America's National Park of Speed | |
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Road America Track Layout
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Location | Town of Plymouth, Sheboygan County, at N7390 Highway 67, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
Time zone | UTC-6 (UTC-5 DST) |
Coordinates | 43°47′51″N 87°59′38″W / 43.79750°N 87.99389°WCoordinates: 43°47′51″N 87°59′38″W / 43.79750°N 87.99389°W |
Capacity | Open seating without capacity limitation |
Owner | Road America, Inc. |
Operator | Road America, Inc. |
Opened | 1955 |
Former names | Elkhart Lake Road Races |
Major events |
IndyCar Series |
Road Course | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.048 mi (6.515 km) |
Turns | 14 |
Lap record | 1:39.866 (Dario Franchitti, Team KOOL Green, 2000, CART) |
karting road course | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.8 mi (1.3 km) |
Off road racing road course (defunct) | |
Surface | Clay |
Elkhart Lake Road Race Circuits
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Location | Cty Hwys, J, P, JP, A, and Lake St., Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
Area | 56.7 acres (22.9 ha) |
Built | 1950 |
NRHP Reference # | 06000053 |
Added to NRHP | February 17, 2006 |
Website | www |
IndyCar Series
(2016–present)
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Continental Tire Road Race Showcase
(2014–present)
Xfinity Series
Road America 180
(2010–present)
MotoAmerica (AMA FIM) Series
(2015–present)
American Le Mans Series
Road America 500
(2002–2013)
CART
Road America 200
(1982–2004), (2006–2007)
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
(2000-2001), (2011-2013)
The Hawk with Brian Redman (vintage cars)
SCCA Runoffs
(2009-2013)
Road America is a road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, and IndyCar Series. Open-wheel racing journalist Robin Miller says that Road America is "the best test of road racing in North America".