The ARCA Menards Series Dawn 150 race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will kick off a big weekend of racing at the winding 2.258-mile road course located in picturesque Lexington, Ohio.
The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus. The 380-acre facility, at Steam Corners Road in Lexington, is home to driving and high-performance and defensive driving courses and schools (https://midohio.com/courses), as well as a number of competitive events, and less than 25 miles from Mount Vernon.
The weekend opener, slated for Friday, July 8, will be followed on Saturday by the closing act of the weekend, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 150, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ first race at Mid-Ohio.
The Menards Fan Fest will kick off the weekend at the Menards store at 1999 Walker Lake Road in Ontario, Ohio, on Thursday, July 7. The Fan Fest will take place in the Menards parking lot from 3-6 p.m. on July 7, with drivers available for autographs and photos from 4-6 p.m. At 7 p.m., the team transporters will then parade from Menards to the track, with the parade started by Ontario mayor Randy Hutchinson and led by police chief Tommy Hill.
“This is a great way to kick off the debut of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event and the second annual Dawn 150 ARCA Menards Series race at Mid-Ohio, and we appreciate the team at ARCA leading the charge in putting this together,” said Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course president Craig Rust. “The Menards Fan Fest and transporter parade to Mid-Ohio on Thursday is a fun, interactive way for the fans to welcome both series to Mid-Ohio and help us make it a great weekend. We are really looking forward to it.”
“We are thrilled to start our race weekend at Mid-Ohio with the Menards Fan Fest and the transporter parade to the track,” said ARCA president Ron Drager. “It’s a big deal for communities like Ontario and Lexington to have these events, and we’re doing our part to make it something the entire community can participate in. We look forward to spending some time with the fans at Menards on Thursday afternoon and then again at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Friday.”
Not only will fans who attend the Menards Fan Fest be able to meet some of the drivers who will be in competition in the Dawn 150, they will also be able to win products from several ARCA Menards Series partners.
For more information on the Dawn 150, including a complete weekend schedule and ticket information, visit midohio.com. For complete information on the ARCA Menards Series, including a complete 2022 broadcast schedule, visit ARCARacing.com.
