City of Portland and Green Savoree Portland LLC officials have finalized and agreement that will keep the Grand Prix of Portland on the NTT IndyCar Series schedule until at least 2023. The 2021 date for the Grand Prix of Portland at PIR will be announced by the series later this year. This year's event was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Oregon’s statewide restrictions on public gatherings. “I was fortunate as a teenager to attend the Indy 500,” says Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. “I remember the excitement then, and we saw the same energy at the 2018 and 2019 Grand Prix of Portland races. As the only event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the race not only...
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