Andretti Green Promotions get St. Pete role.

Andretti Green Promotions, an affiliate of the Andretti Green Racing team, has been named as the promoter of the 2005 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on April 3, 2005.

The race, which will be the third of 17 events on the 2005 IRL calendar, will be the series' first street circuit event and will mark the first-ever IRL race run on a non- oval.

Led by Barry Green, who will serve as the managing director of the event, Andretti Green Promotions is focused on continuing the steady growth and increasing popularity of the IndyCar Series as it makes its foray into road racing.

"Andretti Green Promotions is thrilled with the opportunity that lies ahead in St. Petersburg," he said. "It's a terrific venue and has all the elements necessary to create a successful event for the city, the fans, the competitors, a national television audience and the Indy Racing League."

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will mark Green's large-scale return to the motorsports industry since he sold the assets of Team Green to Michael Andretti, brother Kim Green and Kevin Savoree, who formed Andretti Green Racing at the end of the 2002 racing season. Since then, Green has worked as a consultant to AGR, which joined the IRL in 2003.

The team currently occupies the top two positions in the IndyCar Series championship standings with drivers Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon and has won a league- record eight races in 13 starts this season.