I've seen this one posted many times before. It's always fun. Here's your chance to be creative. Make your fantasy schedule for the 2010 IndyCar season. Just remember, keep it to a maximum of 22 and a minimum of 17 races. If possible, please include dates.

Threads like these are like clock work - they show up once every 2-3 months or so. I'll answer this when I have more time.

1-Long Beach, S
2-Phoenix, O
3-Houston (90s), S
4-Indy, O
5-Milwaukee, O
6-Toronto, S
7-Mexico City, R
8-Road America, R
9-Mid-Ohio, R
10-Brands Hatch, R
11-Imola, R
12-Leguna Seca, R
13-Portland, R
14-Vancouver, S
15-Michigan, O
16-Texas, O
17-Chicago, O
18-New Hampshire, O
19-Surfer's Paradise, S
20-Sazuka, R
21-Homestead, O
22-California, O

Heck Yeah!! Nice blend of tracks. 5 street races, 8 road courses, and 9 ovals.

Sorry Too lazy for dates.

March 14- Streets of Rio de Janerio, Brazil
March 28- Mexico City Circuit, Mexico
April 4- Streets of St. Petersburg, FL
April 11- Phoenix International Raceway, AZ
April 18- Streets of Long Beach, CA
May 2- Kansas Speedway, KS
May 30- Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN
June 6- The Milwaukkee Mile, WI
June 12- Texas Motor Speedway, TX
June 20- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Quebec
June 27- Streets of Toronto, Ontario
July 4- Watkin's Glen International, NY
July 18- Edmonton City Centre Airport, Alberta
July 25- Streets of Vancouver, British Columbia
August 1- Portland International Raceway, OR
August 15- Road America, WI
August 22- Chicagoland Speedway, IL
August 29- New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NH
September 5- Streets of Baltimore, MD
September 19- Suzuka, Japan
October 3- Surfer's Paradise, Australia
October 17- Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NV

1. Phoenix
2. Streets of Las Vegas
3. Streets of Long Beach
4. Indianapolis (non-championship event)
5. Milwaukee
6. Cleveland
7. NHMS
8. Toronto
9. Mont-Tremblant
10. Road America
11. Edmonton
12. Vancouver
13. Portland
14. Laguna Seca
15. Infineon
16. Road Atlanta
17. Surfers' Paradise

It would be great to see the Series back in Vancouver as that was a great event. To go to Boston and have the Kraft Family involved in the Indy Car Series could only be a good thing as they have a great record of success. Not a Patriots fan but you can't argue with their record over the years. I bet they could bring some money as well from their NFL sponsor base.

*this is trying to take into consideration tracks other races and be realistic as well as keeping it close to what they have*
*Pre Season testing "Spring Training" event held at the begining of February at Pheonix and Barber.
*Long Beach Indy Texas and RA are held as special crown jewel type events.
Round 1. February 28- Phoenix
Round 2.March 14- Brazil
Round 3.March 28- St. Pete
Round 4.April 4- Barber
Round 5.April 18- Long Beach
Round 6.May 2- New Hampshire
Round 7.May 30- Indianapolis
Round 8.June 6- The Milwaukkee Mile
Round 9.June 12- Texas
Round 10.June 27- Richmond
Round 11.July 4- Watkin's Glen
Round 12.July 18- Toronto
Round 13.July 25- Edmonton
Round 14.August 8- Mid Ohio
Round 15.August 15- Road America
Round 16.August 22- Chicagoland
Round 17.August 29- Charlotte
Round 18.September 5- Kentucky
Round 19.September 19- Motegi/Suzuka (if F1 no longer runs at Suzuka they should run there making it easier to go from Japan to Surfers in RC configuration...thus making it cheaper)
Round 20.October 3- Surfer's Paradise
Round 21.October 17- Laguna
Round 22. October 24- Las Vegas (Oval).

I know theirs a lot to be considered when making a schedual and its a lot of politics and money BUT if i were in charge id push for something along these lines. I would like to see the sched. fill out in the Mid Atlantic (hints the addition of richmond and charolotte) and i would have liked to have added one more race in the west (prehaps Miller) and one in the Pacific Northwest (Portland) but with only 22 events...
Also I didnt want both Mid Ohio and Cleveland on the same sched but would have rather seen cleveland make the cut BUT with Honda supporting it and the fans REALLY supporting it, i left Mid Ohio in.

1. 2/28 Phoenix International Raceway
2. 3/14 Homestead-Miami Speedway
3. 4/18 Streets of Long Beach
4. 5/1 Kansas Speedway
5. 5/30 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
6. 6/5 Texas Motor Speedway (night race)
7. 6/20 Iowa Speedway
8. 6/26 Richmond International Raceway (night race)
9. 7/4 Watkins Glen International
10. 7/11 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
11. 7/17 Atlanta Motor Speedway (night race)
12. 8/1 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
13. 8/15 Road America
14. 8/28 Chicagoland Speedway (night race)
15. 9/4 Kentucky Speedway (night race)
16. 9/19 Infineon Raceway
17. 9/26 Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 14 - St. Petersburg Street Course
March 28 - Phoenix 225
April 4 - Rockingham Carolina 200
April 18 - Long Beach Grand Prix
May 2 - Kansas 300
May 30 - Indianapolis 500
June 6 - Milwaukkee 225 "everyone goes to Milwaukee after Indy"
June 12 - Texas 550
June 20 - Iowa 250 (why does everyone hate on this event? it sells out and puts on pretty decent racing)
June 27 - Nashville Firestone 200
July 4 - US 500 @ Michigan International
July 18 - Toronto Grand Prix
July 25 - Edmonton Airport Course
August 1 - Road America
August 15 - New Hampshire 250
August 22 - Chicagoland 300
September 5 - Watkins Glen (Labor Day weekend)
September 19 - Portland Road Course
October 3 - Surfer's Paradise, Australia
October 17 - Kentucky 300
October 31 - Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico
November 7 - Armed Forces 400 @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway

22 races:
13 ovals
5 temporary circuits
4 permanent road courses

you can tell by my choices I tend to prefer ovals, but also love classic road courses (Surfer's, Road America) and old venues (MIS, Phoenix)

March 15: Phoenix
March 29: Mexico City
April 12: St. Pete
April 26: Long Beach
May 3: Kansas
May 24: Indianapolis
May 31: Milwaukee
June 14: Texas
June 28: Michigan
July 5: Watkins Glen
July 19: Cleveland
August 2: Edmonton
August 16: Toronto
August 30: Montreal
September 6: New Hampshire
September 13: Road America
September 20: Chicagoland
October 4: Laguna Seca
October 18: California

($1,000,000 to triple crown winner, using Indy, Michigan and California races. Bonus adds $1,000,000 for every year the triple crown goes unclaimed.)

9 ovals; 4 natural terrain road courses; 2 airport circuits; 4 street races=19 race North American-based schedule.

Sebring
Phoenix
Fontana
Rio
Barber
Indy
Milwaukee
Mosport
Cleveland
New Hampshire
Michigan
Nazareth
Road Atlanta
Montreal
Road America
Portland
Las Vegas
Laguna Seca

Hey, it's my fantasy...