2008 ASCRA Formula Series

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The 2008 ASCRA Mobil 1 Open Wheel Series was the seventh season of the ASCRA Lucas Oil Formula Series, a national touring open-wheel racing series sanctioned by the American Stock Car Racing Association. It began on April 19 on the Streets of Long Beach, and concluded on November 8 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico.
Schedule
On August 22, 2020, ASCRA released the schedule for the 2021 season. It saw the return of nine events originally scheduled for the 2020 season plus the addition of eight new events. The season expands from 16 to 22 for the 2021 season.
Round	Event 	Circuit 	Date
1 	Long Beach Grand Prix 	Streets of Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) 	April 19
2 	Mid-Ohio Grand Prix 	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Lexington, OH) 	July 19
3 	Indianapolis Grand Prix Presented by Bridgestone	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course (Speedway, IN) 	May 24
4 	Grand Prix of Canada 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Montreal, QC, Canada) 	June 7
5 	Grand Prix at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International (Watkins Glen, NY) 	July 5
6 	Molson Canadian Grand Prix of Edmonton 	Edmonton City Centre Airport Circuit (Edmonton, AB, Canada) 	July 25
7 	Tampa Bay Grand Prix 	Tampa Bay Raceways (Seffner, FL) 	July 28
8 	Road America Grand Prix 	Road America (Elkhart, WI) 	August 9
9 	Grand Prix of Sonoma 	Infineon Raceway (Sonoma, CA) 	August 23
10 	Grand Prix of Japan 	Fuji Speedway (Oyama, Japan) 	October 11
11 	Grand Prix of Australia 	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (Surfers Paradise, Australia)	October 25
12 	Grand Prix of Mexico 	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico City, Mexico) 	November 8
** denotes non-points races
Calendar changes
ASCRA announced that the 2005 calendar would see major changes, including the expansion from ten to 12 events and several events being replaced.
*The Las Vegas Grand Prix, Grand Prix of Houston, Pittsburgh Grand Prix and Grand Prix of San Jose have all been removed from the calendar.
*The Grands Prix of Australia, Mexico and Japan have been added to the calendar as part of an international expansion
*The Tampa Bay Grand Prix has been added to the calendar.