Sunday’s 107 th Indianapolis 500 would be his last time to walk up the steps for driver introductions. The Brazilian always got the loudest cheers from the fans during driver introductions before the Indy 500. Throughout his career at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that began with his first Indy 500 in 2002, the fans loved his aggressiveness on the track and his engaging personality with the fans. INDIANAPOLIS – Few drivers in Indy 500 history have been as popular as Tony Kanaan. Click here for how to watch the season on NBC Sports and Peacock. The SuperMotocross World Championship will begin its inaugural 31-event season Saturday night in Anaheim, California. There also were memorable skirmishes between Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne and Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth. Over 19 seasons of playing host to NASCAR, Chicagoland Speedway delivered some memorable moments - namely the famous “Slide Job” that Kyle Larson tried to pull on Kyle Busch to win the 2018 race. We couldn’t be more excited to make some playoff history in September.” “Fans who visit us expect big action and big fun, and that’s exactly what SuperMotocross provides. “Innovation and entertainment are at the core of everything we do, so adding a SuperMotocross event to our portfolio at zMAX Dragway just makes sense,” Charlotte Motor Speedway Executive vice president and general manager Greg Walter said in a release. The zMax Dragway event will be designed to have a Pro Motocross vibe, situating fans to be able to “line the fence” or watch from above because of the venue’s grandstand and suite layout. #SMX #SuperMotocross #SupercrossLIVE #ProMotocross #Yamaha #YamahaMotorUSA /Zo90GyrFSo “With a thrilling season of motorsports ahead, we are excited to see riders return to Daytona and Chicagoland for intense two-wheel action this season.”Ĭheck out the Track Map for the inaugural SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff Round 1 at on September 9th. “As a proud partner of Supercross at Daytona International Speedway for over 50 years, we look forward to welcoming the first-ever SuperMotocross World Championship Playoffs to the Midwest at Chicagoland Speedway,” NASCAR senior vice president and chief track properties officer Chip Wile said in a release. With the addition of Atlanta Motor Speedway to the Supercross schedule two years ago joining longtime prestigious venue Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR-oriented tracks have proved suited to dirt-bike racing. The Supercross layout will cover much of the frontstretch grass down through Turn 1 of the oval. SuperMotocross World Championship officials were intrigued by Chicagoland’s 900 acres (a larger footprint because the track isn’t holding NASCAR races) that will allow creative track layouts. NASCAR will race on the streets of Chicago this year but has given no indication of returning to the Joliet track that also played host to Ind圜ar from 2001-10. It’ll be the first major racing event at Chicagoland Speedway, which opened in 2001 has sat dormant since its most recent NASCAR Cup Series race J(which marked the first career victory for Alex Bowman).Ĭhicagoland’s Cup race in 2020 was moved elsewhere because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 1.5-mile speedway has sat unused since then while questions loomed about its future. zMAX Dragway, Chicagoland Speedway and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum all provide the perfect footprint to create world-class SuperMotocross tracks and a one-of-a-kind fan experience that will blend elements from both Supercross and Pro Motocross.”Ĭheck out the Track Map for the inaugural SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff Round 2 at on September 23rd #SMX #SuperMotocross #SupercrossLIVE #ProMotocross #Yamaha #YamahaMotorUSA /cCcPPovYWA “It was important to have one playoff in the East, a second in the Midwest, and then the final on the West Coast making each round easily accessible to each region. “The design from the get-go was to make sure that each part of the country was represented so fans would have an opportunity to experience SuperMotocross firsthand,” Dave Prater, vice president of Supercross, Feld Motor Sports, said in a release. SUPERCROSS 2023 OPENER: How to watch Anaheim I on USA, Peacock The announcement of the SuperMotocross World Championship was made Friday during a news conference ahead of Supercross’ season opener Saturday night in Anaheim, California. 16 to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. 9 at zMax Dragway (which is adjacent to Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina) and then will move Saturday, Sept. The three-round playoff to determine the first SuperMotocross world champion will open Saturday, Sept. The new SuperMotocross World Championship announced the venue lineup for its inaugural playoff, which will feature the reopening of Chicagoland Speedway and the dirt bike debut of zMax Dragway. (UPDATE: SuperMotocross date changes for Chicagoland Speedway (to Sept.
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