Auto123.com - Helping you drive happy

IRL: 2009 schedule released

|
Obtain the best financial rate for your car loan at Automobile En DirectTecnic
Khatir Soltani
Source: IndyCar

The IndyCar Series 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.

The IndyCar Series - with a 2009 schedule featuring races on 10 ovals, three permanent road courses and five temporary street circuits - continues to offer a diverse set of challenges to drivers and teams, which resonates with fans around the world. This season already has produced seven different winners on the array of ovals and street/road courses.

The 2009 IndyCar Series schedule:

Date Track Layout
Sun 5-Apr Streets of St. Petersburg 1.8-mile street course
Sun 19-Apr Streets of Long Beach 1.968-mile street course
Sun 26-Apr Kansas Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 24-May Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval
Sun 31-May The Milwaukee Mile 1.0-mile oval
Sat 6-Jun * Texas Motor Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 21-Jun Iowa Speedway .875-mile oval
Sat 27-Jun * Richmond International Raceway .75-mile oval
Sun 5-Jul Watkins Glen International 3.4-mile road course
Sun 12-Jul Streets of Toronto 1.721-mile street course
Sun 26-Jul Edmonton City Centre Airport 1.973-mile airport course
Sat 1-Aug * Kentucky Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 9-Aug Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2.258-mile road course
Sun 23-Aug Infineon Raceway 2.245-mile road course
Sat 29-Aug * Chicagoland Speedway 1.5-mile oval
Sun 6-Sep The Raceway at Belle Isle Park 2.906-mile street course
Sat 19-Sep Twin Ring Motegi 1.5-mile oval
Sun 11-Oct Homestead-Miami Speedway 1.5-mil oval

* - night race
Schedule subject to change.
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
Automotive expert
  • Over 6 years experience as a car reviewer
  • Over 50 test drives in the last year
  • Involved in discussions with virtually every auto manufacturer in Canada