Watkins Glen Race Recap and Video Before we go into a full recap of the race last weekend at Watkins Glen International, click on the race start photo to see a video of the field going through turns 2 and 3 at the iconic upstate New York circuit. Our thanks to John Cary for the outstanding video! 2025 Championship Round 8 All agreed that it was great to be back to racing with International GT in beautiful Watkins Glen, NY after the summer break. The 3.4 mile course opened in 1956 after the village of Watkins Glen had been hosting racing through the village’s downtown street course and has become a favorite on our schedule. Despite some rain on Saturday, the weekend held mostly wonderful autumn weather. Friday morning qualifying set the field for sprint race 1 on Friday evening. In the final event on Friday’s schedule, the IGT competitors took the green at 5:25pm. Out to an early start, TOM PANK #42, Ultra Performance felt great pressure from STEVE DUNN #105, Charles Wicht Racing. Representing the GT4.R category, Tom would win two of the three sprint races but not without strong challenges from Dunn in the GT4.0 category, his son LUKAS PANK #40, Ultra Performance and JOHN BOYETTE #11, Matrix Motorsports. In race one, Lukas stalked Dunn for several laps before finally getting past and finishing second behind his dad. Lukas was runner up in sprint race 3 as well. Dunn had a great weekend in the GT4.0 category while often vying for overall win contention. After Dunn won his category in sprint race 1, he was one of eight brave souls who took to a rain-soaked