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IndyCar confirms more double headers after cancelling three races due to pandemic

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IndyCar has added three more double-header events to its revised 2020 schedule following the cancellation of three races due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The series has called off its race at the Portland circuit in Oregon and its double-header round at Laguna Seca in California, all of which were due to take place in September. The championship said the decision was made in conjunction with the event promoters and they intend to race at the venues again in 2021.

To replace those races, IndyCar has announced its planned rounds at Mid-Ohio, Gateway and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course will all become double-header events.

IndyCar has already raced on the grand prix circuit at IMS once this year, which in addition to August’s postponed Indianapolis 500 means this year’s schedule now features four races at the Brickyard.

The series has held seven races since this year’s championship began at Texas Motor Speedway in June. Aside from the Indianapolis 500 and the season finale in St Petersburg on October 25th, all the remaining events will be double-headers.

Last week Formula 1 announced all of its races in the Americas, including the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, had been called off as a consequence of the pandemic.

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Revised 2020 IndyCar calendar

DateRaceEvent
06/06/20201Texas Motor Speedway
04/07/20202Indianapolis Grand Prix race one
11/07/20203Road America race one
12/07/20204Road America race two
17/07/20205Iowa race one
18/07/20206Iowa race two
08/08/20207Mid-Ohio race one
09/08/20208Mid-Ohio race two
23/08/20209Indianapolis 500
29/08/202010Gateway race one
30/08/202011Gateway race two
02/10/202012Indianapolis Grand Prix race two
03/10/202013Indianapolis Grand Prix race three
25/10/202014St Petersburg

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7 comments on “IndyCar confirms more double headers after cancelling three races due to pandemic”

  1. Is it possible to use any of the different configurations for the IMS road course? Three times the same track has the potential to be a bit dull.

  2. Was looking forward to seeing laguna seca back on the indycar calendar.

  3. The new generation of Indy car is good. Their Halo solution effective and presents a pretty cool looking Racecar. Even if initially drivers were being cooked alive under such extensive window usage. A new aero part connected to front top edge of their windscreen now keeps the drivers from boiling their brains. The cars look responsive and seem to be effective at all races run. The 500 should be a good one this year. As good as Formula one is year after year know that IndyCar has stepped up this year and the racing is good. See for yourself

    1. I’d say you’re spot on, but I miss the great looking cars of the last couple years (above pic). The screen has already prevented some injuries or worse, so using the Aeroscreen is a no-brainer. It looks reall good from all angles other than from the front where it generates an optical illusion of being flat which it is not. Still the best racing on the planet!

  4. What a shame, but at least it’s better than no racing at all.

    1. You hate the new Indycars?

  5. pastaman (@)
    28th July 2020, 0:10

    Sad to see no Laguna Seca, but mid-Ohio is a fantastic circuit so glad for the double-header there

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