Marshall Pruett of
Racer offers up a projected IndyCar schedule for 2021 with 18 races. Note in particular the Texas Motor Speedway date, which would be the day after the 12 Hours of Sebring. That's a stupid idea, but NBC has a time slot available so…
1: February 27 or March 6: St. Petersburg GP
2: March 20: Texas Motor Speedway
3: April 10: Long Beach GP
4: May 1, Barber Motorsports Park
5: May 14, Indianapolis GP
6: May 29, Indianapolis 500
7-8: June 5-6, Detroit GP Doubleheader
9: June 12, Road America
10: July 3, Mid-Ohio
11: July 17, Toronto GP
12-13: July 23-24, Iowa Doubleheader
14: July 30, Indianapolis GP 2 (Saturday event)
15: August 7, Nashville GP
16: August 20: World Wide Technologies Raceway (Saturday event)
17: September 4, Portland International Raceway
18: September 11, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca