6 Florida-based drivers to kickoff St. Pete GP construction Tuesday (Update)
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UPDATE Added tweet with photo from the start of construction below.
02/14/20 The 16th Annual Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is coming up on March 13-15. Tuesday is the official launch of the track build project of the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary circuit. An array of drivers, all from Florida, will be on hand representing every racing series on the weekend schedule.
On Tuesday, February 18, Dr. Kanika Tomalin, Deputy Mayor, City of St. Petersburg, Kim Green, Co-owner, Chairman & CEO, Firestone G.P. and Kevin Savoree, Co-owner, President & COO, Firestone G.P. will be joined by Oliver Askew, NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver, Ryan Hunter-Reay, NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver, Kyle Kirkwood, Road to Indy Series Indy Lights driver, Jason Bell, SRO Motorsports Group America driver, Victor Gonzalez, SRO Motorsports Group America driver and Tom Kerr, IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA driver as 2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg track construction begins.