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2009 IndyCar Schedule Released
By Andrew Cutler July 31 2008
As the 2008 IndyCar season begins to wind down, it is time to think about what could come with next season. With nearly all of the contracts signed, sealed & delivered, the Indy Racing League has decided to go ahead and release the 2009 IndyCar schedule.

Included therein are a few notable changes from this year's version. Here it is at a glance:

DateTrackLayout
Sun 5-AprStreets of St. Petersburg1.8-mile street course
Sun 19-Apr Streets of Long Beach 1.968-mile street course
Sun 26-AprKansas Speedway1.5-mile oval
Sun 24-MayIndianapolis Motor Speedway2.5-mile oval
Sun 31-MayThe Milwaukee Mile1.0-mile oval
Sat 6-Jun *Texas Motor Speedway1.5-mile oval
Sun 21-JunIowa Speedway.875-mile oval
Sat 27-Jun *Richmond International Raceway.75-mile oval
Sun 5-JulWatkins Glen International3.4-mile road course
Sun 12-JulStreets of Toronto 1.721-mile street course
Sun 26-JulEdmonton City Centre Airport 1.973-mile airport course
Sat 1-Aug *Kentucky Speedway1.5-mile oval
Sun 9-Aug Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2.258-mile road course
Sun 23-AugInfineon Raceway2.245-mile road course
Sat 29-Aug * Chicagoland Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 6-SepThe Raceway at Belle Isle Park2.906-mile street course
Sat 19-SepTwin Ring Motegi 1.5-mile oval
Sun 11-Oct Homestead-Miami Speedway 1.5-mil oval

As you can see, there are tentatively 18 races, with the Surfers Paradise event still under negotiation for a possible Sept '09 date. Homestead-Miami will move from being the season opener to the finale, and Motegi will also move back several months. 2009 will see Long Beach become a "full" (as opposed to a former CCWS only) event on the list, and a race through the downtown streets of Toronto, a long-time staple of the old CART/CCWS schedule, will make a return appearance.  

Nashville Speedway, which has hosted IndyCar events since 2001, has been axed from the roster of venues for next year. "A combination of stuff led to the change," said John Griffin, IRL vice president of public relations. "It's a reflection of unification and the opportunities of the league moving forward."

"We don't think it's a perfect schedule, but we think it's progress towards a much improved schedule," Terry Angstadt, president of the IRL's commercial division. 

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Re: 2009 IndyCar Schedule Released
Posted by: TheContrarian (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:08:04:01:51:56

Not a bad schedule. It is a shame there is no Road America. I wish that one was on the schedule.

With no F1 in the states, I was really hoping for that track to make it on the schedule. I will have to think about a trip to Mid-Ohio, I guess.

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