The Grand Prix of Boston was a proposed
IndyCar Series
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race scheduled to be first held on September 4,
2016
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. The race was to have taken place on a 2.25 mile route along the
South Boston Seaport
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. The city of
Boston
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,
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
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,
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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, and the
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
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had reached an agreement with Indycar to allow the race to move forward. However, it was ultimately decided that the race would be cancelled at its originally planned venue; moving it to another Boston-area location was considered before the event was cancelled completely.
Alongside the IndyCar Series, the weekend was also scheduled to have races from the
Indy Lights
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,
Stadium Super Trucks
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, and
IMSA
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Super Trofeo series.
The event was replaced on the 2016 IndyCar Series schedule by a race at
Watkins Glen.
After the cancellation, the CEO of the Boston Grand Prix, John F. Casey, appeared in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to account for the project's funds. In 2021, Casey, who had also served as chief financial officer of the Boston Grand Prix, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, and filing false tax returns.
References
External links
Official siteCoalition Against IndyCar BostonFriends of IndyCar Boston
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