The NASCAR Cup Series has been venturing to Watkins Glen International longer than any other road course on the schedule. The series first visited in 1957 and again in 1964-65 before making it an ...
He drew up a map of the ideal race course ... as the prize purses grew; in 1969, Watkins Glen offered a larger purse than any other road racing circuit in the world, amounting to over $2.5 million ...