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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington.It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association.
The 2023 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio was the 14th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 2nd iteration of the event.The race was held on Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.400 miles (3.862 km) permanent road course.
The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has hosted several auto racing championships, including CART World Series, IndyCar Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Can-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA GT Championship, American Le Mans Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. The Grand Prix of Cleveland also hosted CART races from 1982 to 2007.
In 2010, the NHRA still owned the facility. The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the NMRA hold events at NTR. NTR also holds events such as the Buick Nationals, the Mopar Nationals, and the Night of Thunder, which features jet-cars and wheelstanders. NTR has also hosted the NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion and Super Chevy Shows' in the past.
When automobiles came on the scene during the 1900s, the track was converted to allow auto racing. The largely flat, stretched oval design made it possible for drivers to set many records at the racetrack. One major event was the world’s first 24-hour endurance race in 1905. [2]
In 2007, American open wheel racing returned to the venue, when the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series held an event. The race used to be part of a doubleheader with the American Le Mans Series, however in ALMS chose not to return to the track during its final year, 2013. The history of open-wheel races has a unique footnote.
The new location also includes a one-mile dirt oval and has hosted both USAC Silver Crown and AMA Grand National Championship motorcycle racing. Canfield Speedway/Canfield Fairgrounds: 0.500-mile dirt oval Canfield, Ohio: Poor Man's 500 (1950–1952) 1950–1952 ARCA & USAC ran on an inner mixed .250 mi oval until it closed to auto racing in 1973.
2005 saw Telesis Intersport Racing ran two LMP2 cars at the 12 Hours of Sebring before opting to race one car for the full season. Car No. 30 was a Lola B2K/40 - Judd that was to be used just for Sebring and car 37 was a brand new Lola B05/40 - AER which would be used for the full season.