Roger Penske Talks Big Indy 500 Rating, Sellout And Team Penske Moves
The post Roger Penske Talks Big Indy 500 Rating, Sellout And Team Penske Moves appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske gives the command, ‘Drivers, Start Your Engines” at … More the 109th Indianapolis 500 on May 29, 2025 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Photo DETROIT – Last Sunday’s 109th Indianapolis 500 included a grandstand sellout of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time since 2016, and FOX Sports produced the largest television audience for an Indy 500 in 17 years. With 7.01 million viewers, including a peak audience of 8.05 million from 4:15 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske could take a victory lap. “Well, when it comes down to FOX, they were outstanding,” Penske told me in an exclusive interview in Detroit. “They told me when we originally shook hands to put the relationship together that they’d take the sport to the next level. “And when I saw some of the advertisements for the race during the Super Bowl, I told FOX Sports CEO Eric Shanks, ‘You are a man of your word.’ “From that point on, you could see the momentum that we had with the race, the TV, the coverage, the celebrities, the Blackhawk helicopters on the Parade Lap. “And guess what? “Legitimately over 330,000 people were at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and to sell out the grandstands was just amazing.” From Business Success To Love Of The Indy 500 Penske is one of the world’s great businessmen and one of the top industrialists in the United States. The Penske Corporation has 77,000 employees worldwide specializing in the transportation industry. But his love is the Indianapolis 500, and the 88-year-old Penske loved what he saw last Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “When you think about the fans themselves, the demographics and the kids and the people were there, you have to be there and look at…
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske gives the command, ‘Drivers, Start Your Engines” at … More the 109th Indianapolis 500 on May 29, 2025 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Photo DETROIT – Last Sunday’s 109th Indianapolis 500 included a grandstand sellout of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time since 2016, and FOX Sports produced the largest television audience for an Indy 500 in 17 years. With 7.01 million viewers, including a peak audience of 8.05 million from 4:15 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske could take a victory lap. “Well, when it comes down to FOX, they were outstanding,” Penske told me in an exclusive interview in Detroit. “They told me when we originally shook hands to put the relationship together that they’d take the sport to the next level. “And when I saw some of the advertisements for the race during the Super Bowl, I told FOX Sports CEO Eric Shanks, ‘You are a man of your word.’ “From that point on, you could see the momentum that we had with the race, the TV, the coverage, the celebrities, the Blackhawk helicopters on the Parade Lap. “And guess what? “Legitimately over 330,000 people were at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and to sell out the grandstands was just amazing.” From Business Success To Love Of The Indy 500 Penske is one of the world’s great businessmen and one of the top industrialists in the United States. The Penske Corporation has 77,000 employees worldwide specializing in the transportation industry. But his love is the Indianapolis 500, and the 88-year-old Penske loved what he saw last Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “When you think about the fans themselves, the demographics and the kids and the people were there, you have to be there and look at…
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