NASCAR viewer’s guide: Watkins Glen International

Get your atlas to fully prepare for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series visit to Watkins Glen International.

For the first time in Cup history, drivers from seven countries are scheduled to compete in a series race. Sunday’s 39-driver entry list shows drivers from the United States, Mexico, Germany, England, the Netherlands, Finland and Russia.

Watkins Glen first hosted the Cup Series in 1957. Sunday’s event will be the 39th Cup race.

Kevin Harvick, winner of last Sunday’s race at Richmond Raceway, will be searching for a third consecutive win Sunday.

Sunday’s race (3 p.m. ET, USA Network) is scheduled for 90 laps and 220 miles. Saturday’s schedule includes a 3 p.m. ET (USA Network) Xfinity Series race.

The international representation of drivers scheduled to compete in Sunday’s race is led by former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen, who will be making his Cup debut in a Chevrolet entered by Trackhouse Racing.

Raikkonen, who competed in Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2011, will be the first driver to participate in Trackhouse’s Project 91 program, which is designed to give leading racers from other countries a shot in quality equipment in Cup racing.

Raikkonen, known as the Iceman during his F1 career, ran laps over the Virginia International Raceway road course Aug. 11 to familiarize himself with the Cup car. He is a native of Finland who now lives in Switzerland.

Raikkonen, 42, won the F1 title in 2007. He won 21 career F1 races.

Also representing other countries on Sunday’s starting grid will be Daniel Suarez (Mexico), Mike Rockenfeller (Germany), Kyle Tilley (England), Loris Hezemans (the Netherlands) and Daniil Kvyat (Russia).

The numbers recorded by drivers in the field