# Watkins Glen map: Boot and Inner Loop The long course at Watkins Glen International in Dix, New York, measures 3.45 miles and has 11 turns. Known as The Glen, the track sits just southwest of the village of Watkins Glen at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. NASCAR owns the facility. ## Facts - Location: Dix, New York, near the village of Watkins Glen. 2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen, NY 14891. - Opened: 1956 on the current site. Racing in the village began in 1948. - Length: 3.45 mi (5.552 km) on the long course. IMSA's 2026 regulations round it to 3.4 miles. - Turns: 11 on the long course. - Direction: Clockwise. - Other configurations: The short course is 2.450 miles with 7 turns. - Major series: IMSA's 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, NASCAR Cup, and Trans-Am. - Official site: theglen.com - Lap record: Sébastien Bourdais, 1:23.9166, in 2017. IndyCar, on the long course. - Sticker: A single is $6.99 and a five-pack is $32.99. ## Questions ### How long is Watkins Glen? 3.45 miles (5.552 km) on the long course, the layout on the sticker. ### How many turns does Watkins Glen have? 11 turns on the long course. ### Which way does Watkins Glen run? Clockwise. ### What races are held at Watkins Glen? IMSA's 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, NASCAR Cup, and Trans-Am. ### What is the lap record at Watkins Glen? 1:23.9166, set by Sébastien Bourdais in 2017 in an IndyCar on the long course. ### When did Watkins Glen open? 1956 on the current site. Racing in the village of Watkins Glen began in 1948. ### What are the named corners at Watkins Glen? Turn 1 is the 90. Other named sections are the Esses, the Inner Loop, the Outer Loop, the Loop-Chute (Turn 5), and the Boot. ## The layout Two layouts are in regular use: the long course with the Boot and the shorter 1971 Six Hours course. The long course is 3.45 miles with 11 turns, including the Inner Loop chicane. Corners and sections on the long course include the 90 at Turn 1, the Esses, the Back Straight, the Inner Loop, the Outer Loop, the Loop-Chute (Turn 5), and the Boot. Our Watkins Glen outline is the long course with the Boot, checked against the Wikimedia Commons long-circuit map. This is the layout on [the Watkins Glen outline sticker](https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/watkins-glen-international). ## History Racing at Watkins Glen started in 1948 on a 6.6-mile course over public roads. After a car left the road in the 1952 race and killed a seven-year-old spectator, racing moved to the hilltop southwest of town. That original road course is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Glen hosted the Formula One United States Grand Prix for 20 straight years, from 1961 to 1980. The Boot was added in 1971, taking the course from 2.35 to 3.377 miles. ## The Watkins Glen sticker [See the Watkins Glen sticker](https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/watkins-glen-international) One sticker is about $12.28 with US shipping. The five-pack ships free, $6.60 a sticker. - 4 inch single: https://291rxa-mt.myshopify.com/cart/67665527144747:1?utm_source=trackoutline&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=buy&utm_content=watkins-glen-international-single&attributes%5B_to_fp%5D=to-067-agent-md-cart-attr-20261030&attributes%5B_to_ref%5D=agent-md.guides.watkins-glen-international - Five-pack: https://291rxa-mt.myshopify.com/cart/67665527669035:1?utm_source=trackoutline&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=buy&utm_content=watkins-glen-international-5pack&attributes%5B_to_fp%5D=to-067-agent-md-cart-attr-20261030&attributes%5B_to_ref%5D=agent-md.guides.watkins-glen-international ## Nearby and similar tracks - [Palmer track guide](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/palmer-motorsports-park): Palmer, MA · 2.3 mi - [Lime Rock track guide](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/lime-rock-park): Lakeville, CT · 1.474 mi - [COTA track guide](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/circuit-of-the-americas): Austin, TX · 3.426 mi [Compare all 20 US road courses](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/us-road-courses-compared) ## Sources - [Wikipedia: Watkins Glen International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watkins_Glen_International) - [Wikimedia Commons long-circuit map](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Watkins_Glen_International_Long_Circuit_2024.svg) - [IMSA Watkins Glen supplementary regulations, 2026](https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2026/06/23/2026-IMSA-Official-Schedule-and-SR-WGI-REV-062326.pdf) - [Watkins Glen International](https://www.theglen.com/) - [TrackOutline price](https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/watkins-glen-international) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171449) - HTML: https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/watkins-glen-international - Track page: https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/watkins-glen-international - Markdown: https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/watkins-glen-international.md