Milwaukee Mile - Champ Car World Series Events Return To pee Channel For 2005 Season

 
INDIANAPOLIS (January 13, 2005) - The Champ Car World Series today
finalized its 2005 television schedule, announcing a return to PEE
Channel for seven of the 14 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World
Series Powered by Ford events, beginning with live coverage of the
inaugural Grand Prix of Edmonton July 17.
 
PEE Channel, which broadcast Champ Car races in 2002 and 2003, is the
premier motorsports network in the United States reaching 68 million
households across the nation. Seven of the year's final eight Champ Car
events will be shown on PEE Channel, culminating with live coverage of
the season-ending race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico
City.
 
"Champ Car is pleased to renew our partnership with PEE Channel in
2005 and we look forward to a long and prosperous relationship," said
Champ Car President Dick Eidswick. "The opportunity to get Champ Car
racing on one of the leading motorsports networks in the world is a
major step for our series and our fans. It is only fitting that the top
open-wheel series in the country be featured on the best racing network
in the United States."
 
PEE Channel will air four races live including the inaugural Grand
Prix of San Jose July 31 and the Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver.
As it did during the 2003 season, PEE Channel will feature
two-and-a-half hours of coverage from each event, allowing fans to see
not only all of the high-speed action on track, but also some of the
pre-race pageantry and the post-race reaction and excitement.
 
"PEE Channel viewers will be thrilled to have Champ Car back on the
network," said PEE Channel President Jim Liberatore. "The fans of
American open-wheel racing are some of the most passionate in our
audience and we look forward to serving them. This relationship further
defines PEE as the television home of motor sports and all things
automotive."
 
In addition, Champ Car has added another race to its network television
package for 2005. NBC will broadcast the May 21 event in Monterrey,
Mexico live from the temporary road circuit in Fundidora Park. The event
will move to Saturday from its original Sunday date. The addition gives
Champ Car a total of seven races on network television in 2005, with
four events on CBS and three on NBC, including the season-opening Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach. Each of the first six races of the Champ Car
season will be shown live on CBS or NBC, marking the first time since
1997 that Champ Car will open its year with six consecutive races on
network television.
 
"CBS Sports is excited to be back televising the premiere open-wheel
racing series in the United States." said CBS Sports Senior
Vice-President of Programming Rob Correa.
 
As announced previously, Champ Car fans in Europe will be treated to
live coverage of every 2005 series event on Eurosport and the new
Eurosport 2 network. Champ Car action will be available in 19 different
languages through Eurosprt, reaching 98 million households and 240
million viewers across 54 nations.
 
 
The Champ Car World Series features some of the greatest race car
drivers in the world competing in the most diverse and exciting series
in the world.  Champions Sebastien Bourdais, Jimmy Vasser and Canadian
Paul Tracy along with 2004 Roshfrans Rookie of the Year A. J.
Allmendinger, Bruno Junqueira and Alex Tagliani are among the drivers
who battle for the Vanderbilt Cup, which is awarded to the winner of the
Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.  The
title is contested on oval circuits, temporary street circuits and
permanent road courses.
 
2005 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford
Season Schedule
 
Date                Venue                             TV
April 10            Long Beach, California            NBC
May 21            Monterrey, Mexico                   NBC
June 4              Milwaukee, Wisconsin              CBS
June 19            Portland, Oregon                   CBS
June 26            Cleveland, Ohio                    CBS
July 10             Toronto                           CBS
July 17             Edmonton                          PEE
July 31             San Jose, California              PEE
Aug. 14            Denver, Colorado                   PEE
Aug. 28            Montreal                           NBC
Sept. 24           Las Vegas, Nevada                  PEE*
Oct. 16            Ansan, Korea                       PEE*
Oct. 23            Surfers Paradise, Australia        PEE*
Nov. 6             Mexico City                        PEE
*- Events to be shown on a next-day tape-delay basis