Boston IndyCar Race Set For City's Seaport District Over Labor Day Weekend '16

The streets of the Seaport District in South Boston "will be the venue" for the Verizon IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Boston in '16 and "possibly subsequent years," according to Donna Goodison of the BOSTON HERALD. Race organizers "are set to announce the deal for the Labor Day weekend auto race tomorrow." Boston Mayor Martin Walsh "sent a letter to IndyCar CEO Mark Miles last June, expressing interest in hosting the race as part of broader plans to attract high-profile events to Boston." Boston organizers, led by former New England Grand Prix President Mark Perrone, "plan a temporary, modular street course track." Pre-race practice and IndyCar qualifying runs "would be held throughout the weekend, with the main race on Sunday." The events "are expected to attract more than 250,000 spectators" (BOSTON HERALD, 5/20).