Fw: [indy500-update] WIBC Radio to broadcast 'Fantasy 500' on April 4

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Kay" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:46 AM
Subject: Fw: [indy500-update] WIBC Radio to broadcast 'Fantasy 500' on April
4


> For those of you who have wondered what driver would win today among all
the
> best drivers and winners of the Indianapolis 500 you now have a chance to
> find out with the FANTACY 500.
> Don't miss this program complete with pre-race, traffic reports and the
post
> race wrap up with Donald Davidson and Dave Wilson.
> During the post race show you can e-mail questions to Dave and Donald at:
> dawilson@wibe.emmis.com.
> This is a once in a lifetime race... Who is the best? Tune in Sunday April
> 4th in Indianapolis to WIBC 1070 AM or log on to: www.wibc.com for all the
> action.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Indianapolis Motor Speedway" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 9:27 AM
> Subject: [indy500-update] WIBC Radio to broadcast 'Fantasy 500' on April 4
>
>
> > For Immediate Release
> >
> >
> >
> > WIBC TO BROADCAST 'FANTASY 500' SUNDAY, APRIL 4
> >
> >
> >
> > INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, March 25, 2004 - When listeners tune their radio
> dial to WIBC-AM 1070 in Indianapolis on Sunday, April 4, many will do a
> double-take on the race broadcast they're hearing: Ray Harroun just passed
> Al Unser Jr. for the lead? Tom Sneva just let Mauri Rose by and is coming
> into the pits?
> >
> > What's going on here?
> >
> >
> >
> > It is the inaugural "Fantasy 500," sponsored by Bill Estes Chevrolet in
> Indianapolis and presented by the American Dairy Association.
> >
> >
> >
> > The brainchild of WIBC on-air personality Dave Wilson, the Bill Estes
> Fantasy 500 pits the greatest drivers from multiple eras of Indianapolis
500
> history against one another in an imaginary 500-mile classic at the
> Indianapolis Motor Speedway, created through a combination of live race
> calls by current members of the IMS Radio Network with pieces of prior
race
> broadcasts over the decades.
> >
> >
> >
> > The Bill Estes Fantasy 500 broadcast on WIBC will have the complete
"feel"
> of Race Day at Indianapolis, with a two-hour pre-race show beginning at 8
> a.m. (EST) with Wilson and fellow WIBC personalities Jeff Pigeon and Terri
> Stacy, and Fantasy 500 traffic reports from "Big John" Gillis.
> >
> >
> >
> > A one-hour pre-race show begins at 10 a.m., followed by a three-hour
race
> broadcast, led by current "Voice of the 500" and IMS Radio Network lead
> announcer Mike King. Wilson and IMS historian Donald Davidson will play
host
> to a two-hour post-race show beginning at 2 p.m.
> >
> >
> >
> > The 33-car Fantasy 500 starting field features notable winners of the
> Indianapolis 500 along with skilled and popular drivers who came close to
> winning "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" on several occasions.
> >
> >
> >
> > Winners in the field range from inaugural champion Ray Harroun to Helio
> Castroneves, the most recent back-to-back winner in 2001-02. All three
> four-time winners - A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears - and the five
> three-time Indy 500 champions - Louis Meyer, Wilbur Shaw, Mauri Rose,
Johnny
> Rutherford and Bobby Unser - are part of the fantasy field.
> >
> >
> >
> > Beloved drivers who never won at Indianapolis but will compete in the
> Fantasy 500 include Rex Mays, Duke Nalon, Eddie Sachs, Lloyd Ruby and
> Michael Andretti, among others.
> >
> >
> >
> > Besides legendary drivers, familiar names from the IMS Radio Network's
> past broadcasts will be heard, such as Sid Collins, Lou Palmer, Bob
Jenkins
> and others.
> >
> >
> >
> > In addition to WIBC-AM 1070, the broadcast will be available exclusively
> on the World Wide Web at www.WIBC.com, with live timing and scoring plus
> photos of events taking place during the race.
> >
> >
> >
> > Who will win this race among champions that spans 94 years of
Indianapolis
> Motor Speedway tradition? Only Wilson and a few others will know until
April
> 4.
> >
> >
> >
> > .IMS2004-036.
> >
> >
> >
> > Media Contacts: Ron Green, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, (317) 492-6780,
> rgreen@brickyard.com
> >
> > Paul Kelly, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, (315) 673-0184,
> pkelly@brickyard.com
> >
> > World Wide Web: http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com
> >
>