Mid-Ohio History

A comprehensive motorsports facility in Lexington, Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course sits on 380 acres and features a permanent road-racing circuit with two primary race track configurations: 2.4-mile, 15-turn or 2.258-mile, 13-turn layout. The natural terrain road course opened in 1962 and is commonly referred to as the “Most Competitive in the U.S.” The track annually hosts a diversity of locally, regionally and nationally-sanctioned race events for amateur, club and professional drivers and riders.

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has been owned and operated by Green Savoree Mid-Ohio, LLC since 2011, just the raceway’s third private ownership group in its history.

Past Winners of Mid-Ohio

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CART/Champ Car

YEAR  

DATE   

DRIVER   

TEAM   

LAPS  

1980

July 13

Johnny Rutherford

Chaparral Cars

65

1983

Sept. 11

Teo Fabi

Forsythe Racing

84

1984

Sept. 3

Mario Andretti

Newman/Haas Racing  

84

1985

Sept. 1

Bobby Rahal

TrueSports

84

1986

Aug. 31

Bobby Rahal (2)

TrueSports

84

1987

Sept. 6

Roberto Guerrero

Andy Grantelli

84

1988

Sept. 4

Emerson Fittipaldi

Patrick Racing

84

1989

Sept. 3

Teo Fabi (2)

Porsche

84

1990

Sept. 16

Michael Andretti

Newman/Haas Racing

89

1991

Sept. 15

Michael Andretti (2)

Newman/Haas Racing

89

1992

Sept. 13

Emerson Fittipaldi (2)

Penske Racing

89

1993

Sept. 12

Emerson Fittipaldi (3) 

Penske Racing

89

1994

Aug. 14

Al Unser Jr.

Penske Racing

83

1995

Aug. 13

Al Unser Jr. (2)

Penske Racing

83

1996

Aug. 11

Alex Zanardi

Chip Ganassi Racing

83

1997

Aug. 10

Alex Zanardi (2)

Chip Ganassi Racing

83

1998

Aug. 9

Adrian Fernandez

Patrick Racing

83

1999

Aug. 15

Juan Montoya

Chip Ganassi Racing

83

2000

Aug. 13

Helio Castroneves

Penske Racing

83

2001

Aug. 12

Helio Castroneves (2)

Penske Racing

83

2002

Aug. 11

Patrick Carpentier

Forsythe Racing

92

2003

Aug. 10

Paul Tracy

Forsythe Racing

92

IRL/INDYCAR SERIES
Acura Sports Car Challenge Logo
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge
 
YEAR
GS WINNING DRIVERS
TCR WINNING DRIVERS
ST WINNING DRIVERS
2018
KohR Motorsports
Kyle Marcelli
Nate Stacy
Compass Racing
Rodrigo Sales
Kuno Wittmer
MINI JCW Team
Mike LaMarra
Mat Pombo
2019
Park Place Motorsports
Alan Brynjolfsson
Trent Hindman
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Michael Lewis
Mark Wilkins
-
2020
(Race 1)
KohR Motorsports
Kyle Marcelli
Nate Stacy
FastMD by Syndicate Racing
Max Faulkner
James Vance
-
2020
(Race 2)
KohR Motorsports
Kyle Marcelli
Nate Stacy
Road Shagger Racing
Gavin Ernstone
Jonathan Morley
-
2021
AWA
Chris Green
Kuno Wittmer
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Parker Chase
Ryan Norman
-
2022
Murillo Racing
Eric Foss
Kenton Koch
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Parker Chase
Harry Gottsacker
-
2024
Archangel Motorsports
Todd Coleman
Aaron Telitz
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Preston Brown
Denis Dupont
-
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Acura Sports Car Challenge Logo
AMA Pro American Superbikes Championships
 

YEAR  

DATE

RIDER

TEAM/BIKE

1983

 

Steve Wise

Honda

1984

 

Fred Merkel

Honda

1985

 

John Bettencourt

Honda

1986

 

Fred Merkel

Honda

1987

 

Kevin Schwantz

Suzuki

1988

 

Bubba Shobert

Honda

1989

 

Doug Chandler

Kawasaki

1990

 

Doug Chandler

Kawasaki

1991

 

Thomas Stevens

Yamaha

1992

 

Doug Polen

Ducati

1993

 

Dale Quarterly

Kawasaki

1994

 

Colin Edwards

Yamaha

1995

 

Miguel Duhamel

Honda

1996

 

Pascal Picotte

Suzuki

1997

 

Miguel Duhamel

Honda

1998

 

Aaron Yates

Suzuki

1999

 

Doug Chandler

Kawasaki

2000

Race 1  

Aaron Yates

Suzuki

Race 2

Aaron Yates

Suzuki

2001

Race 1

Mat Mladin

Suzuki

Race 2

Nicky Hayden

Honda

2002

Race 1

Eric Bostrom

Kawasaki

Race 2

Nicky Hayden

Honda

2003

Race 1

Mat Mladin

Suzuki

Race 2

Mat Mladin

Suzuki

2004

July 24

Mat Mladin

Suzuki

July 25

Jake Zemke

Honda

2005

Aug. 5

Mat Mladin

Suzuki

Aug. 6

Eric Bostrom

Ducati

2006

Aug. 5

Ben Spies

Suzuki

Aug. 6

Ben Spies

Suzuki

2007

Aug. 4

Mat Mladin

Suzuki

Aug. 5

Mat Mladin

Suzuki

2008

Aug. 2

Mat Mladin

Suzuki

Aug. 3

Mat Mladin

Suzuki

2009

July 18

Josh Hayes

Yamaha

July 19

Josh Hayes

Yamaha

2010

July 17

Josh Hayes

Yamaha

July 18

Tommy Hayden

Suzuki

2011

July 9

Blake Young

Suzuki

July 10

Tommy Hayden

Suzuki

2012

July 14

Josh Hayes

Monster Energy Graves Yamaha

July 15

Josh Hayes

Monster Energy Graves Yamaha

2013

July 13

Josh Hayes

Monster Energy Graves Yamaha

July 14

Josh Herrin

Monster Energy Graves Yamaha

2014 

Race 1

Cameron Beaubier  

Monster Energy Graves Yamaha  

Race 2

Josh Hayes

Monster Energy Graves Yamaha

MotoAmerica
Acura Sports Car Challenge Logo
ARCA Menards Series
 

YEAR 

DATE

DRIVER

TEAM

LAPS

1965

July 25 

Jack Bowsher 

Bowsher Motorsports

105

2021

June 4

Ty Gibbs

Joe Gibbs Racing

42

2022

July 8

Taylor Gray

David Gilliland Racing

42

2023

July 7

Tyler Ankrum

Hattori Racing Enterprises 

42

2024

June 21

William Sawalich 

Joe Gibbs Racing

42

Acura Sports Car Challenge Logo
Trans Am Series
 
YEAR  
OVER 2.0 WINNING DRIVER
OVER 2.0 WINNING CAR
UNDER 2.0 WINNING DRIVER
UNDER 2.0 WINNING CAR
 
1967
Jerry Titus
Ford Mustang
Horst Kwech
Alfa Romeo GTA
 
1968
Mark Donohue
Chevrolet Camaro
Bert Everett
Porsche 911
 
1969
Ronnie Bucknum
Chevrolet Camaro
Peter Gregg
Porsche 911
 
1970
Parnelli Jones 
Ford Mustang
Bert Everett
Alfa Romeo GTA
 
 
OVER 2.5 WINNING DRIVER
OVER 2.5 WINNING CAR
UNDER 2.5 WINNING DRIVER
UNDER 2.5 WINNING CAR
 
1971
George Follmer
Ford Mustang
John Morton
Datsun 510
 
1972
Milt Minter
Pontiac Firebird
Peter Gregg
Datsun 510
 
 
TA WINNER
WINNING VEHICLE
 
 
 
1982
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Pontiac Trans Am
 
 
 
1983
Willy T. Ribbs
Chevrolet Camaro
 
 
 
1985
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Mercury Capri
 
 
 
1986
Greg Pickett
Chevrolet Camaro
 
 
 
1987
Scott Pruett
Merkur XR4Ti
 
 
 
1988
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Audi 200
 
 
 
1989
Dorsey Schroeder
Ford Mustang
 
 
 
1990
Darin Brassfield
Oldsmobile Cutlass
 
 
 
1991
Darin Brassfield
Oldsmobile Cutlass
 
 
 
1992
Greg Pickett
Chevrolet Camaro
 
 
 
1993
Jack Baldwin
Chevrolet Camaro
 
 
 
1994
Tommy Kendall
Ford Mustang
 
 
 
1997
Tommy Kendall
Ford Mustang
 
 
 
1998
Paul Gentilozzi
Chevrolet Corvette
 
 
 
1999
Paul Gentilozzi
Ford Mustang
 
 
 
2001
Paul Gentilozzi
Jaguar XKR
 
 
 
2002
Butch Leitzinger
Chevrolet Corvette
 
 
 
2009
Jorge Diaz, Jr.
Jaguar XKR
 
 
 
 
TA WINNER
TA2 WINNER
GGT WINNER
 
 
2012
Simon Gregg
Bob Stretch
Jan Heylen
 
 
 
TA WINNER
TA2 WINNER
TA3 WINNER
 
 
2013
Cliff Ebben
Cameron Lawrence
Chuck Cassaro
 
 
 
TA WINNER
TA2 WINNER
TA3-I WINNER
TA3-A WINNER
 
2014
Doug Peterson
Adam Andretti
Lee Saunders
Ernie Francis Jr. 
 
2015
Paul Fix
Gar Robinson
Michael Camus
Ernie Francis Jr.
 
 
TA WINNER
TA2 WINNER
TA3 WINNER
TA4 WINNER
 
2016
Simon Gregg
Lawrence Loshak
Randy Mueller
Ernie Francis Jr.
 
2017
Ernie Francis Jr. 
Tony Buffomante
Tim Kezman
JR Pesek
 
2018
Ernie Francis Jr.
Rafa Matos
Mark Boden
Warren Dexter
 
 
TA WINNER
TA2 WINNER
XGT WINNER
SGT WINNER
GT WINNER  
2019
Ernie Francis Jr. 
Marc Miller
-
Mark Boden
Larry Funk
2020
Ernie Francis Jr.
Thomas Merrill
Erich Joiner
Mark Brummond
Tim Horrell
2021
Chris Dyson
Rafa Matos
Erich Joiner
Justin Oakes
-
2022
Matthew Brabham
Thomas Merrill
-
Milton Grant
Seth Lucas
2023
Chris Dyson
Rafa Motos
Will Rodgers
Lee Saunders
Chris Coffey
2024
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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series
 
YEAR 
DATE 
DRIVER
TEAM
LAPS
2022
July 9
Parker Kligerman 
Henderson Motorsports 
67
2023
July 8
Corey Heim
Tricon Garage
67
NASCAR Xfinity Series