INDYCAR: IndyCar Set For 15-Race Schedule In 2012

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INDYCAR: IndyCar Set For 15-Race Schedule In 2012

The final schedule is light on ovals and shorter than last season with 15 confirmed races but it’s not because Randy Bernard didn’t try to fatten it up.

Robin Miller | Posted December 21, 2011

The Canadian swing of Toronto and Edmonton will be the only races in July but August is crowded with Mid-Ohio, a new street race in Qingdao, China and Sonoma, Calif. a week later.

Despite its financial woes, Baltimore remains on the calendar for Labor Day weekend while Fontana is set for a night race on Sept. 15.

It will be the smallest schedule since 14 races were held in ’06 and IndyCar’s all-time low was nine events in 2000.

PROJECTED 2012 SCHEDULE

March 25 – St. Petersburg
April 1 – Birmingham, Ala.
April 15 – Long Beach
April 29 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 27 – Indianapolis 500
June 3 – Detroit
June 9 – Fort Worth
June 23 – Newton, Iowa
July 8 – Toronto
July 22 – Edmonton
Aug. 5 – Mid-Ohio
Aug. 18 – China
Aug. 26 – Sonoma, Calif.
Sept. 2 – Baltimore
Sept. 15 – Fontana, Calif.
Sept. 30 – TBD?

Robin Miller brings 40 years of experience to his role as SPEED.com's senior open-wheel reporter, and serves as a frequent contributor to SPEED Center and Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain.

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