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{{Short description|Car race in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada}}
{{distinguish|Edmonton International Speedway|Edmonton International Raceway}}
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The '''Edmonton Indy''' was a round of the [[IndyCar Series]] held at a temporary circuit set up at the [[Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport|Edmonton City Centre Airport]] near the downtown area of [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada. It was
==History==
The inaugural race was held in 2005 and was known as the
During the 2010 race weekend, it was announced that Octane Motorsports Events from [[Montreal]], promoter of the [[Formula 1]] [[Canadian Grand Prix]] and the [[NASCAR Nationwide Series|NASCAR Nationwide]] race at [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]], was taking over as the new promoter. In November 2010, the City and the promoter not being able to reach an agreement concerning pavement work to be done on the Eastern runway of City Centre Airport, where the race course was to be moved, the 2011 event was initially cancelled. Further negotiations had the race
On September 21, 2012, Octane Motorsports announced that they
Over the eight race history of the Canadian-based Edmonton Indy, there was only one podium finish by a Canadian driver, when [[Paul Tracy]] finished [[2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton#Race|second in 2005]]; Tracy also led all Canadian drivers with six top-6 finishes over the history of the race.
==Festivities==
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The 2012 Edmonton Indy race was the eleventh round of the [[2012 IndyCar Series season]]. Indy Lights and the [[NASCAR]] [[Canadian Tire]] Series also took place. It took place on Sunday, July 22, 2012. [[Hélio Castroneves]] won in the IndyCar Series, [[Carlos Muñoz (racing driver)|Carlos Muñoz]] won in the Indy Lights series, and D. J. Kennington won in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.<ref name="2012racereview">{{cite news|title=Race Review|url=http://www.indycar.com/Schedule/2012/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/Edmonton-Indy|access-date=6 March 2016|agency=INDYCAR|publisher=IndyCar}}</ref>
The 2012 Edmonton Indy was the last in Edmonton. The city had spent over $12 million<ref name="Edmonton Indy cancelled">{{cite news|title=Edmonton Indy cancelled|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/edmonton-indy-cancelled/article1241183/|access-date=6 March 2016|agency=The Globe and Mail Inc.|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=23 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="edmjournaindy">{{cite news|last1=Klinkenberg|first1=Marty|last2=Klingbeil|first2=Cailynn|title=End of the line for Edmonton Indy|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/line+Edmonton+Indy/7281165/story.html|access-date=6 March 2016|
==Past winners==
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! rowspan="2"|Average Speed<br>(mph)
! rowspan="2"|Report
! rowspan="2"|Ref
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! Laps
! Miles (km)
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! colspan=
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! [[2005 Champ Car season|2005]]
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|align="center"| 105.302
| [[2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton|Report]]
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2005_West_Edmonton_Mall_Grand_Prix_of_Edmonton/R|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
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! [[2006 Champ Car season|2006]]
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|align="center"|100.112
| [[2006 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton|Report]]
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=2006 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2006_West_Edmonton_Mall_Grand_Prix/R|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
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! [[2007 Champ Car season|2007]]
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|align="center"|107.517
| [[2007 Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton|Report]]
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=2007 Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2007_Rexall_Grand_Prix_of_Edmonton/R|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
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! colspan=
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! [[2008 IndyCar Series
| July 26
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Scott Dixon]]
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|align="center"|96.967
| [[2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy|Report]]
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2008_Rexall_Edmonton_Indy/O|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
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! [[2009 IndyCar Series
| July 26
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Will Power]]
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|align="center"|109.498
| [[2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy|Report]]
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2009_Rexall_Edmonton_Indy/O|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
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! [[2010 IndyCar Series
| July 25
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Scott Dixon]]
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|align="center"|101.666
| [[2010 Honda Indy Edmonton|Report]]
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Honda Indy Edmonton|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2010_Honda_Indy_Edmonton/O|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
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! [[2011 IndyCar Series
| July 24
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Will Power]]
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|align="center"|90.949
| [[2011 Edmonton Indy|Report]]
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Edmonton Indy|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2011_Edmonton_Indy/O|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
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! [[2012 IndyCar Series
| July 22
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
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|align="center"|101.246
| [[2012 Edmonton Indy|Report]]
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Edmonton Indy|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Edmonton_Indy/O|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
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*2008: Race shortened due to time limit.<ref>{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Mike|title=Scott Dixon drives to fifth IndyCar victory|url=https://www.timesargus.com/scott-dixon-drives-to-fifth-indycar-victory/article_d187b609-938c-56a9-8691-09892bd73eaa.html|work=[[Barre Montpelier Times Argus]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=July 27, 2008|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
===[[Atlantic Championship]]===
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| 2012
| July 22
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[D. J. Kennington]]
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==Lap Records==
The fastest official race lap records at Edmonton Indy are listed as:
{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Date
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! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit: 3.579 km (2011–2012)
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| [[IndyCar Series|IndyCar]] || '''1:17.3629'''<ref name='edmonton'>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/edmonton/|title=Edmonton|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Josef Newgarden]] || [[Dallara DW12]] || [[2012 Edmonton Indy]]
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| [[Indy Lights]] || '''1:23.0712'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2011-edmonton-indy-lights-2/|title=2011 Edmonton Indy Lights|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Esteban Guerrieri]] || [[Dallara IPS]] || [[2011 Indy Lights#Round 8: Edmonton Twin 100s|2011 Edmonton 100]]
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! colspan=5 | Original Circuit: 3.175 km (2005–2010)
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| [[Champ Car]] || '''58.653'''<ref name='edmonton' /> || [[Sebastien Bourdais]] || [[Lola B02/00]] || [[2007 Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton]]
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| [[IndyCar Series|IndyCar]] || '''1:02.0233'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2008-edmonton-indycars/|title=2008 Edmonton Indycars|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Will Power]] || [[Dallara IR-03|Dallara IR-05]] || [[2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy]]
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| [[Indy Lights]] || '''1:06.8782'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2010-edmonton-indy-lights/|title=2010 Edmonton Indy Lights|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> || [[James Hinchcliffe]] || [[Dallara IPS]] || [[2010 Indy Lights#Round 8: Edmonton 100|2010 Edmonton 100]]
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| [[Trans-Am]] || '''1:17.361'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.motorsport.com/transam/news/edmonton-race-notes/1253486/|title=Edmonton:Race notes|date=17 July 2005 |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Tomy Drissi]] || [[Jaguar XKR]] || [[2005 Trans-Am Series|2005 Edmonton Trans-Am round]]
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<small>* Estimate<ref>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Bruce |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bruce_martin/07/28/wrapup/ |title=Little ado about something |date=July 28, 2008 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=July 25, 2011}}</ref></small>
From 2008 onwards, event organizers have refused to disclose attendance figures due to an agreement with the [[Indy Racing League]].<ref name="indycar"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/autoracing/2011/01/11/edmonton-indy-0/ |title=Promoter: Edmonton Indy returning |date=January 11, 2011 |work=The Canadian Press |publisher=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=July 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065911/http://www.sportsnet.ca/autoracing/2011/01/11/edmonton-indy-0/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Collum |first=Robert |url=http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=04bfefec-f5ac-4ca1-a650-89e742f646d4 |title=Capital Ex attendance confidential |date=July 28, 2008 |
==References==
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