The IRL has announce their schedule for next season. Six ovals, six road courses and four street circuits. One double header (Detroit). New venues are the Autodromo International Nelson Piquet circuit in Brasilia and NOLA Motorsports Park outside New Orleans. No race in Houston this season. For the first time since 2007, the season ends on a road course.
The good new: No Dubai race. The bad news: Once again, the season ends in August.
The schedule:
March 8: Brasilia, Brazil (NBCSN)
March 29: St. Petersburg, Fla. (ABC)
April 12: Avondale, La. (NBCSN)
April 19: Long Beach, Calif. (NBCSN)
April 26: Birmingham, Ala. (NBCSN)
May 9: Indianapolis road course (ABC)
May 24: Indianapolis 500 (ABC)
May 30-31: Detroit doubleheader (ABC)
June 6: Fort Worth, Texas (NBCSN)
June 14: Toronto (NBCSN)
June 27: Fontana, Calif. (NBCSN)
July 12: Milwaukee, Wis. (NBCSN)
July 18: Newton, Iowa (NBCSN)
Aug. 2: Lexington, Ohio (NBCSN)
Aug. 23: Pocono, Pa. (NBCSN)
Aug. 30: Sonoma, Calif. (NBCSN)