May 28, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressABC-TV's telecast of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday earned a 3.7 rating nationwide, one of the race's worst ratings performances
in recent history.
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May 24, 2013
Associated PressFans coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend's Indy 500 will notice some changes in the traditional
routine in response to last month's bombing at the Boston Marathon.
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May 21, 2013
Associated PressThere is no shortage of compelling story lines accompanying Sunday's race, leaving television executives feeling confident
about another bump in viewership this year.
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May 14, 2013
Associated PressBrown said he instead will relocate in July to England to continue the growth of his Zionsville-based agency, Just Marketing
International.
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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 27, 2013
Anthony SchoettleSome goals have been realized, while others are moving through the pipeline.
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April 26, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressCarmel-based Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, a company that was in expansion mode as little as two years ago, plans
to close shop after the Indy 500 if it can't find a new sponsor.
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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 8, 2012
Anthony SchoettleNew Hulman and Co. CEO Mark Miles will focus in his new role on all of Hulman & Co.’s ventures—including real
estate holdings and Clabber Girl. But his biggest challenge will be turning around the money-losing IndyCar Series and bolstering
one of the region’s most famous landmarks—the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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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 24, 2012
The new CEO of Hulman & Co. gets an early vote of confidence from sponsors of open-wheel racing.
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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
IBJ StaffThe board's dismissal of CEO Randy Bernard seemed to cut a change agent off at the knees, and that could come back to haunt
them.
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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 28, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressJeff Belskus, the president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the president and CEO of Hulman & Co., will step in as
interim CEO of the IndyCar Series, replacing Randy Bernard.
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October 26, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIndyCar Series owners have fired CEO Randy Bernard, sources familiar with the situation told IBJ on Friday afternoon.
IndyCar officials are denying the firing.
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October 19, 2012
Associated PressIndyCar founder Tony George resigned Friday from the Hulman & Co. board of directors, citing a conflict of interest in
his recent attempt to reacquire the series.
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October 12, 2012
Anthony SchoettleTony George has offered a seven-figure cash proposal to take over operations and assume future losses for the IndyCar Series.
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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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September 25, 2012
Associated PressIndyCar said Tuesday it is exploring partnerships with tire manufacturers besides Bridgestone Firestone, which has been the
sole supplier for the series and under contract through the 2014 season.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
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!