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==Past races==
*'''1987''': With less than 20 laps to go, [[Bobby Rahal]] held an impressive lead, going for his third consecutive win in the event. He tangled with backmarker [[Rick Miaskiewicz]], however, and fell to second place. [[Roberto Guerrero]] went on to win the race. A few days later, however, he would suffer an almost career-ending practice crash at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]].
*'''1989''': [[Teo Fabi]] won the first and only race of the [[Porsche]] Indy car program.
*'''1990''': Despite heavy rain, [[Michall Andretti]] dominates, with his father [[Mario Andretti]] finishing second.


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Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
File:Midohioirl2007.jpg
VenueMid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Corporate sponsorHonda
Westfield Insurance
First race1980
Distance191.93
Laps85
Previous namesRed Roof Inns 150 (1980)
Escort Radar Warning 200 (1983-1988)
Red Roof Inns 200 (1989-1990)
Pioneer Electronics 200 (1991-1994)
Miller Genuine Draft 200 (1995)
Miller 200 (1996-1997)
Miller Lite 200 (1998-2001)
Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio (2002)
Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio (2003)

The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race to be held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

American open wheel racing debuted at the track in 1980. The CART series continued to race there from 1983-2003. In 2007, the Indy Racing League will hold an event there, returning American open wheel racing to the venue. The race will be held as a doubleheader with ALMS. On November 21, 2006, it was announced that weekend of racing secured the sponsorship of Honda.[1]

The history of open-wheel races has a unique footnote. The race has been won consecutively on six occassions, including four times in a row from 1991-1997.

The initial contract will have the race held for three years from 2007-2009. On June 5, 2007, TrueSports, Incorporated announced a three-year partnership with Westfield Insurance to serve as presenting sponsor of the IndyCar Series event.[2]

Past winners

Season Date Winning Driver Chassis Engine
CART Champ Car history
1980 July 13 United States Johnny Rutherford Chaparral Cosworth
1983 September 11 Italy Teo Fabi March Cosworth
1984 September 3 United States Mario Andretti Lola Cosworth
1985 September 1 United States Bobby Rahal March Cosworth
1986 August 31 United States Bobby Rahal March Cosworth
1987 September 6 Colombia Roberto Guerrero March Cosworth
1988 September 4 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lola Chevrolet-Ilmor
1989 September 3 Italy Teo Fabi March Porsche
1990 September 16 United States Michael Andretti Lola Chevrolet-Ilmor
1991 September 15 United States Michael Andretti Lola Chevrolet-Ilmor
1992 September 13 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Penske Chevrolet-Ilmor
1993 September 12 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Penske Chevrolet-Ilmor
1994 August 14 United States Al Unser Jr. Penske Ilmor
1995 August 13 United States Al Unser Jr. Penske Mercedes-Benz-Ilmor
1996 August 11 Italy Alex Zanardi Reynard Honda
1997 August 10 Italy Alex Zanardi Reynard Honda
1998 August 9 Mexico Adrian Fernandez Reynard Ford-Cosworth
1999 August 15 Colombia Juan Montoya Reynard Honda
2000 August 13 Brazil Helio Castroneves Reynard Honda
2001 August 12 Brazil Helio Castroneves Reynard Honda
2002 August 11 Canada Patrick Carpentier Reynard Ford-Cosworth
2003 August 10 Canada Paul Tracy Lola Ford-Cosworth
IRL IndyCar Series history
2007 July 22

Past races


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