Homestead Confirms Contact With IndyCar Amid ’19 Possibility

Homestead-Miami Speedway has confirmed that it has had recent talks with IndyCar, while Richmond Raceway did not deny talks, amid both tracks being mentioned as ISC venues that could host a race with the series in '19. ISM Raceway will drop its IndyCar race amid attendance issues, and track President Bryan Sperber indicated that IndyCar and track owner ISC were discussing possibly shifting the date to another of ISC’s 13 venues next year. Sources close to ISC and IndyCar then indicated over the weekend that Homestead and Richmond were among the top possibilities.

Homestead in its statement told THE DAILY: “We have had recent conversations with representatives from IndyCar, which we do from time to time. At this point, it is nothing more than that.” For its part, Richmond -- which is wrapping up a $30M renovation this fall and is likely eyeing added events to help generate further ROI on the revamp -- said, “We are always open to talking with sanctioning bodies about events, but nothing to report right now.”