The 2012 IndyCar schedule, released Thursday. Races are listed by date and location with distance and type of course listed in parenthesis. Series officials say a 16th race will be added soon and they are considering adding a 17th race, too.
March 25, St. Petersburg, Fla.(1.8-mile street course)
April 1, Birmingham, Ala. (2.3-mile road course)
April 15, Long Beach, Calif. (1.968-mile street course)
April 29, Sao Paulo (2.536-mile street course)
May 27, Indianapolis (2.5-mile oval)
June 3, Detroit (2.1-mile street course)
June 9, Texas, (1.5-mile oval)
June 23, Iowa (0.875-mile oval)
July 8, Toronto (1.755-mile street course)
July 22, Edmonton, Alberta, (1.973-mile airport course)
Aug. 5, Lexington, Ohio (Mid-Ohio) (2.258-mile road course)
Aug. 19, China (3.87-mile street course)
Aug. 26, Sonoma, Calif. (Infineon) (2.303-mile road course)
Sept. 2, Baltimore (2-mile street course)
Sept. 15, Fontana, Calif. (2-mile oval)
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