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Honda IRL Racing

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    Apr. 5     Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg, FL
    2:00 p.m. VERSUS
    Apr. 19     Grand Prix of Long Beach
    Long Beach, CA
    3:30 p.m. VERSUS
    Apr. 26     Kansas Speedway
    Kansas City, KS
    4 p.m. VERSUS
    May. 24     Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    Indianapolis, IN
    noon ABC
    May. 31     The Milwaukee Mile
    Milwaukee, WI
    3:30 p.m. ABC
    Jun. 6*     Texas Motor Speedway
    Ft. Worth, TX
    9 p.m. VERSUS
    Jun. 21     Iowa Speedway
    Newton, IA
    1 p.m. ABC
    Jun. 27*     Richmond International Raceway
    Richmond, VA
    8 p.m. VERSUS
    Jul. 5     Watkins Glen International
    Watkins Glen, NY
    1 p.m. ABC
    Jul. 12     Streets of Toronto
    Toronto
    1 p.m. ABC
    Jul. 26     Edmonton City Centre Airport
    Edmonton
    5 p.m. VERSUS
    Aug. 1*     Kentucky Speedway
    Sparta, KY
    8 p.m. VERSUS
    Aug. 9     Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
    Lexington, OH
    1 p.m. VERSUS
    Aug. 23     Infineon Raceway
    Sonoma, CA
    5 p.m. VERSUS
    Aug. 29*     Chicagoland Speedway
    Joliet, IL
    9 p.m. VERSUS
    Sep. 6     The Raceway at Belle Isle
    Detroit, MI
    3 p.m. VERSUS
    Sep. 19     Twin Ring Motegi
    Motegi, Japan
    (9/18) 10:30 pm VERSUS
    Oct. 10     Homestead-Miami Speedway
    Miami, FL
    4 p.m. VERSUS
* Night race


    Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg, FL

Length:

1.8-mile street circuit

Seating:

TBD

Opened:

2005

First IRL Race:

April 3, 2005


Race Start (ET) 2:00 p.m. on VERSUS.
http://stpetegp.com
    Grand Prix of Long Beach
    Long Beach, CA

Length:

1.968-mile street course


Race Start (ET) 3:30 p.m. on VERSUS.
    Kansas Speedway
    Kansas City, KS

Length:

1.5-mile tri-oval

Frontstraight:

2,685 feet

Backstraight:

2,207 feet

Width:

55 feet

Banking Frontstraight:

10.4 degrees

Banking Backstraight:

5 degrees

Turns:

15 degrees

Seating:

78,000

Opened:

2001

First IRL Race:

July 8, 2001


Race Start (ET) 4 p.m. on VERSUS.
http://www.kansasspeedway.com/
    Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    Indianapolis, IN

Length:

2.5-mile oval

Frontstraight:

5/8 mile

Backstraight:

5/8 mile

Width:

n/a

Banking Frontstraight:

n/a

Banking Backstraight:

n/a

Turns:

9 degrees, 12 minutes

Seating:

More than 250,000

Opened:

1909

First IRL Race:

May 26, 1996


Race Start (ET) noon on ABC.
http://www.indy500.com
    The Milwaukee Mile
    Milwaukee, WI

Length:

1.032-mile oval

Frontstraight:

1,265 feet

Backstraight:

1,265 feet

Width:

n/a

Banking Frontstraight:

2.5 degrees

Banking Backstraight:

n/a

Turns:

9.25 degrees

Seating:

37,000

Opened:

1903

First IRL Race:

2004


Race Start (ET) 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
http://www.milwaukeemile.com
    Texas Motor Speedway
    Ft. Worth, TX

Length:

1.5-mile oval

Frontstraight:

2,250 feet

Backstraight:

1,330 feet

Width:

58 feet (minimum)

Banking Frontstraight:

5 degrees

Banking Backstraight:

n/a

Turns:

24 degrees

Seating:

154,861

Opened:

1997

First IRL Race:

June 7, 1997


Race Start (ET) 9 p.m. on VERSUS.
http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/
    Iowa Speedway
    Newton, IA

Length:

.875 mile tri-oval

Width:

60 Feet with 20 foot apron

Banking Frontstraight:

10 degrees

Banking Backstraight:

4 degrees

Turns:

12-14 degrees

Seating:

25,000

Opened:

2006

First IRL Race:

06/24/2007 Event


Race Start (ET) 1 p.m. on ABC.
http://www.newtonraceway.com/default.asp
    Richmond International Raceway
    Richmond, VA

Length:

.75-mile D-shaped oval

Frontstraight:

1,290 feet

Backstraight:

860 feet

Width:

60 feet

Banking Frontstraight:

8 degrees

Banking Backstraight:

2 degrees

Turns:

14 degrees

Seating:

100,000

Opened:

1946

First IRL Race:

June 30, 2001


Race Start (ET) 8 p.m. on VERSUS.
http://www.rir.com
    Watkins Glen International
    Watkins Glen, NY

Length:

3.37-mile road course

Seating:

TBD

Opened:

2005

First IRL Race:

September 25, 2005


Race Start (ET) 1 p.m. on ABC.
http://www.theglen.com
    Streets of Toronto
    Toronto

Length:

1.721-mile street course


Race Start (ET) 1 p.m. on ABC.
    Edmonton City Centre Airport
    Edmonton

Length:

3.154 km (1.96 mi)

Width:

15.24 m (50 ft) narrowest; 22.86 m (75 ft) majority

Banking Frontstraight:

0 degrees

Banking Backstraight:

0 degrees

Turns:

0 degrees

Seating:

10,000

Opened:

1953

First IRL Race:

07/26/2008


Race Start (ET) 5 p.m. on VERSUS.
http://www.edmontonindy.com/
    Kentucky Speedway
    Sparta, KY

Length:

1.5-mile tri-oval

Frontstraight:

1,662 feet

Backstraight:

1,600 feet

Width:

70 feet

Banking Frontstraight:

n/a

Banking Backstraight:

4 degrees

Turns:

14 degrees

Seating:

66,089

Opened:

2000

First IRL Race:

Aug. 27, 2000


Race Start (ET) 8 p.m. on VERSUS.
http://www.kentuckyspeedway.com/
    Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
    Lexington, OH

Length:

2.4-mile road course

Turns:

15 degrees

Seating:

10,000

Opened:

1962

First IRL Race:

07/22/2007


Race Start (ET) 1 p.m. on VERSUS.
http://www.midohio.com/
    Infineon Raceway
    Sonoma, CA

Length:

2.2-mile road course

Seating:

TBD

Opened:

2005

First IRL Race:

August 28, 2005


Race Start (ET) 5 p.m. on VERSUS.
http://www.infineonraceway.com
    Chicagoland Speedway
    Joliet, IL

Length:

1.5-mile, D-shaped tri-oval

Frontstraight:

2,400 feet

Backstraight:

1,700 feet

Width:

55 feet

Banking Frontstraight:

11 degrees

Banking Backstraight:

5 degrees

Turns:

18 degrees