Alonso returns to McLaren for another shot at Indy 500
Fernando Alonso will again attempt to complete motorsports’ Triple Crown with a return to the Indianapolis 500 in May with McLaren and a sponsorship from Ruoff Mortgage.
Naming rights/sponsorships
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Pacers don’t expect new naming-rights deal for fieldhouse until 2020
Pacers Sports & Entertainment hopes to pin down a new multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal before the first phase of a $360 million renovation to the venue begins next summer.
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Indians announce naming-rights partner for new club space
The 4,500-square-foot club, to be constructed between the 2019 and 2020 seasons as part of $8.3 million in Victory Field improvements, will be sponsored by Indianapolis-based Elements Financial Federal Credit Union.
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Colts, Allegiant sign naming-rights deal for stadium terrace level
Las Vegas-based Allegiant will become the “official airline” of the team as part of a multi-year deal.
Hinchcliffe lands sponsorship with Genesys for May races
Popular auto racer James Hinchcliffe, who was abruptly ousted from his IndyCar team in October, has secured a corporate sponsorship that will allow him to drive in two races in May, including the Indy 500.
IndyCar driver Ericsson lands hot chocolate company sponsor
This is the first entry into IndyCar for Huski Chocolate, a company headquartered in Stockholm that already does business in Formula One with McLaren and with the English soccer club Millwall.
IMS tabs medical transportation company as title sponsor for Grand Prix
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Tuesday that it has struck a multi-year naming rights deal for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
Center for the Performing Arts seeks corporate naming partner
The Center for the Performing Art in Carmel encompasses the Palladium, The Tarkington and The Studio Theater, all in the city’s central core.
Krzyzewski: California player-pay law starts needed conversation
The college sports pay-for-play discussion has gained momentum since California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that goes into effect in 2023, defying the wishes of the Indianapolis-based NCAA.
Local tech firm signs multiyear deal to sponsor Colts training camp
The partnership between the Colts and Kerauno LLC, a communications software-as-a-service company, will allow the team to utilize the firm’s products as part of a larger marketing strategy.
Upgrades might give Indiana Pacers upper hand in naming-rights deal
Pacers Sports & Entertainment is going down to the wire in lining up a new sponsor for the fieldhouse. But the wait might give it extra leverage to strike an especially lucrative deal.
Indiana Fever, Salesforce sign multiyear sponsorship agreement
The Indiana Fever on Wednesday announced a multiyear sponsorship with Salesforce that will make the tech firm the team’s new jersey sponsor.
Dixon hoping to add back-to-back IndyCar titles to ring collection
Scott Dixon's newest IndyCar title defense began Tuesday with some endorsements.
Financial services firm inks deal to sponsor Indianapolis 500
Financial services firm Gainbridge has reached a multiyear deal to become the presenting sponsor of the Indianapolis 500, race officials announced Thursday. It becomes just the second presenting sponsor in the race’s history.
IndyCar expects to announce new series title sponsor ‘soon’
The search for IndyCar's new title sponsor may be nearing an end—and just in time for NBC-TV to provide more value with expanded television coverage of the series.
Fuzzy’s Vodka ends sponsorship of IndyCar, Ed Carpenter Racing
Ed Carpenter Racing said Indianapolis-based Fuzzy’s Spirits LLC plans to “concentrate on business initiatives outside of motorsports moving forward.”
Naming-rights deal could boost Pacers’ income
Pacers Sports & Entertainment should have little problem securing a new naming-rights sponsor for the fieldhouse that will pay at least double the current rate of $2 million a year, experts say.
Solar firm to sponsor select NASCAR, IndyCar races for Ganassi drivers
DC Solar Solutions will also be an associate sponsor in IndyCar for two Ganassi drivers.
Revived Indianapolis Speedrome lands two title sponsors
The Indianapolis Speedrome, which enjoyed a comeback year in 2017 under new ownership, will undergo a name change after signing two sponsorship deals.
Klipsch Group no longer sponsor of Klipsch Music Center
The Noblesville concert venue owner, Live Nation, has been using the Klipsch name with the company’s permission for the past year, even though a sponsorship agreement has ended.
Jonathan Byrd’s pulls back from big role in Grand Park
The multi-faceted food-service company confirmed Monday that it has ended almost all of its involvement with the 400-acre sports campus in Westfield.
Brown ponders future in Formula One, but that doesn’t mean series is Indy-bound
Formerly based in Zionsville, Zak Brown is leaving his executive role with a global marketing firm. He admits only that he plans to be “heavily involved” in F1, but isn’t as coy about the likelihood of a series race in Indianapolis.