Nationwide Qualifying rules at Watkins Glen

Cars attempting to quality will be divided into 8 groups.

The first three groups will include 6 cars the remaining five groups will have 5 cars each.

Group assignments will be based on final practice times.

Each qualifying group will be on-track for approximately 5 minutes.

A car’s best lap time during the group session will be the lap time of record.

A group’s time begins when the first car receives the green flag at the start/finish line.

Time will stop only in the event of a red flag. Time will begin again when the first car retakes the green flag.

A car must qualify in its assigned group unless otherwise designated by the Series Director.

Once a car enters pit road or service area it may not re-enter the qualifying group.

A five-minute clock may be applied to a car that does not enter the qualifying group at the designated time.

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