Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Road America

Race: Continental Tire Road Race Showcase

Track: Road America

Length: 2 hours, 40 minutes

Entries: 34 cars spread across four classes: 8 cars (P), 7 cars (PC), 8 cars (GTLM), 11 cars (GTD)

Schedule:

Friday, August 7 (all times CT)
Practice 1 – 12-1 p.m.
Practice 2 – 4:15-5:15 p.m.

Saturday, August 8
Practice 3 – 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
CTSC Race – 12:20 – 2:50 p.m. (2 hours, 30 minutes)
Qualifying –  3:35 – 5:05 p.m.

Sunday, August 9
Warm-up – 9 – 9:20 a.m.
Race –  2:05 – 4:45 p.m. (2 hours, 40 minutes)

Previous Winners: Action Express Racing (P), Starworks Motorsport (PC), Risi Competizione (GTLM), Turner Motorsport (GTD)

Previous Polesitters: Ryan Dalziel (P), Bruno Junqueira (PC), John Edwards (GTLM), James Davison (GTD).

Driver Insight: “Road America is my favorite track in the U.S., period. It’s long, of course, but it also has everything you could want: fast corners, slow corners, long straightaways, elevation changes. The scenery is so beautiful – when you’re driving on the back stretch between the trees, it’s amazing. The track is also very technical, you have to have a good setup to do well here. You have to get the setup right to go fast, you can’t just muscle a car around and expect to go quick.” – Memo Rojas, No. 0 DeltaWing DWC13 Elan.

Drive Times: Minimum: 60 minutes for PC/GTD Silver/Bronze drivers; Maximum: None

Tires: Continental Tire “Gold” for P; Continental “Black” for PC and GTD. Multiple tire brands/compounds for GTLM

Pit Stops: 40-45 minute stint length for P, PC; 50-55 minutes for GTLM, GTD

Weather: Sunny, High: 79 F, 0 percent chance of rain

TV: Sunday August 9, 3-6 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1)

Radio: Complete session-by-session coverage on IMSA Radio

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