<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Brickyard 400 Coverage</title><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/home.aspx</link><description>Allstate 400 at the Brickyard news from Emmis/Indianapolis: 97.1 HANK-FM, 1070 The Fan and 93 WIBC </description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010, WFNI2-AM</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:33:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>http://emmisinteractive.com</generator><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Declining Attendance Forcing Indy to Make Changes </title><description>Jeff Belskus understands image can be everything in sports.
His job: Put Indianapolis Motor Speedway back on top of the racing world in the midst of a poor economy.
Three days after witnessing the smallest Brickyard 400 crowd in the race's 17-year history, the speedway's president and CEO told The Associated Press tickets will cost the same or less for 75 percent of seats at the 2011 Brickyard 400...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1258235</link><dc:creator>by the Associated Press</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1258235</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:33:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Stewart Endorses Clampdown on Criticism </title><description>Count two-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart among those who think NASCAR's decision to clamp down on public criticism of the sport is OK.
NASCAR warned teams during the offseason that critical comments would no longer be tolerated, and in an appearance Wednesday with Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim, Stewart said he didn't think the policy was necessarily a bad thing.
Stewart s...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1258234</link><dc:creator>by the Associated Press</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1258234</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:11:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Indy Shows Childress Team Back on Top</title><description>If anybody needed more evidence to confirm that Richard Childress Racing is back as a NASCAR power broker, Sunday's organization-wide romp at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway could be Exhibit A.
Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick finished second for RCR, trailing only Jamie McMurray. His car, like Harvick's, was powered by a motor built by the Earnhardt-Childress Racing engine shop.
Harvick's t...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1257981</link><dc:creator>by the Associated Press</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1257981</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:51:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>IMS Hopes New Ticket Prices Boost Brickyard Attendance</title><description>Prices have been cut in selected rows of specific grandstands at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series mid-summer classic. Race Day general admission ticket prices also have been reduced.
&amp;ldquo;This new ticket pricing program will make the Brickyard 400 more accessible to more fans while also providing more choices for value-conscious consumers,&amp;rdquo; said Jeff ...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1258114</link><dc:creator>IMS release</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1258114</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:03:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Drivers Fined For Criticizing NASCAR </title><description>
Concerns about a half-empty race track dogged NASCAR long before Sunday's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the sanctioning body's top officials didn't want to discuss attendance or any other ailments plaguing the nation's No. 1 racing series.
The conversation was instead steered to all the things NASCAR is doing right, a theme that became evident before the season started, when competito...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1257177</link><dc:creator>by the Associated Press</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1257177</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:07:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>IMS Adjusting Ticket Prices for 2011 Brickyard 400</title><description>(Photo: Ernie Mills)A popular move from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be made even more popular for next year's races.
The general admission ticket that went for $40 dollars at this year's Brickyard 400 will be dropped to $30 next year.
IMS spokesman Eric Powell says kids 12 and under will still get in free with the purchase of a general admission ticket.
Powell says they heard from several...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1257130</link><dc:creator>by Reed Parker/WIBC News</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1257130</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:06:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>After the Brickyard: Cleanup Efforts at IMS</title><description>The Brickyard 400 is over, and despite the smaller crowd this year, there is still plenty to clean up.  Listen: 







  Dozens of people use brooms and shovels to clean up the Indianapolis  Motor Speedway after events, including high school soccer teams.  Kyle Niehaus and Austin Malicote say they cleaned up cans, bottles, and all types of food.  Niehaus says the strangest thing he found was a can of Vienna sausag...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1257097</link><dc:creator>by Reed Parker/WIBC News</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1257097</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:53:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>McMurray Earns Historic Brickyard 400 Victory For Ganassi</title><description>Jamie McMurray gave team owner Chip Ganassi one of the biggest wins of his life &amp;ndash; and a special place in global motorsports history &amp;ndash; with a victory July 25 in the 2010 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
McMurray drove the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet to a victory by 1.391 seconds over Kevin Harvick&amp;rsquo;s No. 29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet. McMurray earned $43...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1256656</link><dc:creator>IMS release</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1256656</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:37:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>McMurray Earns Victory in The Brickyard</title><description>
Juan Pablo Montoya once again had victory within reach at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Then questionable strategy cost him first the lead, and ultimately the race.
The benefactor of Sunday&amp;rsquo;s gaffe was Jamie McMurray, Montoya&amp;rsquo;s teammate at Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, who earned a spot in the history books with his surprise victory.
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FINAL RESULTS
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McMurray joined Jimmie Johnso...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1256623</link><dc:creator>by the Associated Press</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1256623</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:13:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Ganassi Completes Daytona-Indy-Brickyard Sweep</title><description>With Jamie McMurray&amp;rsquo;s victory in the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, team owner Chip Ganassi has completed the first team triple crown in American auto racing: winning the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year.
McMurray won the season-opening Daytona 500 in February, and Ganassi IndyCar series driver Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 in May. McMurray then won again at...</description><link>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1256647</link><dc:creator>by the Associated Press</dc:creator><guid>http://www.1070thefan.com/brickyard/news/story.aspx?ID=1256647</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:52:56 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>