Marko Hanželic
It is now also officially - Roger Penske is the owner of the IndyCar racing series and the famous racetrack with the most famous oval, where the most important race across the Atlantic takes place, the famous Indy 500. The entrepreneur and team owner is planning a famous racetrack that has been owned by the family for 74 years Hulman, completely overhauled in the coming years, and among the priorities set during the takeover is return of Indianapolis to the list of racetracks where she will host in the coming seasons formula 1.
"We want more happening, more opportunities for fans, maybe even 24-hour races and, of course, Formula 1. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a great investment in any case," he said. is convinced Penske, who also decided to buy out of a passion for racing; “I fell in love with racing right here in Indianapolis when I watched the 1951-mile Indianapolis race here with my father in 500. I have great respect for the tradition and history of the racetrack and the IndyCar series, which is the pinnacle of racing culture in the United States. "
Officially, the owner of the racetrack will be the company Penske Entertainment Corporation, which is a subsidiary of the umbrella company Penske Corporation. In Penske's team of the IndyCar series, they drive, among other things simon pagenaud, the last winner of the Indy 500 race and last season's winner, Joseph Newgarden. Upon taking over, Penske said he was pleased with the growing interest, revenue and rising quality of the IndyCar series over the past decade, the head of the family business Hulman & Company, Mark Miles, but he is convinced that the facility and the series go into the right hands and that for the future of sports and racing for 500 miles from Indianapolis not to be feared.
