Two venues added to 2009 IndyCar schedule
Published 5:00 am Thursday, July 31, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Racing League’s IndyCar Series will debut in Long Beach and Toronto next season.
The Grand Prix of Long Beach will be run on April 19. The 35-year-old California event has hosted Formula One, CART and Champ Car races. This season, Champ Car ran its final event there after its merger with the IRL, but awarded the drivers IRL points. Next year, it becomes a full-fledged IRL event.
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The IRL will hold the Streets of Toronto race on July 12. It will make up for the loss of the Nashville event, which was dropped after efforts to negotiate an agreement for a 2009 race there failed.
The 93rd Indianapolis 500 will be May 24.