In the 28th annual running of the
Tire Rack One Lap of
America, 75 drivers will be competing
in 18 stages at 10 locations while covering
3,500 miles in street legal high-
performance cars – each running on the same
set of tires throughout.
The series begins this weekend at Tire
Rack’s headquarters in South Bend, Ind. The
circuit encompasses racing at tracks
Indiana, West Virginia, South Carolina,
Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and
Illinois.
According to the organizers, it highlights
“endurance and vehicle preparation, as no
support crews are allowed.”
The tires that are used on the street are
the same ones that are raced on, with one
set per team. Although scoring is based on
performance at the race tracks, the
vehicles and their drivers must also
withstand more than 3,500 miles on the road
while traveling from track to track as
well.
This year’s schedule is:
April 30:
Tire Rack Wet Skid Pad
South Bend, Ind.
April 30:
Grissom Air Force Base
Logansport,
Ind.
May 1:
Summit Point Raceway Summit Point
Summit
Point, W.Va.
May 2:
Carolina Motorsports Park
Kershaw,
S.C.
May 2:
BMW Performance Center
Greer,
S.C.
May 3:
Daytona International
Speedway
Daytona, Fla.
May 3:
Gainesville Raceway
Gainesville, Fla.
May 4:Circuit Grand Bayou Road
Course
New Orleans.
May 5:
Barber Motorsports Park
Birmingham, Ala.
May 6:
Autobahn Country Club North
Track
Joliet, Ill.
May 7:
Tire Rack Dry Skid
Pad
South Bend, Ind.
Spectators are welcome at the various
locations.
For more information, visit www.onelapofamerica.com
