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The '''Indy Grand Prix of Alabama''' is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series open-wheel race to be held at the [[Barber Motorsports Park]] in [[Birmingham]]. Officially announced on [[July 27]], [[2009]], the inaugural event is scheduled for the weekend of April 9-11, 2010. The event will be under contract through the 2012 season and under the management of the local group [[Zoom Motorsports]] and be televised nationally on either ABC or Versus. The venue is designed to allow for nearly 100,000 spectators and will have an estimated economic impact on [[Greater Birmingham]] of $30 million. | The '''Indy Grand Prix of Alabama''' is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series open-wheel race to be held at the [[Barber Motorsports Park]] in [[Birmingham]]. Officially announced on [[July 27]], [[2009]], the inaugural event is scheduled for the weekend of April 9-11, 2010. The event will be under contract through the 2012 season and under the management of the local group [[Zoom Motorsports]] and be televised nationally on either ABC or Versus. The venue is designed to allow for nearly 100,000 spectators and will have an estimated economic impact on [[Greater Birmingham]] of $30 million. | ||
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* Tomberlin, Michael (July 26, 2009) "Indy Car race coming to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama." ''Birmingham News'' | * Tomberlin, Michael (July 26, 2009) "Indy Car race coming to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* MacDonald, John A. (July 28, 2009) "IRL helps land Barber on the map." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
* Tomberlin, Michael (January 28, 2010) "With Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park, comes opportunity." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
[[Category:Auto races]] | [[Category:Auto races]] | ||
[[Category:Barber Motorsports Park]] | [[Category:Barber Motorsports Park]] | ||
[[Category:April events]] | [[Category:April events]] | ||
Revision as of 22:37, 29 January 2010
The Indy Grand Prix of Alabama is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series open-wheel race to be held at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham. Officially announced on July 27, 2009, the inaugural event is scheduled for the weekend of April 9-11, 2010. The event will be under contract through the 2012 season and under the management of the local group Zoom Motorsports and be televised nationally on either ABC or Versus. The venue is designed to allow for nearly 100,000 spectators and will have an estimated economic impact on Greater Birmingham of $30 million.
The opportunity to pursue the event came after the Detroit Indy Grand Prix was discontinued. With an open date available, Birmingham made its pitch to IRL officials and was selected to hold the event over: Cleveland, Houston, Baltimore, Nashville, Charlotte and Portland, Oregon. IRL cited both strong support from both local and state government in addition to the large crowd the attended an IRL training session in March 2009 as factors in Birmingham being selected for the race.
References
- Tomberlin, Michael (July 26, 2009) "Indy Car race coming to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama." Birmingham News
- MacDonald, John A. (July 28, 2009) "IRL helps land Barber on the map." Birmingham News
- Tomberlin, Michael (January 28, 2010) "With Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park, comes opportunity." Birmingham News