A rainy Friday at Watkins Glen International shook up the NASCAR schedule, and the sanctioning body has made some adjustments to Saturday’s event lineup as a result.
NASCAR Revises Watkins Glen Schedule After Rain
The Sprint Cup Series cars only got on track for one practice on Friday after the first one was rained out, so NASCAR added a Cup practice – the so-called “Happy Hour” – from 8-9:25 a.m. Eastern on Saturday morning.
At 9:35, the Nationwide Series cars will qualify, followed by Cup qualifying at 11:40 a.m.
The Nationwide race begins at 2:15, and it’s a long one: At 82 laps, the Nationwide event is only eight laps (20 miles) shorter than Sunday’s Cup race.
After the Nationwide race, NASCAR’s Grand-Am Rolex Series cars will have a two-hour race beginning at 6 p.m.
Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race is set to begin shortly after 1 p.m. It’s a 90-lap, 220.5-mile event – one of the shortest races on the calendar.
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