TSN ushers in a new chapter in open-wheel racing in 2008 with coverage of the entire 19-race IndyCar Series season. The schedule gets underway on Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m. ET with live coverage on TSN and TSN HD of the Miami Indy 300 from Florida's Homestead-Miami Speedway. Prior to the race, TSN will air the one-hour 2008 IndyCar Series Season Preview at 7 p.m. ET.
The Florida race marks the first IndyCar Series event since the Indy Racing League absorbed the Champ Car World Series earlier this year.
Three races from the former Champ Car World Series have been added to the 2008 IndyCar Series schedule: the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Edmonton Grand Prix – the lone Canadian stop on the circuit in 2008 – and Surfers Paradise. The crown jewel of the series – the Indianapolis 500 – airs live on TSN and TSN HD on May 25 at 12 noon ET (see below for IndyCar Series race and broadcast schedule).
The new IndyCar Series season brings with it new features to the broadcasts. For the first time, every camera will be High Definition, including in-car and onboard cameras as well as cameras in the pits. The new High Definition onboard cameras will provide rotating 360-degree views of the track.
Canadian Scott Goodyear, a former CART and IndyCar Series driver who has been involved in racing for more than two decades, will once again provide analysis for all IndyCar Series broadcasts. Goodyear is best remembered for the closest-ever finish in Indianapolis 500 history when he finished second by just .043 seconds to Al Unser Jr. in 1992.
Several Champ Car World Series drivers and teams have joined the IndyCar Series for the 2008 season. Three-time Champ Car World Series runner-up Bruno Junqueira of Dale Coyne Racing, two-time runner up Justin Wilson of Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing and 2006 Champ Car Rookie of the Year Will Power from KV Racing Technology are among the drivers new to the IndyCar Series. The new drivers will compete against IndyCar favourites, such as Danica Patrick and former back-to-back Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves.
TSN's IndyCar Series coverage complements the network's extensive 2008 auto racing broadcast package – the largest ever with a total of 124 races from five different series.
The 2008 IndyCar Series race and broadcast schedule is as follows:
· *March 29 – Miami Indy 300, live at 8 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN HD
· *April 6 – St. Petersburg Indy, at 8 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN HD
· *April 18 – Indy Japan 300, live at 12 midnight ET on TSN and TSN HD
· *April 20 – Grand Prix of Long Beach, live on TSN alternate at 5:30 p.m. ET (on TSN and TSN HD on April 21 at 3:30 a.m. ET)
· *April 27 – Kansas City Indy 300, at 11:30 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN HD
· *May 25 – Indianapolis 500, live 12 noon ET on TSN and TSN HD
· *June 1 – Milwaukee Indy 225, live on TSN alternate at 4 p.m. ET (on TSN and TSN HD at 12 midnight ET)
· *June 7 – Texas Indy 300, live on TSN and TSN HD at 10 p.m. ET
· *June 22 – Iowa Indy, live on TSN and TSN HD at 1:30 p.m. ET
· *June 28 – Richmond Indy Challenge, live on TSN alternate at 8 p.m. ET (on TSN and TSN HD at 12 midnight ET)
· *July 6 – Watkins Glen Indy, live on TSN and TSN HD at 3:30 p.m. ET
· *July 12 – Nashville Indy 300, live on TSN alternate at 8 p.m. ET (on TSN and TSN HD on July 13 at 12:30 a.m. ET)
· *July 20 – Mid-Ohio Indy, live on TSN and TSN HD at 1:30 p.m. ET
· *July 26 – Edmonton Grand Prix, live on TSN and TSN HD at 5 p.m. ET
· August 9 – Kentucky Indy 300, live on TSN alternate at 6:30 p.m. ET
· *August 24 – Infineon Indy, live on TSN alternate at 5:30 p.m. ET (on TSN and TSN HD on August 25 at 3:30 a.m. ET)
· *August 31 – Bell Isle Indy, live on TSN alternate at 3:30 p.m. ET (on TSN and TSN HD on September 1 at 3:30 a.m. ET)
· *September 7 – Chicagoland Indy, live on TSN alternate at 3:30 p.m. ET (on TSN and TSN HD on September 8 at 3:30 a.m. ET)
· *October 26 – Surfers Paradise, on TSN and TSN HD at 11:30 p.m. ET
*Available in High Definition on TSN HD
TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada's Sports Leader. Setting the Canadian sports broadcasting standard, TSN's flagship news program, SportsCentre, was voted the number-one source for sports news by sports fans from across the country.* TSN's comprehensive broadcast schedule also features the NHL and first three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs; Toronto Maple Leafs hockey; International Hockey including the IIHF World Junior Championship; the Olympic Games through 2012; CFL including Friday Night Football; NFL including Sunday and Monday Night Football; PGA TOUR and all four golf Majors; Season of Champions Curling; NASCAR including the Daytona 500; Formula One including the Canadian Grand Prix; IRL including the Indy 500; Blue Jays baseball; Raptors basketball and the NBA Finals; Tennis and all four Grand Slam events; EURO 2008 and UEFA Champions League Soccer; and HBO World Championship boxing. TSN HD offers more sports coverage, more hours and more events in High Definition than any other network in Canada, reinforcing TSN's position as Canada's Sports Leader in High Definition. TSN is available in 9 million households. TSN's programming and news content is also available online at TSN.ca.
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