• 1964-1965 races 66 laps (151.8 miles) of a 2.3-mile (3.7 km) course
• 1986-1991 races were run on the 2.428-mile 1971 Six Hours course (90 laps/218.52 miles)
• 1992-Present, the addition of the Inner Loop chicane lengthened the track to 2.454 miles (90 laps/220.86 miles)

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