2009 IRL Schedule

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IndyCar has released its schedule for the 2009 season. 18 of the 19 races this year return. A street race in Toronto replaces the oval at Nashville. Several of the races change dates. Homestead moves from the first race of the season to the last. Mid Ohio moves back three weeks, and Detroit & Chicago swap week-ends.

The fate of the race in Australia has not been determined. League officials said Wednesday that the series will stage a non-points race on the streets of Surfers Paradise on Oct. 26. But as of now Australia is not on the 2009 calendar.

The breakdown is 10 oval tracks and eight street/road courses.

IndyCar's 2009 schedule

April 5: St. Petersburg, Fla.

April 19: Long Beach, Calif.

April 26: Kansas Speedway

May 24: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

May 31: The Milwaukee Mile

June 6: Texas Motor Speedway

June 21: Iowa Speedway

June 27: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway

July 5: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International

July 12: Toronto

July 26: Edmonton, Alberta

Aug. 1: Kentucky Speedway

Aug. 9: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Aug. 23: Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

Aug. 29: Chicagoland Speedway

Sept. 6: Detroit, Mich.

Sept. 19: Motegi, Japan

Oct. 11: Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway