February 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleFans and media outlets have flocked to NFL-themed IndyCars and Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week, giving the open-wheel
series and its biggest race millions of dollars worth of exposure at a critical time.
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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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December 15, 2011
Scott OlsonSarah Fisher Hartman Racing plans to build a $2.7 million facility on Speedway's new Main Street to house her race team. Construction
on the 37,000-square-foot shop could start in February and be finished in September.
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December 2, 2011
Associated PressNewman-Haas Racing, the team started by late actor Paul Newman, has decided it will not compete in 2012. It's the first
time since 1982 Newman-Haas will not field an open-car team.
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October 29, 2011
IBJ StaffThe three-day conference looked at such things as design plans and technical infrastructure for electric racing vehicles,
and preliminary business plans for such a series.
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October 25, 2011
Formula One cars are scheduled to race through the streets of New Jersey in 2013, F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone said. The last
U.S. race was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2007.
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September 9, 2011
Directors appointed Jeffrey G. Belskus president and CEO of the Terre Haute-based company effective Oct. 1. Hulman & Co. is
the family owned firm that oversees the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar Series, as well as Clabber Girl Baking Powder
and other holdings.
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August 29, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSpeedway officials expect an announcement within 30 days about whether the MotoGP race will be held in Indianapolis in 2012.
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August 26, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSunny, mild weather could provide a 15-percent increase to the economic impact of this weekend's MotoGP events. Motorsports
business experts said the city could see a $30 million impact.
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August 10, 2011
Terms of the agreement call for the network to televise five races each year through 2018, including the Indianapolis 500.
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July 30, 2011
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus has an ambitious plan to “rebrand and reposition” the 18-year-old
Brickyard 400 in a bid to fuel big attendance increases beginning next year.
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July 28, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSources say the deal is worth about $15 million over five years—a much-needed boost for Indianapolis Motor Speedway
officials struggling to stop attendance declines at the NASCAR race.
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July 18, 2011
Anthony SchoettleOfficials for Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont say ticket sales for July 30's NASCAR Nationwide race are up significantly since
the July 6 announcement that the race will move to Indianapolis Motor Speedway next year.
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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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June 4, 2011
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis has one of the highest concentrations of plug-in electric vehicle drivers in the nation, an industry official
says.
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May 29, 2011
Associated PressRookie JR Hildebrand made the ultimate mistake with his very last turn of the wheel, crashing into the wall and sliding across
the finish line.
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May 28, 2011
Anthony SchoettleWhile the Indianapolis Motor Speedway revels in its centennial this month and motorsports aficionados take a nostalgic look
back, the next generation of heirs to the Hulman George fortune has its eyes firmly fixed on the future.
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May 28, 2011
Bill BennerColumnist ruminates on this, that and the other.
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May 28, 2011
IBJ StaffConsumers open wallets for drivers who aren't front-runners this year.
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May 27, 2011
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-based Panther Racing, which has two drivers in this weekend's Indy 500, has been sued by a former employee, its
former landlord and even one of its former drivers, mostly over allegations of not paying its bills.
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May 25, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinAndretti Autosport's purchase of an Indy 500 ride for bumped driver Ryan Hunter-Reay is an extreme example of the influence
sponsors wield in the sport, but it's not unusual for motorsports teams to wheel and deal during race week.
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May 21, 2011
IBJ StaffIMS CEO Jeff Belskus tells IBJ that ticket sales for the race are the best they've been in five years.
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May 14, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe centennial running of the Indianapolis 500 this year is almost overshadowed by changes that will make next year among
the most important in the history of open-wheel racing.
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May 4, 2011
Associated PressDemocratic voters in Terre Haute have picked Indianapolis Motor Speedway executive Fred Nation to run against the city's
incumbent Republican mayor this fall.
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April 25, 2011
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis Motor Speedway landmarks and the cars of 13 open-wheel drivers are being featured in a game with 8 million nationwide
players.
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Members must realize if you stop paying your dues you will lose. Why else would your employer honor the rtw bill. Before you take this step think about what you may be giving up in the long run. Very little of your dues money goes to any dem candidate. YOu will never know how much your republican employer gives his party with money he could be paying the employee. Who will step up and demand better wages or benefits if you have no representation. Union is the way for a better life. Our carpenter union offers a 4 year apprenticeship and 2 year degree from Ivy Tech all paid for with union dues . This is a great opportunity for kids who cant afford schooling after high school. The same opportunity is there for any person,any age, either sex to provide a better living for their family. Pension, anuity, health insurance all for your dues. How is this a bad choice.
The FDIC is funded by assessments paid by banks, not taxpayers. That is not to say that bank customers don't ultimately pay the cost because, in the end, banks don't survive if they don't make profits.
SCB Bank's failure is expected to cost the government $33.9 million,dont you mean middle class another bailout our government has no money
Diogenes, the company did not call "pro-life" statements inflammatory. The IBJ article used the words "pro life."
All, the company did, is what it should do which is apologize profusely for offending people with a program that offered statements that support an infamous apartheid proponent, Dr. Verwoerd, suggest that sometimes rape is justified, and quote Biblical text to people, not looking for it.
If this is what you think is "insanity" then more companies need to behave insanely.
I totally disagree with $45mil being given to the state Attorney General's office. That money is a waste. All of the money should go to help the homeowners & the people who were foreclosed on. Why such a big percentage to state govt? They'll get to start another agency staffed with people who have new-found power & don't care about the people they serve. As soon as the program was announced, I knew the states would end up with a huge chunk of the money for themselves that would just be squandered. Or maybe Mitch Daniels will just happen to "find" another big chunk of money that was "posted in the wrong section of the state's books."