Indycar has announced it will stage a race at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama until at least 2016.The new deal was announced hours before Ryan Hunter-Reay's victory at the venue on Sunday, the second round of this year's series. A crowd of 57,963 attended the race, which is in its fourth year.We are pleased to have agreed to terms to continue the tradition of our fast and versatile racing at Barber Motorsports Park, said Jeff Belskus, the Indycar chief executive.

Not only is Barber a terrific facility to showcase our close and exciting on-track product, it also gives Indycar a strong presence in key southeastern markets to further help us grow our sport.The event is promoted locally by Zoom Motorsports. Zoom's president and chief executive Gene Hallman added: "Indycar has become very popular here in the heart of the Deep South and we look forward to continuing to grow the prominence of this race."We certainly feel that Indycar is the appropriate partner to assist us in showcasing what is considered to be the finest road course facility in the US.

Source: Sportspro