Claim: In the 2008 Champ Car season (the 30th season of the series and the fifth instance of the Champ Car World Series), the sole exception of the Long Beach Grand Prix (won by Will Power), was canceled on February 21, 2008, because of the buyout of Champ Car by the rival IndyCar, but the Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton and the Gold Coast Indy 300 were retained and transferred to the IndyCar Series schedule.
Evidence: The 2008 Champ Car World Series season would have been the 30th season of the series and the fifth instance of the Champ Car World Series. The season, with the sole exception of the Long Beach Grand Prix (won by Will Power), was canceled on February 21, 2008, because of the buyout of Champ Car by the rival IndyCar. The Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton and the Gold Coast Indy 300 were retained and transferred to the IndyCar Series schedule.