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2009 Schedule

Well here it is the 09′ schedule”The IndyCar Series in DIRECTTV HD will open and close its 2009 season in Florida. In between will be 16 exciting events, including two first-time venues under Indy Racing League sanctioning. Featuring races on 10 ovals, three permanent road courses and five temporary street circuits – continues to offer the most diverse set of challenges to drivers and teams in motorsports. Four prime-time races will be featured, including the first IndyCar Series race under the lights at Chicagoland Speedway. The season will be extended by a month, with four consecutive weekends being the longest stretch of racing. And there will be no Surfers Paradise.

1. St.Pete-APR. 5
2. OFF-
3. Long Beach-APR. 19
4. Kansas-APR. 26
5. Indianapolis-MAY 24
6. Milwaukee-May 31
7. Texas-JUN. 6
8. OFF-
9. Iowa-JUN. 21
10. Richmond-JUN 27
11. Watkin’s Glen-JUL 5
12. Toe-ronto-JUL 12
13. OFF-
14. Edmonton-JUL 26
15. Kentucky-AUG 1
16. Mid-Ohio-AUG 9
17. OFF-
18. Infineon-AUG 23
19. Chicago-AUG 29(night)
20. Belle-Isle-SEP 6
21. OFF-
22. Motegi-SEP 19
23. OFF-
24. OFF-
25. Homestead-OCT 11

Well that’s it more than I thought was changed although disappointingly filled with those parades. So go ahead and comment your changes…Hint,Hint no more street courses.

Breaking news …..or not

Well the IRL website states that tomorrow at 11est there is an announcement about the schedule. Of course, the only expected change will be to announce the exclusion of Nashville and the welcoming of another lame street course at Toronto. But, I don’t know if anyone else has noticed the recent hush about Las Vegas and Loudon. Well let’s all hope that those to great oval’s can accompany the recent flood of right hand turns!

*update*Homestead will be moved to the end of the season with st. Pete taking the starting date on April 5th*update*

Paul Tracy for Infineon, Chicago

The alway’s correct (hehehehehe) Robin Miller has reported that Paul Tracy has secured a deal to race at Infineon and chicago. You know what that means, not only will there be like 32 cars on the entry list at chicago, and with Paul and Tomas Sheckter in one race it will be definitly interesting. But I really don’t want to get your hopes up it was Robin Miller that said this and he does have a way “bending” the story.