The IndyCar schedule will stay at 17 races in 2010 but two ovals are being dropped for a pair of new road races.
Expect more road/street courses and fewer ovals for 2010, reports Robin Miller. (LAT) ยป More Photos
A street circuit at Rio de Janeiro will open the season in mid-March followed by St. Petersburg on the last week of March and then Barber Motortsports Park will host the inaugural Indy Grand Prix of Alabama on April 9-11 at Birmingham.
The Milwaukee Mile, a bastion of Indy car racing since 1933, is not listed on the schedule, which will be officially announced Friday, but the weekend following Indianapolis is being left open in case a new promoter can be found.
And Richmond Speedway, the bullring home of NASCAR that's been a mainstay of the Indy Racing League since 2001, has not be renewed.
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There are no real surprises, other than Kansas City will be moved back to the first weekend in May and Toronto and Edmonton will run back-to-back in July. Kentucky Speedway is tentatively set to go on Labor Day weekend while the season will again end at Homestead, Fla.
Eight of the 17 races are on road or street courses, including the first four races of the season while it will end with four consecutive ovals.
Here's the order of races without dates:
Rio de Janeiro
St. Pete
Birmingham
Long Beach
Kansas
Indianapolis
Texas
Iowa
Watkins Glen
Toronto
Edmonton
Mid-Ohio
Sonoma
Chicago
Kentucky
Motegi, Japan
Homestead
