Grand Prix of Road America
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The Grand Prix of Road America, also known as the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America for sponsorship reasons, is an IndyCar Series race held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. For twenty-five years, the event was part of CART/Champ Car World Series, with the first race being held in 1982. The event was put on hiatus in 2008 after the unification of Champ Car into the Indy Racing League.
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Venue | Road America |
Corporate sponsor | Sonsio |
First race | 1982 |
Distance | 222.64 miles (358.304 km) |
Laps | 55 |
Previous names | Road America 200 (1982) Provimi Veal 200 (1983–1985) Race for Life 200 (1986) LivingWell/Provimi 200 (1987) Briggs & Stratton 200 (1988) Texaco/Havoline 200 (1989–1990) The Chicago Tribune Presents the Texaco/Havoline 200 (1991–1999) Motorola 220 (2000–2002) Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America Presented by Briggs & Stratton (2003) Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America (2004) Grand Prix of Road America (2006) Generac Grand Prix (2007) Kohler Grand Prix (2016–2018) REV Group Grand Prix at Road America (2019–2021) Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America (2022–2023) |
Most wins (driver) | Mario Andretti (3) Emerson Fittipaldi (3) Michael Andretti (3) |
Most wins (team) | Newman/Haas Racing (10) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chassis: Lola (12) Engine: Chevrolet (10) |
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On August 8, 2015, it was announced that the race would return beginning in 2016. The race weekend typically includes all three series under the Road to Indy and the GT World Challenge America as support races.[1]