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Homestead has the contract to be the season finale. It's not that Surfers wanted that position, but rather that it would mean moving Homestead later, which wouldn't make NASCAR happy I suspect (their finales are at Homestead in November).
Milwaukee has financial issues, so that's probably why that one is up in the air. In theory, that track still has a contract to run Indy Cars for a few more years.
Barber seems an odd choice, and I don't see it as a track where high-powered cars will put on that good of a show. As I've heard it, Road America was a track rental in the latter stages of CART. IndyCar is looking for venues that will pay them a sanction fee.
I'm very tired of all the moderately banked, 1.5-mile ovals (six of the eight ovals on the schedule). I'd drop a couple of those in favor of Michigan and Pocono. On the road racing front, bring back Road America and Cleveland! And honestly, if they're going to stick to running the bike layout, I'm not terribly keen on keeping Sears Point on the schedule.
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