IRL moves to July at The Glen and NASCAR keeps August date (Syracuse.com)

9/20/2006, 12:26 p.m. ET The Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Watkins Glen International will host eight main events next year, with NASCAR's Nextel Cup race returning for its customary August run and the track's IRL Grand Prix getting pushed back to July. The Grand Prix IndyCar Series weekend returns to the legendary 3.4-mile road course on July 6-8, and the Indy Pro Series Zippo Historic Grand Prix and Grand-Am Cup Series also will be staged that weekend. The inaugural Grand Prix ...