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Top Five U.S. Venues For IndyCar in 2017

By Alex Herbst

Jul 10, 2016; Newton, IA, USA; Verizon Indy Car driver Helio Castroneves (3) heads into turn three during the Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 10, 2016; Newton, IA, USA; Verizon Indy Car driver Helio Castroneves (3) heads into turn three during the Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports /
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Are the Milwaukee Mile’s days numbered, or can they make a comeback?
Are the Milwaukee Mile’s days numbered, or can they make a comeback? /

5. The Milwaukee Mile

Perhaps the most storied racetrack on the IndyCar circuit after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was left off the 2016 calendar with the addition of Road America. Conflict within the Andretti Sports Marketing organization certainly did not help matters either, leaving question marks over the future of the Mile.

But Milwaukee still deserves a spot on the IndyCar calendar. Hosting open-wheel racing in some form since 1937 should mean that IndyCar ought to keep a track on board.

The biggest hurdles holding back the historic track from returning to the schedule are a lack of a promoter, and many questions about what the attendance would look like. It has not been exactly a packed house since the track was brought back in 2011.

However, the Wisconsin State Fair Commission recently cut the seating to around 35,000 by auctioning off one of the grandstand sections, meaning there’s now a smaller challenge when trying to fill seats.

The success of Road America this season proved that the people of the Midwest will support many races, and perhaps the Milwaukee Mile can become another one they’ll come out for.

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