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The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to Road America for the ninth round of the season, which sees all four classes return to action.
Continental Tire Keys to the Race:
Race: Continental Tire Road Race Showcase
Track: Road America
Length: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Entries: 41 cars spread across four classes: 8 cars (P), 9 cars (PC), 9 cars (GTLM), 15 cars (GTD)
Schedule:
Friday, August 5 (all times CT)
Practice 1 – 12:10-1:10 p.m.
Practice 2 – 4:25-5:25 p.m.
Saturday, August 6
Practice 3 – 9:25 – 10:25 a.m.
CTSC Race – 11:35 a.m. – 2:05 p.m. (2 hours, 30 minutes)
Qualifying – 2:50 – 4:20 p.m.
Sunday, August 7
Warm-up – 9:40 – 10 a.m.
Race – 3:05 – 5:45 p.m. (2 hours, 40 minutes)
Previous Winners: Action Express Racing (P), RSR Racing (PC), Porsche North America (GTLM), Riley Motorsports (GTD)
Previous Polesitters: Joey Hand (P), James French (PC), Earl Bamber (GTLM), Patrick Lindsey (GTD).
Driver Insight: “There’s no other circuit I look forward to more than Road America. It’s a classic racetrack that has everything a driver could wish for – it’s very fast, very hilly and very challenging. No wonder that sports car fans travel from far and wide to witness this race. Road America is my all-time favorite in the USA, and that’s not just because I’ve celebrated many successes there with Porsche.” – Joerg Bergmesister, driver No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R
Drive Times: Minimum: 60 minutes for PC; 50 minutes for GTD; Silver/Bronze drivers; Maximum: None
Tires: Continental Tire “Black” for P, PC and GTD. Multiple tire compounds for GTLM
Pit Stops: 40-45 minute stint length for P, PC; 50-55 minutes for GTLM, GTD
Weather: Partly Cloudy, High: 79 F, 10 percent chance of rain
TV: Sunday August 7, 4-7 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1)
Radio: Complete session-by-session coverage on IMSA Radio
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