Road Race Showcase at Road America

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Continental Tire Road Race Showcase
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
VenueRoad America
Corporate sponsorIMSAFastlane.com
First race1950
First USCC race2014
Duration2 hours 40 minutes
Previous namesElkhart 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 at Road America (formerly the Road America 500) is a

WeatherTech 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 United States Jim Kimberly United States Jim Kimberly
Ferrari 166 MM
100 miles (160 km) Elkhart Lake Road Race report
SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1951 United States John Fitch United States Briggs Cunningham Cunningham C-2R 200 miles (320 km) Elkhart Lake Road Race report
1952 United States John Fitch United States Briggs Cunningham Cunningham C-4R-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 United States Phil Hill United States George E. Tilp
Ferrari 750 Monza
150 miles (240 km) Elkhart Lake's Road America Road Race report
1956 United States John Kilborn
United States Howard Hively
United States John Kilborn Ferrari 375 MM 6 hours Road America 6 Hours report
1957 United States Phil Hill United States Gene Greenspun Ferrari 315 S 500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1958 Switzerland Gaston Andrey
United States Lance Reventlow
United States North American Racing Team Ferrari 335 S 500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1959 United States Ed Crawford
United States Walt Hansgen
United States Briggs Cunningham
Lister - Jaguar
500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1960 United States Dave Causey
United States Luke Stear
United States Dave Causey Maserati Tipo 61 500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1961 United States Walt Hansgen
United States Augie Pabst
United States Briggs Cunningham
Maserati Tipo 63
500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1962 United States Jim Hall
United States Hap Sharp
United States Jim Hall Chaparral 1-Chevrolet 500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
United States Road Racing Championship
1963 United States Augie Pabst
United States Bill Wuesthoff
United States Porsche Car Import/Oliver Schmidt Elva Mk.7-Porsche 500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1964 United States Walt Hansgen
United States Augie Pabst
John Mecom Jr.
Ferrari 250 LM
500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1965 United States Jim Hall
United States Hap Sharp
United States Ronnie Hissom
United States Jim Hall Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet 500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1966 United States Chuck Parsons United States Randy Hilton McLaren Elva Mk.II-Chevrolet 500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1967 United States Chuck Parsons
United States Skip Scott
United States Carl Haas McLaren Elva Mk.III-Chevrolet 500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1968 United States Chuck Parsons
United States Skip Scott
United States Carl Haas Lola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet 500 miles (800 km) Road America 500 report
1969-1978: Not held
IMSA GT Championship
1979 United Kingdom David Hobbs
United Kingdom Derek Bell
United States McLaren North America BMW 320i Turbo 500 miles (800 km) Pabst 500 report
1980
John Paul, Sr.
United States JLP Racing Porsche 935 JLP-2 500 miles (800 km) Pabst 500 report
1981 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Germany Harald Grohs
Germany Andial Meister Racing Porsche 935 K3 500 miles (800 km) Pabst 500 report
1982 United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
United Kingdom David Hobbs
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 935 K4 500 miles (800 km) Pabst 500 report
1983 Germany Klaus Ludwig
United States Tim Coconis
Germany Zakspeed Ford Mustang GTP 500 miles (800 km) Pabst 500 report
1984 United States Al Holbert
United Kingdom Derek Bell
Holbert Racing
Porsche 962 500 miles (800 km)
Budweiser
500
report
1985 United States Drake Olson
United States Bobby Rahal
United States Dyson Racing Porsche 962 500 miles (800 km)
Löwenbräu
Classic
report
1986 United States Al Holbert
United States Al Unser Jr.
Holbert Racing
Porsche 962 500 miles (800 km)
Löwenbräu
Classic
report
1987
Johnny Dumfries
United States Dyson Racing Porsche 962 500 miles (800 km)
Löwenbräu
Classic
report
1988
John Morton
United States Electramotive Engineering
Nissan GTP ZX-T
500 km (310 mi)
Miller High Life
500
report
1989 Australia Geoff Brabham
United States Chip Robinson
United States Electramotive Engineering
Nissan GTP ZX-T
500 km (310 mi)
Miller High Life
500
report
1990 Australia Geoff Brabham United States Nissan Performance Nissan NPT-90 250 km (160 mi)A Chicago Tribune presents the Nissan Grand Prix of Road America report
1991 United States Davy Jones
Bud Light/Jaguar Racing
Jaguar XJR-16 300 km (190 mi)B Nissan Grand Prix of Road America report
1992 Argentina Juan-Manuel Fangio II United States All American Racers
Eagle Mk III Toyota
2 hours Nissan Grand Prix of Road America report
1993 Germany John Winter
Germany Manuel Reuter
Germany 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 Belgium Didier Theys
Switzerland Freddy Lienhard
Italy Mauro Baldi
United States Doran Lista Racing Ferrari 333 SP-Judd 500 miles (800 km) Sargento Road America 500 report
2001 Belgium Didier Theys
Switzerland Freddy Lienhard
Italy Mauro Baldi
United States Lista Doran Racing Ferrari 333 SP-Judd 500 miles (800 km) Sargento Road America 500 report
American Le Mans Series
2002
Tom Kristensen
Italy Rinaldo Capello
Germany Audi Sport North America
Audi R8
4 hours, 15 minutes Road America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribune report
2003 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
Finland JJ Lehto
Audi R8
2 hours, 45 minutes Road America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribune report
2004 Finland JJ Lehto
Germany Marco Werner
Audi R8
2 hours, 45 minutes Road America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribune report
2005 Germany Frank Biela
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Audi R8
2 hours, 45 minutes Generac 500 report
2006 Germany Frank Biela
Italy Emanuele Pirro
United States Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI 2 hours, 45 minutes Generac 500 report
2007 France Romain Dumas
Germany Timo Bernhard
Penske Racing
Porsche RS Spyder 4 hours Generac 500 report
2008 Germany Lucas Luhr
Germany Marco Werner
United States Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI 4 hours Generac 500 report
2009 United States Scott Sharp
Australia David Brabham
United States Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-02a 2 hours, 45 minutes
Time Warner
Cable Road Race Showcase
report
2010 United Kingdom Paul Drayson
United Kingdom Jonny Cocker
United Kingdom Drayson Racing
Lola B09/60
2 hours, 45 minutes American Le Mans Series powered by eStar report
2011
Klaus Graf
Germany Lucas Luhr
Muscle Milk Aston Martin
Racing
Lola-Aston Martin B08/62 4 hours Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase report
2012
United States Chris Dyson
United Kingdom Guy Smith
United States Dyson Racing Lola B12/60 Mazda MZR-R 4 hours Road America Road Race Showcase report [1]
2013
Klaus Graf
Germany Lucas Luhr
United States Muscle Milk Pickett Racing
HPD ARX-03c Honda
2 hours, 45 minutes Orion Energy Systems 245 report [2]
United SportsCar Championship
2014
Portugal João Barbosa
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi
United States Action Express Racing Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 2 hours, 45 minutes
Continental Tire
Road Race Showcase
report [3]
2015 United States Dane Cameron
United States Eric Curran
United States Action Express Racing Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 2 hours, 40 minutes
Continental Tire
Road Race Showcase
report
2016
United States Dane Cameron
United States Eric Curran
United States Action Express Racing Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 2 hours, 40 minutes
Continental Tire
Road Race Showcase
report
2017
Brazil Pipo Derani
United States Johannes van Overbeek
United States Tequila Patrón ESM Nissan Onroak DPi 2 hours, 40 minutes
Continental Tire
Road Race Showcase
report
2018
United States Jon Bennett
United States Colin Braun
United States CORE Autosport Oreca 07 2 hours, 40 minutes
Continental Tire
Road Race Showcase
report[4]
2019
United States Jonathan Bomarito
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Germany Joest Racing Mazda RT24-P 2 hours, 40 minutes Road Race Showcase at Road America Report
2020
Brazil Hélio Castroneves
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Team Penske Acura ARX-05 2 hours, 40 minutes IMSA SportsCar Weekend Report
2021 Brazil Pipo Derani
Brazil Felipe Nasr
United States Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R 2 hours, 40 minutes IMSA SportsCar Weekend Report
2022 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque

United States Ricky Taylor

United States WTR - Konica Minolta Acura Acura ARX-05 2 hours, 40 minutes IMSA Fastlane SportsCar Weekend report
  • ^A Scheduled for two 250-kilometer heats, the first heat was cancelled due to heavy rain.[5][6]
  • ^B A 300-kilometer GTP/Lights race and 200-kilometer GTO/GTU/AAC race were held, totaling 500 kilometers.

References

  1. International Motor Sports Association
    . 7 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. International Motor Sports Association
    . 13 August 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. International Motor Sports Association
    . 14 August 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. International Motor Sports Association. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. ^ Road America 500 Kilometers 1990, Racing Sports Cars, retrieved 2009-11-14
  6. ^ History for Fond du Lac, WI, Weather Underground, retrieved 2009-11-14

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