IndyCar race in China cancelled

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The IndyCar race in China on August 19 was officially cancelled yesterday, and series CEO Randy Bernard must find another event for the second-half of the season.

Bernard had been working with promoters in Qingdao for several months to salvage the race, which was announced last November to run at the same time as the International Beer Festival. The inaugural race would have been held on a temporary 6-kilometer street circuit in the city that hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics sailing competition.

'"The new mayor took office on March 28, and it was his opinion that it shouldn't be run at the same time as the beer festival,'' Bernard told The Associated Press. ''Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time at that point to reschedule or find a new location. We evaluated several different options and it was finally in the promoters' best interest to cancel the event.''

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