The Verizon IndyCar Series will return to the Watkins Glen International road course for the first time since 2010, it was made official Friday.
The Sept. 2-4 event is a late addition to the IndyCar schedule, replacing a proposed street race through Boston's Seaport District that never got off the ground.
INDYCAR president of competition Jay Frye was instrumental in securing the date at Watkins Glen at short notice. Frye, a former NASCAR team co-owner, has worked hard over the past six months to improve the series' relationship with track operator International Speedway Corp., the parent company of WGI.