Road Race Showcase at Road America

The Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America (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 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship after the merger of the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series.

Continental Tire Road Race Showcase
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
VenueRoad America
Corporate sponsorContinental Tire
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)

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

DateOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleReport
Non-championship
1950 Jim Kimberly Jim KimberlyFerrari 166 MM100 miles (160 km)Elkhart Lake Road Racereport
SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1951 John Fitch Briggs CunninghamCunningham C2-R200 miles (320 km)Elkhart Lake Road Racereport
1952 John Fitch Briggs CunninghamCunningham C4-R-Chrysler200 miles (320 km)Elkhart Lake Cupreport

Road America

DateOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleReport
SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1955 Phil Hill George E. TilpFerrari 750 Monza150 miles (240 km)Elkhart Lake's Road America Road Racereport
1956 John Kilborn
Howard Hively
John KilbornFerrari 375 MM6 hoursRoad America 6 Hoursreport
1957 Phil Hill Gene GreenspunFerrari 315 S500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1958 Gaston Andrey
Lance Reventlow
North American Racing TeamFerrari 335 S500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1959 Ed Crawford
Walt Hansgen
Briggs CunninghamLister - Jaguar500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1960 Dave Causey
Luke Stear
Dave CauseyMaserati Tipo 61500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1961 Walt Hansgen
Augie Pabst
Briggs CunninghamMaserati Tipo 63500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1962 Jim Hall
Hap Sharp
Jim HallChaparral 1-Chevrolet500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
United States Road Racing Championship
1963 Augie Pabst
Bill Wuesthoff
Porsche Car Import/Oliver SchmidtElva Mk.7-Porsche500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1964 Walt Hansgen
Augie Pabst
John Mecom, Jr.Ferrari 250 LM500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1965 Jim Hall
Hap Sharp
Ronnie Hissom
Jim HallChaparral 2A-Chevrolet500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1966 Chuck Parsons Randy HiltonMcLaren Elva Mk.II-Chevrolet500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1967 Chuck Parsons
Skip Scott
Carl HaasMcLaren Elva Mk.III-Chevrolet500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1968 Chuck Parsons
Skip Scott
Carl HaasLola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet500 miles (800 km)Road America 500report
1969-1978: Not held
IMSA GT Championship
1979 David Hobbs
Derek Bell
McLaren North AmericaBMW 320i Turbo500 miles (800 km)Pabst 500report
1980 John Paul, Jr.
John Paul, Sr.
JLP RacingPorsche 935 JLP-2500 miles (800 km)Pabst 500report
1981 Rolf Stommelen
Harald Grohs
Andial Meister RacingPorsche 935 K3500 miles (800 km)Pabst 500report
1982 John Fitzpatrick
David Hobbs
John Fitzpatrick RacingPorsche 935 K4500 miles (800 km)Pabst 500report
1983 Klaus Ludwig
Tim Coconis
ZakspeedFord Mustang GTP500 miles (800 km)Pabst 500report
1984 Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Holbert RacingPorsche 962500 miles (800 km)Budweiser 500report
1985 Drake Olson
Bobby Rahal
Dyson RacingPorsche 962500 miles (800 km)Löwenbräu Classicreport
1986 Al Holbert
Al Unser, Jr.
Holbert RacingPorsche 962500 miles (800 km)Löwenbräu Classicreport
1987 Price Cobb
Johnny Dumfries
Dyson RacingPorsche 962500 miles (800 km)Löwenbräu Classicreport
1988 Geoff Brabham
John Morton
Electramotive EngineeringNissan GTP ZX-T500 km (310 mi)Miller High Life 500report
1989 Geoff Brabham
Chip Robinson
Electramotive EngineeringNissan GTP ZX-T500 km (310 mi)Miller High Life 500report
1990 Geoff Brabham Nissan PerformanceNissan NPT-90250 km (160 mi)AChicago Tribune presents the Nissan Grand Prix of Road Americareport
1991 Davy Jones Bud Light/Jaguar RacingJaguar XJR-16300 km (190 mi)BNissan Grand Prix of Road Americareport
1992 Juan-Manuel Fangio II All American RacersEagle Mk III Toyota2 hoursNissan Grand Prix of Road Americareport
1993 John Winter
Manuel Reuter
Joest Porsche RacingPorsche 962C500 km (310 mi)Piggly Wiggly Grand Prix 500 Kilometersreport
1994-1999 Not held
Grand American Road Racing Championship
2000 Didier Theys
Freddy Lienhard
Mauro Baldi
Doran Lista RacingFerrari 333 SP-Judd500 miles (800 km)Sargento Road America 500report
2001 Didier Theys
Freddy Lienhard
Mauro Baldi
Lista Doran RacingFerrari 333 SP-Judd500 miles (800 km)Sargento Road America 500report
American Le Mans Series
2002 Tom Kristensen
Rinaldo Capello
Audi Sport North AmericaAudi R84 hours, 15 minutesRoad America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribunereport
2003 Johnny Herbert
JJ Lehto
ADT Champion RacingAudi R82 hours, 45 minutesRoad America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribunereport
2004 JJ Lehto
Marco Werner
ADT Champion RacingAudi R82 hours, 45 minutesRoad America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribunereport
2005 Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
ADT Champion RacingAudi R82 hours, 45 minutesGenerac 500report
2006 Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Audi Sport North AmericaAudi R10 TDI2 hours, 45 minutesGenerac 500report
2007 Romain Dumas
Timo Bernhard
Penske RacingPorsche RS Spyder4 hoursGenerac 500report
2008 Lucas Luhr
Marco Werner
Audi Sport North AmericaAudi R10 TDI4 hoursGenerac 500report
2009 Scott Sharp
David Brabham
Patrón Highcroft RacingAcura ARX-02a2 hours, 45 minutesTime Warner Cable Road Race Showcasereport
2010 Paul Drayson
Jonny Cocker
Drayson RacingLola B09/602 hours, 45 minutesAmerican Le Mans Series powered by eStarreport
2011 Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Muscle Milk Aston Martin RacingLola-Aston Martin B08/624 hoursTime Warner Cable Road Race Showcasereport
2012 Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Dyson RacingLola B12/60 Mazda MZR-R4 hoursRoad America Road Race Showcasereport [1]
2013 Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Muscle Milk Pickett RacingHPD ARX-03c Honda2 hours, 45 minutesOrion Energy Systems 245report [2]
United SportsCar Championship
2014 João Barbosa
Christian Fittipaldi
Action Express RacingCoyote Corvette DP Chevrolet2 hours, 45 minutesContinental Tire Road Race Showcasereport [3]
2015 Dane Cameron
Eric Curran
Action Express RacingCoyote Corvette DP Chevrolet2 hours, 40 minutesContinental Tire Road Race Showcasereport
2016 Dane Cameron
Eric Curran
Action Express RacingCoyote Corvette DP Chevrolet2 hours, 40 minutesContinental Tire Road Race Showcasereport
2017 Pipo Derani
Johannes van Overbeek
Tequila Patrón ESMNissan Onroak DPi2 hours, 40 minutesContinental Tire Road Race Showcasereport
2018 Jon Bennett
Colin Braun
CORE AutosportOreca 072 hours, 40 minutesContinental Tire Road Race Showcasereport[4]
2019 Jonathan Bomarito
Harry Tincknell
Joest RacingMazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I42 hours, 40 minutesRoad Race Showcase at Road AmericaReport
2020 Hélio Castroneves
Ricky Taylor
Team PenskeAcura ARX-052 hours, 40 minutesIMSA SportsCar WeekendReport
  • ^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. "ALMS 2012 Road Race Showcase Official Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. "2013 Orion Energy Systems 245 at Road America Official Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. "2014 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase Official Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. "Official Race Results" (PDF). 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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