HONDA INDY GRAND PRIX OF TO TAKE PLACE APRIL 5-7, 2019 INDYCAR ANNOUNCES 17-RACE SCHEDULE

(Sept. 4, 2018) – INDYCAR released its 2019 schedule today featuring 17 events, a newly announced race and a new event finale.

A focal point for INDYCAR has been maintaining date equity with racetracks. The 2019 IndyCar Series schedule accomplishes that with a pair of minor exceptions for good reason: • Barber Park’s event shifts two weeks forward to Sunday, April 7. That early April date was the slot that the scenic permanent road course in Birmingham, Alabama, held on the schedule for the first four years of its nine-year run to date; • Speedway returns to a night race at the overwhelming request of fans on Saturday, July 20. It moves back on the calendar by two weeks. Next year’s IndyCar Series race will be the 13th on the bullring oval in Newton, Iowa.

The complete 2019 IndyCar Series schedule is as follows: March 10: Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida March 24: , Austin, Texas April 7: , Birmingham, Alabama April 14: Streets of Long Beach, California May 11: INDYCAR Grand Prix, Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course May 26: 103rd , Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval June 1: Streets of Detroit, Race 1, Detroit, Michigan June 2: Streets of Detroit, Race 2, Detroit, Michigan June 8: , Fort Worth, Texas* June 23: , Elkhart Lake, July 14: Streets of Toronto, Canada July 20: , Newton, Iowa* July 28: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio Aug. 18: , Long Pond, Pennsylvania Aug. 24: , Madison, * Sept. 1: Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon Sept. 22: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, California

(*-night race)

(Schedule subject to change)

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