2019 Acura Sports Car Challenge Friday Notebook

IndyCar Regulars Hunter-Reay, Bourdais Late Additions to Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio
 
In addition to the regular stars and cars of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, two past IndyCar champions – Ryan Hunter-Reay and Sebastien Bourdais – were late additions to the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio field.
Sebastien Bourdais to Join Ford Chip Ganassi Racing for the Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio

Joey Hand will once again pass driving duties off to Sébastien Bourdais in order to focus on Le Mans.

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing seeks its first victory of 2019 as IMSA arrives at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and the ‘regular season’ of the WeatherTech Championship; finished fourth and fifth at the track last year. Four years ago, the first race weekend in May saw the new Ford GT, driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe, pick up its first global victory in the IMSA race at Laguna Seca.

What to Watch For: Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – All four IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship classes. Two hours and 40 minutes of hard-fought racing.
 
That’s what’s on tap for Sunday’s Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio, the fourth round of the 12-race 2019 WeatherTech Championship season. The series is visiting the 2.258-mile, 13-turn circuit in Lexington, Ohio for the second consecutive season following last year’s return to the popular road course after a five-year absence.
58th Season of Racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Begins This Weekend

Acura Team Penske Looks to Repeat in the Acura Sports Car Challenge

LEXINGTON, Ohio (May 1, 2019) – Racing is back in action this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with the season-opening Acura Sports Car Challenge, May 3-5. The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) brings premier professional sports car racing to the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course in Lexington, Ohio, for the second consecutive year with four different racing series on track.