John Sturbin | Senior Writer, RacinToday.com Thursday, December 17 2020
The Long Beach Grand Prix will be moved from its traditional April date next year. (Photo courtesy of INDYCAR)
Concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in California have prompted INDYCAR officials to proactively reschedule the 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Originally booked for Sunday, April 18, as Race No. 3 of the 17-event NTT IndyCar Series schedule, America’s longest-running street race now will be run as the season-ender on Sept. 26.
The move will create a three-race/three-weekend “West Coast Swing” to complete the championship. Beginning at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 12, the homestretch will continue at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 19, before finishing on the historic streets of Long Beach.
Pandemic Forces First IndyCar Schedule Change
The Long Beach Grand Prix will now serve as the season finale on Sept. 26.
The race is now the IndyCar Season Finale.
California has one of the strictest pandemic restrictions in the country.
The Grand Prix of Long Beach has been rescheduled for Sept. 26 due the COVID-19 pandemic.
The legendary street course race was originally scheduled for April 18, but the new date will make it the NTT IndyCar Series season finale. It also creates a three-race, three weekend west coast swing to conclude the season.
That starts at Portland on Sept. 12, Laguna Seca on Sept. 19 and then Long Beach.
John Sturbin | Senior Writer, RacinToday.com Thursday, December 17 2020
Dalton Kellett will be driving full time for A.J. Foyt and son Larry Foyt next year.
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
A.J. Foyt Racing is giving Canadian Dalton Kellett a full season and a championship-caliber teammate to prove he belongs in the NTT IndyCar Series.
Kellett will drive Foyt Racing’s No. 4 Chevrolet fulltime in 2021. Kellett started eight races last year in the No. 14 he shared with veterans Tony Kanaan and Sebastien Bourdais during a COVID-19-impacted 14-event season. As announced in September, Frenchman Bourdais will drive the famed No. 14 fulltime during the 17-race 2021 schedule.