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LEXUS RC F GT3s SET TO COMPETE IN FIRST SPRINT EVENT OF SEASON AT MID-OHIO

Lexus and 3GT Racing will compete at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend in the first sprint race of the season for the GTD class. Sunday’s IMSA race marks the return of sports car racing to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the first time since 2013, and is also the debut of the Lexus RC … Continue reading → ...

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ESM BRINGS NISSAN PROTOTYPES TO MID-OHIO

May 2, 2018 Charles Côté

Following a second place finish last month at the Long Beach Grand Prix, Tequila Patrón ESM will travel to Lexington, Ohio this weekend for the next round in the IMSA WeatherTech series, the Acura SportsCar Challenge at Mid-Ohio SportsCar Course. The No. 2 Nissan Onroak DPi and the No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi have each celebrated podium finishes in the last two races, and will look to carry that momentum into round four of the championship.

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BMW TEAM RLL HOPES FOR HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE AT MID-OHIO

May 2, 2018 Charles Côté

This weekend, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio, for the first time since 2012 and sees BMW Team RLL back at its home circuit, just over an hour’s drive from the team’s Hilliard, Ohio base.

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BARBOSA GOING FOR TWO IN A ROW AT MID OHIO, FIVE YEARS APART

May 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R driver Joao Barbosa will be looking to continue two different winning streaks when the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to action this Sunday in the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio. The two-hour, 40-minute race marks the return of IMSA competition to the historic Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in … Continue reading → ...

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WEATHERTECH RACING HEADING TO MID-OHIO

May 1, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Alessandro Balzan (Italy) are heading to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio, May 4-6. The duo is coming off of a very successful Sebring 12 hours race, finishing second in GTD in the team’s Scuderia Corsa … Continue reading → ...

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PAUL MILLER RACING RETURNS TO MID-OHIO AS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEADERS

April 30, 2018 Charles Côté

Six weeks after a victorious performance at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Paul Miller Racing enters the next round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the GTD class point leaders. With two podiums in as many races, the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán race team will be a strong contender for victory at Sunday’s sprint race.

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PORSCHE FACTORY AND CUSTOMER TEAMS RETURN TO MID-OHIO

April 30, 2018 Charles Côté

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will make its first appearance at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday, May 6 to contest round four of the 2018 season. It is the first time major North American sports car racing will run at the Lexington, Ohio track since 2012.

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SPECTACULAR WEEKEND FOR BMW M MOTORSPORTS WITH STARTS IN THE FIA WEC, DTM AND THE IMSA SERIES

April 30, 2018 Charles Côté

FIA WEC, DTM and the IMSA series: Fans of BMW M Motorsport can enjoy action galore this weekend. The new BMW M8 GTE is set for its race debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL).

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ACURA SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE AT MID OHIO-ENTRY LIST NOTEBOOK

April 26, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will make its first visit to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, marking IMSA’s first appearance at the circuit since a GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series event in 2013, for the two-hour and 40-minute Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, May 6. The race features a 35-car entry list across … Continue reading → ...

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DOUBLE ACURA ATTACK AT MID-OHIO FOR MEYER SHANK RACING

April 19, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Meyer Shank Racing will stage a two-car campaign in the fourth round of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition on home soil as the series makes a return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Columbus-area team first got its start at the track in 1994 and is eager to return to competition at the facility. The No. 86 … Continue reading → ...

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BLACK SWAN RACING AND CHAMP1 SCORE MERCEDES- AMG GT3 PWC GTA-CLASS PODIUM FINISHES AT MID-OHIO

July 31, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Mercedes AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams Black Swan Racing and Champ1 each scored a GTA-class podium finish in the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio doubleheader this past weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Tim Pappas drove the No. 54 Black Swan Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 to a third-place GTA finish in Saturday

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CADILLAC RACING SECOND AND THIRD AT MID-OHIO

July 30, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac V-Performance drivers Michael Cooper (Syosset, N.Y.) and Johnny O’Connell (Flowery Branch, Ga.) raced to second and third place finishes respectively in today’s running of the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio.

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TEAM PANOZ RACING ON PODIUM AGAIN WITH SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT THE PWC GRAND PRIX OF MID OHIO

July 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Team Panoz Racing’s success continued today with Ian James and the No. 50 Panoz Avezzano GT securing a second-place podium in the Pirelli World Challenge GTS/GT4 championship Round 11 race held on the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The 50-minute race began with James and the Panoz Avezzano GTS in P8.

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CADILLAC RACING HEADS TO MID-OHIO IN TIGHT PWC POINTS BATTLE

July 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac V-Performance drivers Michael Cooper (Syosset, N.Y.) and Johnny O’Connell (Flowery Branch, Ga.) are heading to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio, July 28-30.