http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/indycar/33956/

The Indy Pro Series will feature a series-record 16 races in 2007,
including seven races on ovals, seven on road courses and two on street
courses, Indy Racing League officials announced this Monday. The series
will compete three times at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The 2007 season begins March 24 on the 1.5-mile oval at Homestead-Miami
Speedway, and concludes Sept. 9 on the 1.5-mile oval at Chicagoland
Speedway. More than $3 million in prize money will be at stake.

The series will expand from two to four doubleheader weekends in 2007,
including on the road course at Indianapolis in support of the United
States Grand Prix.

“The 2007 schedule is yet another step forward for the Indy Pro Series,”
said team owner Sam Schmidt, whose drivers have won two of the last
three series championships. “In the last two seasons, we’ve seen a
tripling of the prize money, the addition of doubleheader race weekends
as a cost-effective way to add races to the schedule, and the addition
of a bonus testing program, giving IndyCar Series teams an incentive to
participate as well. This is a well-balanced schedule that will afford
us the opportunity to do a lot of racing on a variety of courses.”

New venues for 2007 include the 7/8-mile oval at Iowa Speedway and the
13-turn, 2.258-mile road course at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

“2007 should be our best season yet,” said Roger Bailey, executive
director of the Indy Pro Series. “Our teams have been asking for more
road and street courses. Last year, we were able to introduce a 50/50
mix with the ovals, and this year the balance tips just slightly to the
road/street side. We’re able to maintain our oval heritage with a
diverse group of racetracks ranging from less than a mile to the
2.5-mile circuit at Indianapolis while competing at a variety of
challenging road and street venues.”

2007 Indy Pro Series schedule:

March 24, Homestead-Miami Speedway
March 31, Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
April 1, Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
May 25, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval)
June 2, Milwaukee Mile
June 16, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course)
June 17, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course)
June 23, Iowa Speedway
July 7, Watkins Glen International
July 8, Watkins Glen International
July 14, Nashville Superspeedway
July 22, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Aug. 11, Kentucky Speedway
Aug. 25, Infineon Raceway
Aug. 26, Infineon Raceway
Sept. 9, Chicagoland Speedway

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Some of that isn't half-bad. The St. Pete races may be worth watching,
and the Milwaukee Mile should be a decent race. I think the Iowa track
will be a good short-track race as well. Watkins Glen could make for
some great racing, provided the field manages to actually run enough
green flag laps. I have my doubts as to whether Mid-Ohio will make for
an interesting race or not, but those lower hp cars may be able to pass
there more easily than their high-hp counterparts. Kentucky might be
interesting, but most 1.5 mile speedways don't do too much for me. We
shall see.

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forty

“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and
mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway

forty wrote:
wasn't this to be a place for the hero's of the short tracks? Seems the
short trackers need to learn to road race, which I wonder how a sprint
car would handle on a road course? Must be getting more street
circuits, and aren't those festivals not racing??? Real fans don't forget.

forty wrote:
<snipage>
This last spring, the IPS at St. Pete was a great race. Plenty of
passes for the lead and enough mid-field passes to satisfy anyone. The
car count was low, but all the passing was very edge of the seat.

I love to watch all the SCCA Runnoffs from Mid-Ohio so IPS will be
great fun to watch.

I enjoy the smaller cars more than the big cars because there is much
more passing, the IPS being no exception.

Lenny wrote:


SCCA runoffs at Mid-O? Really? Did you just emerge from a coma?

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:24:30 -0600, xorbit <xorbit (AT) nospam (DOT) ca> wrote:
Do you watch Speed?

Bob

Robert Lorenzini wrote:

The runoffs were run in Topeka this year.

On Nov 14, 9:39 am, forty <cfort... (AT) SPAMgmail (DOT) com> wrote:
Presently the IPS is looking at between 22 and 24 fulltime cars with
around 27-29 with the part timers.

mphsrick43 (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

22-24 FTDs? ROTFLMAO!! Does this include Al Unser, Jr? LOL. Do they
expect some failed NASCAR boyz to jump into a pointy car? LOL!! Is the
IRL raiding FV?

So much BS from you. What are your sources? Or is it that when you
give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with TG's ass, he's telling you his
little secrets?

And the IRL only has a 12-race schedule, not 16. Those "double-headers"
aren't really separate races, just two-day events. Its just mirrors to
make it seem like there are more races. Pathetic.

On Nov 27, 11:40*am, Cal Vanize <dont.even.spam... (AT) myspam (DOT) org> wrote:
So based on your logic that two different races held on the same
weekend is actually just one race date. Then let's take time to discuss
the atlantic series 11 race schedule.

mphsrick43 (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

Discuss the quality of the talent in the field, also.

--
forty

“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and
mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.� - Ernest Hemingway