The season will open on March 14 in Brazil, at the venue yet to be determined (the safe $ is on this being a road/street race). Then it is back to the States for races at St. Petersburg FL, Birmingham AL (Barber Motorsports Park) and Long Beach CA.

Next up will be a stint of ovals; Kansas, Indianapolis, Texas & Iowa. This will be followed by five road/street veunes; Watkins Glen, Toronto, Edmonton, Mid-Ohio & Sonoma/Infineon. The season will wrap up with another set of ovals; Chicagoland, Kentucky, Motegi (Japan) and Homestead-Miami.

Gone from the schedule are the ovals at Milwaukee (which shut it's doors last month) & Richmond, as well as the street race at Detroit, which had been canceled for this year due to the economic climate.

"We couldn't be more pleased with the diversity of the schedule as it will help us maintain a championship tradition that has been exciting for both competitors and fans," noted IRL president of competition, Brian Barnhart.  "The 2010 schedule keeps in-line with our goal to create a championship that requires drivers and teams to master a variety of tracks over the course of the season, and hopefully once again see our title battle come down to the final race of the year."

There is no word as of yet as to the 2010 schedule for the Firestone Indy Lights Series. I will post it when it becomes available.

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