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IndyCar Series
Tony George's successor might trade tradition for revenue
July 6, 2009
Anthony SchoettleA management shake-up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has some in the motorsports industry thinking major changes could
be on the horizon at the fabled race venue—maybe as soon as next year.
MoreIRL signs two new sponsors
June 22, 2009
IBJ StaffCalifornia-based DB Schenker is the official freight logistics sponsor of the IRL, and South Carolina-based Kymco USA is the
official scooter and off-road utility vehicle of the IRL and Firestone Indy Lights.
MoreGeorge gives IRL four years to break even ... or else
May 4, 2009
Anthony SchoettleIndy Racing League founder Tony George dropped a bombshell in December when he told an industry group that he would shut down
the open-wheel series if it didn't break into the black soon.
MoreIRL sees progress in TV ratings
April 27, 2009
The Grand Prix at Long Beach April 19 scored a 0.5 TV rating for the Indy Racing League, according to New York-based Nielsen
Media Research. That's the same rating the race earned last year on ESPN 2 when it was the swan song for CART.
MoreIRL signs major new sponsors
April 6, 2009
In the last week of March, IRL officials put the finishing touches on four sponsorship deals.
MoreIzod rolls out Indy Racing clothing line
March 30, 2009
New York-based Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. will roll out its Izod/Indy race-inspired clothing collection in Macy's stores nationwide
in April.
MoreIRL may delay engine switch
February 9, 2009
The Indy Racing League is considering delaying adoption of its new engine formula by a year—to 2012—so teams can afford to make the switch.
IRL, Hot Wheels work on deal
January 26, 2009
Indy Racing League officials are finalizing a deal with Mattel's Hot Wheels to roll out a line of replica open-wheel cars
this spring.
MoreSpeedway, IRL make staff cuts
January 5, 2009
Troubles this year for the Indy Racing League and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway--which led to layoffs in December--started
with a NASCAR event.
MoreBSU football scores record TV ratings, attendance boost
December 15, 2008
The Ball State University victory over Central Michigan University Nov. 19, televised live on ESPN2 and seen in more than
1.6 million homes, ranks as the most-viewed and highest-rated college football game ever for a Tuesday or Wednesday night
on the network.
MoreIRL's Danica Patrick tops most-searched list on Web
December 8, 2008
Indy Racing League driver Danica Patrick topped golfer Tiger Woods, quarterback Tom Brady and Super Bowl champion Eli Manning
as the most searched-for athlete in 2008, according to America Online's annual list of top Web, mobile and video searches.
MoreOvershadowed by Patrick, Fisher fights to keep racing
May 12, 2008
Anthony SchoettleA group of motorsports journalists stood open-mouthed along the wall of the Texas Motor Speedway in 1999 as they watched 19-year-old
Sarah Fisher, fresh from the sprint car and dirt track circuits, zip past veteran open-wheel racers Buddy Lazier and Billy
Boat. What happened to Fisher over the next nine years is equally amazing--and mystifying--to those same motorsports experts
who watched her in Texas.
MoreOpen-wheel reunion creating more business opportunities
March 3, 2008
Anthony SchoettleIn the end, the catastrophic sponsorship shift from open-wheel racing to NASCAR became too much to ignore, driving the long-divided
sides of Champ Car and the Indy Racing League back into a unified series.
MoreSpeedway shows popular on Joost Web network
February 4, 2008
Anthony SchoettleShows provided by IMS Productions, the video production arm of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, are among the top draws for Joost,
a high-profile Internet provider of television content launched last October.
MoreIRL widens advertising base
October 29, 2007
Anthony SchoettleThe Indy Racing League will roll out category sponsorship deals with soft drink, energy drink and motor oil brands in the
next two months. IRL officials declined to divulge which companies the deals are with, but said each are multiyear, multimillion-dollar
deals.
MoreIRL losing momentum again
August 7, 2006
Anthony SchoettleSmoke coming from the Indy Racing League's business model indicates it's leaking oil. Two IRL teams recently folded and at
least two more are in serious financial distress. Television ratings and race attendance is either flat or trailing last season.
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Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.
Does the buyer get to keep the recent Accu-Chek J.D. Power award? Be careful, those Swiss cannot be trusted. Last June they pimped Mayor Ballard and former Governor Daniels at a media op, announcing plans to invest "$300 million at its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2017," only to turn around and close the Roche Nutley, NJ facility and eliminate 1000 jobs there later the same week. It seems that healthcare can be innovated only as long as money is to be made. Right now Roche seems to have big eyes for China: there are many Chinese in China and potential billions in Swiss francs! Since Roche is having difficulty with US insurance companies swallowing the bill for overpriced cancer drugs (with debatable efficacy) why not sell insurance to the Chinese and market the drugs to them there? There is a name for these sort of business practices however proper decorum precludes it use in this forum.
Same kind of Luddites who oppose I-69. Guessing their 501(c)(4) application probably sailed right through the IRS.