The SPEED GT and SPEED Touring Cars reunite May 17-19 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. After a successful inaugural race last year, SPEED World Challenge returns with ALMS for the Utah Grand Prix.
Less than a week later the SPEED GT cars will be in Charlotte, N.C., joining NASCAR for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway. SPEED GT teams will practice, qualify and race all on OTC Pole Night Thursday, May 24. Naturally one of the Nextel Cup drivers couldnt resist jumping into a SPEED GT car; tune in to see what happens when 2006 Nextel Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson climbs behind the wheel of a Cadillac CTS-V.
While the SPEED GT cars tackle the banks of Lowes Motor Speedway, the SPEED Touring Cars will be on their way to Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. They will join the Grand-American series for the SPEED Touring Car Classic, May 25-28. It will be the series 14th visit to the historic New England track.
Neither class will have to go very far for the next event, June 8-10 at Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. SPEED World Challenge hasnt been to The Glen since 1998, so its only fitting that fans should be treated to a SPEED Touring Car doubleheader. That puts three SPEED World Challenge races on the weekend schedule for the Sahlens Six Hours of the Glen with Grand-Am.
The series next heads north of the border to Toronto, Ont., July 6-8, for the Grand Prix of Toronto. There, SPEED World Challenge will join Champ Car for the first time in series history on the streets of Exhibition Place.
Following a quick dip back into the U. S. for the previously mentioned event at Mid-Ohio, the series heads back to Canada. For the 17th time in series history, SPEED World Challenge will roll into Bowmanville, Ont., for the Grand Prix of Mosport. The series will join ALMS at Mosport International Raceway, which has swapped its traditional Labour Day weekend for an earlier August 24-26 date.
Another track with a long World Challenge past is Road Atlanta, where the series meets up again with ALMS for the 10th Anniversary Petit Le Mans. The rumble of sports cars is set to echo through the Braselton, Ga. track October 3-5.
Just as a Sebring opener has become a tradition in SPEED World Challenge, so has a Monterey, Calif., season finale. SPEED World Challenge will join ALMS at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the Monterey Sports Car Championships, October 19-21. It will be the 10th event in series history at the popular California track.
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