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>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDEINDIANA BUSINESS. I'M GERRYDICK.THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

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IS SWITCHING GEARS FOR THISYEAR'S BRICKYARD WEEKEND.AFTER MORE THAN 25 YEARS ON THEFAMED 2 ½ MILE OVAL, NASCAR

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DRIVERS ARE SHIFTING TO THE IMSROAD COURSE. THIS WEEKEND ISACTION-PACKED! IMS ADDING A NEWNTT INDYCAR SERIES RACE.

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WITH MORE ON WHAT FUELED THECHANGE AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN,I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME IMSPRESIDENT DOUG BOLES.

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DOUG, WELCOME.>> YEAH, I'M GLAD TO BE HERE,IT'S A BIG WEEKEND. WE'REEXCITED TO GET RACING,

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ESPECIALLY FOR THISTRIPLE-HEADER.>> MUCH DIFFERENT THAN 1994, ANDBEYOND, WITH NASCAR AND THE

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BRICKYARD 400. THAT ALL CHANGESALL OF THE RACES, CUP CARSSUNDAY, THE VERIZON 200 ON THEROAD COURSE AND INDYCARS AND THE

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XFINITY SERIES ON THE ROADCOURSE, A DOUBLEHEADER SATURDAY.WHAT REALLY FUELED THOSECHANGES, DOUG, AND WHAT DO YOU

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SEE HAPPENING BECAUSE OF THECHANGE?>> WELL, I THINK THE THING THATREALLY FUELED IT IS REALLY

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TRYING TO ADD LIFE INTOBRICKYARD WEEKEND. OBVIOUSLYWE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING OVER THELAST FEW YEARS, THE RACE ON THE

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OVAL WASN'T AS GOOD AS WE HOPED,ESPECIALLY SINCE INDY 500 HASBEEN SO GREAT. WE HAD ANOPPORTUNITY DURING COVID TO RUN

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ON SATURDAY, WE CONVERTED ANDRAN THE CUP CARS ON THE OVAL.THE XFINITY WAS SO GREAT, LET'STRY WITH EVERYBODY, BRINGING

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INDYCAR, A LOT OF FUN, LET'S TRYAND ADD LIFE INTO THE WEEKENDAND SEE WHERE WE GO. MAY NOT BEPERMANENT, CERTAINLY THIS YEAR

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WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.>> TRANSLATED INTO INCREASEDTICKET SALES. TALK ABOUT HOWTICKET SALES ARE GOING FOR THIS

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WEEKEND COMPARED TO THE RECENTHISTORY?>> YES, SO REALLY THE LASTWEEKEND WE CAN COMPARE TO IS

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2019 WHEN WE HAD FANS. LAST YEARWE HAD THIS GROUPED TOGETHER,BUT NO FANS WERE ALLOWED. OURATTENDANCE IS WAY UP. SATURDAY,

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SPIKE COOLERS, AND THE 150 WITHXFINITY, A WHOLE BUNCH OFACTIONS, THE NUMBERS ON SATURDAYARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. A LOT

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OF INTEREST IN SEEING THE CUPCARS SUNDAY. THAT WILL BE FLATON OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE. IANTICIPATE MORE THAN 125,000

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PEOPLE WILL COME THROUGH THEGATES OVER THE THREE DAYS. WE'REREALLY PLEASED WITH THAT NUMBER.I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE RACING.

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>> PROVIDING A BOOST FROM ANECONOMIC STANDPOINT TO THEINDIANAPOLIS REGION. IS THIS ANINDICATION, THERE HAS BEEN TALK

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IN THE PAST, AS YOU LOOK AT THEFUTURE OF RACING, MOTORSPORTS,MORE PARTNERSHIPS, AND MULTIPLERACE WEEKENDS BETWEEN INDYCAR

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AND NASCAR, DIFFERENT SERIESGETTING TOGETHER TO DO THINGSTOGETHER INSTEAD OF ONE-OFF,MAYBE A COUPLE DIFFERENT RACES

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TO A TRACK, MORE FANS ANDATTENTION TO A WEEKEND.>> I THINK IT IS POSSIBLE. MOREIMPORTANTLY, NASCAR, INDYCAR

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AND -- THE TOP SPORTS CAR GROUPIN NORTH AMERICA ARECOMMUNICATING AND TRYING TO FINDWAYS TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT. IT

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USED TO BE COMPETITIVE.EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO MAKEMOTORSPORTS IN GENERAL MUCHBETTER FOR ALL FANS. NBC WHO

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BROADCAST ALL THREE HAS BEEN ADRIVER BEHIND THAT REALLY TRYINGTO FIND WAYS TO PROMOTE. I THINKIN A LOT OF WAYS, RACING AS A

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COMMUNITY IS WORKING TO MAKERACING MUCH BETTER FOR FANS.>> THE INDYCAR SERIES INNASHVILLE, THAT WAS A BIG RACE.

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BIG MARKET TO GET INTO. HOW DIDTHE RACE COME OFF IN NASHVILLEAND HOW DOES IT LOOK FOR THEFUTURE?

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>> IT WAS GREAT FOR A BRAND-NEWRACE. THAT WAS A PARKING LOT ANDA COUPLE OF STREETS, I THINK ITWAS FANTASTIC, INDYCAR HAS

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TWEAKS TO MAKE THE RACINGBETTER. THE PROMOTER BETTER FORTHE CUSTOMERS. LONG-TERM AFANTASTIC VENUE FOR THE NTT

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INDYCAR SERIES.>> DOUG, I WANT TO ASK ABOUT BOBJENKINS, LOST THIS WEEK, A BIGLOSS, THE VOICE FOR SO MANY

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YEARS, A TOUGH LOSS.>> REALLY TOUGH LOSS. DEFINITELYWE'LL MISS HIM. THERE IS A WHOLEBUNCH OF HIS LIFE AND LEGACY

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THAT WILL LIVE ON TOGETHER,ESPECIALLY THE CALL IN 1992 WHENUNSER WON BY A FEW TENTHS OF ASECOND.

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>> BOY, I WAS THERE. CAN'T HEARENOUGH OF IT AGAIN, AND AGAIN.