Indycar news

Last season, Will Power (Team Penske) won the Verizon Indycar Series Championship, with the championship coming down to the final race of the season. Again. For 9 straight years, the Indycar series champion has not been able to claim that title until the series' final race had been run. This provided for plenty of thrills, excitement, and ongoing drama, as last year's season featured a record-tying 11 different race winners.

This year's season might prove to be just as exciting. Indycar has added 2 new races into the fold this upcoming season, making it 17 races for 2015.

They kick off their season with one of the 2 new races. Indycar will be heading south on Sunday, March 8, to Brasilia, Brazil, to the Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet road course. The other additional race will be The Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana, on Sunday, April 12, at NOLA Motorsports Park near New Orleans.

2015 VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES SCHEDULE

Mar. 8- (SR) Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasilia)

Mar. 24- (SR) Streets of St. Petersburg

Apr. 12- (SR) NOLA Motorsports Park (New Orleans)

Apr. 19- (SR) Streets of Long Beach

Apr. 26- (SR) Barber Motorsports Park

May 9- (SR) Grand Prix of Indianapolis

May 16- (O) Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Day 1

May 17- (O) Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Day 2

May 24- (O) Indianapolis 500 Mile Race

May 30- (SR) The Raceway at Belle Isle Park (Detroit)

May 31- (SR) The Raceway at Belle Isle Park (Detroit)

Jun. 6- (O) Texas Motor Speedway

Jun. 14- (SR) Streets of Toronto

Jun. 27- (O) Auto Club Speedway (Fontana)

Jul. 12- (O) The Milwaukee Mile

Jul. 18- (O) Iowa Speedway

Aug. 2- (SR) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Aug. 23- (O) Pocono Raceway

Aug. 30- (SR) Sonoma Raceway

(SR)- Street/Road Course

(O)- Oval

Race fans will be able to get race coverage for every event. All races will be televised, with ABC (6 events) and NBCSN (13 events) providing the coverage. On the radio, all races will be broadcast by the IMS Network, through affiliate networks that include SiriusXM Radio, in addition to indycar.com, and the INDYCAR 15 app.

Indycar has seen a new, refreshing revitalization to their sport, expanding their race schedule and reinforcing their coverage with solid TV and radio packages, in addition to solid sponsorship growth. Indeed, the 2015 should be a thrilling one. Tune in!

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