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{{Infobox motor race
|Race title = Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
|Logo = 
|Track map = [[File:St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg|250px]]
|Series long = [[Verizon IndyCar Series]]
|Series short = IndyCar
|Location = [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], USA
|Coordinates = {{Coord|27|45|59|N|82|37|45|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|Sponsor = [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]]
|First race = 1985
|First series race = 2005
|Last race = 
|Distance = {{convert|198|mi|km|abbr=on}}
|Laps = 110
|Duration = 
|Previous names = '''St. Petersburg Grand Prix''' (1985-1990)<br />'''Kash n' Karry Florida Grand Prix of St. Petersburg''' (1996-1997)<!--<br />HIDDEN UNTIL NEW TITLE SPONSOR FOUND'''Grand Prix of St. Petersburg''' (2003)--> <br />'''Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg''' (2005–2013)<br>'''Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg''' (2014-present)
|Most wins driver = [[Hélio Castroneves]] (3)
|Most wins team = [[Penske Racing|Team Penske]] (7)
|Most wins manufacturer = [[Dallara]] (11) [[Honda]] (7)
|Surface = Asphalt/Concrete
|Length mi = 1.8
|Turns = 14
|Record time = [[Will Power]]
|Record driver = 1:00.6509
|Record car = [[Dallara DW12]]
|Record year = 2015
|Record class = [[Verizon Indycar Series]]
}}
The '''Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg''' is a [[Verizon Communications|Verizon]] [[IndyCar Series]] race held in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. Since 2009, the race has served as the season opener, with the exception of 2010, when it was the second race of the season (but the first on U.S. soil). The race is held annually in the spring, currently in late March, coinciding with [[spring break]].

==History==
The [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] [[Trans-Am Series]] held a race on a St. Petersburg downtown waterfront circuit from 1985 to 1990. Local residents and businesses complained about noise, and the event was put on hiatus.<ref name="StPtimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/02/21/Grandprix/City_has_had_false_st.shtml|title=St. Petersburg Grand Prix: City has had false starts with racing|publisher=St. Petersburg Times|date=February 21, 2003|accessdate=April 3, 2015}}</ref> Drive [[Jim Fitzgerald (racing driver)|Jim Fitzgerald]] was killed in a crash during the 1987 race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-11-09/sports/8702040613_1_trans-am-season-petersburg-grand-prix-trans-am-series-race|title=Trans-am Driver Killed In Crash During St. Petersburg Event|newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|date=1987-11-09|accessdate=2013-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P8QhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4934,3296651&dq=jim-fitzgerald+racing&hl=en|title=Veteran driver Fitzgerald dies|date=November 9, 1987|work=[[Reading Eagle]]|accessdate=2013-07-30|location=Reading, PA}}</ref> Racing in the [[Tampa Bay Area]] also included an [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] race at the [[Florida State Fairgrounds]] from 1989–1990.

In 1996-1997, the St. Petersburg race was revived on a course around [[Tropicana Field]]. Along with the Trans-Am Series, support races included [[Formula Ford|U.S. FF2000]], [[Speed World Challenge|World Challenge]], [[Spec Racer Ford|Pro SRF]], and [[Barber Pro Series|Barber Dodge]]. The event subsequently went again on hiatus for several years.<ref name="StPtimes"/>

In 2003, the event was revived again for the [[Champ Car]] series. A new, modified version of the original 1985–90 waterfront circuit was created.

For 2004, the event was cancelled due to a dispute between the promoters. When the race returned in 2005, it switched to the IndyCar Series, marking the first non-oval event for the [[Indy Racing League]]. In [[2007 in ALMS|2007]], the race weekend was expanded to include an [[American Le Mans Series|ALMS]] event.

Andretti Green Promotions took over promotion of the event.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brassfield|first=Mike|title=Grand Prix is a winner for St. Petersburg|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/article989967.ece|accessdate=13 February 2011|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|date=6 April 2009}}</ref> Starting in 2014, [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]] took over as title sponsor.<ref>http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/11/11-20-Firestone-to-sponsor-St-Petersburg-season-opener</ref>


==Past winners==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 93%;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Season
! rowspan="2"|Date
! rowspan="2"|Driver
! rowspan="2"|Team
! rowspan="2"|Chassis
! rowspan="2"|Engine
! colspan="2"|Race Distance
! rowspan="2"|Race Time
! rowspan="2"|Average Speed<br>(mph)
! rowspan="2"|Report
|-
! Laps
! Miles (km)
|-
!colspan=11|CART World Series history
|-
! [[2003 CART World Series season|2003]]
| Feb 23
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Paul Tracy]]
| [[Forsythe Racing]]
| [[Lola Cars|Lola]]
| [[Cosworth|Ford-Cosworth]]
|align="center"|105
|align="center"|189.63 (305.179)
|align="center"|2:04:28
|align="center"|91.401
| [[2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2004 Champ Car season|2004]]
|colspan=11 align=center| ''Not held''
|-
!colspan=11|Verizon IndyCar Series history
|-
! [[2005 IndyCar Series season|2005]]
| April 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dan Wheldon]]
| [[Andretti Green Racing]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
|align="center"|100
|align="center"|180 (289.681)
|align="center"|2:09:54 
|align="center"|83.14
| [[2005 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2006 IndyCar Series season|2006]]
| April 2
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]
| [[Team Penske]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
|align="center"|100
|align="center"|180 (289.681)
|align="center"|1:56:58 
|align="center"|92.34
| [[2006 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2007 IndyCar Series season|2007]]
| April 1
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Hélio Castroneves]] (2)
| [[Team Penske]] (2) 
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
|align="center"|100
|align="center"|180 (289.681)
|align="center"|2:01:07 
|align="center"|89.166
| [[2007 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2008 IndyCar Series season|2008]]
| April 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Graham Rahal]]
| [[Newman/Haas Racing]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
|align="center"|83*
|align="center"|149.4 (240.435)
|align="center"|2:00:44 
|align="center"|74.251
| [[2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2009 IndyCar Series season|2009]]
| April 5
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan Briscoe]]
| [[Team Penske]] (3) 
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
|align="center"|100
|align="center"|180 (289.681)
|align="center"|2:12:27 
|align="center"|81.542 
| [[2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2010 IndyCar Series season|2010]]
| March 29*
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Will Power]]
| [[Team Penske]] (4) 
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
|align="center"|100
|align="center"|180 (289.681)
|align="center"|2:07:06 
|align="center"|84.975
| [[2010 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2011 IndyCar Series season|2011]]
| March 27
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dario Franchitti]]
| [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Target Chip Ganassi Racing]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
|align="center"|100
|align="center"|180 (289.681)
|align="center"|2:01:00 
|align="center"| 89.26
| [[2011 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2012 IndyCar Series season|2012]]
| March 25
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]] (3) 
| [[Team Penske]] (5) 
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|100
|align="center"|180 (289.681)
|align="center"| 1:59:51 
|align="center"|90.113
| [[2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2013 IndyCar Series season|2013]]
| March 24
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[James Hinchcliffe]]
| [[Andretti Autosport]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Chevrolet]] 
|align="center"|110
|align="center"|198 (318.65)
|align="center"|2:22:13
|align="center"|83.539
| [[2013 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2014 IndyCar Series season|2014]]
| March 30
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Will Power]] (2) 
| [[Team Penske]] (6) 
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|110
|align="center"|198 (318.65)
|align="center"|2:06:58
|align="center"|93.572
| [[2014 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|-
! [[2015 IndyCar Series season|2015]]
| March 29
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| [[Team Penske]] (7) 
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align="center"|110
|align="center"|198 (318.65)
|align="center"|2:16:58
|align="center"|86.735
| [[2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|Report]]
|}
*'''2008:''' Race shortened as a result of inclement weather at the start forcing the race to start on Lap 10 after nine Safety Car laps.  Shortened by ESPN under time limit.
*'''2010:''' Race postponed from March 28 due to inclement weather.<ref>{{cite news|last=Auman|first=Greg|title=Grand Prix of St. Petersburg postponed until Monday|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/autoracing/article1083479.ece|accessdate=13 February 2011|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|date=29 March 2010}}</ref>

===Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire===

[[File:2011 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Stefan Wilson]] driving along the Bay Shore Drive SE section during the qualifying race of the Indy Lights 2011.]]

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Season
! Date
! Winning Driver
! Chassis
! Engine
|-
|align=center| [[2005 in IPS|2005]]
| April 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marco Andretti]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Infiniti]]
|-
|align=center rowspan="2"| [[2006 in IPS|2006]]
| April 1
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Raphael Matos]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Infiniti]]
|-
| April 2
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Raphael Matos]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Infiniti]]
|-
|align=center rowspan="2"| [[2007 in IPS|2007]]
| March 31
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alex Lloyd (racing driver)|Alex Lloyd]]
| [[Dallara]]
|[[Infiniti]]
|-
| April 1
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alex Lloyd (racing driver)|Alex Lloyd]]
| [[Dallara]]
|[[Infiniti]]
|-
|align=center rowspan="2"| [[2008 in IPS|2008]]
| April 5
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Raphael Matos]]
| [[Dallara]]
|[[Infiniti]]
|-
| April 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richard Antinucci]]
| [[Dallara]]
|[[Infiniti]]
|-
|align=center rowspan="2"| [[2009 Indy Lights season|2009]]
| April 4
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Junior Strous]]
| [[Dallara]]
|[[Infiniti]]
|-
| April 5
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Junior Strous]]
| [[Dallara]]
|[[Infiniti]]
|-
|align=center| [[2010 Indy Lights season|2010]]
| March 28
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Karl Vernay]]
| [[Dallara]]
|[[Infiniti]]
|-
|align=center| [[2011 Indy Lights season|2011]]
| March 27
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Josef Newgarden]]
| [[Dallara]]
|[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| [[2012 Indy Lights season|2012]]
| March 24
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Tristan Vautier]]
| [[Dallara]]
|[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| [[2013 Indy Lights season|2013]]
| March 23
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jack Hawksworth]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| [[2014 Indy Lights season|2014]]
| March 30
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Veach]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
|-
|align=center rowspan="2"| [[2015 Indy Lights season|2015]]
| March 28
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ed Jones (racing driver)|Ed Jones]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Mazda]]
|-
| March 29
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ed Jones (racing driver)|Ed Jones]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Mazda]]
|}

===American Le Mans Series===

Overall winner in '''bold'''.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Season
! LMP1 Winning Team
! LMP2 Winning Team
! GT1 Winning Team
! GT2 Winning Team
! rowspan=2 | Report
|-
! LMP1 Winning Drivers
! LMP2 Winning Drivers
! GT1 Winning Drivers
! GT2 Winning Drivers
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2007 American Le Mans Series season|2007]]
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #1 [[Audi]] Sport North America'''
| {{flagicon|USA}} #6 [[Penske Racing]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} #4 [[Corvette Racing]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} #62 Risi Competizione
| rowspan=2 | ''[[2007 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg|report]]''
|-
| '''{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Rinaldo Capello]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Allan McNish]]'''
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sascha Maassen]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ryan Briscoe]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Oliver Gavin]]<br>{{flagicon|Monaco}} [[Olivier Beretta]]
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Salo]]<br>{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jaime Melo]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2008 American Le Mans Series season|2008]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''#2 [[Champion Racing|Audi Sport North America]]'''
| {{flagicon|USA}} #7 [[Penske Racing]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} #4 [[Corvette Racing]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} #71 Tafel Racing
| rowspan=2 | ''[[2008 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg|report]]''
|-
| '''{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Marco Werner]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Lucas Luhr]]'''
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Timo Bernhard]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Dumas]]
| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Olivier Beretta]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Gavin]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Dominik Farnbacher]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Dirk Müller (racing driver)|Dirk Müller]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2009 American Le Mans Series season|2009]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''#9 [[Patrón]] [[Highcroft Racing]]'''
| {{flagicon|MEX}} #15 [[Lowe's]] [[Fernández Racing]]
| ''No entry''
| {{flagicon|USA}} #45 [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]]
| rowspan=2 | ''[[2009 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg|report]]''
|-
| '''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Brabham]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Sharp]]'''
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Adrian Fernández]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis Díaz (racing driver)|Luis Díaz]]
| ''No entry''
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Long]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jörg Bergmeister]]
|}

===SCCA Trans-Am===
*1985 [[Willy T. Ribbs]]
*1986 [[Pete Halsmer]]
*1987 [[Scott Pruett]]
*1988 [[Walter Röhrl]]
*1989 [[Irv Hoerr]]
*1990 [[Chris Kneifel]]
*1996 [[Ron Fellows]]
*1997 [[Tommy Kendall]]
*2003 [[Scott Pruett]]

===IMSA (fairgrounds)===
*1989 [[Price Cobb]]
*1990 [[James Weaver (racing driver)|James Weaver]]

==Course==
[[File:2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Progress Energy Corners.jpg|thumbnail|The section of the 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg that curves through the Al Lang Stadium parking lot]]
The Streets of St. Petersburg course is a [[street circuit]] connecting existing roads with one of the two landing strips of [[Albert Whitted Airport]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. It also dips into the parking lot at [[Al Lang Stadium]].

===First bayfront course===
The original 1985 Trans-Am course utilized a similar layout to the course used today. For the first year the track actually ran out to the pier, made a 180 degree turn and returned.  At the end of Bayshore Drive, rather than diverting off to the airport runways, the course circled around 5th Avenue Southeast around [[Bayfront Arena]], and the start/finish line was located just south of the paddock (the parking lot of Bayfront Arena). In addition, the old course traveled further up Beach Drive Northeast, all the way to 5th Avenue Northeast. 5th Ave. NE was a very narrow segment. The course came south down Bayshore Drive Northeast, and passed by [[St. Petersburg Pier|The Pier]].

===Tropicana Field course===
The second course at [[Tropicana Field]] was located about a mile west of the waterfront location. The circuit used the roads around the perimeter of the parking lot of the stadium.

===Second Bayfront course===
[[File:2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Helio Castroneves final lap.JPG|thumbnail|Helio Castroneves approaches Dan Wheldon Way (Turn 10) on the final lap of the 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg]]
When the course was reconfigured, the northbound segment turned at [[Central Avenue (St. Petersburg, Florida)|Central Avenue]] instead, and did not go as far as [[St. Petersburg Pier|The Pier]]. The pits and main straight were moved to the airport, and a purpose-built paddock area was paved next to the runway. The Albert Whitted Park was reconfigured/relocated, and the entire course layout was repaved.

The pits and paddock areas, as well as link from [[Dan Wheldon]] Way to the airport runway (turns 11, 12, and 13) were constructed specifically for the circuit in 2003, and are considered ''permanent'' features of the otherwise temporary circuit.

After the [[2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship|2011 IndyCar Las Vegas crash]] that killed [[Snell Isle]] resident [[Dan Wheldon]], who won the 2005 race and two Indianapolis 500 titles, the straight following Turn 10 (the turn from Bayshore Drive to Albert Whitted Park) was renamed "Dan Wheldon Way" in his memory.  The sign and commemorative plaque was unveiled by [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Pete]] mayor [[Bill Foster (mayor)|Bill Foster]] on March 6, 2012.  A permanent Dan Wheldon Memorial is located next to the Dali Museum on the opposite side of Turn 10, where race winners have their names placed on the memorial.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/03/07/street-in-st-petersburg-named-for-dan-wheldon/|title=Street in St. Petersburg named for Dan Wheldon|publisher=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]|work=[[Associated Press|AP]]|date=2012-03-07|accessdate=2012-03-26}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit (1985-1991).svg|The circuit layout from 1985 to 1991
File:St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit (1996-2000).svg|The circuit layout from 1996 to 2000
File:St. Petersburg street & airport racing circuit.svg|The circuit layout from 2003 to present
</gallery>

==Broadcasting history==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Season
! Date
! [[Television in the United States|US TV Channel]]
! [[Play-by-play|Lay-by-lap]]
! [[Color commentator|Driver Analyst]](s)
! [[Sideline reporter|Pit Reporter]]s
|-
| [[2003 CART World Series season|2003]]
| February 23
| [[Speed (TV network)|SPEED]]
| [[Bob Varsha]]
| [[Tommy Kendall]]
| [[Calvin Fish]]<br>[[Scott Pruett]]<br>[[Derek Daly]]
|-
| [[2005 IndyCar Series season|2005]]
| April 3
| [[ESPN]]
| [[Todd Harris]]
| [[Scott Goodyear]]
| [[Jack Arute]]<br>[[Dr. Jerry Punch]]<br>[[Jamie Little]]
|-
| [[2006 IndyCar Series season|2006]]
| April 2
| [[ESPN]]
| [[Marty Reid]]
| [[Scott Goodyear]]<br>[[Rusty Wallace]]
| [[Jack Arute]]<br>[[Dr. Jerry Punch]]<br>[[Jamie Little]]
|-
| [[2007 IndyCar Series season|2007]]
| April 1
| [[ESPN]]
| [[Marty Reid]]
| [[Scott Goodyear]]
| [[Jack Arute]]<br>[[Vince Welch]]<br>[[Brienne Pedigo]]
|-
| [[2008 IndyCar Series season|2008]]
| April 6
| [[ESPN]]
| [[Marty Reid]]
| [[Scott Goodyear]]
| [[Jack Arute]]<br>[[Vince Welch]]<br>[[Brienne Pedigo]]
|-
| [[2009 IndyCar Series season|2009]]
| April 5
| [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]]
| [[Bob Jenkins]]
| [[Jon Beekhuis]]<br>[[Robbie Buhl]]
| [[Jack Arute]]<br>Robbie Floyd<br>Lindy Thackston
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2010 IndyCar Series season|2010]]
|March 28
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (Sun.)
|rowspan=2|[[Marty Reid]]
|rowspan=2|[[Scott Goodyear]]
|rowspan=2|[[Jamie Little]]<br>[[Vince Welch]]<br>Rick DeBruhl
|-
|March 29
|[[ESPN2]] (Mon.)
|-
|[[2011 IndyCar Series season|2011]]
|March 28
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[Marty Reid]]
|[[Scott Goodyear]]
|[[Jamie Little]]<br>[[Vince Welch]]<br>Rick DeBruhl
|-
|[[2012 IndyCar Series season|2012]]
|March 25
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[Marty Reid]]
|[[Scott Goodyear]]
|[[Jamie Little]]<br>[[Vince Welch]]<br>Rick DeBruhl
|-
|[[2013 IndyCar Series season|2013]]
|March 24
|[[NBCSN]]
|[[Leigh Diffey]]
|[[Wally Dallenbach, Jr.|Wally Dallenbach]]<br>[[Townsend Bell]]
|Kevin Lee<br>Robbie Floyd<br>[[Jon Beekhuis]]<br>[[Robin Miller (journalist)|Robin Miller]]
|-
|[[2014 IndyCar Series season|2014]]
|March 30
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[Allen Bestwick]]
|[[Scott Goodyear]]<br>[[Eddie Cheever]]
|[[Jamie Little]]<br>[[Vince Welch]]<br>Rick DeBruhl
|-
|[[2015 IndyCar Series season|2015]]
|March 29
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[Allen Bestwick]]
|[[Scott Goodyear]]<br>[[Eddie Cheever]]
|[[Jerry Punch]]<br>[[Jon Beekhuis]]<br>Rick DeBruhl
|}

==Notes==

===Works cited===
*[http://www.gpstpete.com Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg's website]
*[http://www.sptimes.com/2003/02/21/Grandprix/City_has_had_false_st.shtml City has had false starts with racing]
*[http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/UnitedStates/fl/StPetersburg1986.html St. Petersburg course layouts maps via TheRacingLine.net]
*[http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/UnitedStates/fl/Tampa.html Florida State Fairgrounds course map via TheRacingLine.net]

===Related links===
*[http://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/usa/st-petersburg.html Map and circuit history at RacingCircuits.info]

===References===
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