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The 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 15, 2011 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps, it was the 22nd race of the 2011 season. It was scheduled to be run on August 14, 2011 but was postponed to Monday because of rain.
2005, 2011, & 2024: Race extended due to NASCAR Overtime. 2020: Race canceled and moved to the Daytona road course due to quarantine requirements in New York associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. 2023: Fastest full race time-wise in the NASCAR Modern Era (1972–), taking just 1 hour, 58 minutes, and 44 seconds to complete the full distance.
During July 2011, Max Q Motorsports announced that Scott Speed signed a three race contract with the team to race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Watkins Glen International and Pocono Raceway. Following the announcement, Speed commented, "I am excited to get back to the track.
Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is an automobile race track in the northeastern United States, located in Dix, New York, just southwest of the village of Watkins Glen, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake.
In the Sprint Cup Series, he won at the Glen in 2011 and 2012, and in the Nationwide Series, he won at the Glen in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014. He is the first Australian driver to win in the highest level of NASCAR.
A racing-themed glass demonstration at the Corning Museum of Glass, with the help of Watkins Glen International, drew hundreds of NASCAR fans to the museum for "Winning Wednesday."
Aug. 8—The New York State DMV unveiled two new custom NASCAR license plates and a redesigned Martin Truex Jr. plate, now featuring his new number, 19, during the "Go Bowling at the Glen" NASCAR ...
Fatal accidents to competitors at the Watkins Glen International Circuit during the United States Grand Prix and other national and international motorsport events on a 10.6 km (6.6 mi) road circuit (1948–1952), an amended 7.4 km (4.6 mi) circuit (1953–1956) and the 3.78 km (2.35 mi) Grand Prix circuit from 1957 onwards.