Date: August 04, 2004 10:41
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Tuan
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Honda Press Release
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Torrance, Calif. 08/03/2004 -- In addition to defending its victory
in this year's Indianapolis 500, Honda will return to its road racing
roots next season as a pair of traditional road course venues have been added
to the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series schedule for 2005, which was announced
today.
The 16-race championship includes a race at Watkins Glen International Raceway
in upstate New York, home to the U.S. Grand Prix Formula One race in the 1960s
and '70s; and one at Infineon Raceway, located north of San Francisco
in Sonoma, California.
"We're looking forward to the mixture of ovals and road courses
next year," said Robert Clarke, vice president and general manager of
Honda Performance Development. "Honda has a great heritage in road racing,
including Formula One, motorcycling and CART, where we won four Manufacturers'
Championships (1996, 1998-99, 2001). Hopefully, we'll be defending our
first IRL Manufacturers' title as well."
Honda also will be defending its 2004 Indianapolis 500 victory with the 89th
running of the Memorial Day classic, slated for May 29. The remainder of the
2005 calendar is similar to this year's schedule, with the season opening
at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida on March 6. For the first time, however,
the season will conclude at Honda's "home event", at California
Speedway in Fontana, on October 16. American Honda's headquarters are
located in nearby Torrance.
The full 2005 IRL IndyCar Series Calendar:
Date |
Circuit/Location |
Type |
March 6 |
Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL |
1.5-mile oval |
March 19* |
Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ |
1.0-mile oval |
April 30* |
Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan |
1.5-mile oval |
May 29 |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN |
2.5-mile oval |
June 11* |
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX |
1.5-mile oval |
June 25* |
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA |
0.75-mile oval |
July 3 |
Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS |
1.5-mile oval |
July 16* |
Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN |
1.33-mile oval |
July 24 |
The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI |
1.0-mile oval |
July 31 |
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI |
2.0-mile oval |
August 14 |
Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY |
1.5-mile oval |
August 21 |
Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain, CO |
1.0-mile oval |
August 28 |
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA |
1.99-mile, 10-turn road course |
September 11 |
Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL |
1.5-mile oval |
September 25 |
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY |
3.4-mile, 11-turn road course |
October 16 |
California Speedway, Fontana, CA |
2.0-mile oval |
* Denotes Saturday race
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