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NASCAR boldly predicting better racing, more passing at Brickyard 400

June 5, 2013
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NASCAR leaders are meeting with Indy media this week to trumpet the new "racey" Gen-6 car and the end of the processional parade at the Brickyard 400. Message to fans: Expect faster cars and more passing.
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Indy 500 drivers' failure to mention sponsors inexcusable

May 30, 2013
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During his post-race interview, Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan mentioned his dad, son, Alex Zanardi, and a woman who returned a good-luck medal he gave her nine years ago. All very nice, but those aren’t the people who pay the bills.
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Miles headed for crash with penny-pinching IndyCar team owners?

May 24, 2013
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Mark Miles is talking this week about significant changes and speed records at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It's the same talk that was coming from Randy Bernard one year ago. Then Bernard was fired.
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Speedway sells $3 million in new Indy 500 sponsorships

May 22, 2013
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By creating new sponsorship categories and filling vacated ones, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has brought on 23 new sponsors this month. Teams, too, are bringing on new corporate partners.
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Time for IndyCar Series to prove it can market drivers

April 25, 2013
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Conor Daly and Takuma Sato provide the struggling IndyCar Series with prime opportunities to improve its brand awareness and TV ratings. But driver promotion has never been the series' strong suit. It's time to turn that around.
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IndyCar getting one thing it needs even more than American stars

April 22, 2013
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He’s not as American as apple pie, but Takuma Sato adds something to the IndyCar Series it has been sorely lacking in recent years.
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Audi's entrance into IndyCar could cut both ways

April 17, 2013
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While the addition of a new engine maker could significantly muscle-up the IndyCar Series’ global marketing, it also has some series insiders worried the move could trigger an engine arms race and price some suppliers, teams and drivers right out of the paddock.
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Head-turning Hot Wheels cars hit streets to promote Indy 500

April 8, 2013
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For the first time, Indianapolis residents could see street-legal, full-size Hot Wheels cars zipping around their neighborhood. And if consumers like the cars, they can fulfill a childhood fantasy and buy their own.
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Hinchcliffe victory good for GoDaddy, IndyCar and fans

March 26, 2013
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Hip, young racer James Hinchcliffe is off to a good start this year. With a good finish at Indy this May, he will become more than Danica Patrick's replacement driving the GoDaddy car. The series must promote his success to maximize the benefit.
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Century 21 deal could boost Fisher's team to new level

March 15, 2013
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If things go well at Indy, sports marketers think Century 21 could become a much bigger sponsor for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. Clearly, the company has the resources to pour a seven-figure sum into the team.
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Information leaks threaten to sink IndyCar, Speedway

March 6, 2013
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The scariest thing for the Speedway and IndyCar Series is that the breaches could indicate there are forces within the organization’s leadership pushing in different directions.
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Danica's Daytona sends TV ratings, IMS hopes soaring

February 25, 2013
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The most popular racer, man or woman, on four wheels is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's best, and perhaps only, chance at reversing an ugly and costly attendance slide at the Brickyard 400 in July.
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Speedway request for tax money could start heated debate

February 11, 2013
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The IMS's first request for taxpayer assistance after more than 100 years in business has triggered heavy sighs from people fighting against such sports subsidies. If approved, does this open the door for more?
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Deal with flip-flopping Firestone big gamble for Miles

January 2, 2013
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Only time will tell if the fast-tracked Firestone deal will lead to long-term harmony and growth for the IndyCar Series or a rough ride for Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles and his new regime.
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Hoosier Racing Tire casting eye toward IndyCar

December 13, 2012
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At last week's International Motorsports Industry Show, officials for Lakeville-based company said they are interested in and capable of supplying tires for the high-speed IndyCar Series.
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Miles eyes lights for Speedway, postseason for IndyCar

December 12, 2012
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While new Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles said his first priority is to grow the IndyCar Series, there’s no doubt he plans to do the same for the IMS. And growth means change.
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Pandering to NASCAR hurts IndyCar's brand

December 5, 2012
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Here’s a new statement IndyCar and Speedway officials might consider: The Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar racing are for highly-skilled specialists, not someone who can “drive the wheels off anything from a Dixie Chopper to a Camaro.”
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Hulman & Co. CEO seeks to overhaul IndyCar management

November 29, 2012
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Mark Miles isn’t likely to stop at simply hiring a replacement for Randy Bernard, racing sources said. He also aims to build a new IndyCar Series management structure and hire a new executive team.
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Miles facing toughest challenge with IndyCar

November 21, 2012
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Building trust between the IndyCar paddock and front office is fine. But that bridge will lead to nowhere unless new Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles and IndyCar Series and IMS boss Jeff Belskus can build an audience for the sport.
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Signs point to internal hire to replace Bernard as IndyCar CEO

November 2, 2012
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The board of directors overseeing the IndyCar Series is not employing a search firm to look for a new CEO, and three internal candidates have risen to the top of a list of potential replacements for Randy Bernard.
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Uncertainty once again hurting IndyCar Series

October 24, 2012
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Nothing kills sales faster than uncertainty. Especially when that uncertainty pertains to the product being sold. That’s why the IndyCar Series finds itself—once again—in a less-than-ideal growth position this off-season.
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IndyCar could get boost from unlikely ally

October 17, 2012
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NBC officials are confident their new deal to broadcast Formula One races will help grow the IndyCar Series audience, not divert attention from the American circuit.
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IndyCar Series appears headed to Rhode Island in 2013

September 11, 2012
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The 2.1-mile street course will have considerable elevation changes and run past Brown University and the state capitol building. But can such an ambitious endeavor be profitable?
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Colts nearing season sellout, DeltaWing wants in IndyCar

August 14, 2012
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In this new video segment on The Score, IBJ sports reporter Anthony Schoettle offers insight and analysis on the latest happenings with the Indianapolis Colts and IndyCar Series.
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Jimmie Johnson accused of desecrating Brickyard

August 1, 2012
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Long after NASCAR departed the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a group of racing fans are still fuming over the way the Brickyard 400 champ celebrated his victory.
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  1. The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.

  2. I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!

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