Milwaukee Mile Marco Andretti Media Avail TODAY

MEDIA ALERT - UPDATED


MILWAUKEE MILE

100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING

Contact:  Jim Tretow, Milwaukee Mile Media & Comm.,
jtretow@milwaukeemile.com, 414-453-5761

 


MARCO ANDRETTI


 

PIT STOP DEMO

ONE-ON-ONE MEDIA AVAILABILITY

 


TODAY


AT MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM 


 

 

WHEN:           Thursday, July 20

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

 

WHERE:       Milwaukee Art Museum, front drive

700 North Art Museum Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202

                   In front of the Museum at the Callatrava-designed Burke
Brise Soleil

                   (794 East to Lincoln Memorial Drive, north ½ mile on
right)

 

WHAT:         1. Pit Stop Demonstration – Marco drives car into pit stall,
actual race

team members changes tires, Marco drives away within a matter of 

seconds, simulating a genuine Indy car pit stop in one of the most 

picturesque settings in Milwaukee

 

2. Marco Andretti one-on-one interviews follow

 

New A.J. Foyt Racing IndyCar driver Jeff Bucknum and Ocnomowoc native Bobby
Wilson, a winning Indy Pro Series driver also available

 

 

WHO:             Marco Andretti

                   Andretti Green Racing Team, IRL IndyCar Series team

 

Marco is the 19 year-old son of accomplished driver Michael Andretti – now
the team owner -  and grandson of Mario Andretti.  In May, Marco nearly won
the Indy 500 in his first attempt, losing the race literally by inches on
the final lap.  This is Marcos first season in the IndyCar Series - the Indy
Racing Leagues premier division – and was a proven race winner in the Indy
Pros Series last season, which is the “Triple-A” open wheel development
series of the IRL.

 

GENERAL PUBLIC WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS EVENT…2 for 1 Milwaukee Art Museum
admissions given out

ON-SITE CONTACT:  Mile PR Jim Tretow, 414-750-0042 cell

 

MEDIA

PARKING:    Live Trucks in drive, all other vehicles directed to parking lot

 

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COVERAGE AND SUPPORT OF THE MILWAUKEE MILE!