ARCA Menards Series at Watkins Glen
Stock car racing events in the ARCA Menards Series have been held at Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, New York during numerous seasons and times of year since 1993.
ARCA Menards Series
The General Tire 100 at The Glen is an ARCA Menards Series race held annually at Watkins Glen International, on the road course.History
In 2001, the ARCA Racing Series had their own race at Watkins Glen, which was won by John Finger. It was the only race they ran there before their merger with NASCAR.In 2020, with the ARCA Menards Series East race being off the schedule, the race returned to the Main Series for their event. The event would be later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Clean Harbors took over the naming rights and since 2022, General Tire has sponsored the race.
ARCA Menards Series East
The Great Outdoors RV Superstore 100 was an ARCA Menards Series East race held annually at Watkins Glen International, on the road course. It was previously a part of the NASCAR East Series schedule until 2020 when the series was merged with ARCA and was moved to the ARCA Menards Series schedule.History
The NASCAR Busch North Series had run at Watkins Glen from 1993 until 2004. The series, now known as the NASCAR Camping World East Series, returned to track four years later in 2008 and 2009, but the race was removed from the schedule again after that. However, after a five-year absence, the East Series returned to the Glen once again in 2014. After the unification of NASCAR's East Series and the ARCA Menards Series, the race moved to the ARCA Menards Series schedule starting in 2020. The race also became a part of the ARCA Menards Series Sioux Chief Showdown, a series of ten races within the season which features teams and drivers from the ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West as well competing for an additional championship.The 2020 race ended up being cancelled and moved to the Daytona Road Course due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race there was held on the same day, that the Watkins Glen race would have been on. It would be removed from the East schedule and put on the Main schedule.