Acura Sports Car Challenge / The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio
presented by Westfield Insurance FAST FACTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rebecca Ackford, (614) 793-4620, rackford@midohio.com
ACURA SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE /
THE HONDA 200 AT MID-OHIO presented by Westfield Insurance
FAST FACTS
WHAT: Acura Sports Car Challenge
American Le Mans Series
Sanctioned by IMSA
American Le Mans Series
Round 7 of 12
The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio
presented by Westfield Insurance
IndyCar Series
Sanctioned by the Indy
Racing League
Indy Car Series Round 12 of 17
WHERE: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
7721 Steam Corners Rd.
Lexington, Ohio 44904
WHEN: Friday, July 20 - Sunday, July 22
PROMOTER: TrueSports, Incorporated
SANCTIONING BODIES: International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)
Indy Racing League
Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Pro Racing
FEATURED RACES: Acura Sports Car Challenge
American Le Mans Series
2 hours, 45 minutes (timed
event)
Saturday, July 21 - 3:15pm
The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio
presented by Westfield Insurance
IndyCar Series
85 laps
Sunday, July 22 - 1:30pm
COURSE: 2.25-mile, 13-turn permanent road
course.
SUPPORT RACES: SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge
presented by Trenton Forging
Touring Race:
50 minutes (timed)
Sunday, July 22 - 8:45am
GT Race:
50 minutes (timed)
Sunday, July 22 - 4:15pm
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge
45 minutes (timed)
Saturday, July 21 - 1:35 pm
Indy Pro Series at Mid-Ohio
60 minutes (timed)
Sunday, July 22 - 10:45am
RACE American Le Mans Series LMP1:
CLASSIFICATIONS: Purpose-built racing machines, the top Le Mans
Prototype
division produces between 600-700 horsepower, have a
minimum weight of 925 kilograms, can accelerate from 0-
100mph in three (3) seconds and reach top speeds in excess
of 200mph. All LMP1 race cars have red Leader Light
System race position lights and red car numbers.
American Le Mans Series LMP2:
The smaller purpose-built race cars are capable of reaching
speeds of 180-200 mph, produce between 500-550
horsepower and have a minimum weight of 775 kilograms.
All LMP2 race cars have blue Leader Light System race
position lights and blue car numbers.
American Le Mans Series GT1:
Features production-based
two-wheel drive race cars that
reach speeds of 180-195 mph. These highly modified racing
GTs produce between 600-650 horsepower and have a
minimum weight of 1,125 kilograms. All GT1 race cars have
green Leader Light System race position lights and green car
numbers.
American Le Mans Series GT2:
These production-based,
moderately modified two-wheel
drive race cars have top speeds of up to 180 mph, produce
between 450-500 horsepower and have a minimum weight of
1,125 kilograms. All GT2 race cars have yellow Leader
Light System race position lights and yellow car numbers.
IndyCar Series:
Premier open-wheel series
with an open-cockpit featuring a
3.5 liter, 32-valve dual over-head cam. These normally
aspirated V-8 engine machines are optimized to run at 10,300
RPM with an estimated 670 horsepower. The IndyCar Series
cars feature 100 percent Fuel-Grade Ethanol and Firestone
Firehawk-branded racing tires
SCCA SPEED World Challenge:
The SCCA SPEED World Challenge consists of two separate classes, the GT
class and the Touring class. The GT cars are permitted to have aftermarket
body kits and wings. Cars include Porsche, Audi RS 6, Corvette Z06, Saleen
SR 351, BMW M3, Viper Competition Coupes, and Cadillac CTS-V.
The Touring class allows naturally aspirated engines that are
no larger than 2.8 liters, aftermarket wings, and 17" rims.
Touring class cars must come in production form and have a
back seat. Cars include Honda, Acura, small BMW,
Lexus, Nissan, Ford SVT Focus, and Mercedes-Benz.
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge:
The IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge presented by Michelin will allow amateur and
semi-professional drivers, those who do not make their living in
motorsports, to compete in a professional environment, similar to the many
other GT3 Cup Series around the world.
Indy Pro Series:
The Indy Pro Series is a stepping-stone for drivers striving to reach the
IndyCar series. These open-wheel cars with an open-cockpit feature a 3.5
liter, 32-valve dual over-head cam.
Pro Series cars are ran at 8200 RPM's with and estimated 420 horsepower.
EXPECTED COMPETITORS:
American Le Mans Series:
Bill Auberlen James Bach
Olivier Beretta
Jorg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard
Richard Berry
Terry Borcheller David Brabham
Ryan Briscoe
Rinaldo Capello Duncan Dayton
Ben Devlin
Luis Diaz Romain Dumas
Chris Dyson
Tomas Enge Dominik Farnbacher
Adrian Fernandez
Clint Field John Field
Marino Franchitti
Oliver Gavin Klaus Graf
Joey Hand
Eric Helary Wolf Henzler
Bryan Herta
Stefan Johansson Ralf Kelleners
Butch Leitzinger
Robin Liddell Sascha Maassen
Jan Magnussen
Scott Maxwell Chris McMurry
Allan McNish
Jamie Melo Tom Milner
Dirk Mueller
Seth Neiman Johnny O'Connell
Tim Pappas
Michael Patterson Lonnie Pechnik
Adam Pecorari
Greg Pickett Emanuele Pirro
Mika Salo
Guy Smith James Tafel
Gunnar van der Steur
Johannes van Overbeek Andy Wallace
Marco Werner
Bryan Willman
IndyCar Series:
Marco Andretti Ed Carpenter
Helio Castroneves
Scott Dixon Milka Duno
Sarah Fisher
A.J. Foyt IV Dario Franchitti
Sam Hornish Jr.
Tony Kanaan Darren Manning
Kosuke Matsuura
Vitor Meira Danica Patrick
Buddy Rice
Thomas Scheckter Jeff Simmons
Scott Sharp
Dan Wheldon
SCCA SPEED World Challenge:
Jeff Altenburg Tommy Archer
Lawson Aschenbach
Ian Baas John Bourassa
James Clay
Jeff Courtney Peter Cunningham
Eric Curran
Jason Daskalos Brandon Davis
Nick Esayian
Charles Espenlaub Rob Foster
Michael Galati
Lou Gigliotti Thomas Glenn
Michael Hartley
Chip Herr Robb Holland
Pierre Kleinubing
Brian Kubinski Nick Majors
Jason Martinelli
Ritch Marziale Michael McCann
Tim McKenzie
Jim Osborn Phil Parlato
Adam Pecorari
Branden Peterson Doug Peterson
Fred Pignataro
Andy Pilgrim Randy Pobst
Charlie Putman
Jameson Riley Jeffrey Robbins
Roberto Santos
James Sofronas Sonny Whelen
Kuno Wittmer
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge:
Mark Andrews Ray Arthur
Don Bell
Galen Bieker Lawrence Bowman
Darrell Carlisle
Jason Carter Wade Carter
Michael Cawley
Warren Chang Derek Clark
Francis Cosentino
Joe Downs Bob Faieta
Steve Goldman
Lloyd Hawkins Wesley Hoaglund
Mike Hoke
Wayland Joe John Krieg
Scott Kusy
Dino Loles Ludovico Manfredi
Ben McCrackin
Bryce Miller Al Mitchell
Paul Orwicz
Tom Papadopoulos Tom Pank
Nick Parker
Augusto Perfetti Giorgio Perfetti
Joseph Policastro
Robert Rodriguez Tim Rosengrant
Jordan Sandridge
Mark Sandridge Charles Scardina
Russell Smith
Melanie Snow Dino Steiner
Scott Tucker
Steve Valentinetti Ramez Wahab
Lance Willsey
Indy Pro Series:
Richard Antinucci Doug Boyer
Jon Brownson
Jaime Camara Wade Cunningham
Chris Festa
Phil Giebler Logan Gomez
Sean Guthrie
Daniel Herrington Brad Jaeger
Ryan Justice
Jonathan Klein Alex Lloyd
Ken Losch
Arie Luyendyk Jr. Hideki Mutoh
Robbie Pecorari
Mike Potekhen Andrew Prendeville
Joey Scarallo
Stephen Simpson Marc Williams Bobby Wilson
PROFESSIONAL American Le Mans Series
TRACK RECORDS: LMP1 - James Weaver, June 2004
1:12.123 /
112.707 mph
LMP2 - Timo
Bernhard, May 2006
1:12.378 /
112.310 mph
GT1 - Oliver
Gavin, June 2004
1:18.622 /
103.391 mph
GT2 - Patrick
Long, May 2006
1:22.720 /
98.366 mph
IndyCar Series
To be determined
SCCA SPEED World Challenge
GT - Lou Gigliotti, May 2006
1:26.973 / 93.463 mph
Touring - Pierre Kleinubing, May 2006
1:33.231 / 87.189 mph
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge
Lou Gigliotti,
May 2006
1:26973 / 93.463
mph
Indy Pro Series
To be determined
TELEVISION: American Le Mans Series
CBS Sports
Sunday, July 22, 2007
12:00 p.m. (EDT, tape delay)
IndyCar Series
ABC
Sunday, July 22, 2007
1:30 p.m. (EDT, live)
SCCA SPEED World Challenge
presented by Trenton Forging
SPEED Channel
Touring Car: Saturday, July 28
3:00pm (EDT, tape delay)
GT: Saturday, July 28
4:00 pm (EDT, tape delay)
Indy Pro Series
ESPN2
Thursday, July 26, 2007
5:30pm (EDT, tape delay)
SCHEDULE: See attached.
TICKETS: Call 1-800-MID-OHIO or 419-884-4000
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
or visit <http://www.midohio.com/> www.midohio.com.
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