Milwaukee Mile IndyCar Series Race TV Anncmnt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE MILE AMERICA'S LEGENDARY OVAL Contact: Jim Tretow, VP Media & Comm., (414) 453-5761 x2222, jtretow@milwaukeemile.com MILWAUKEE MILE INDYCAR SERIES RACE ON ABC TELEVISION Race Returns To Traditional Date, Sunday June 3 Milwaukee, Wis. (October 18, 2006) - Today, the Indy Racing League announced their 17 race IndyCar Series schedule, complete with television network assignments for each event. The Sunday, June 3 ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt Indy 225 at The Milwaukee Mile will be televised live on ABC television. With the rich racing history and tradition as a foundation for the historic speedway's upcoming season, The Milwaukee Mile is proud to return to the tradition of hosting the stars of the Indianapolis 500 the first Sunday in June. This will mark the 50th time since 1911 that the ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt Indy 225 race at The Milwaukee Mile will be the very next IndyCar Series event following the Indy 500, on Sunday afternoon, June 3, 2007. "We are very pleased the IndyCar Series has agreed to return to our traditional Sunday following the Indy 500 date," commented Milwaukee Mile Chairman Craig Stoehr. "With today's announcement that the ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt Indy 225 will be televised on ABC network television, the excitement level in Milwaukee just went up a notch; we're elated," commented Milwaukee Mile Chairman Craig Stoehr. At the time of the formal announcement several weeks ago of a move from mid-July to the June 3rd Milwaukee Mile IndyCar Series date, President & COO Brian Barnhart reiterated the significance of The Milwaukee Mile in Indy car racing. "The Milwaukee Mile and Indy-style racing have had a long and storied history," Barnhart said. "For the last three years, we've been able to showcase our sport to the race fans in Wisconsin, and now we can complete the circle by reuniting the cars and drivers of the Indianapolis 500 with the traditional post-Indianapolis 500 date in Milwaukee." Each IndyCar Series event will be televised nationally by ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. Including the Sunday, June 3rd Milwaukee Mile event, the 2007 television schedule will include seven events on ABC network television. Five of the remaining races will air on ESPN, with five carried on ESPN2. Already announced as joining the IndyCar Series on The Milwaukee Mile 2007 season schedule are the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series June 22 and the NASCAR Busch Series on June 23. More schedule details are forthcoming. For complete information on The Milwaukee Mile, visit the speedway's website, www.milwaukeemile.com <http://www.milwaukeemile.com/> . # # # Photo caption: The IndyCar Series at The Milwaukee Mile returns to the traditional Sunday after the Indy 500 date in 2007, live on ABC TV. Photo credit: The Milwaukee Mile