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Revision as of 18:49, 11 March 2024
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| Standort | Thermal, California, U.S. 33°38′25″N 116°08′32″W / 33.64028°N 116.14222°W |
| First race | 2024 |
| Distance | 3.067 mi (4.936 km) |
| Laps | 20 |
| Duration | 61.34 mi (98.72 km) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 4.936 km (3.067 mi) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Lap record | ( , , 2024, IndyCar) |
The $1 Million Challenge[1] is an exhibition auto racing event scheduled to be held by the IndyCar Series on the permanent road course at the Thermal Club in Thermal, California.[2] The race is designed to be a "made-for-TV" all-star event and is held at a 300-plus-acre private country club in an unincorporated community in the Coachella Valley on the fourth weekend in March.[3]
Background
Over a decade before the first racing event, Thermal Club owner Tim Rogers hosted then IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard at a ribbon cutting ceremony, and told The Indianapolis Star for a 2023 feature that he had always wanted to host a race at the property.[4] Talks ramped up during the 2022 season about the club hosting IndyCar's preseason test in 2023, with the series in need of a consistent, warm-weather location for such testing.[4] Following this test, in September 2023, IndyCar announced that 2024's test would be concluded by the $1 Million Challenge non-points race.[5]
Race course
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Past winners
IndyCar Series
See also
References
- ^ "$1 Million Challenge". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Barnes, Joey (10 September 2023). "IndyCar to host $1m non-points race at Thermal Club in March". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Brown, Nathan. "After ticket shock for IndyCar's Thermal Club $1M challenge, some lucky fans will pay less". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b Brown, Nathan. "Inside The Thermal Club: What a $5.2 million membership gets you (and why IndyCar is testing)". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (10 September 2023). "$1 million IndyCar exhibition race set for The Thermal Club". RACER. Retrieved 11 March 2024.