Chip Ganassi Racing has won nearly half of the INDYCAR races held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course since 1996, which bodes well for Scott Dixon in his bid to win a record-tying seventh NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship this season. But that also bodes well for the driver he and the rest of the field are chasing for the series title.
Ohio’s Largest Annual Motorsports Event Features the NTT INDYCAR SERIES for the 38th time
LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 1, 2021) – A fireworks display, a movie screening, camping activities and 10 races in total will make for a spectacular weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course beginning tomorrow for The Honda Indy 200 Presented by the HPD Ridgeline, July 2-4. Ohio is fully open this Fourth of July weekend, so it’s time for a celebration in the Buckeye State. Tickets at advance pricing are available now at midohio.com.
Rafa Matos and Mike Skeen battle for points in championship chase
LEXINGTON, OHIO (24 June 2021)- Tying a five-year record-high number of event entries, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli returns to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Vintage Grand Prix June 25-27. More than 50 fire breathing Trans Am cars are expected for the event with 29 TA2® drivers set to take the green on Saturday, the most entries for the class at Mid-Ohio since 2016.
As the field gains competitors, the TA2® class competition gets tougher, making every round just as important as the last. The championship standings entering Mid-Ohio are even tighter with a mere one point separating first-place Rafa Matos (112) from defending class champion Mike Skeen (111), with third-place Thomas Merrill still within striking distance just five points behind Matos (107).
Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Begins Tomorrow (June 25), then a Fourth of July Celebration Follows with Fireworks and a Movie during The Honda Indy 200 Presented by the HPD Ridgeline
LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 24, 2021) – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is going to be a busy and fun place to be over the next two weekends as Ohio is fully open again. Back-to-back race events start with the Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio this weekend (June 25-27), then Ohio’s largest annual motorsports event, The Honda Indy 200 Presented by the HPD Ridgeline, follows on July 2-4. Tickets for both events are available now at midohio.com.
The longest continuously-running spectator event at the track, The Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio, will feature 24 races taking the green flag at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course in Lexington, Ohio. Sports Car Vintage Racing Association’s (SVRA) SpeedTour offers diverse, non-stop racing action for fans when it brings four very different types of racing series to town.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has some exciting news to share. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES Paddock will be open to fans during The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the HPD Ridgeline, July 2-4, 2021! Paddock Passes and Pit Passes, as well as general admission tickets, are available for purchase now at midohio.com/tickets. Hospitality guests and Season Race Passholders will receive paddock access at no extra cost.
LEXINGTON, Ohio — One of Ty Gibbs’ streaks in the ARCA Menards Series ended Friday, when he failed to earn his sixth consecutive General Tire Pole Award and qualified second for the Dawn 150 at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course.
But the 18-year-old driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota extended the more important streak and won his fourth ARCA Menards Series race in a row, again in dominating fashion.
ARCA Menards Series set to race for the 1500th time in the Dawn 150 this evening
LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 4, 2021) - Stock car racing returns for a doubleheader feature at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course later today for the B&L Transport 170 race weekend. The ARCA Menards Series races at 6 p.m. ET tonight (June 4) in the Dawn 150, then the NASCAR Xfinity Series takes the green flag for the B&L Transport 170 just past 1 p.m. ET on Saturday (June 5).
The fact that Friday’s Dawn 150 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is the 1,500th race in ARCA Menards Series history is a testament to the series’ deep, rich history dating back to the early 1950s.
Yet the 42-lap event will mark just the second time the series has visited the 2.258-mile road course in Lexington, Ohio.