Oklahoma City council wants American Le Mans race

Oklahoma City council wants American Le Mans race

Published Mar. 9, 2010 12:00 a.m. ET

The Oklahoma City council has unanimously approved a proposal that could bring an American Le Mans Series Grand Prix race to the city as soon as next year.

The council voted Tuesday to adopt a resolution allowing City Manager Jim Couch to start negotiations with a group called Oklahoma City Grand Prix LLC.

Longtime local sports executive Brad Lund is a partner in the Oklahoma City Grand Prix LLC and says negotiations could take from four to eight months. He says a 1.9-mile road course around Oklahoma City's downtown Bricktown district is being planned.

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