Round 9: Rev Group Grand Prix at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. June 18-20.
Round 9: Rev Group Grand Prix at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. June 18-20.
With all the talk of driver substitutions for this year's race and the race weekend starting tomorrow, it's time to get the race thread started.
Last year, because of races being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some venues held double-headers in order to bring the 2020 calendar up to a 17 race schedule. The REV Group Grand Prix presented by AMR Doubleheader was such an event, with races held on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 of July. This year's Rev Group Grand Prix reverts back to a single race event.
In 2016, after an eight year hiatus, the Kohler Grand Prix was the first major AOWR event to be held at Road America since the Champ Car Generac Grand Prix of Road America on August 12, 2007, which was won by Sébastien Bourdais, driving for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing, in a Panoz DP-01-Cosworth XFE. Up until then and with the exception of 2005, when the race was dropped due to sponsorship issues, it was a perennial event on the CART/Champ Car calendar from 1982-2007. Héctor Rebaque won the inaugural Road America 200 on September 11, 1982, for Forsythe Racing in a March 82C-Ford Cosworth DFX. With the unification of Champ Car and the IRL in 2008, the race was dropped from the calendar.
The very first race to be held at Elkhart Lake was in 1950. It was organized by the Chicago Region and Milwaukee Region of The Sports Car Club of America. It was the first of three races from 1950-1952, which were held on courses layed out on public roads. However, after a fatal accident at Watkins Glen in 1952, it was decided to discontinue motor racing on all public roads and the event was moved to a private, purpose built road course.
The track's history began, when highway engineer Clif Tufte, got together with the Chicago Region of the Sports Car Club of America, as well as local citizens, to develop and build a permanent racecourse. In October 1954, Road America, Inc. was formed with members of the Chicago Region SCCA largely financing the project, which had an estimated cost of $175,000, through the sale of shares. In April 1955 a bulldozer broke ground and on September 10, 1955, Road America held its first SCCA national race weekend. Since then, the track has hosted many major American motorsport's series, including the American Le Mans Series, CART, NASCAR and the United States Road Racing Championship.
The track itself has undergone a number of upgrades, including the installation of gravel traps and the enlargement of run-off areas, particularly at Turn 1 and the removal of the bridge at Turn 13, at the end of 2006 season. Despite this, the actual layout has hardly changed, apart from a chicane that was installed for AMA motorcycle competitors at The Kink.
Original track layout:
Current track layout:
Length: 4.048 miles (6.515 km)
Turns: 14
Lap record:
Dario Franchitti, August 19, 2000. 1:39.866, 145.924 mph (234.84 km/h).
Team Kool Green, Reynard 2KI-Honda HRK.
CART FedEx Championship Series.
Some trivia:
The driver with the most wins: 3.
Mario Andretti: 1983, 1984, 1987.
Emerson Fittipaldi, 1986, 1988, 1982.
Michael Andretti: 1991, 1992, 1996.
The team with the most wins: 10.
Newman/Haas Racing: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007.
Last year's Race: 1
Pole:
Joseph Newgarden, 1:45.519, 136.946 mph (220.393 km/h).
Tean Penske,
Dallara IR18-Chevrolet IndyCar V6.
Winner:
Scott Dixon
Chip Ganassi Racing.
Dallara IR18-Honda HI19R Indy-V-6.
Laps 55
Distance 222.64 Miles (358.30 km)
Race Time 1:54:09
Speed 116.027 mph (186.727 km/h)
Fastest lap: Marco Andrett, Andretti Herta Autosport w/Marco Andretti and Curb-Agajanian. Lap 34, 107.5918 sec, 134.308 mph (216.147 km/h)
Cautions 3. 7 Laps. 38-40. 42-43, 45-46.
Summary:
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Last year Race: 2
Pole:
Patricio O'Ward, 1:44.897, 137.758 mph (221.700 km/h).
Arrow McLaren SP
Dallara IR18-Chevrolet IndyCar V6..
Winner: Felix Rosenqvist
Chip Ganassi Racing.
Dallara IR18-Honda HI19R Indy-V-6.
Laps 55
Distance 222.64 Miles (358.30 km)
Race Time 1:51:22
Speed 118.942 mph (191.418 km/h)
Fastest lap: Felix Rosenqvist, Chip Ganassi Racing, Lap 13. 107.1804 sec, 134.823 mph (216.976 km/h)
Cautions 2, Laps 4. 1-3, 6.
Summary:
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TV Broadcast
NBCSN
June 20, 12:00pm ET, 4:00pm UTC, 5:00pm BST
Sky Sports F1, 5:30pm BST
With all the talk of driver substitutions for this year's race and the race weekend starting tomorrow, it's time to get the race thread started.
Last year, because of races being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some venues held double-headers in order to bring the 2020 calendar up to a 17 race schedule. The REV Group Grand Prix presented by AMR Doubleheader was such an event, with races held on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 of July. This year's Rev Group Grand Prix reverts back to a single race event.
In 2016, after an eight year hiatus, the Kohler Grand Prix was the first major AOWR event to be held at Road America since the Champ Car Generac Grand Prix of Road America on August 12, 2007, which was won by Sébastien Bourdais, driving for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing, in a Panoz DP-01-Cosworth XFE. Up until then and with the exception of 2005, when the race was dropped due to sponsorship issues, it was a perennial event on the CART/Champ Car calendar from 1982-2007. Héctor Rebaque won the inaugural Road America 200 on September 11, 1982, for Forsythe Racing in a March 82C-Ford Cosworth DFX. With the unification of Champ Car and the IRL in 2008, the race was dropped from the calendar.
The very first race to be held at Elkhart Lake was in 1950. It was organized by the Chicago Region and Milwaukee Region of The Sports Car Club of America. It was the first of three races from 1950-1952, which were held on courses layed out on public roads. However, after a fatal accident at Watkins Glen in 1952, it was decided to discontinue motor racing on all public roads and the event was moved to a private, purpose built road course.
The track's history began, when highway engineer Clif Tufte, got together with the Chicago Region of the Sports Car Club of America, as well as local citizens, to develop and build a permanent racecourse. In October 1954, Road America, Inc. was formed with members of the Chicago Region SCCA largely financing the project, which had an estimated cost of $175,000, through the sale of shares. In April 1955 a bulldozer broke ground and on September 10, 1955, Road America held its first SCCA national race weekend. Since then, the track has hosted many major American motorsport's series, including the American Le Mans Series, CART, NASCAR and the United States Road Racing Championship.
The track itself has undergone a number of upgrades, including the installation of gravel traps and the enlargement of run-off areas, particularly at Turn 1 and the removal of the bridge at Turn 13, at the end of 2006 season. Despite this, the actual layout has hardly changed, apart from a chicane that was installed for AMA motorcycle competitors at The Kink.
Original track layout:
Current track layout:
Length: 4.048 miles (6.515 km)
Turns: 14
Lap record:
Dario Franchitti, August 19, 2000. 1:39.866, 145.924 mph (234.84 km/h).
Team Kool Green, Reynard 2KI-Honda HRK.
CART FedEx Championship Series.
Some trivia:
The driver with the most wins: 3.
Mario Andretti: 1983, 1984, 1987.
Emerson Fittipaldi, 1986, 1988, 1982.
Michael Andretti: 1991, 1992, 1996.
The team with the most wins: 10.
Newman/Haas Racing: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007.
Last year's Race: 1
Pole:
Joseph Newgarden, 1:45.519, 136.946 mph (220.393 km/h).
Tean Penske,
Dallara IR18-Chevrolet IndyCar V6.
Winner:
Scott Dixon
Chip Ganassi Racing.
Dallara IR18-Honda HI19R Indy-V-6.
Laps 55
Distance 222.64 Miles (358.30 km)
Race Time 1:54:09
Speed 116.027 mph (186.727 km/h)
Fastest lap: Marco Andrett, Andretti Herta Autosport w/Marco Andretti and Curb-Agajanian. Lap 34, 107.5918 sec, 134.308 mph (216.147 km/h)
Cautions 3. 7 Laps. 38-40. 42-43, 45-46.
Summary:
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Last year Race: 2
Pole:
Patricio O'Ward, 1:44.897, 137.758 mph (221.700 km/h).
Arrow McLaren SP
Dallara IR18-Chevrolet IndyCar V6..
Winner: Felix Rosenqvist
Chip Ganassi Racing.
Dallara IR18-Honda HI19R Indy-V-6.
Laps 55
Distance 222.64 Miles (358.30 km)
Race Time 1:51:22
Speed 118.942 mph (191.418 km/h)
Fastest lap: Felix Rosenqvist, Chip Ganassi Racing, Lap 13. 107.1804 sec, 134.823 mph (216.976 km/h)
Cautions 2, Laps 4. 1-3, 6.
Summary:
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TV Broadcast
NBCSN
June 20, 12:00pm ET, 4:00pm UTC, 5:00pm BST
Sky Sports F1, 5:30pm BST