By Steve Wittich TSO was able to attend a pair of press conferences held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Most drivers are in town for their annual driver physicals and accompanying meetings. After arriving at the media center, the first thing I noticed out of the window was that a photo shoot was occurring on...
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Commemorative Logo Unveiled; Other Activities Planned INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 – Race fans around the world will join with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2019 in a variety of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mario Andretti’s Indianapolis 500 victory, including a featured exhibit within the Speedway’s museum and a commemorative logo...
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LONG POND, Pa. (January 9, 2019) – Pocono Raceway, in celebration the 25th anniversary of the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department (PMRPD), announced a unique ticket fundraising campaign today. Fifteen percent from each ticket sold, as part of this specific ticket program, will benefit the PMRPD Foundation in their support of the department’s K-9 Unit. The...
READ MOREMore Than 500 Hours of NASCAR Championship & Playoff Coverage in 2019, Including Season Finale at Homestead NBC Sports is Exclusive Home of INDYCAR in 2019, Highlighted by 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 Inaugural Season of IMSA Coverage Begins with 57th Rolex 24 at Daytona on Saturday, Jan. 26 800 Hours of Mecum Auctions...
READ MOREHarding Steinbrenner Racing will run Honda-Powered engines in 2019 Indianapolis, Ind. (Dec. 6, 2018) Newly formed Harding Steinbrenner Racing is excited to announce a new partnership with Honda Performance Development for the 2019 INDYCAR season. “First of all, Harding Steinbrenner Racing is very appreciative of our relationship with Chevrolet in 2017 and 2018,” said team president...
READ MOREMcLaren Racing announces today that it will contest the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500, on Sunday 26 May 2019, with Fernando Alonso at the wheel. Competing in his second Indy 500, Fernando will attempt to become only the second driver ever to secure world motorsport’s unofficial Triple Crown: victories at the Monaco Formula 1...
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By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Recently Adam Stern at SportsBusinessDaily.com tweeted (and wrote a story) saying, “.@IndyCar and International Speedway Corp. executives discussed holding a dual NASCAR/IndyCar race weekend in ’19 @ChicagolndSpdwy, per sources, an idea that was tabled for now but hasn’t been ruled out for the future:” LINK: https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1046745630188679168 Now, since I can’t get on...
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 – Following the conclusion of another successful Verizon INDYCAR Series season, Hulman & Company President and CEO Mark Miles announced that C.J. O’Donnell, chief marketing officer of INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, has decided to leave Hulman Motorsports at the end of the calendar year. “We’ve made noteworthy strides...
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2019 Tickets on Sale Now Kids Can Attend All Races for Free Next Summer LONG POND, Pa. (October 1, 2018) – Tickets for the 2019 NASCAR and INDYCAR event weekends at Pocono Raceway are now available for purchase. Children can attend all motorsport events, including Sunday races, free of charge at ‘The Tricky Triangle’ in 2019....
READ MORESOURCE: Sonoma Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2018) — Fundraising events combined to raise more than $76,000 for local youth groups during the Grand Prix of Sonoma Verizon IndyCar Series weekend at Sonoma Raceway, Sept. 14-16. Proceeds from the majority of events will directly benefit Sonoma County youth organizations through the Sonoma Chapter of Speedway...
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