IndyCar: Five Tracks That Could Replace Boston

By Matt Lovisa | May 3, 2016

Apr 2, 2016; Avondale, AZ, USA; Verizon IndyCar Series driver Helio Castroneves (3) races three wide with Tony Kanaan (10) and Charlie Kimball (83) at the green flag during the Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

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Gateway Motorsports Park

For the sake of time, this track may make the most sense. Gateway is already a test track for IndyCar, they have hosted races in the past and have an open spot to help complete the IndyCar schedule.

"If IndyCar wants to try an oval, Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois, would appear to be a viable option since it’s already been approved as a test track and president Curtis Francois has made it known he wants the Verizon series at his track. The problem might be that an NHRA weekend is scheduled Sept. 23-25."

If Gateway wanted to make it work, they could and it seems like other insiders feel the same way. Brant James of USA Today Sports, said that Gateway and Laguna Seca make sense to fill the void on the IndyCar schedule and later went on to say that those two tracks could possibly pull things together quicker.

in my unofficial capacity as Winston Wolfe of @indycar schedule, I see two venues that make a lot of sense: Gateway and Laguna Seca.
— brant james (@brantjames) April 30, 2016

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