May 4, 2013
Bill BennerRobin Miller pronounced the idea of a season-ending race on the Speedway’s road course as the dumbest of all the dumb
things that have happened over the years. I respectfully disagree.
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April 19, 2013
Anthony SchoettleSpire Capital Partners has put its 50-percent stake in Zionsville-based Just Marketing International on the market, as the
company's founder, Zak Brown, reportedly mulls accepting an offer to be CEO of the IndyCar racing series.
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March 30, 2013
Anthony SchoettleHulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles is revving up an ambitious plan to overhaul the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway
management team. He wants to develop a revenue-sharing plan that assures the series and the tracks that host its races are
motivated to roll in the same direction.
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March 25, 2013
Associated PressPasses for parking inside the third turn for the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 NASCAR race went on sale Monday. Front-row
parking spaces cost $75 while additional general parking spaces will sell for $25.
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February 16, 2013
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway will need far more money than it will get from a proposed state tax subsidy if it hopes to
be in the top tier of U.S. racing venues, sports business experts said.
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December 28, 2012
IBJ StaffVeteran executive Mark Miles now has one of the most difficult jobs in sports—putting open-wheel racing on sound financial
footing.
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December 7, 2012
Associated PressIndyCar has released Lotus from its contract, leaving Chevrolet and Honda as the only two engine suppliers for the upcoming
season.
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November 20, 2012
Hulman & Co., which owns Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar series, has chosen board member and local economic
development leader Mark Miles as its new CEO, the firm announced Tuesday morning.
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November 3, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe IndyCar Series is approaching a three-pronged fork in the road, and the path its leaders choose will have long-lasting
implications for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indianapolis 500.
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October 6, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIndyCar Series officials insist the open-wheel circuit is on the right track despite a drop in its television ratings, tepid
attendance and persistent rumors that it will be sold and its CEO will be fired.
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October 1, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Sports Business Journal is reporting that former Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George has assembled an
investor group that includes race team owners Chip Ganassi, Roger Penske, Michael Andretti and Kevin Kalkhoven to buy the
IndyCar Series.
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August 18, 2012
Anthony SchoettleDirect-to-consumer marketing of star drivers could be just what the series needs to boost interest, TV ratings.
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May 31, 2012
Bill BennerFor this Indy guy, there is nothing that says Indy—or Indiana—like the Indy 500.
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May 31, 2012
Associated PressA Speed.com report claims IndyCar founder Tony George and a handful of team owners are behind a charge to have Randy Bernard
fired. Also listed were team owners John Barnes, Kevin Kalkhoven, Michael Andretti and his father, Mario.
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May 29, 2012
Associated PressDario Franchitti landed $2,474,280 from an overall purse of $13,285,815 for Sunday's victory. The four-time series champion
from Scotland became just the 10th driver to win IndyCar's signature event at least three times.
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May 27, 2012
Associated PressFans sought shade under the grandstands and beneath umbrellas. Misting stations got a healthy workout. But Sunday's Indianapolis
500 won't go down in the record books as the hottest in the 101-year history of the race.
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May 27, 2012
Associated PressDario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books by winning his third Indy 500 on Sunday, a day that started and ended
as a tribute to Dan Wheldon, who won the race a year ago but was killed in an October crash in the IndyCar season finale.
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May 19, 2012
Anthony SchoettleGearheads are sure to be excited over the new engine and chassis package at the Indianapolis 500 this year, but IMS and IndyCar
Series officials hope the highly publicized changes will be enough to grab the attention of more casual fans and create an
attendance and TV ratings boost.
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May 19, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway is selling advertising along the world-famous, 103-year-old race course for the first time
ever, a break with tradition that promises to boost its financial firepower as racetracks nationwide are struggling.
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May 17, 2012
Mason King
IBJ follows driver E.J. Viso and his team of engineers and mechanics during a sometimes-frustrating
practice day at the Speedway.
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May 15, 2012
Mason King
The 26-year-old Venezuelan driver E.J. Viso hopes this year's Indy
500 will be his next step toward a breakout season, propelled by greater patience, a new race engineer and the tutelage of
Jimmy Vasser.
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April 24, 2012
Associated PressNewgarden has been impressive through the first three races this season, and started on the front row of last week's race
at Long Beach.
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January 4, 2012
Anthony SchoettleAmerican Le Mans Series race director Beaux Barfield on Wednesday took the hot seat as the IndyCar Series' new chief race
official.
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August 25, 2011
Associated PressAfter months of skirting speculation, Danica Patrick announced Thursday that she's leaving IndyCar in 2012 to run a full
Nationwide schedule. She didn't rule out a return to open-wheel racing for the Indianapolis 500.
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June 25, 2011
IBJ StaffIndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard is considering taking the open-wheel series to the Road America road course in Elkhart Lake,
Wis., for 2012. That race could replace the Milwaukee race, which Bernard said faces a 50-percent chance of being eliminated.
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.