Last night I was researching some of the Championship Auto Racing Team’s schedules, to see what IndyCar needs and doesn’t need. I saw a lot of ovals early on but then disappearing fast. I am a street circuit fan but not a lot of them. I’d take a ton of good street circuits over Barber, Infineon, or Mid-Ohio. Ovals, they need to be on. If IndyCar can test at Phoenix and Richmond why can’t they get a race. If you can get Loudon back that’d be great also. What about Chicagoland or Kentucky. Las Vegas would be a stretch but it could be managable. I consider some events as historic events also. Which I’ll get into in a bit.
IndyCar Historic Events
- Indianapolis (oval)
- Phoenix (oval)
- Milwaukee Mile (oval)
- Long Beach (street circuit)
- Toront0 (street circuit)
- Michigan (oval)
- Portland (road course)
- Cleveland (airport course)
- Road America (road course)
- Surfers Paradise (street course)
- Auto Club Speedway (oval)
- Richmond (oval)
Out of the current schedule, I’d keep St. Petersburg, Edmonton, Sao Paulo, Texas and Baltimore.
IndyCar’s Interest (Future)
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida (street circuit)
- Watkins Glen (road course)
- Loudon (oval)
- Memphis (oval)
- Chicago (oval)
- Kentucky (oval)
Now the easy thing is start a week after the Super Bowl, and end on Labor Day weekend. Make the schedule economically friendly. Have all races run on Saturdays except for Indianapolis and Cleveland (Friday). Bring back the Triple Crown and Historic races. Here is the schedule:
Febraury 15th- St. Petersburg, Florida- 1.8 mile street circuit.
Sponsor: Honda
Race Name: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Returning Event/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Etracks
Febraury 22nd- Fort Lauderdale, Florida- TBA mile street circuit.
Sponsor: Visit Florida
Race Name: Grand Prix of Fort Lauderdale presented by Visit Florida
New Event/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: ChampCar Fan
March 1- Sao Paulo, Brazil- 2.6 mile street circuit
Sponsor: Itaipava
Race Name: Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Itaipava
Returning Event/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Jamesjakes.com
March 8- Queensland, Australia- 2.77 mile street circuit
Sponsor: Nikon
Race Name: IndyCarnival presented by Nikon
Comeback/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
March 22- Long Beach, California- 1.96 mile street circuit
Sponsor: Toyota
Race Name: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Returning/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
March 29- Phoenix International Raceway- 1 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: Subway
Race Name: Subway 225
Comeback/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
April 5- Portland International Raceway- 1.96 mile road course
Sponsor: GI Joe’s/Budweiser
Race Name: Northwestern Grand Prix presented by GI Joe’s and Budweiser
Comeback/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
April 12: Pikes Peak International Raceway- 1 mile oval
Sponsor: Chevrolet
Race Name: Chevrolet 225
Comeback/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Etracks
April 19: Chicagoland Speedway- 1.5 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: Peak Antifreeze
Race Name: Peak Indy 300
Comeback/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Etracks
April 27: Kentucky Speedway- 1.5 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: Meijer
Race Name: Meijer Indy 300
Comeback/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Etracks
May 3: Memphis International Raceway- .75 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: O’Reilly
Race Name: O’Reilly Sprint
New/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: CBS Sports
May 25: Indianapolis Motor Speedway-2.5 mile oval
Sponsor: GoDaddy.com
Race Name: Indianapolis 500 presented by GoDaddy.com
Returning/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
May 31: Milwaukee Mile- 1.0 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: IndyFest
Race Name: Milwaukee Indy Fest 225
Returning/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
June 7: Texas Motor Speedway- 1.0 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: Firestone
Race Name: Firestone 550K
Returning/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Etracks
June 14: Iowa Speedway- 0.875 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: Iowa Corn
Race Name: Iowa Corn Indy 250
Returning/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
June 28: Watkins Glen International Raceway-3.37 mile road course
Sponsor: Camping World
Race Name: WGI Grand Prix presented by Camping World
Comeback/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Etracks
July 4: Cleveland Airport Course- 2.106 mile airport course (night race)
Sponsor: Mi-Jack
Race Name: Independence Day Grand Prix presented by Mi-Jack
Comeback/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
July 12: Streets of Toronto, Ontario, Canada- 1.721 mile street circuit
Sponsor: Honda
Race Name: Honda Indy Toronto
Returning/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
July 19: Road America- 4 mile road course
Sponsor: Generac
Race Name: Generac Grand Prix
Comeback/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
July 26: Michigan International Speedway- 2 mile oval
Sponsor: Firestone
Race Name: U.S. 500 presented by Firestone
Comeback/ Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
August 2: Edmonton City Centre Airport- 2.25 mile airport course
Sponsor: Honda
Race Name: Honda Edmonton Indy
Returning/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Triple League Racing
August 9: Auto Club Speedway- 2 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: AAA
Race Name: AAA 500
Returning/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
August 16: Richmond International Raceway- .75 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: Bosch
Race Name: Bosch Spark Plug 300
Comeback/Historic Event
Photo Credit: Etracks
August 23: New Hampshire International Speedway 1 mile oval (night race)
Sponsor: Lenox
Race Name: Lenox 225
Comeback/IndyCar Interest
Photo Credit: Etracks
September 6: Streets of Baltimore, Maryland- 2 mile street circuit
Sponsor: City of Baltimore
Race Name: Baltimore Grand Prix
Returning/IndyCar Interest Event
Photo Credit: Baltimore Grand Prix.com
