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4 unusual facts about Lime Rock Park


1961 National Races Lime Rock

The July 1, 1961 race at Lime Rock Park was the seventh racing event of the eleventh season of the Sports Car Club of America's 1961 Championship Racing Series.

1963 Lime Rock SCCA National Race

The June 14-15, 1963 race at Lime Rock Park was the fifth racing event of the thirteenth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship.

2009 Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio

After losing out at the previous round at Lime Rock Park, Fernández Racing Acura won the LMP2 category for the fifth time this season, ahead of class newcomer Team Cytosport's Porsche RS Spyder.

Patrick Bedard

The first racing victory by a Wankel-engined car in the United States was in 1973, when Bedard won an IMSA RS race at Lime Rock Park in a Mazda RX-2.


Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

Unlike previous years, this success would continue as another victory was taken at the next round at the streets of Palm Beach, then Lime Rock Park, Mid-Ohio, Watkins Glen, and Road America.


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