Racing Roundup | 2016 Honda Indy 200 info
LEXINGTON - The 10th annual Honda Indy 200 takes place this weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as part of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series.
Here's all the information you need to know in case you go.
Schedule
• Practices: Friday, 10-11:15 a.m and 2:00-3:15 p.m., Saturday, 9:45-10:30 a.m.
• Qualifying: Saturday, 2:00-3:15 p.m.
• Race: Green Flag is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. on Sunday. The race consists of 90 laps (203.22 miles) and is expected to end between 4:45-5:30 p.m.
• TV: Practice, Friday, 2 p.m. (live) on NBCSN; Qualifying, Saturday, 2 p.m. (live) on NBCSN; Race, Sunday. 2 p.m. (live) on CNBC; Sunday, 5:30 p.m. on NBCSN (re-air).
• Radio: Sirius 212, XM 209, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com, IndyCar mobile app.
• An autograph session will be held in the IndyCar Fan Village on Saturday from 12-1 p.m.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased at http://www.midohio.com/ . General admission tickets start at 55 dollars and weekend passes start at 75 dollars. Children ages 12 and under get in free with a ticketed adult.
Series points standings
1. Simon Pagenaud, 432, 2. Will Power, 385, 3. Helio Castroneves, 358, 4. Scott Dixon, 349, 5. Josef Newgarden, 344, 6. Tony Kanaan, 339, 7. Alexander Rossi, 300, 8. James Hinchcliffe, 299, 9. Charlie Kimball, 294, 10. Carlos Munoz, 293, 11. Graham Rahal, 292, 12. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 282, 13. Juan Pablo Montoya, 279, 14. Sebastien Bourdais, 273, 15. Takuma Sato, 235, 16. Mikhail Aleshin, 227, 17. Marco Andretti, 220, 18. Conor Daly, 211, 19. Max Chilton, 173, 20. Jack Hawksworth, 153.
Records
• Previous winners: Scott Dixon, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014; Ryan Briscoe, 2008; Dario Franchitti, 2010; Charlie Kimball, 2013; Graham Rahal, 2015.
• Fastest qualifying: Scott Dixon, 1:04.5814, 125.869 mph, Aug. 1, 2015.
• Fastest race lap: Will Power, 1:06.3487, 122.516 mph. Aug. 2, 2015.
• Fastest race: Charlie Kimball (90 laps), 1:43:29.1371, 117.825 mph, Aug. 4, 2013; Scott Dixon (85 laps), 1:39:48.5083, 115.379 mph, Aug. 5, 2012.
Mid-Ohio loads schedule with fan activities
Running (almost) unopposed
It looks like if you're not at Mid-Ohio this weekend, you won't be seeing much local racing anywhere close by.
Track officials at Spitzer Motor Speedway announced via press release on Monday that it plans to announce a schedule restructure for the remainder of the 2016 season later this week, and that this Friday's event, originally booked to include mini stocks, outlaw mini stocks and mini trucks, has been postponed and will be made up at a later date. The tracks's next scheduled is event is the Bud St. Amant Memorial Classic on Aug. 5 and 6.
But if you're willing to make the drive, the other courses in the area will still have racing. Fremont Speedway will run on Saturday featuring 410 and 305 sprints, 602 late models and dirt trucks. In its sixth night of the Buckeye Late Model Dirtweek, Hilltop Speedway will host modifieds, mini stocks and late models on Thursday night.
NAPA Wyane County Speedway will have Kids Night on Saturday featuring 410 Sprints, Super Late Models, Super Stocks, Rush Late Models, Mini Stocks and Karts. Attica Raceway Park will be open on Friday to host 410 Sprints, ALMS Late Models and 305 Sprints.
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The Winner's Circle
• Hilltop Speedway held its latest race on Saturday and eight drivers came away with victories. The winners included Brooklyn Wilson (Mini Wedges, 9 and under), Nick Large (Mini Wedges, 10 and up), Michael Davis (Late Models), Kevin Morehouse (Modifieds), Mike Lonas (Street Stocks), Ray Leslie (Modlites), Matt Miller (Mini Stocks) and Tim Lillibridge (Trucks).
• The NAPA Wayne County Speedway held its 2nd annual STARS Buckeye Late Model speedweek show on Saturday and Jeff Babcock of Wayne, Ohio, came away with a win in the final moments of the race to take the checkered flag in the main event. DJ Foos (Sprints) and Mansfield's own Bob Daugherty (Super Stocks) also came away with feature wins.
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