IPS: Mid:Ohio: Round 12 preview

FAST FACTS

WHAT: Indy Pro Series: Mid-Ohio 100 12th race in 16-race 2007 season

WHERE: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, 13-turn, 2.258-mile road course

WHEN: Indy Pro Series: 10:45 a.m. (ET) Sunday, July 22

DISTANCE: Indy Pro Series: 40 laps/90.3 miles

POSTED AWARDS: Indy Pro Series: More than $275,000

CARS: Indy Pro Series: Dallara chassis; Firestone tires

PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS: Indy Pro Series: Inaugural event

2006 SERIES CHAMPIONS: Indy Pro Series: Jay Howard

TV: Indy Pro Series: Race: ESPN2 (tape-delay), 5:30 p.m. (ET), July 26

SCHEDULE (all times local; subject to change):

Friday, July 20
8:45 -- 9:15 a.m. Indy Pro Series practice #1
2:20 -- 2:50 p.m. Indy Pro Series practice #2

Saturday, July 21
8:25 -- 8:50 a.m. Indy Pro Series SWE Pole Qualifying session #1 (all cars)
11:10 -- 11:35 a.m. Indy Pro Series SWE Pole Qualifying session #2 (all cars)

Sunday, July 22
8:10 -- 8:25 a.m. Indy Pro Series warmup
10:45 a.m. Mid-Ohio 100 (40 laps/90.32 miles/60 minutes) ESPN2 (Taped, 5:30 p.m. July 26)

THE TRACK: 2.258-mile permanent road course; with a minimum width of 40 feet.
Mainstraight: 1,200 feet
Backstretch: 3,000 feet
Turns: 13

INDY PRO SERIES NOTES:

* Camara holds 'Iron man' title: Jaime Camara established the Indy Pro Series' all-time mark for consecutive starts at the Liberty Challenge at Indianapolis on June 16 with his 32nd consecutive start. He extended the streak to 37 at Nashville on July 14. Camara competed for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2005 and for Andretti Green Racing in 2006. He returns in the AGR entry in 2007.

* Cunningham can extend record: Wade Cunningham has started in the top 10 in the past 20 consecutive races, which is the Indy Pro Series record.

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