For one thing, it's the first IndyCar exhibition race since a 2008 visit to Surfers Paradise in Australia.
The “big” thing about this non-points race is the $1.7 million purse, one of the biggest in IndyCar history.It will be 20 laps on a 3.067-mile road course. Only 12 drivers will participate in the feature.The Thermal Club is a very high-end private community with an initial membership expenditure in the $5 million range.
The 3-mile course that will be used Sunday is rated FIA Grade 2 and has had modifications for IndyCar, including additions of tire packs and extra runoff spaces. IndyCar president Jay Frye said the road course does not need SAFER barriers.“The track will be in great shape,” Frye said. “They’ve done everything we’ve asked them to do, and safety is obviously paramount in everything that we do.”Drivers are expected to reach speeds of more than 200 miles per hour on the course’s longest straight.
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