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Rexall Edmonton Indy
Edmonton Grand Prix racing track.svg
Venue Rexall Speedway
Corporate sponsor Rexall
First race 2005
First IndyCar race 2008
Distance 1.96 miles (3.154 kilometers)
Number of laps 95
Previous names West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix (2005)
West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix Presented by The Brick
(2006)
Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton (2007)

The Rexall Edmonton Indy is a round of the IndyCar Series held at a temporary circuit set up at the Edmonton City Centre Airport near the downtown area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was formerly called the Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton and was a round of the Champ Car World Series. It was one of three Champ Car races added to the 2008 IndyCar Series following the merger of the two American open wheel racing series.

The inaugural race was held in 2005 and was known as the West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix. It was known in 2006 as the West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix Presented by The Brick. In 2007, Katz Group signed with the Grand Prix of Edmonton as the race's lead sponsor.

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[edit] 2005 Festivities

The 2005 race festivities took place from July 15 through July 17, 2005.

Information on the 2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton.

[edit] 2006 Festivities

Paul Tracy at the Edmonton Grand Prix 2006.

In 2006, there were 3 support series events. The Champ Car Atlantic Championship series, the CASCAR series and D-Sport Drifting Demo. The 2006 race festivities took place from July 21 through July 23, 2006. The CASCAR race event took place on Saturday, July 22, 2006. The Champ Car Atlantic Championship race, the Champ Car World Series race, and the D-Sport Drifting Demo all took place on Sunday, July 23, 2006.

The hairpin turn on Rexall Speedway at the 2006 Grand Prix of Edmonton.

Information on the 2006 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton.

[edit] 2007 Festivities

The 2007 race festivities took place from July 20 through July 22, 2007.

The Northern Alberta Sports Car Club held GT and Vintage class support races also.

Information on the 2007 Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton.

[edit] 2008 Festivities

The 2008 race festivities took place July 24 through July 26, 2008. There were also 2 support series events, the Atlantic Championship series and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

The IndyCar Series race took place on Saturday and not Sunday in 2008 because of an agreement between the IRL and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. By agreement, the IRL is not permitted to race opposite the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Information on the 2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy.

[edit] Past winners

The track layout in relationship to the rest of the airport

[edit] Champ Car World Series

Season Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team
2005 France Sébastien Bourdais Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing
2006 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Lola Ford-Cosworth RuSPORT
2007 France Sébastien Bourdais Panoz Cosworth Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

[edit] IndyCar Series

Season Date Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team
2008 July 26 New Zealand Scott Dixon Dallara Honda Chip Ganassi Racing
2009 July 26 Australia Will Power Dallara Honda Penske Racing

[edit] Atlantic Championship

Season Date Winning Driver
2005 July 17 United Kingdom Katherine Legge
2006 July 23 France Simon Pagenaud
2007 July 21 Brazil Raphael Matos
2007 July 22 Brazil Raphael Matos
2008 July 25 United States Jonathan Bomarito
2008 July 26 United States Jonathan Summerton

[edit] Firestone Indy Lights

Season Date Winning Driver
2009 July 25 United States J.R. Hildebrand

[edit] NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Season Date Winning Driver
2007 July 21 Canada J. R. Fitzpatrick
2008 July 26 Canada Alex Tagliani
2009 July 25 Canada Andrew Ranger

[edit] Attendance

In its inaugural year (2005), Edmonton set the attendance record for a Champ Car event in Canada at 200,052.

Year Race Day 3-Day Total
2005 78,080 200,052
2006 63,921 171,391
2007 60,508 167,152
2008 60,000 160,000

[edit] Television Information

Season Date American TV Lap by lap Driver Analyst(s) Pit Reporters
Champ Car events
2005 July 17 CBS Rick Benjamin Derek Daly Bill Stephens, Jon Beekhuis, Cameron Steele, & Michelle Biesner
2006 July 23 CBS Rick Benjamin Derek Daly Bill Stephens, Jon Beekhuis, Cameron Steele, & Michelle Biesner
2007 July 22 ESPN Rick Benjamin Jon Beekhuis Bill Stephens, Cameron Steele, & Michelle Biesner
Indy Racing League events
2008 July 26 ESPN2 Bob Jenkins Scott Goodyear Jon Beekhuis & Brienne Pedigo
2009 July 26 Versus Bob Jenkins Jon Beekhuis & Robbie Buhl Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston, & Kevin Lee

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