2024 Mission 200 at The Glen

The 2024 Mission 200 at The Glen is an upcoming stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.454 mi permanent road course. The race is scheduled to be contested over 82 laps.

Background
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 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.

Practice
The first and only practice session will be held on Saturday, September 14, at 10:00 AM EST, and will last for 20 minutes.

Qualifying
Qualifying will be held on Saturday, September 14, at 10:30 AM EST. Since Watkins Glen International is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.

Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 20 Stage 2 Laps: 20

Stage 3 Laps: 42