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Thread: NASCAR to leave Indy?
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28th July 2010, 02:27 #1
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NASCAR to leave Indy?
Yes this is a NASCAR story, but lets be real, if the Brickyard 400 were to go away next year it would have massive effects on the ICS in 2011 and beyond. If nothing else NASCAR appears to be pushing IMS to add lights and go to a Saturday night show, and that would be a capitol cost.
The upside I've suggesting a Fall 400 at the speedway for a while and if the Brickyard were to leave I'm certain the idea of a second ICS date at the speedway would suddenly get consideration.
The stories are making the rounds
http://www.indystar.com/article/2010...becomes-threat
http://www.ibj.com/blog/article?articleId=21316
And IMS is cutting Brickyard ticket prices.
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/sports/aut...2011-brickyard
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28th July 2010, 19:19 #2
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I don't think NASCAR will leave just yet....It is in the end the IMS who has to make the call on that....
"Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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29th July 2010, 19:50 #3
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I received an email from IMS asking me to renew my tickets for the 2011 race on July 24. I did.
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29th July 2010, 22:08 #4
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i hope they do leave. having those 3400 pound dumpsters trudging around indy is embarassing. the people have spoken. AT LEAST HALF of them didn't come to the race when near 400,000 showed up to brave record heat for indy.
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30th July 2010, 01:58 #5
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IMS/ICS needs the money. If there's a deal to be made, they will make it. I will be stunned if NASCAR does not come back next year.
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30th July 2010, 03:50 #6
But wait!
Didn't I hear the TV announcers drone on and on about how the BY400 and the D500 were the 2 biggest prizes in NASCAR????
Or was that just more drama?
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30th July 2010, 04:01 #7
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Originally Posted by penske15DVR . . . . . Life is too short to watch commercials.
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30th July 2010, 04:19 #8
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Originally Posted by edv
But then they also said it about the Southern 500. Ask someone from Darlington about that.racing-reference.info/showblog?id=1785
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30th July 2010, 12:53 #9
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IMS wants the Nationwide race from ORP:
http://www.indystar.com/article/2010...-away-from-ORP
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31st July 2010, 05:39 #10
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I'd rather watch a modified race at IMS.
racing-reference.info/showblog?id=1785
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