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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
I would presume they would need to be run on separate days, not just because of the crowd size but because of the time it takes to run each race and also the broadcasting window. Both races would want to be aired at the optimum time.
They've been running a double header at Long Beach since 2007, with originally an ALMS round, now IMSA, on Saturday and the IndyCar race on Sunday.
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Yes, but the IndyCar/IMSA doubleheaders at Long Beach and Detroit are special circumstances — IMSA sees Southern California and Detroit as key markets and the only way to get into those markets is by being part of the IndyCar weekend street course show. IMSA much prefers to be the headliner and not the support act. On permanent road courses, they no longer share dates with IndyCar or WEC. So if we’re talking about a Silverstone date, Long Beach isn’t a good analogy.