WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL (WENY) -- The excitement at Watkins Glen International is gearing up as the week goes on, with campers arriving Wednesday, August 6th, and the Cup Series drivers rolling in by Friday, August 8th. Officials said they're ready to welcome in fans and drivers, and that they're ahead of schedule in making sure everything gets the green light ahead of race weekend.

" Right now, we’re really focused on converting the long course over to the short course, moving a lot of tire barriers and walls for safety. Then we have three or four different paint crews going around the facility and race track, using hundreds of gallons of paint to freshen everything up and make it look good for our big event," said the Senior Director of Facilities and Operations, Joe Green.

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