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Honda IRL Racing

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    Mar. 29*     Homestead-Miami Speedway
    Miami, FL		     8 p.m. ESPN2
    Apr. 6     Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg, FL		     2:30 p.m. ESPN
    Apr. 20     Twin Ring Motegi
    Motegi, Japan		     noon ESPN
    Apr. 27     Kansas Speedway
    Kansas City, KS		     5 p.m. ESPN2
    May. 25     Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    Indianapolis, IN		     noon ABC
    Jun. 1     The Milwaukee Mile
    Milwaukee, WI		     4 p.m. ABC
    Jun. 7*     Texas Motor Speedway
    Ft. Worth, TX		     10 p.m. ESPN2
    Jun. 22     Iowa Speedway
    Newton, IA		     1 p.m. ABC
    Jun. 28*     Richmond International Raceway
    Richmond, VA		     8 p.m. ESPN2
    Jul. 6     Watkins Glen International
    Watkins Glen, NY		     3:30 p.m. ABC
    Jul. 12     Nashville Superspeedway
    Nashville, TN		     8 p.m. ESPN2
    Jul. 20     Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
    Lexington, OH		     1:30 p.m. ABC
    Aug. 9*     Kentucky Speedway
    Sparta, KY		     6:30 p.m. ESPN2
    Aug. 24     Infineon Raceway
    Sonoma, CA		     5:30 p.m. ESPN2
    Aug. 31     The Raceway at Belle Isle
    Detroit, MI		     3:30 p.m. ABC
    Sep. 7     Chicagoland Speedway
    Joliet, IL		     3:30 p.m. ABC
* Night race


    Homestead-Miami Speedway
    Miami, FL

Length:
1.5-mile oval

Frontstraight:
1,760 feet

Backstraight:
n/a

Width:
60-72 feet

Banking Frontstraight:
3 degrees

Banking Backstraight:
n/a

Turns:
6 degrees

Seating:
65,000

Opened:
1995

First IRL Race:
April 8, 2001


Race Start (ET) 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
http://www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com/
    Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg, FL

Length:
1.8-mile street circuit

Seating:
TBD

Opened:
2005

First IRL Race:
April 3, 2005


Race Start (ET) 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.
http://stpetegp.com
    Twin Ring Motegi
    Motegi, Japan

Length:
1.5-mile oval

Frontstraight:
1,982 feet

Backstraight:
1,982 feet

Width:
80 feet

Banking Frontstraight:
1.7 degrees

Banking Backstraight:
5 degrees

Turns:
10 degrees

Seating:
68,104

Opened:
1997

First IRL Race:
April 13, 2003


Race Start (ET) noon on ESPN.
http://www.twinring.jp/english/index.html
    Kansas Speedway
    Kansas City, KS

Length:
1.5-mile tri-oval

Frontstraight:
2,685 feet

Backstraight:
2,207 feet

Width:
55 feet

Banking Frontstraight:
10.4 degrees

Banking Backstraight:
5 degrees

Turns:
15 degrees

Seating:
78,000

Opened:
2001

First IRL Race:
July 8, 2001


Race Start (ET) 5 p.m. on ESPN2.
http://www.kansasspeedway.com/
    Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    Indianapolis, IN

Length:
2.5-mile oval

Frontstraight:
5/8 mile

Backstraight:
5/8 mile

Width:
n/a

Banking Frontstraight:
n/a

Banking Backstraight:
n/a

Turns:
9 degrees, 12 minutes

Seating:
More than 250,000

Opened:
1909

First IRL Race:
May 26, 1996


Race Start (ET) noon on ABC.
http://www.indy500.com
    The Milwaukee Mile
    Milwaukee, WI

Length:
1.032-mile oval

Frontstraight:
1,265 feet

Backstraight:
1,265 feet

Width:
n/a

Banking Frontstraight:
2.5 degrees

Banking Backstraight:
n/a

Turns:
9.25 degrees

Seating:
37,000

Opened:
1903

First IRL Race:
2004


Race Start (ET) 4 p.m. on ABC.
http://www.milwaukeemile.com
    Texas Motor Speedway
    Ft. Worth, TX

Length:
1.5-mile oval

Frontstraight:
2,250 feet

Backstraight:
1,330 feet

Width:
58 feet (minimum)

Banking Frontstraight:
5 degrees

Banking Backstraight:
n/a

Turns:
24 degrees

Seating:
154,861

Opened:
1997

First IRL Race:
June 7, 1997


Race Start (ET) 10 p.m. on ESPN2.
http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/
    Iowa Speedway
    Newton, IA

Length:
.875 mile tri-oval

Width:
60 Feet with 20 foot apron

Banking Frontstraight:
10 degrees

Banking Backstraight:
4 degrees

Turns:
12-14 degrees

Seating:
25,000

Opened:
2006

First IRL Race:
06/24/2007 Event


Race Start (ET) 1 p.m. on ABC.
    Richmond International Raceway
    Richmond, VA

Length:
.75-mile D-shaped oval

Frontstraight:
1,290 feet

Backstraight:
860 feet

Width:
60 feet

Banking Frontstraight:
8 degrees

Banking Backstraight:
2 degrees

Turns:
14 degrees

Seating:
100,000

Opened:
1946

First IRL Race:
June 30, 2001


Race Start (ET) 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
http://www.rir.com
    Watkins Glen International
    Watkins Glen, NY

Length:
3.37-mile road course

Seating:
TBD

Opened:
2005

First IRL Race:
September 25, 2005


Race Start (ET) 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
http://www.theglen.com
    Nashville Superspeedway
    Nashville, TN

Length:
1.33-mile oval

Frontstraight:
2,494 feet

Backstraight:
2,203 feet

Width:
55 feet (minimum)

Banking Frontstraight:
9 degrees

Banking Backstraight:
6 degrees

Turns:
14 degrees

Seating:
50,000

Opened:
2001

First IRL Race:
July 21, 2001


Race Start (ET) 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
http://www.nashvillesuperspeedway.com/
    Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
    Lexington, OH

Length:
2.4-mile road course

Turns:
15 degrees

Seating:
10,000

Opened:
1962

First IRL Race:
07/22/2007


Race Start (ET) 1:30 p.m. on ABC.
    Kentucky Speedway
    Sparta, KY

Length:
1.5-mile tri-oval

Frontstraight:
1,662 feet

Backstraight:
1,600 feet

Width:
70 feet

Banking Frontstraight:
n/a

Banking Backstraight:
4 degrees

Turns:
14 degrees

Seating:
66,089

Opened:
2000

First IRL Race:
Aug. 27, 2000


Race Start (ET) 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
http://www.kentuckyspeedway.com/
    Infineon Raceway
    Sonoma, CA

Length:
2.2-mile road course

Seating:
TBD

Opened:
2005