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IndyCar extends deal to keep races on ABC

August 10, 2011

Terms of the agreement call for the network to televise five races each year through 2018, including the Indianapolis 500.

Danica Patrick is third-highest-paid female athlete

August 4, 2011

The IndyCar driver’s income is estimated at $12 million, according to Forbes.com.

IndyCar CEO may take control of more races to boost TV ratings

July 7, 2011

IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard is so driven to increase race attendance and television ratings, he’s considering taking control of more of the open-wheel circuit’s races to make that happen.

IndyCar appears poised to drop Milwaukee race

June 23, 2011

IndyCar 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.

Tony George: ‘I didn’t start the split, I helped end it’

June 16, 2011

Former boss of Speedway and IndyCar Series gives interesting insight into relationships with his family and successors in 80-plus-minute in-studio radio interview.

Stunning crash at end gives Wheldon 500 victory

May 30, 2011

Rookie JR Hildebrand made the ultimate mistake with his very last turn of the wheel, crashing into the wall and sliding across the finish line.

Speedway’s new generation makes mark

May 26, 2011

While 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.

Kanaan, Carpenter items boosting Indy 500 merchandise sales

May 26, 2011

Consumers open wallets for drivers who aren’t front-runners this year.

Legal issues follow local race team into 500 weekend

May 26, 2011

Indianapolis-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.

Teams scramble to please sponsors during race week

May 24, 2011

Andretti 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.

IndyCar Series speeding toward new era in 2012

May 12, 2011

The 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.

IndyCar Series makes deal with popular Facebook game

April 25, 2011

Indianapolis Motor Speedway landmarks and the cars of 13 open-wheel drivers are being featured in a game with 8 million nationwide players.

Ten sponsors are signed for IndyCar’s Baltimore race

April 21, 2011

The inaugural race in Maryland is Sept. 4.

Versus forces IndyCar to kill online streaming

March 24, 2011

IndyCar’s television partner is planning its own online content, but that doesn’t satisfy some racing fans.

Firestone renews IndyCar Series supply agreement

March 11, 2011

A week after announcing its intention to leave the IndyCar Series after the 2011 season, Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone Americas announced Friday morning that its Firestone brand will continue to serve as the sole tire supplier to IndyCar through the 2013 race season.

Firestone to exit IndyCar Series following 2011 season

March 10, 2011

Motorsports business experts estimated that Firestone pours $7 million annually into marketing the open-wheel series.

Hulman board overhaul may signal strategy shift, even IPO

February 24, 2011

The Feb. 17 announcement that Terre Haute-based Hulman & Co. was expanding its board of directors from four to eight members could simply mean the company is looking for guidance from a broadened brain trust, or it could be a signal the company is at a significant crossroads.