Travel Tips: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Aug. 11-12, 2017
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The Xfinity Series visits Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in
Lexington, OH, this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 11-12, for the Mid-Ohio
Challenge. The Trans-Am Series and Formula 4 Series are also on the schedule
for the weekend.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a
permanent road course with two configurations - a 2.4-mile, 15-turn track and a
2.25-mile, 13-turn track. The historic track hosts a variety of events each
year, including motorcycle racing, vintage sports car racing and the Verizon
IndyCar Series. It is also home to the Mid-Ohio School, which offers
licensed drivers and motorcycle riders programs in defensive driving and high
performance driving, as well as performance track riding programs. Two of the
program’s instructors will be in action during the weekend: Greg Vandersluis in
the Xfinity Series and Aaron Quine in the Trans Am Series.
Key on-track event times:
Friday, August 11 –
- Formula 4 qualifying – 8 a.m. ET
- Trans Am (2) practice – 10:35 a.m. ET
- Trans Am practice – 11:05 a.m. ET
- Formula 4 Race No. 1 – 1:05 p.m. ET
- Xfinity Series practice – 2 and 4 p.m. ET
- Trans-Am qualifying – 3 p.m. ET
- Formula 4 Race No. 2 – 5:10 p.m. ET
- Trans-Am (2) Race – 9:30 a.m. ET
- Formula 4 Race No. 3 – 11 a.m. ET
- Xfinity Series qualifying – noon ET
- Trans Am Race – 1 p.m. ET
- Xfinity Series Mid-Ohio Challenge – 3:30 p.m. ET
Find out more about the track and purchase tickets for the Mid-Ohio
200 at www.midohio.com.
Travel Tips: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Aug. 11-12, 2017
Reviewed by Paula
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Tuesday, August 08, 2017
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