Crown Royal 200 at the Glen

The Crown Royal 200 at the Glen was a Rolex Sports Car Series race held at Watkins Glen International. The race was first run in 1984 by the IMSA GT Championship. The "New York 500" initially was a second Watkins Glen round running for a shorter 500-kilometre (310 mi) distance compared to the Continental, using both classes of competitors. However, in 1986, the race was split into two events, the prototypes retaining the 500 km event, and GT cars given a shorter 300 km (190 mi) race. In 1987 prototypes were dropped entirely, and the race served as a 500 km GT event until 1991. Grand-Am revived the race in 2001, running the event on the same weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series series' Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, and using Watkins Glen's short course.

WeatherTech 240 at The Glen
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
VenueWatkins Glen International
Corporate sponsorWeatherTech
First race1984
First IMSA race2021
Duration2 Hours 40 Minutes
Previous namesCrown Royal 200 at the Glen
Most wins (driver)Max Angelelli (3)
Most wins (team)All American Racers, SunTrust Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Riley (8)

On April 7, 2021, IMSA announced the cancellation of the event at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park because of Canadian quarantine restrictions, replacing it with a standard-distance (three hour race, 2 hours, 40 minutes of racing format) at Watkins Glen International on Friday, July 2, dubbed the "WeatherTech 240 at The Glen." The race used the format intended for Mosport, with all classes competing; however the GTD class only scored points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.[1]

Year Drivers Team Car Distance/Duration Race title Report
IMSA GT Championship
1984A United States Dale Whittington
United States Randy Lanier
United States Blue Thunder Racing Team March 83G-Chevrolet 500 km (310 mi) New York 500 report
1985A United States Al Holbert
United Kingdom Derek Bell
United States Holbert Racing Porsche 962 500 km (310 mi) Serengeti Drivers New York 500 report
1986B United States Davy Jones
United States John Andretti
United States BMW North America BMW GTP 500 km (310 mi) Kodak Copier 500 report
United States Dennis Aase United States All American Racers Toyota Celica Turbo 300 km (190 mi)
1987 United States Willy T. Ribbs United States All American Racers Toyota Celica Turbo 500 km (310 mi) Kodak Copier 500 report
1988 United States Dennis Aase
United States Chris Cord
United States All American Racers Toyota Celica Turbo 500 km (310 mi) Kodak Copier 500 report
1989 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Germany Walter Röhrl
United States Audi of America Audi 90 quattro 500 km (310 mi) Kodak Copier 500 report
1990 United States Dorsey Schroeder United States Whistler Radar Mercury Cougar XR-7 500 km (310 mi) New York 500 report
1991 New Zealand Steve Millen
Canada Jeremy Dale
United States Cunningham Racing Nissan 300ZX 500 km (310 mi) New York 500 report
1992

2000
Not held
Grand-Am
2001 United Kingdom James Weaver
United States Butch Leitzinger
United States Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford 250 mi (400 km) Bully Hill Vineyards 250 report
2002 United States Butch Leitzinger
United States Rob Dyson
United States Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford 250 mi (400 km) Bully Hill Vineyards 250 report
2003 United States Forest Barber
United States Terry Borcheller
United States Bell Motorsports Doran JE4-Chevrolet 250 mi (400 km) Bully Hill Vineyards 250 report
2004 Belgium Didier Theys
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Doran Lista Racing Doran JE4-Lexus 200 mi (320 km) Sahlen's 200 at the Glen report
2005 (August) South Africa Wayne Taylor
Italy Max Angelelli
United States SunTrust Racing Riley Mk XI-Pontiac 200 mi (320 km) CompUSA 200 at the Glen report
2005 (Sept) South Africa Wayne Taylor
Italy Max Angelelli
United States SunTrust Racing Riley Mk XI-Pontiac 200 mi (320 km) Crown Royal 200 at the Glen report
2006C United States Scott Pruett
Mexico Luis Díaz
United States Chip Ganassi Racing Riley Mk XI-Lexus 200 mi (320 km) Crown Royal 200 at the Glen report
2007C United States Alex Gurney
United States Jon Fogarty
United States GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Riley Mk XI-Pontiac 200 mi (320 km) Crown Royal 200 at the Glen report
2008C United States Brian Frisselle
Canada Mark Wilkins
Canada AIM Autosport Riley Mk XX-Ford 200 mi (320 km) Crown Royal 200 at the Glen report
2009 Sweden Nic Jönsson
Brazil Ricardo Zonta
United States Krohn Racing Lola B08/70-Ford 200 mi (320 km) Crown Royal 200 at the Glen report
2010 United States Scott Pruett
Mexico Memo Rojas
United States Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Riley Mk XX-BMW 200 mi (320 km) Crown Royal 200 at the Glen report
2011 Italy Max Angelelli
United States Ricky Taylor
United States SunTrust Racing Dallara DP08-Chevrolet 200 mi (320 km) Canadian Tire 200 at the Glen report
2012

2020
Not held
IMSA SportsCar Championship
2021 Brazil Pipo Derani
Brazil Felipe Nasr
United States Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R 2 Hours, 40 Minutes WeatherTech 240 at the Glen report
^A Combined Prototype/GT field
^B Separate Prototype & GT races
^C Daytona Prototypes only

References

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  1. ^ "WeatherTech 240 At The Glen Set for Friday, July 2". IMSA. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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