2013 Zippo 200 at The Glen

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

The only practice session was held on Friday, August 9, at 1:40 PM, and would last for two hours and 10 minutes.{{Cite web |last=Vincent |first=Amanda |date=2013-08-10 |title=Sam Hornish Jr. claims second-straight Watkins Glen NNS pole |url=https://beyondtheflag.com/2013/08/10/sam-hornish-jr-claims-second-straight-watkins-glen-nns-pole/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Beyond the Flag |language=en-US}} Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.009 and an average speed of {{Convert|122.485|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web |date=2013-08-09 |title=Hornish Jr. fastest; Sadler smacks barrier |url=https://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/08/09/nationwide-series-practice-speeds-results-watkins-glen.html |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Official Site Of NASCAR |language=en-US}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed
2 |12 |Sam Hornish Jr. |Penske Racing |Ford |1:12.009 |122.485
1 |22 |Brad Keselowski (i) |Penske Racing |Ford |1:12.123 |122.291
3 |7 |Regan Smith |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |1:12.378 |121.860
colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nns-21wgi2013prac1.pdf Full practice results]

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 10, at 9:35 AM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time.{{Cite web |title=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Watkins Glen Race Info Page |url=http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-21watkinsglen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009111856/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-21watkinsglen |archive-date=2013-10-09 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site}}

Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 1:11.538 and an average speed of {{Convert|123.291|mph|km/h}}.

No drivers would fail to qualify.

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos ! Driver ! Points
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Austin Dillon | style="text-align:center;"| 730
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Sam Hornish Jr. | style="text-align:center;"| 727 (-3)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Regan Smith | style="text-align:center;"| 725 (-5)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Elliott Sadler | style="text-align:center;"| 718 (–12)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Brian Vickers | style="text-align:center;"| 712 (–18)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Justin Allgaier | style="text-align:center;"| 685 (–45)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Brian Scott | style="text-align:center;"| 674 (–56)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Kyle Larson | style="text-align:center;"| 665 (–65)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Trevor Bayne | style="text-align:center;"| 661 (–69)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Parker Kligerman | style="text-align:center;"| 656 (–74)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Alex Bowman | style="text-align:center;"| 584 (–146)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | style="text-align:center;"| 572 (–158)
class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029225254/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2013/pdfs/nns-21wgi2013driver.pdf Official driver's standings]

• Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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