Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Layout
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Layout
LocationTroy Township, Morrow County, at 7721 Steam Corners Road, Lexington, Ohio
Time zoneUTC-5 (UTC-4 DST)
Coordinates40°41′21.46″N 82°38′10.94″W / 40.6892944°N 82.6363722°W / 40.6892944; -82.6363722
CapacityBleachers: 12,000
Open seating: 75,000
FIA Grade2
OwnerGreen Savoree Racing Promotions (March 2011–present)
OperatorGreen Savoree Racing Promotions (March 2011–present)
Opened1962
Major eventsCurrent:
TCR World Tour (2024)
IndyCar Series
Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio (2007–present)
Trans-Am Series
(1967–1972, 1982–1983, 1985–1994, 1997–1999, 2001–2002, 2009, 2012–present)
ARCA Menards Series
Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (1965, 2021–2024)
MotoAmerica (1983–2014, 2024)
Former:
IMSA SportsCar Championship
Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio (1963–1968, 1972–1979, 1981–1993, 2001–2002, 2004–2012, 2018–2022)
NASCAR Xfinity Series
B&L Transport 170 (2013–2019, 2021)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio (2022–2023)
Pirelli World Challenge
(1994, 1997–1999, 2002–2017)
SCCA Runoffs (1994–2005, 2016)
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series (2000–2001, 2003–2013)
CART
Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
(1980, 1983–2003)
Websitehttp://www.midohio.com/
Second Road Course (1990–present)
Length2.258 miles (3.634 km)
Turns13
Race lap record1:05.2600 (Australia Will Power, Dallara DW12, 2016, IndyCar)
Original Road Course (1963–present)
Length2.400 miles (3.862 km)
Turns15
Race lap record1:19.984 (Colombia Roberto Guerrero, March 87C, 1987, CART)

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.

There is grandstand seating for 12,000 spectators and three observation mounds alongside the track raise the capacity to over 75,000. Mid-Ohio is classified as an FIA Grade Two circuit.[1]

  1. ^ "List of FIA licensed circuits" (Press release). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. December 14, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2019.