The 2025 running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen has been moved to June 22nd to accommodate an NBC network coverage window.
The availability of a network window has seen the Watkins Glen event brought forward a week from the date first announced at the unveiling of the 2025 WeatherTech Championship schedule back in March.
This is the second year in a row that the date of the IMSA race at Watkins Glen race has moved. The change means the race will likely no longer be held on the same weekend as the 2025 Spa 24 Hours. It does, however, now clash with the 2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours.
In addition, IMSA has revealed that five IMSA races next year – four endurance races and the event at Laguna Seca – will have NBC network coverage in 2025.
The five events include the Rolex 24 At Daytona on January 25th and 26th, the two-hour, 40-minute race at Laguna Seca on May 11th, the Six Hours of The Glen on June 22nd, the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis on September 21st and Motul Petit Le Mans on October 11th.
As of 2025, NBC network coverage of IMSA races expands to 17 total hours, nearly a 50 per cent increase over 2024 and previous seasons.
In addition to race coverage, one-hour season preview and championship weekend setup shows also will air on the NBC network.
Exact dates for those shows, along with times for NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule – which will include coverage on Peacock and USA Network – will be released at a later date.
“As we expected, fan and industry response to the announcement that we have extended our relationship with NBC Sports has been overwhelmingly positive,” said IMSA President John Doonan.
“The addition of more hours on NBC network was especially well received, and we are pleased to follow up that news with confirmation of which races our fans will be able to find on NBC in 2025.
“We are grateful to NBC Sports for these expanded opportunities, as well as our teammates at Watkins Glen International for the date flexibility to accommodate this television window a week earlier than we’d originally announced.”
Revised 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule
- Daytona 24 Hours: 25/26 January (all classes)
- Sebring 12 Hours: 15 March (all classes)
- Long Beach: 12 April (GTP/GTD)
- Laguna Seca: 11 May (GTP/GTD Pro/GTD)
- Detroit: 31 May (GTP/GTD Pro)
- Watkins Glen: 22 June (all classes)
- Mosport: 13 July (LMP2/GTD Pro/GTD)
- Road America: 3 August (all classes)
- VIR: 24 August (GTD Pro/GTD)
- Indianapolis: 21 September (all classes)
- Petit Le Mans (Road Atlanta): 11 October (all classes)
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