=== This Week in Auto Racing March 12 - 14 ===

By Chris Symeon, Motorsports Editor

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - While all three of NASCAR's national
touring series take a break, the IZOD IndyCar Series and Formula One kick off
their 2010 seasons this weekend. IndyCar will run on the streets of Sao Paulo,
Brazil for the first time, and F1 will be in Sakhir, Bahrain.

IZOD INDYCAR SERIES

Sao Paulo Indy 300 - Streets of Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo, Brazil

The IndyCar Series -- with new title sponsor IZOD -- will compete in South
America for the first time with the Sao Paulo Indy 300 on the streets of Sao
Paulo, Brazil.

Dario Franchitti also will begin his campaign to repeat as series champion.
Franchitti ended the 2009 season with an 11-point margin over his Chip Ganassi
Racing teammate Scott Dixon. Four of his five wins last year came on
road/street courses.

Seventeen races make up the 2010 IndyCar schedule, but nine of them take place
on road/street circuits. The first oval race is scheduled for May 1 at Kansas
-- the fifth event on the schedule.

"This year, with nine road and street courses, it's going to be very
challenging," ......