SCC: Series announces 2011 schedule

GRAND-AM ROAD RACING ANNOUNCES 10-RACE SCHEDULE FOR 2011 CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE SEASON
Returns To Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Road America Highlight Lineup

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2010) - GRAND-AM Road Racing announced today a 10-race schedule for the 2011 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season, including returns to two historic facilities: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. and Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.

The series' 11th season under GRAND-AM sanction will kick off Jan. 28 at Daytona International Speedway and end the weekend of Sept. 16-17 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Mid-Ohio will be the fifth track to host the series' season finale.

The event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, which the series last visited in 2009, will be during the weekend of July 8-9, and the second race at Road America will be during the weekend of June 24-25. At 4.048 miles, Road America - which last hosted the series in 2001 - will be the longest track on the campaign.

The series will also return to Homestead-Miami Speedway, Barber Motorsports Park, Virginia International Raceway, Lime Rock Park, Watkins Glen International and New Jersey Motorsports Park.

-source: grand-am