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BACK TO GALLERIES

Throwback: Watkins Glen repave, before and after

By Staff report | Published: January 23, 2021 19
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The repaving project at Watkins Glen International got underway shortly after the track's August NASCAR events in 2015.

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Take an inside look at the repaving of the road course in New York.

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Workers really dug into the work of the repave project.

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Workers lay down material in front of the track's signature blue walls.

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Crews were hard at work on one of the turns at Watkins Glen.

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Some hefty numbers: The repave included 25,000 tons of asphalt, 27,000 gallons of bituminous tack coat, 7,000 tons of aggregate and 2,500 tons of concrete.

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That's a big jackhammer.

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According to the track, the amount of asphalt used during the repave is the equivalent of paving a 22-mile two-lane highway at a thickness of 1.5 inches.

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Forget Cup Series vehicles; WGI could host some off-roading.

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This bad boy is going three-wide.

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The configuration NASCAR uses at Watkins Glen is 2.45 miles long.

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New meets old at the road course, which used Ajax Paving Industries, Inc.

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Look at the freshness of the road course amidst the crispness of autumn.

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It's beginning to look nice and smooth at The Glen.

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The Cup Series returns to the Glen on Sunday, Aug. 4 for the fourth running on the newer surface.

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Prior to the repave, the track had not been repaved since 1998.

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The GoBowling at the Glen will also be the 37th running of the Cup race.

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Buck Baker won the first Cup race at the Glen back in 1957.

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The Xfinity Series will also hit the track this weekend, as the series returns to the Glen on Aug. 3 for the Zippo 200.
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