"This race is so great for us!" commented Joe Nonnamer, the eldest of the Nonnamaker drivers. "With the race being on Saturday afternoon, we will be having a large cookout in our paddock after the race, and many of our family and friends will be at the track. I am so excited to get to go back to Mid Ohio once again!"

"At the beginning of the year we promised our fans and competitors a 10-race season. We are pleased to be able to have Mid-Ohio round out our schedule," Edmondson remarked. "The CART Grand Prix will be a wonderful opportunity for our teams to return to Mid-Ohio and race in front a large crowd."

Grand-Am Cup will run a 2.5-hour race on Mid-Ohio's 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course on Saturday, Aug. 10 immediately following Champ car qualifying for the CART Grand Prix. The street stock series race is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET. Qualifying for the race will be held on Friday, Aug. 9 at 4:45 p.m.

Early reactions from competitors seemed to be positive. "Our team is obviously a little biased about this being a good thing as our home base is located only an hour away from the track," commented Wayne Nonnamaker, driver of the HRPWorld.com Racing Team that competes in the Sports Touring I and II classes. "Grand Am has paired us up with some of the premier series in America. Already this year we have run as a support series to the Rolex Series and the IRL series. Running with CART means we will be able to promote our sponsors get even that much more of a broad exposure. I think it is a great addition to the schedule."

Tickets for the CART Grand Prix weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course are currently on sale and may be purchased by calling 800-MID-OHIO or visiting www.midohio.com.