A dramatic Saturday at Watkins Glen International resulted in historic lap times and a significantly altered racing line through the iconic “Bus Stop” chicane ahead of the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
During the late stages of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge support race on the 3.4-mile, 11-turn natural terrain road course, a piece of curbing detached at the entry to Turn 5, damaging a wheel on a Turner Motorsports entry and necessitating immediate repairs that delayed the subsequent WeatherTech Championship qualifying session by two hours and 40 minutes, pushing it beyond a scheduled IMSA support series race.
In response to the safety hazard, track officials removed the curbs from the chicane section for qualifying, resulting in record-breaking lap times across both the GTP and GTD Pro classes.
