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The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has confirmed a busy schedule for 2020. (HHP/Andrew Coppley photo)

Mid-Ohio Confirms Upcoming Calendar

LEXINGTON, Ohio – The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will continue its tradition of showcasing one of the most diverse schedules in all of racing next season.

Two- and four-wheel motorsports action will be featured at the North Central Ohio facility during its 59th season of racing.

As announced previously, to accommodate broadcast and cable television coverage of the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the NASCAR Xfinity Series the Mid-Ohio 170 moves earlier to May 29-30. The ARCA Menards Series returns to Mid-Ohio for the first time since 1965 as Friday’s headlining race of this stock racing weekend.

Then, Ohio’s largest motorsports event, the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, headlined by the NTT IndyCar Series, shifts to a later summer date, Aug. 14-16, to wrap up the schedule with the stars and cars of the NTT IndyCar Series.

The Acura Sports Car Challenge, featuring the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, leads off the schedule on May 1-3 for the third straight season. A celebration of automobile history in motion occurs June 26-28 for the Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio. The longest continuously running event at Mid-Ohio also adds the Trans-Am Series to the weekend next year.

Then, shifting from four-wheel to two-wheel action, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will be up next, July 10-12. American Motorcycle Ass’n’s annual motorcycle gathering again brings diverse activities for enthusiasts spread across all 330 acres of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course facility.

“It’s going to be another great season racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2020. The schedule offers new features and look out for some shifting of event dates with the Summer Olympics happening next summer,” said Craig Rust, president of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. “We appreciate the season long support we get from our season pass holders and are glad to offer them their 2020 passes at last season’s pricing.”