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2013 IndyCar ScheduleUPDATE #7 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with this announcement.
09/29/12 The latest rumored schedule by AutoWeek, which is fairly close to ours, shows no Providence, RI race listed, though it can be added last minute.
Date
Track
City
Venue
Network
March 24
Streets of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Fla.
1.8-mile street course
NBCSN
April 7
Barber Motorsports Park
Birmingham, Ala.
2.38-mile road course
NBCSN
April 21
Streets of Long Beach
Long Beach, Calif.
1.968-mile street course
NBCSN
May 5
Streets of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
2.6-mile street course
NBCSN
May 26
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis
2.5-mile oval
ABC
June 1
Raceway at Belle Isle Park
Detroit (Standing Start)
2.07-mile street course
ABC
June 2
Raceway at Belle Isle Park
Detroit (Rolling Start)
2.07 mile street course
ABC
June 8
Texas Motor Speedway*
Fort Worth, Texas
1.5-mile oval
ABC
June 15
The Milwaukee Mile
West Allis, Wis.
1-mile oval
NBCSN
June 23
Iowa Speedway
Newton, Iowa
0.875-mile oval
ABC
July 7
Pocono International Raceway
Long Pond, Pa.
2.5-mile oval
ABC
July 13
Streets of Toronto
Toronto (Standing Start)
1.75-mile street course
NBCSN
July 14
Streets of Toronto
Toronto (Rolling Start)
1.75-mile street course
NBCSN
Aug. 4
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
2.258-mile road course
NBCSN
Aug. 25
Raceway at Sonoma
Sonoma, Calif.
2.303-mile road course
NBCSN
Sept. 1
Streets of Baltimore
Baltimore
2.04-mile street course
NBCSN
Oct. 5
Reliant Park
Houston (Standing Start)
1.7-mile street course
NBCSN
Oct. 6
Reliant Park
Houston (Rolling Start)
1.7-mile street course
NBCSN
Oct. 19
Auto Club Speedway*
Fontana, Calif.
2-mile oval
NBCSN
*Denotes Night Race Schedule subject to change
09/28/12 A press conference has been called for Monday morning at Pocono International Raceway at which time it is expected to be announced that the IZOD IndyCar Series is returning to the track in 2013.
The press conference will feature Pocono Raceway president Brandon Igdalsky, IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard, 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti and Ed Carpenter, the winner of the 2012 IndyCar Series season finale.
09/23/12 Edmonton, which has been cancelled for lack of a title sponsor two years running, has been removed from the schedule below bringing it down to 19 races. In this Twitter interview, Michael Andretti admits to being the promoter of the Ft. Lauderdale race if it happens. He says he is still working on it, so that might be added in.
09/19/12 An article by Autoweek said Pocono is expected to be on the 2013 IndyCar schedule and that the race would be held either the weekend before or after the July 4 holiday. See assumed schedule below.
09/15/12 At Fontana IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard all but confirmed that Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and a street race in Providence, R.I., will be on the 2013 schedule to be announced by Oct. 1. See updated assumed schedule below - it shows 20 races so one of them probably will not happen.
08/31/12 Pencil in Sao Paulo for the first weekend in May we hear.
08/30/12 IndyCar’s 2013 schedule is shaping up, with Iowa Speedway’s confirmation that it will host its race June 22.
That makes at least nine events with confirmed dates:
March 22-24 – Street race in St. Petersburg, Fla.
April 5-7 – Road course race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.
April 19-21 – Street race in Long Beach, Calif.
May 3-5 - Streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 26 – Indianapolis 500
June 1 – Street race at Belle Isle circuit in Detroit (Doubleheader?)
June 2 – Street race at Belle Isle circuit in Detroit (Doubleheader?)
June 7-8 – Oval race at Texas Motor Speedway
June 14-15 – Oval race at the Milwaukee (Wis.) Mile
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