The Verizon IndyCar Series will return to the Watkins Glen International road course for the first time since 2010, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
The September 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 last six months to improve the series' relationship with track operator International Speedway, Corp., the parent company of WGI.