SPORTS OUTSIDE CITIES
ALABAMA

Early April - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Aarons 499, Talladega Superspeedway, 3366 Speedway Boulevard, Talladega (180km west of Atlanta)

Early April - Nascar Busch Series, Aaron's 312, Talladega Superspeedway.

Early May – Champions Tour Bruno's Memorial Classic, Greystone Golf Club and Country Club, Birmingham (250km west of Atlanta).

Late September - Nascar Winston Cup Series EA Sports 500, Talladega Superspeedway.

ARIZONA

Late Feb - Early March – PGA Touchstone Energy Tucson Open, Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa, Tucson.

Mid March  – LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship, Randolph North Golf Course, Tucson (200km south-east of Phoenix).

CALIFORNIA

Late Jan-Early Feb – US PGA Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, PGA West-Arnold Palmer Private Course, Bermuda Dunes, Indian Wells (170km west of LA).

Early February - AT&T Pebble Beach Golf National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Golf Links/Spyglass Hill/Poppy Hills, Pebble Beach (90km south of San Jose).

Late Feb-Early March  – US PGA World Golf Championships, Accenture Match Play Championship, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad (70km north of San Diego).  

Early March - ATP and WTA Tennis Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells Tennis Masters Series, 78-200 Miles Avenue, Indian Wells.

Mid March - Champions Tour Toshiba Senior Classic, Newport Beach Country Club , Newport Beach (60km south of LA on Route 5).

Late March - LPGA Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage (200km west of LA).

Mid June – CART Grand Prix of Monterey, Laguna Seca Raceway , 1021 Monterey Hwy. 68 , Salinas (80km south of San Jose).

Mid June - Nascar Winston Cup Series Dodge/Save Mart 350, Infineon Raceway, Highways 37 & 121, Sonoma (60km north of San Francisco).

Mid July – World Superbike Championship Round, Laguna Seca Raceway.  

Late July - Early August - WTA Acura Classic, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad (70km north of San Diego).

Early October – LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge at the Twelve Bridges Golf Club, Lincoln (40km north of Sacramento).

Mid October – Champions Tour The Napa Valley Championship, Silverado Resort, Napa (60km north of San Francisco).

Mid November - LPGA Hyundai Team Matches, Monarch Beach Golf Links, Dana Point (100km south of LA).

COLORADO

Mid June – INDY Racing League Pikes Peak 225 Pikes Peak International Raceway, 16650 Midway Ranch Rd, Fountain (150km south of Denver).

Late July - Nascar Busch Series, Colorado 250, Pikes Peak International Raceway.

Late November - Alpine Skiing World Cup, Women’s Alpine, Men’s Alpine, Aspen (240km west of Denver).

Late November – Alpine Skiing World Cup, Men’s Alpine, Vail (120km west of Denver).

Early December – Alpine Skiing World Cup, Suzuki Freestyle Men’s and Women’s, Steamboat (220km north-west of Denver).

CONNECTICUT Late July - US PGA Canon Greater Hartford Open, TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell (160km north-east of New York).  

Late August - WTA Pilot Pen Tennis, Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale University, Darby Avenue, West Haven, Connecticut (165 km north-east of New York).

DELAWARE

Early June  – Nascar Winston Cup Series MBNA Platinum 200, Dover Downs International Speedway, 1131 N DuPont Hwy, Dover (100km south of Philadelphia).

Mid September - Nascar Winston Cup Series Dover 400, Dover Downs International Speedway.  

Mid September - Nascar Busch Series MBNA America 200, Dover Downs International Speedway.

Delaware Park Racetrack, 777 Delaware Park Blvd Wilmington
Wilmington (season: April 27 - November 17)

FLORIDA

Early February - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Budweiser Shootout; Winston Cup Gatorade 125s; and Winston Cup Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, 1801 W. Int'l Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach (100km north-east of Orlando).

Mid February – Champions Tour The ACE Group Golf Classic The Club at Twin Eagles, Naples (220km west of Miami).

Mid February - Nascar Busch Series Koolerz 300, Daytona International Speedway.  

Late February - CART St Petersburg Grand Prix, St Petersburg Downtown circuit.

Early March - ATP International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach Tennis Center, 201 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach (80km north of Miami).

Mid March - PGA Honda Classic, Country Club at Mirasol, 11300 Mirasol Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens (140km north of Miami).

Early April – Champions Tour Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, The King & Bear at WGV, St. Augustine (80km south of Jacksonville).

Early April - WTA Sarasota Clay Court Championship, Sarasota (60km south of Tampa).

Mid April – Champions Tour Emerald Coast Classic, The Moors Golf Club, Milton (30km north of Pensacola).  

Mid April - WTA Bausch and Lomb Championships, Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Florida (45km north-east of Jacksonville)

Early July - Nascar Winston Cup Series Pepsi 400, Daytona International Speedway.  

Early July - Nascar Busch Series GNC Live Well/Stacker 250, Daytona International Speedway.

Late Oct-Early Nov - PGA Chrysler Championship, Copperhead Course at Westin Innisbrook Resort, 36750 US Hwy 19, Palm Harbour (40km north of St Petersburg).

Mid November - US PGA Franklin Templeton Shootout, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples (220km west of Miami).

End November -  LPGA Tyco/ADT Championship, Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach (130km north of Miami).

GEORGIA

Early March - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Atlanta 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1500 Hwys 19/41, Hampton (50km south-east of Atlanta)

Early April – US PGA BellSouth Classic, TPC at Sugarloaf, 2595 Sugarloaf Drive, Duluth (50km north-east of Atlanta).

Early April – US PGA US Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta (250km east of Atlanta).

Late April - Champions Tour Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Savannah (250km north of Jacksonville)

Late May - Champions Tour Columbus Southern Open, Green Island Country Club, Columbus (180km south of Atlanta)

Early October - US PGA World Golf American Express Championships, Capital City Club, Woodstock, Georgia (60km north Atlanta)

End October – Nascar Winston Cup Series, Georgia 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway.  

End October - Nascar Busch Series Aarons 312, Atlanta Motor Speedway.

HAWAII

Early January - US PGA Mercedes Championships, The Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua.

Mid January -  US PGA Sony Open Golf in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, HI  

End January - ConAgra LPGA Skins Game, Wailea Golf Resort, 100 Wailea Golf Club Drive, Wailea, Hawaii

End January - Senior Skins Golf Game, Wailea Golf Resort, Maui.  

End Jan-Early Feb – Champions Tour MasterCard Golf Championship, Hualalai Golf Club, Kaupulehu-Kona.

Early October – Champions Tour Turtle Bay Golf Championship, The Palmer Course at Turtle Bay, Kahuku.

INDIANA Hoosier Park, Anderson (season: September 29 - December 1, 2002)
ILLINOIS

End August – LPGA State Farm Classic, The Rail Golf Course, Springfield (170km north of St Louis).

Mid September - US PGA John Deere Classic, TPC at Deere Run, Moline (220km west of Chicago).

IDAHO Les Bois Park Racetrack, 5610 Glenwod Road, Boise, Idaho (season: May 4 - August 11)
IOWA

End August - Champions Tour Allianz Championship, Glen Oaks Country Club, West Des Moines (500km south of Minneapolis).  

Prairie Meadows Racetrack, One Prairie Meadows Drive, Altoona (season: April 26 - July 6 and July 15 - September 28)

KANSAS Early July - US Womens Open Championship, Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson (320 km west of Kansas City)
KENTUCKY

Mid June - Nascar Busch Series Kentucky 300, Kentucky Speedway , Hwy 35, Route 1, Sparta (70km south-west of Cincinnati).  

Mid August - CART Lexington Grand Prix, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Kentucky.

Mid August – INDY Sparta 300, Kentucky Speedway.

Churchill Downs Race Track , 700 Central Avenue, Louisville (180km south-west of Cincinnati) (season: Late April to early July and end October to end of November)

Ellis Park Race Track, 3300 U.S. Hwy. 41 N., midway between Henderson, KY, and Evansville, IN (280km east of St Louis) (season: early July to early September)

Keeneland Race Track, 4201 Versailles Road, Lexington (140km south of Cincinnati) (season: early April to end April and early October to end October)

Kentucky Downs Race Track , 5629 Nashville Road, Franklin (60km north of Nashville) (season: mid September to end September)

MICHIGAN

Mid June – Champions Tour Farmers Charity Classic, Egypt Valley Country Club, Ada (250km west of Detroit).

Late July – Indy Michigan 400, Michigan International Speedway.

Late July-Early Aug - US PGA Buick Open, Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc (80km north-west of Detroit).  

Mid August - Nascar Winston Cup Series  Michigan 400  Winston Busch Series Cabela's 250, Michigan International Speedway, 12626 U.S. Highway, Brooklyn (110km west of Detroit).  

Mid August - Nascar Busch Series Cabela's 250, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn

Great Lakes Downs Racetrack, 4800 South Harvey Street, Muskegon (season: April 29 - October 29)

NEBRASKA Fonner Park Racetrack, 700 East Stolley Park Road, Grand Island (season: February 9 May 11)
NEVADA

Early March - Nascar Winston Cup Series, UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas (420km north-west of LA).

Early March – Nascar Busch Series, Sam's Town 300, Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  

Mid April - LPGA Takefuji Classic, Las Vegas Country Club, Las Vegas.

Late August - US PGA Reno-Tahoe Golf Open, Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno (200km north-east of Sacramento).

Early October – US PGA Las Vegas International, TPC at Summerlin and TPC at the Canyons, Southern Highlands Golf Club, Las Vegas (420km north-west of LA).

Mid November - Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge, Lake Las Vegas Resort , Henderson (Las Vegas).

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mid July – Nascar Busch Series New England 200, New Hampshire International Speedway, 1122 Rte. 106, North Loudon (110km north-west of Boston).

Mid July - Nascar Winston Cup Series, New England 300, New Hampshire International Speedway,

Mid September - Nascar Winston Cup Series New Hampshire 300, New Hampshire International Speedway.

NEW JERSEY

End June - Shop Rite LPGA Classic, Marriott Seaview Resort (Bay Course), Seaview (100km south-east of Philadelphia near Atlantic City)

NEW MEXICO Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino, Ruidoso Downs (season: May 24 - September 2)

Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, Sunland Park (season: January 1 - April 7 and November 19 - December 29)

NEW YORK

Mid January - Alpine World Cup Skiing, Suzuki Freestyle Men’s and Women’s, Lake Placid (320km north-west of Boston).

End May -  LPGA Corning Classic, Corning Country Club, Corning (300km north-west of New York).

Mid June – LPGA Wegmans Rochester International, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford (400km north-west of New York).

Mid July - US PGA B.C. Open, En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott (280km north-west of New York).

Early August - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen International Raceway, 2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen (310km north-west of New York).

Mid August - US PGA Championship, Oakhill Country Club, Rochester, NY  

Saratoga Racetrack, Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs (season: July 24 - September 2)

NORTH CAROLINA

End February – Nascar Busch Series, Rockingham 200, North Carolina Speedway, US Highway, Rockingham (100km south-east of Charlotte)

End February - Nascar Winston Cup Series Subway 400, North Carolina Speedway.

Mid May  - Nascar Winston Cup Series, The Winston, Lowes Motor Speedway, 5555 Concord Parkway South, Concord (40km north-west of Charlotte)

End May – Nascar Winston Cup Series, Coca-Cola 600, Lowes Motor Speedway.

End May – Nascar Busch Series, CARQUEST Auto Parts 300, Lowes Motor Speedway  

Early July - Champions Tour Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, Rock Barn Golf and Country Club, Conover (70km north-west of Charlotte)

Early October – Nascar Winston Cup Series, UAW-GM Quality 500, Lowes Motor Speedway

Early October – Nascar Busch Series Little Trees 300, Lowes Motor Speedway

Mid October - US PGA Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro (140km north-west of Raleigh).

Early November - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Pop Secret 400, North Carolina Speedway.  

Early November - Nascar Busch Series, Sams Club 200, North Carolina Speedway.

OHIO

MLS Columbus Crew, Columbus Crew Stadium (Hunt Park), One Black & Gold Boulevard, Columbus (200km north-east of Cincinnati).

End May-Early June - US PGA Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin (10km north-west of Columbus).

Mid June – LPGA Giant Eagle Classic, Squaw Creek Country Club , Vienna (90km east of Cleveland)

Late June - Champions Tour US Senior Open, Inverness Club, Toledo (80km south of Detroit).

Early August – LPGA Wendy's Championship for Children at Tartan Fields, Tartan Fields Golf Club, Dublin (10km north-west of Columbus).  

Mid August – LPGA Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania (100km south of Detroit).

Late August - PGA World Golf Championships: NEC Invitational, Firestone Country Club, Akron

OKLAHOMA

Early September – LPGA Williams Golf Championship, Tulsa (150km north-east of Oklahoma City)

Late October - Champions Tour Golf  Championship at Gaillardia , Gaillardia Golf & Country Club, Oklahoma City (500km north of Dallas)  

Blue Ribbons Downs Racetrack, Sallisaw (season: February 2 - November 24)

Fair Meadows Racetrack, Tulsa (season: June 3 - August 3)

Remington Park Racetrack, One Remington Place, Oklahoma City (thoroughbreds August 10 - December 21) (quarter horses March 16; April 5 - June 8)

PENNSYLVANIA

Mid May - Nascar Busch Series, Nazareth 200, Nazareth Speedway Highway 191, Nazareth (110 km west of New York).

Early June - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Pocono 500, Pocono International Speedway, Long Pond Road, Pocono (120km west of New York).

 

End July - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Pennsylvania 500, Pocono International Speedway, Long Pond Road, Pocono (120km west of New York).

 

Late August - Wachovia LPGA Classic, Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

 

End August - Indy Racing League Nazareth 225, Nazareth Speedway

 

Mid September - US PGA 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania , Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa (Mystic Rock Course), Farmington (80km south-east of Pittsburgh)

RHODE ISLAND Early July - ATP Hall of Fame Championships, US Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Avenue, Newport (100km south of Boston).
SOUTH CAROLINA

Mid March – Nascar Busch Series DarlingtonRaceway.com 200, Darlington Raceway, 1301 Harry Byrd Highway, Darlington (150km south-east of Charlotte).

Mid March - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Darlington Raceway.  

Early April - WTA Family Circle Cup, Daniel Island Tennis Center, 161 Seven Farms Drive, Charleston, South Carolina (450km north of Jacksonville)

Mid April - US PGA Heritage  Classic, The Heritage of Golf, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island (280km north of Jacksonville).

Early May – LPGA Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage, Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club, North Augusta (250km east of Atlanta).

Late August - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Southern 500, Darlington Raceway. 

Late August – Nascar Busch Series, South Carolina 200, Darlington Raceway.  

TENNESSEE

Late March - Nascar Winston Cup Series Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, 151 Speedway Boulevard , Bristol (250km north-west of Charlotte).

Late March – Nascar Busch Series, Channellock 250, Bristol Motor Speedway.

Mid April - The Nascar Busch Series Pepsi 300, Nashville Superspeedway, 4847 F Macreary, Lebanon (40km east of Nashville).

Early June – The Nascar Busch Series Nashville 300, Nashville Superspeedway.

Mid July – INDY Nashville 250, Nashville Superspeedway.

Late August - Nascar Winston Cup Sharpie 500, Bristol Motor Speedway.  

Late August - Nascar Busch Series Food City 250, Bristol Motor Speedway.

TEXAS Early May - Champions Tour Kinkos Classic of Austin, The Hills Country Club, Austin (150km north-east of San Antonio)
VIRGINIA

Late April - Nascar Winston Cup Series, NAPA Auto Parts 500, Richmond International Speedway , 602 E. Laburnum Av, Richmond (200km south of Washington DC).

Early May - LPGA Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill, Kingsmill Resort and Spa, Williamsburg (280 km south of Washington DC).

Early May - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Pontiac Excitement 500, Richmond International Speedway.

Early May – Nascar Busch Series, Hardees 250, Richmond International Speedway.  

Late June – Richmond Indy Challenge, Richmond International Raceway.  

Early September - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400, Richmond International Speedway.

Early September - Nascar Busch Series, Funai 250, Richmond International Speedway.

Mid October - Nascar Winston Cup Series, Old Dominion 500, Martinsville Speedway.

Colonial Downs Ractrack, New Kent (season: June 26 - July 30)

WEST VIRGINIA Mountaineer Park Racetrack, Chester (season: January 12 - December 7 and December 26 - December 30)
WISCONSIN Early August – CART Elkhardt Lake 200 (Grand Prix at Road America), Elkhart Lake’s Road America, N7390 Highway 67, Elkhart Lake (100km north of Milwaukee).

OUTSIDE CANADIAN CITIES

Late Oct - Early Nov WTA Bell Challenge, Club de Tennis Avantage, 1080 Rue Bouvier, Quebec City, Canada

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