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Main articles: Honda 200, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Showdown, and B&L Transport 170. The course had first hosted SportsCar racing in 1963 as part of the United States Road Racing Championship. The race was 168 mi (270 km) and was won by Ken Miles. The race would be held until the race series was folded in 1968, but the race would return as a 6-hour ...
True Value, headquartered in Chicago, has 51 locations around Ohio, according to its website, including three in the Akron-Canton area, five in Cincinnati and three in Greater Columbus. To find ...
Future Indy 500 winner Mauri Rose of Dayton was second. 1934-1935 - The Speedway Manager was Paul Ackerman. 1936 - On June 4, 1936, the entire track was repaved with asphalt and promised to be the fastest track of its design in the world. 1937 - Track was purchased by Frank Funk. 1939 - The track was converted to a high-banked 1/2 mile.
Briggs Cunningham. Briggs Swift Cunningham II (January 19, 1907 – July 2, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and sportsman. He is best known for skippering the yacht Columbia to victory in the 1958 America's Cup race, and for his efforts as a driver, team owner, and constructor in sports car racing, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Eldora Speedway (nicknamed " The Big E ", " Auto Racing's Showcase Since 1954," and " The World's Greatest Dirt Track ") is a 0.5 mi (804.672 m) high-banked clay dirt oval. Located north of Rossburg, Ohio in the village of New Weston, Ohio, its website claims capacity for 22,886 spectators in the permanent grandstand, and unlimited admittance ...
The 2021 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio was an IndyCar Series event held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race served as the 10th round of the 2021 IndyCar Series season. [1] Josef Newgarden won the race from pole position, leading all but 7 laps. [2] The victory ended Team Penske 's longest winless streak to start a season ...
To do so, he had to fend off sports car racing veteran Allan McNish among others. On January 4, 2014, it was announced that Allmendinger would return to Michael Shank Racing for the 24 Hours of Daytona. [92] Co-driving with John Pew, Oswaldo Negri Jr. and Justin Wilson, the team finished 47th overall, 12th in the Prototype class. [93]
The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio is an IndyCar Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Professional open wheel races at the facility date back to 1970. The U.S. Formula 5000 series ran from 1970 to 1976, and the revived Can-Am series ran from 1977 to 1980. The CART series debuted at the track in 1980, and continued to ...