Road America 500
 | |
| IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Road America |
| Corporate sponsor | Continental Tire |
| First race | 1950 |
| First USCC race | 2002 |
| Duration | 2 hours, 40 minutes |
| Previous names |
Elkhart Lake Road Race Road America 500 Grand Prix of Road America |
| Most wins (driver) |
Augie Pabst (3) Chuck Parsons (3) Geoff Brabham (3) |
| Most wins (team) | Briggs Cunningham Racing Team (4) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Porsche (10) |
The Continental Tire Road Race Showcase (formerly the Road America 500) is a sports car race held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The event began in 1950, and in 1951 was added to the SCCA National Sports Car Championship. Following a spectator death at the 1952 Watkins Glen Grand Prix, racing on open roads was discouraged, and the race went into hiatus until 1955, when a permanent circuit was opened. In 1963, the race shifted to the new United States Road Racing Championship, until the USRRC's demise in 1968. After an 11-year hiatus, the IMSA GT Championship revived the event in 1979. In 1988, IMSA shortened the race to 500 kilometres (310 mi), and again in 1991 to 300 kilometres (190 mi). The race was shortened to 2 hours in 1992. After a return to a 500-km distance, the race was cancelled in 1994. It was revived once again in 2000, by the Grand American Road Racing Championship, to a 500-mile distance. The race was an American Le Mans Series event from 2002 until 2013, run at varying race distances of either 2 hours and 45 minutes or 4 hours. In 2014 the race joined the schedule of the United SportsCar Championship after the merger of the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series.
Porsche has won the event nine times, most recently in 2007. Augie Pabst, Chuck Parsons, and Geoff Brabham have each won three times as drivers.
Winners
Elkhart Lake road circuit
| Date | Overall Winner(s) | Entrant | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship | |||||||
| 1950 |  Jim Kimberly | Jim Kimberly | Ferrari 166 MM | 100 miles (160 km) | Elkhart Lake Road Race | report | |
| SCCA National Sports Car Championship | |||||||
| 1951 | John Fitch | Briggs Cunningham | Cunningham C2-R | 200 miles (320 km) | Elkhart Lake Road Race | report | |
| 1952 | John Fitch | Briggs Cunningham | Cunningham C4-R-Chrysler | 200 miles (320 km) | Elkhart Lake Cup | report | |
Road America
| Date | Overall Winner(s) | Entrant | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCCA National Sports Car Championship | |||||||
| 1955 | Phil Hill | George E. Tilp | Ferrari 750 Monza | 150 miles (240 km) | Elkhart Lake's Road America Road Race | report | |
| 1956 | John Kilborn Howard Hively | John Kilborn | Ferrari 375 MM | 6 hours | Road America 6 Hours | report | |
| 1957 | Phil Hill | Gene Greenspun | Ferrari 315 Sport | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1958 |  Gaston Andrey Lance Reventlow | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 335 Sport | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1959 | Ed Crawford Walt Hansgen | Briggs Cunningham | Lister - Jaguar | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1960 | Dave Causey Luke Stear | Dave Causey | Maserati Tipo 61 | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1961 | Walt Hansgen Augie Pabst | Briggs Cunningham | Maserati Tipo 63 | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1962 | Jim Hall Hap Sharp | Jim Hall | Chaparral 1-Chevrolet | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| United States Road Racing Championship | |||||||
| 1963 | Augie Pabst Bill Wuesthoff | Porsche Car Import/Oliver Schmidt | Elva Mk.7-Porsche | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1964 | Walt Hansgen Augie Pabst | John Mecom, Jr. | Ferrari 250 LM | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1965 | Jim Hall Hap Sharp Ronnie Hissom | Jim Hall | Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1966 | Chuck Parsons | Randy Hilton | McLaren Elva Mk.II-Chevrolet | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1967 | Chuck Parsons Skip Scott | Carl Haas | McLaren Elva Mk.III-Chevrolet | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1968 | Chuck Parsons Skip Scott | Carl Haas | Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet | 500 miles (800 km) | Road America 500 | report | |
| 1969-1978: Not held | |||||||
| IMSA GT Championship | |||||||
| 1979 |  David Hobbs Derek Bell | McLaren North America | BMW 320i Turbo | 500 miles (800 km) | Pabst 500 | report | |
| 1980 | John Paul, Jr. John Paul, Sr. | JLP Racing | Porsche 935 JLP-2 | 500 miles (800 km) | Pabst 500 | report | |
| 1981 |  Rolf Stommelen Harald Grohs | Andial Meister Racing | Porsche 935 K3 | 500 miles (800 km) | Pabst 500 | report | |
| 1982 | John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs | John Fitzpatrick Racing | Porsche 935 K4 | 500 miles (800 km) | Pabst 500 | report | |
| 1983 | Klaus Ludwig Tim Coconis | Zakspeed | Ford Mustang GTP | 500 miles (800 km) | Pabst 500 | report | |
| 1984 | Al Holbert Derek Bell | Holbert Racing | Porsche 962 | 500 miles (800 km) | Budweiser 500 | report | |
| 1985 | Drake Olson Bobby Rahal | Dyson Racing | Porsche 962 | 500 miles (800 km) | Löwenbräu Classic | report | |
| 1986 | Al Holbert Al Unser, Jr. | Holbert Racing | Porsche 962 | 500 miles (800 km) | Löwenbräu Classic | report | |
| 1987 | Price Cobb Johnny Dumfries | Dyson Racing | Porsche 962 | 500 miles (800 km) | Löwenbräu Classic | report | |
| 1988 |  Geoff Brabham John Morton | Electramotive Engineering | Nissan GTP ZX-T | 500 km (310 mi) | Miller High Life 500 | report | |
| 1989 | Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson | Electramotive Engineering | Nissan GTP ZX-T | 500 km (310 mi) | Miller High Life 500 | report | |
| 1990 | Geoff Brabham | Nissan Performance | Nissan NPT-90 | 250 km (160 mi)A | Chicago Tribune presents the Nissan Grand Prix of Road America | report | |
| 1991 | Davy Jones | Bud Light/Jaguar Racing | Jaguar XJR-16 | 300 km (190 mi)B | Nissan Grand Prix of Road America | report | |
| 1992 |  Juan-Manuel Fangio II | All American Racers | Eagle Mk III Toyota | 2 hours | Nissan Grand Prix of Road America | report | |
| 1993 | John Winter Manuel Reuter | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | 500 km (310 mi) | Piggly Wiggly Grand Prix 500 Kilometers | report | |
| 1994-1999 Not held | |||||||
| Grand American Road Racing Championship | |||||||
| 2000 | .svg.png){kind=small} Didier Theys Freddy Lienhard Mauro Baldi | Doran Lista Racing | Ferrari 333 SP-Judd | 500 miles (800 km) | Sargento Road America 500 | report | |
| 2001 | Didier Theys Freddy Lienhard Mauro Baldi | Lista Doran Racing | Ferrari 333 SP-Judd | 500 miles (800 km) | Sargento Road America 500 | report | |
| American Le Mans Series | |||||||
| 2002 |  Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello | Audi Sport North America | Audi R8 | 4 hours, 15 minutes | Road America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribune | report | |
| 2003 | Johnny Herbert JJ Lehto | ADT Champion Racing | Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Road America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribune | report | |
| 2004 | JJ Lehto Marco Werner | ADT Champion Racing | Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Road America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribune | report | |
| 2005 | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | ADT Champion Racing | Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Generac 500 | report | |
| 2006 | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Audi Sport North America | Audi R10 TDI | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Generac 500 | report | |
| 2007 |  Romain Dumas Timo Bernhard | Penske Racing | Porsche RS Spyder | 4 hours | Generac 500 | report | |
| 2008 | Lucas Luhr Marco Werner | Audi Sport North America | Audi R10 TDI | 4 hours | Generac 500 | report | |
| 2009 | Scott Sharp David Brabham | Patrón Highcroft Racing | Acura ARX-02a | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase | report | |
| 2010 | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker | Drayson Racing | Lola B09/60 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | American Le Mans Series powered by eStar | report | |
| 2011 | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr | Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing | Lola-Aston Martin B08/62 | 4 hours | Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase | report | |
| 2012 | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Dyson Racing | Lola B12/60 Mazda MZR-R | 4 hours | Road America Road Race Showcase | report [1] | |
| 2013 | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | HPD ARX-03c Honda | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Orion Energy Systems 245 | report [2] | |
| United SportsCar Championship | |||||||
| 2014 |  João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Action Express Racing | Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Continental Tire Road Race Showcase | report [3] | |
- ^A Scheduled for two 250-kilometer heats, the first heat was cancelled due to heavy rain.[4][5]
- ^B A 300-kilometer GTP/Lights race and 200-kilometer GTO/GTU/AAC race were held, totaling 500 kilometers.
References
- ↑ "ALMS 2012 Road Race Showcase Official Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "2013 Orion Energy Systems 245 at Road America Official Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase Official Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ Road America 500 Kilometers 1990, Racing Sports Cars, retrieved 2009-11-14
- ↑ History for Fond du Lac, WI, Weather Underground, retrieved 2009-11-14
External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA Nationals archive
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: USRRC archive
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: IMSA archive
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: Grand-Am archive
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: ALMS archive
- Racing Sports Cars: Road America archive
- Ultimate Racing History: Road America archive
- Audi Allroad
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