. 2009 irl indy car series dates schedule calendar with hotels near the racetrack + tickets

Where we headed this time?

IndyCar racing! Here's the 2009 Schedule with hotels, guides, and other stuff. Still pending are dates for Cleveland Grand Prix and perhaps Portland International Raceway. Note: The Lexmark Gold Coast Indy is now an A1 Grand Prix Event.
Enjoy. See you at Indy!

April 5, 2009: FL
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg - Streets of St. Pete, Florida

> St Petersburg Hotels, Florida
> St. Petersburg Travel Guide
> Grand Prix Tickets
St Pete GP Results: 1. Ryan Briscoe 2. Ryan Hunter-Reay 3. Justin Wilson

April 19, 2009: FL
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach - Streets of Long Beach California

> Long Beach Hotels, Cal.
> Long Beach Grand Prix Cities Travel Guide
> Grand Prix Tickets

April 26, 2009: MO/KS
RoadRunner Turbo Indy - Kansas City Speedway, Missouri / Kansas

> Hotels near Kansas City Speedway, MO/KS
> Kansas City Motorsport Travel Guide
> Kansas Speedway Tickets

MAY 25, 2008: IN
93rd running - INDIANAPOLIS 500 - IMS - Inidianapolis Motor Speedway Indiana

Venue Physical Address: 4910 West 16th Street, Speedway - Indiana 46224, USA Local Map with hotels. > Find my guide to Hotels near Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana
> Indianapolis Motorsport Travel Guide
> INDIANAPOLIS 500 TICKETS

May 31, 2009: WI
ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt Indy 225 - Milwaukee Mile Speedway, Wisconsin

> Hotels near Milwaukee Fairgrounds West Allis, WI
> West Allis Wisconsin Hotels
> Milwaukee Motorsport Travel Guide
> Search Tickets

June 6, 2009: TX
Bombardier Learjet 550 Texas Motor Speedway, Texas

> Hotels near Texas Motor Speedway
> Texas Motor Speedway Motorsport Travel Guide
> Texas Motor Speedway Tickets

June 21, 2009: IA
Iowa Corn Indy - Speedway, Newton, Iowa

> Newton, IA Hotels

June 27, 2009: VA
Sun Trust indy Challenge Richmond Intl Raceway, Virginia

> Hotels near Richmond International Raceway
> RIR Richmond Raceway Motorsport Travel Guide
> RIR Richomond International Raceway Tickets

July 5 2009: NY
Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix, New York State

> Hotels near Watkins Glen
> Watkins Glen International Motorsport Travel Guide
> Watkins Glen International Grand Prix and NASCAR Tickets

July 12, 2009: CAN
Honda Indy Toronto Ontario Canada

> Toronto Canada Hotels
> see also Toronto Travel Guide
> my guide to Toronto Sports & Concert Venues (with Hotels nearby)

July 26, 2009: CAN
Rexall Edmonton Indy Canada

> Edmonton Canada Hotels

August 1, 2009: KY (Saturday)
Meijer Indy 300, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY

> Sparta KY Hotels
> Kentucky Speedway Motorsport Travel Guide
> Kentucky Speedway Tickets - IRL Kentucky 300

August 9 2009: OH
Honda 200 - Mid-Ohio IndyCar Series - Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH

> Hotels near Mid-Ohio Sports Car COurse (Mansfield, OH)
> Mid Ohio Sports Car Course & Lexington, OH Motorsport Travel Guide

August 23, 2009: CA
Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma - Infineon Raceway, Sears Point Sonoma California

> Hotels Near Infineon Raceway, Sonoma CA
> Sonoma CA and Infineon raceway Motorsport Travel Guide
> Infineon Raceway Tickets

August 29, 2009: IL
Peak Antifreeze Indy 300, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL

> Joliet IL Hotels near Chicagoland Speedway
> JOliet Illinois and Chicagoland Speedway Motorsport Travel Guide
> Chicagoland Speedway Tickets

September 6, 2009: MI
Detroit Grand Prix - Belle Isle IndyCar Series, Raceway at Belle Isle, Detroit MI (Event Cancelled due to poor economy! )

> Downtown Detroit Hotels
> Motor City Detroit Motorsport Travel Guide
> Detroit, MI Event Tickets

September 19, 2009: .jp
Twin Ring Motegi Circuit - Japan

> Twin Ring Motegi Hotels, Japan + Tokyo Japan hotels (50 miles)
> Motegi Japan Guide

October 11, 2009: FL
GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 - Homestead Miami Speedway Florida

> Hotels near Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida
> Homestead-Miami Travel Guide
> Homestead-Miami Speedway Tickets

October 25, 2009 - QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA - NOTE: NOT AN IRL INDY RACE: The race has been taken over by the A1 GP racing series. See link for A1 Grand Pri dates.
Lexmark Gold Coast Indy 300 - Surfers Paradise Street Circuit

> Surfers Paradise Gold Coast Travel Guide
> Downtown Surfers Paradise Gold Coast Australia Hotels
> demonstration race: With the amazing Australian V8 Supercar series
> Tickets Australia + Hotels near Australian Sports Concert Venues

MOTORSPORT TRAVEL NEWS?

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> hotels near u.s.a. road racing circuits
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Local Indianapolis Motor Speedway Pics

here I am outside what they call the "racing capital of the world", the indianapolis motor speedway, Indianapolis Indiana. See my guide.

IRL Racing Pics

here I am with Danica Patrick, star of the IRL IndyCar Series. Check out my Racecar Driver Interviews I've met a few "fast folks" in my time traveling with grand prix cities, quite a few of them now drive IndyCars!

f1 grand prix racing features...

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nascar racing features

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> usa track finder
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motorcycle racing interviews

Here I am with Suzuki motogp racer Chris Vermeulen! Read my exclusive motorcycle racing moto gp & SBK interviews

motorcycle racing features

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> motorcycle store (shopping)
> motorcycle gear store (blog)
> Winter 2009 cycle world international motorcycle show dates and travel info

ALMS Petite Le Mans Pics

see my Road Atlanta Guide or my elkhart lake WI travel guide page & check ALMS Dates

US Track and Speedway Guides

Atlanta Motor Speedway GA
Bristol Speedway Tennessee
California Speedway Fontana, CA
Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill.
Cleveland GP Airport Circuit OH
Darlington Raceway SC
Daytona International Speedway
Denver GP Street Circuit CO
Detroit Belle Isle
Dover Speedway Delaware
Elkhart Lake - Road America
Homestead-Miami Speedway FL
Indianapolis Motor Speedway IN
Infinion Raceway -Sonoma CA
Kansas Speedway MO
Kentucky Speedway Sparta, KY
Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway
Las Vegas Speedway Nevada
Long Beach GP Street Circuit CA
Lowes Motor Speedway NC
Miami Downtown GP Circuit FL
Michigan International Speedway
Mid-Ohio Road Course OH
Milwaukee Mile WI
New Hampshire Intl Speedway NH
Phoenix International Raceway AZ
Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Pocono Raceway Pennsylvania
Richmond Intl Raceway Virginia
Road Atlanta Georgia
Sebring Raceway Florida
Talladega Superspeedway AL
Texas Motor Speedway TX
Watkins Glen "The Glen" NY

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Here's a pic I took of Ben Spies AMA Superbike Champion's Suzuki GSx-1000 at Fontana Speedway California See many more AMA SBK pics on my AMA Superbike Start Page!