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2010 American Le Mans Series race schedule

March 20 – Saturday: 58th Annual 12 Hours at Sebring

Sebring International Raceway -  Sebring , Florida

April 17 – Saturday: Long Beach: 1 Hour, 40 Minutes
Long Beach, California

May 22 – Saturday: Monterey Sports Car Championship: 6 Hours
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California

July 10 – Saturday – Miller Motorsports Park: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes
Miller Motorsports Park – Tooele, Utah

July 24 – Saturday: Northeast Grand Prix: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes
Lime Rock Park – Lakeville, Connecticut

August 7 – Saturday: Sports Car Challenge: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Lexington, Ohio

August 22 – Sunday: Road America: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes
Road America – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

August 29 – Sunday: Grand Prix of Mosport: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes

Mosport International Raceway – Bowmansville, Ontario, Canada

October 2 – Saturday:  Petit Le Mans: 10 hours or 1,000 miles
Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia

The ALMS has moved the Laguna Seca race from its current October season-finale date to May in 2010, after Sebring and Long Beach

The May 22 Laguna Seca race date allows the Petit Le Mans to return to its traditional role as the series closer.

Sadly, the Saint Petersburg race has dropped from next year’s schedule. The IndyCar Series race weekend in Saint Petersburg, which the ALMS race would have joined, had been pulled back to one week after the Sebring 12 Hours. The ALMS racers should return to Saint Petersburg in early 2011. I hope that they do!