Pocono dropped from 2020 schedule, Richmond added

Published on 01 Sep 2019 21:47

By: Fergal Walsh

The 2020 IndyCar calendar has been revealed and with it confirmation that Pocono will not be returning next year.

Rumours have been swirling about the future of the event for some time, as its contract with IndyCar expired after the 2019 race, which once more saw a controversial incident.

A hefty lap one crash, 12 months on from Robert Wickens' crash at the same circuit, raised questions about whether or not the circuit should be present on the IndyCar schedule.

In another tragic incident, Justin Wilson lost his life at Pocono in 2015.

In Pocono's place comes the Richmond Raceway in Virginia, a circuit that IndyCar last raced at 10 years ago. The track will be the shortest oval on the 2020 calendar.

The championship will once again kick off on the streets of St. Petersburg on the 15th of March, while the gemstone of the season, the Indianapolis 500, will take place on May 24th.

Date	Venue	Type
15th March	St Petersburg	Street
5th April	Barber Motorsport Park	Road
19th April	Long Beach	Street
26th April	Circuit of the Americas	Road
9th May	Indianapolis GP	Road
24th May	Indianapolis 500	Oval
30th May	Detroit Race 1	Street
31st May	Detroit Race 2	Street
6th June	Texas Motor Speedway	Oval
21st June	Road America	Road
27th June	Richmond Raceway	Oval
12th July	Toronto	Street
18th July	Iowa	Oval
16th August	Mid-Ohio	Road
22nd August	Gateway	Oval
6th September	Portland	Road
20th September	Laguna Seca	Road

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It was a ridiculous track, with poor safety features. Ironically it was very emblematic of Indy. Very fast, very low texh, and very dangerous.

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